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Greek Basketball Giant Panathinaikos Up for Sale for 25 Million Euros

Panathinaikos, the most successful Greek basketball team ever, has been put up for sale by its owner, businessman Dimitris Giannakopoulos. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Giannakopoulos revealed that he will sell Panathinaikos for 25 million euros ($28.4 million),...

Pavlos Giannakopoulos "Who Changed Greek Basketball" Passes Away at 89

Pavlos Giannakopoulos, the man who "changed the course of history in Greek basketball and Greek sports" passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 89. Giannakopoulos, the founder of Greek pharmaceutical giant Vianex and co-owner of the Panathinaikos basketball...

Panathinaikos BC President Withdraws Club from Euroleague

                   (Panathinaikos BC owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos) Panathinaikos Basketaball Club is to leave the Euroleague after the end of the season as the proposal of President Dimitris Giannakopoulos for a change in the...

Panathinaikos Soccer in Trouble: Basketball Club Owner Withdraws Offer to Buy

Panathinaikos Football Club faces serious ownership problems as Panathinaikos Basketball Club chief Dimitris Giannakopoulos has withdrawn his offer to buy the debt-ridden club. Great expectations were created among Panathinaikos fans when Giannakopoulos stepped in last Monday saying that he knows...

Panathinaikos Punished With Closed-Door Games

Euroleague Basketball has sanctioned Athens Panathinaikos to play four closed-door games and imposed a fine of 100,000 euros for illegal acts which took place during the Greek team’s quarter-final series against Barcelona. Panathinaikos' offenses are the use of illegal...