AMSTERDAM :Ajax Amsterdam are within touching distance of securing the league championship in the Netherlands, putting behind them a horror two-season spell where they briefly flirted with relegation and suffered embarrassing setbacks. A nine-point lead over second-placed PSV Eindhoven, with five rounds left of the Eredivisie season, sees Ajax on the brink of a return to glory with a record-extending 37th title. Ajax need seven points out of a possible 15 from their last five fixtures to return