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Surprising Greek Roster Selection for the 'Final' Against Hungary

Newly appointed manager Sergio Markarian has announced the 23-man squad that will travel to Hungary for what is probably Greece's last chance to qualify to the 2016 EURO. Kostas Katsouranis (Atromitos Athens) and Kostas Fortounis (Olympiakos) have deservingly won back...

PAOK Thessaloniki Gets Rid of Head-Coach Aggelos Anastasiadis

Aggelos Anastasiadis is part of PAOK's history after the administrative body decided to part ways with the veteran coach due to the team's recent frustrating results. In less than three months the Thessalonian club managed to squander their 5 point lead...

Greek Sports Minister Oblivious to Culprits of Football Violence

Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis has proved once again that in Greek politics, a Minister doesn't necessarily need to have any idea of the portfolio he is getting. Either that, or Mr. Kontonis lives on another planet. A planet where football,...

Olympiakos Qualifies to Greek Football Cup Semi Final with Late Goal Over AEK [Video]

Greek Super League champions Olympiakos Piraeus secured a place in the Greek football cup semi final stage after a dramatic away victory over Football League (second division) side AEK Athens at the Olympic Stadium (OAKA), Greece . The winning goal...

European Parliament Lifts Immunity of Former Soccer Star and MEP Zagorakis

The European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs decided to lift the parliamentary immunity of New Democracy MEP Theodoros Zagorakis. The Committee accepted the request made by the Supreme Court Deputy Prosecutor and made the announcement on January 28 in the...

Greek Football Cup Quarter Final Between AEK and Olympiakos Sold Out

Less than 24 hours remain before the big match between second division (Football League) AEK Athens and first division (Super League) Olympiakos Piraeus for the Greek Cup quarter final second leg, which will be held in Athens' Olympic Stadium, the...

Greek Football Super League to Kick Off Again in Empty Stadiums

Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis announced earlier today that the Greek football top division (Super League) will resume, highlighting though that the league's matches will be played in empty stadiums with no fans. As he further explained, a guideline to address sports-related...

Idle Threats Will Not Stop Football Violence

The official statements after each occurrence of football violence remind one of Groundhog Day: The same condemnations of violence, the same vague threats against vague recipients, the same proclaimed good intentions, the same pledges to stop violence here and...

Championship Fires Up after Panathinaikos Grand-Win over Olympiakos (Videos)

Panathinaikos defeated Olympiakos 2-1 in an exciting clash between the top ranked teams of the league. Masuaku (own goal) and Petric scored for the Greens, before Alejandro Dominguez got one back for the reds in the 97' minute of the game. PANATHINAIKOS...

Europa League: Artless Olympiakos Suffer a 2-0 Defeat from Dnipro (VIDEOS)

Olympiakos failed to secure a positive result in the freezing town of Dnipropetrovsk against home team Dnipro for the Europa League. Ruslan Rotan (50') and Jaba Kankava (54') scored the two goals that give the clear advantage to the Ukrainian...