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Olympiacos Advance to Champions League Group Stage

Olympiacos secured a place in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday by knocking out Omonia Nicosia with a goalless draw in Cyprus and a 2-0 aggregate score. This is the 20th time in Olympiacos' history that the team progresses...

PAOK Dump Benfica Out of Champions League Qualifying

PAOK eliminated Benfica to reach the Champions League playoffs with a 2-1 triumph in Thessaloniki on Tuesday. Benfica missed a string of chances against PAOK in a one-sided first half as they enjoyed 72% of possession. They were punished after the...

Olympiacos Completes Domestic Double by Winning the Greek Cup

Greek champion Olympiacos completed the double by beating AEK 1-0 and lifting the Greek Cup on Saturday night at the Panthessaliko Stadium of Volos. Lazar Randjelovic scored the only goal of the game with just nine minutes on the clock. In...

Hard-Fought Win for Greece at Kosovo for the UEFA Nations League

The Greek National Team returned to winning ways in Kosovo, defeating the home side 2-1 on Sunday in round two of the 2020/2021 UEFA Nations League. With barely two minutes on the clock Kostas Fortounis sliced the ball across the...

Liverpool New Greek Signing Kostas Tsimikas Tests Positive for Covid-19

Greek National Team defense player Kostas Tsimikas has tested positive for Covid-19 just hours before the squad was about to leave Slovenian capital Ljubljana for Kosovo for the second match of the UEFA Nations League on Sunday. Tsimikas, who recently...

Greece in Goalless Draw Against Slovenia

The Greek National team on Thursday dropped two points against Slovenia after a disappointing game that ended goalless in the first round of the UEFA Nations League. The game held in Ljubljana was an eye-sore with few chance for either...

Manchester Utd Captain Slams Greek Court's 21-Month Jail Sentence

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire said that "the truth cannot be hidden" after he was sentenced to 21 months in jail by a Greek court on Tuesday. At the same time, his partner accused Greek authorities of lying in...

PAOK Sinks Turkish Besiktas 3-1 in Champions League Qualifier

It was a magical night for Greek football on Tuesday in Thessaloniki as PAOK eliminated Turkish Besiktas in the UEFA Champions League's second qualifying round with an easy 3-1. In the first 30 minutes PAOK took the lead with 3-0...

Police in Thessaloniki on Alert for Greek-Turkish Football Clash

A great number of police officers, along with squads from Greece's anti-terrorist unit, have been deployed in Thessaloniki for Tuesday's football game between PAOK and Turkey's Besiktas team for the Champions League qualifiers. The Istanbul-based team will arrive in the...

Manchester United Footballer Released from Greek Jail

Manchester United football player Harry Maguire who was a arrested after a brawl with British tourists and Greek police on Mykonos has been released from jail; his trial is scheduled for Tuesday on Syros island. Maguire and his lawyers appeared...

Football Star Maguire Allegedly Fought, Attempted to Bribe Greek Police After Brawl

Manchester United football megastar Harry Maguire found himself in even hotter water late on Friday after being accused of trying to bribe the police after being arrested for his part in a huge brawl on the Greek island of...

Manchester United Captain Harry Maguire Arrested After Mykonos Brawl

Greek police arrested Harry Maguire, the captain of English football giant Manchester United, late on Thursday after a brawl involving police officers outside a Mykonos bar. According to reports, Maguire and his entourage were involved in a noisy altercation with...

Greek Footballer Konstantinos Tsimikas Signed by Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC, the current Premier League Champions, have signed the Greek defender Konstantinos Tsimikas, taking him away from the Olympiacos team and adding him to its powerful roster. He will reportedly wear #21 for his new side. Tsimikas, who is 24...

Olympiacos Fans Celebrate 45th Greek Title

Thousands of Olympiacos fans defied regulations regarding social distancing on Sunday and gathered outside Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus to celebrate the 45th championship title in Greek football. Olympiacos claimed all three points against AEK in the final game of...

Olympiacos Crowned Greek Champions Clinching 45th Title

Olympiacos clinched their 45th championship title in Greek football after an impressive performance beating an under-strength AEK side 2-1 on Sunday night. AEK and Olympiakos, who will meet again next month at the Greek Cup Final, played an entertaining match...