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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...

Greek Sports Dep Min Postpones Cup Final, Again

The decision by the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) to hold the postponed Greek Cup final on May 15 was rejected by Deputy Minister of Sports Stavros Kontonis. According to Kontonis, EPO doesn't have the right to override his original decision...

Greek Football Cup Final Postponed After Police Request

Saturday's Greek Cup final between Super League champions Olympiacos and AEK has been postponed at the request of the police. The match was due to be held behind closed doors because of crowd violence in previous games, after a joint decision...

Greece Hopes to Avoid FIFA Sanctions After Cup Cancellation

Greece is at risk of being barred from international football competitions after Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis decided to cancel the Greek Cup because of crowd violence. The decision was made after the first leg of the semi-final between PAOK...

Government Ban of Football Cup Puts Greek Teams at Risk of Expulsion from International Competitions

In an unprecedented move, the Greek government suspended the Football Cup after violence erupted during Wednesday's semi-final between PAOK Thessaloniki and Olympiacos. The decision puts at risk the participation of Greek clubs in European and international competitions as FIFA and UEFA...

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...

Greek Deputy Minister of Sports Punishes Panathinaikos FC for Violence

Deputy Minister of Sports Stavros Kontonis decided to close gates 13 and 14 of the Panathinaikos football field and impose a 90,000-euro fine as punishment for violent incidents. Gates 13 and 14 of the Apostolos Nikolaidis football field host the...

Anderlecht and Olympiacos Opponents Again

Anderlecht will be Olympiakos' opponent in the Europa League top 32 on the 18/12 in Brussels and on the 25/2  in the Karaiskaki stadium. Olympiakos had faced Anderlecht two years ago in the Champions League were he had won twice...

Greece's Panathinaikos FC Chief Looks for Financial Support

Yiannis Alafouzos, president of the Panathinaikos Alliance, said the football club is in debt and he is not getting the financial support expected from fans. Alafouzos spoke to the members of the alliance saying that when he became chairman the...

Olympiacos Knocked Out of the Champions League

Olympiacos F.C. were unable to secure a result that would put them through to the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League after suffering a 0-3 defeat to Arsenal at the Karaiskakis Stadium on Wednesday evening. Arsenal striker Olivier...