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Greece Surrenders to Italy 0-3 in Euro 2020 Qualifiers

Greece's national soccer team had a bad night on Saturday in Athens, giving Italy an easy win 0-3 in the fourth game of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. The Italians scored all three goals within 10 minutes in the first half,...

Greek Softball Girls Hope to Grab Nation's Attention

Softball, a sport not particularly well known in Greece, hopes to grab the attention of the country as the National Team will compete at the European Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic from June 30 to July 6. If the team...

Greece Beats Liechtenstein 2-0 in European Cup Qualifiers Opening Game (video)

Two goals from Kostas Fortounis and Anastasios Donis gave Greece a 2-0 win over Liechtenstein in the 2020 European Cup Qualifiers Group J in Vaduz on Saturday night. The Greek national team dominated throughout the opening game of the qualifiers tournament with...

Greece Wins 1-0 in Estonia in Nations League Debut (video)

Greece's debut on Saturday in the new UEFA tournament, the Nations League, was successful after a 1-0 win against Estonia, despite a mediocre performance in the second half. The Greek national team did just enough to score a goal in the...

The Decline of Greek Football: From Euro Champions to Pariahs

It was 4 July 2004 when Greece's national football team did the unthinkable: They won the European Cup, sending millions of Greeks across the world into ecstasy. The Greek underdogs beat hosts Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo in the final; they...

Sokratis Papastathopoulos' Arsenal Move Makes Him Highest-Paid Greek Footballer

Sokratis Papastathopoulos, captain of Greece's national team, became the highest-paid Greek football player after he signed a three-year contract with English side Arsenal for €19 million ($22 million). According to Sport24.gr, Papastathopoulos' club Borussia Dortmund agreed the deal with the...

Greece Gets Ready for New UEFA Nations League

Greece's national football team will face Hungary, Finland and Estonia in a new UEFA Nations League tournament which could end in Euro 2020 qualification. In another group of the same division, Cyprus was drawn to face Slovenia, Norway and Bulgaria. This...

Greece's Win for World Cup Qualifiers Marred by Brutal Beating of Fan (video)

Greece's win against Gibraltar at Georgios Karaiskakis stadium on Tuesday, was marred by the brutal beating of a fan who was wearing a Panathinaikos shirt. It was around the 70th minute of the game when several fans wearing hoods spotted...

Greek National Team Wins Valuable Point in Bosnia after 0-0 Draw

Greece's Friday night scoreless draw in Bosnia secured a valuable point and keeps the team in second place contention for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Greece remains one point ahead of Bosnia in the group, being second to Belgium. Thanks...

Friendly Football Match Between Barcelona and National Greek Team Veterans in Mytilene

A friendly football game between Barcelona veterans and Greek national team veterans will be held on Thursday June 8 at 6:30 pm at the municipality Stadium of Mytilene. The event is organized by the municipality of Lesvos, FC Barcelona Foundation...