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Soccer: Angelos Anastasiades to Coach National Team

The coaching vacancy of Greece's national soccer team is set to be filled just days after the squad's previous coach was ousted. Following the decision of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) to terminate Michael Skibbe's contract, Angelos Anastasiades is...

Greece Sack German Coach Michael Skibbe

The Hellenic Football Federation decided on Thursday to terminate the contract with the coach of the national team Michael Skibbe. Following a series of disappointing performances in the first rounds of UEFA's newly formed Nations League competition, the Federation dropped him....

Delayed Greek Football Cup Final Scheduled for Tuesday, May 17

Although it looked like there was going to be yet another delay, fans of the Greek Football Cup will finally be able to see the much-awaited and much-delayed final between Olympiacos and AEK. It has been reported that in order to...

PAOK-Olympiacos Cup Game Abandoned After Fans Storm Pitch (video)

The PAOK-Olympiacos Greek Cup semi-final was abandoned at the 86th minute as PAOK fans stormed the pitch, enraged over the referee's decision to overlook a penalty against Olympiacos. With Super League champions Olympiacos leading 2-1 in the 86th minute at...

Mitroglou in Contention for Brasil, Papadopoulos Ruled Out

The Hellenic Football Federation has named Greece's provisional 30-man squad for June's FIFA World Cup in Brasil, from which the final 23 will be selected by coach Fernando Santos on Monday, May 19. Striker Kostas Mitroglou - whose hat-trick against Romania in qualifying booked Greece's place...

Prosecutors Examine EPO's Illegal Activities

  A team of prosecutors accompanied by officers from the financial police department raided the headquarters of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO). This action was part of an investigation that is held in order to find evidence connecting Greece’s soccer...

In Crisis, Greek Football Teams Prefer Greek Players

ATHENS – The Greek economic crisis and days of austerity are making even its Super League soccer teams cutting back, preferring to sign homegrown players instead of dealing out big bucks to foreign players who have failed to help...

Olympiakos Awarded 39th Title

Olympiakos were officially awarded their 39th Greek league title on Wednesday after the Hellenic Football Federation upheld a decision to punish second-placed Panathinaikos for crowd trouble at last month's Athens derby. Violence among fans caused the derby on March 18...