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Olympiakos Stuns CSKA to Meet Real Madrid in Euroleague Final

Olympiakos defeated CSKA Moscow to reach the Euroleague final again. CSKA opened the score in but the defending European champions went on to completely dominate their Russian opponents. Olympiacos had a double-digit lead throughout the entire second half. Finally Olympiacos won...

Olympiakos Piraeus Dismisses Coach

Olympiakos Piraeus surprisingly parted company with Portuguese coach Leonardo Jardim on Saturday. "Olympiakos announces the termination of its cooperation with coach Leonardo Jardim and thanks him for his services to the club," the Greek club said in a statement on...

Champions League: Olympiakos Beats Montpellier 3-1

Leonardo Greco set up a goal and scored another as Olympiakos beat Montpellier 3-1 on Tuesday to condemn the French team to a fourth straight Champions League match without a win. The Greek team took the lead in the fourth...

Olympiakos Draws Arsenal, Schalke and Montpellier

Greek football champion Olympiakos will face Arsenal, Montpellier and Schalke in the 2012 Champions League reminding the fans somewhat of last year’s draw. The Reds had an admittedly good draw in their Group B but are set to face Arsenal...

Greek Ship Owners to Make "Greece Debt Free"

Many blame rich owners of shipping companies of not doing enough to support Greece financially but here is a noteworthy exception.  Peter Nomikos, the 33-year-old heir of a wealthy shipping family of Santorini, came up with an innovative idea:...

Melbourne Turns ‘Red’ As Olympiacos Fans Celebrate Victory

On Friday, May 18, Olympiacos team members were received as gods in Melbourne and their loyal fans followed them in every public appearance they made showing their love and admiration. Even miles away from Piraeus, the Greek team felt...

Hooligans Cause Basketball Game to Be Postponed

Last Sunday, fans of Olympiakos were celebrating the team's great achievement - it was crowned European Champion! But hooligans now decided to destroy tonight's game. They threw stones against the van carrying Panathinaikos' players to the basketball court. Glasses were broken,...

Olympiacos FC President Quits Over New Greek Sports Law

Οlympiacos FC is not only looking for a new coach but also for a new president, since Evangelos Marinakis announced his decision to quit due to the new Greek government sports law. Marinakis has been president of the team since...

Coach Ernesto Valverde to Leave Champions Olympiakos

Ernesto Valverde is stepping down as coach of Greek champions Olympiakos Pireaus, he said on Thursday. The Spaniard led the club to their 39th league title this season in his second spell in charge. "I do not want to dwell too...

Big Greek Derby Abandoned Due to Crowd Violence

The big Greek derby between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos Pireaus was abandoned after being interrupted twice by crowd violence on Sunday. Three fire trucks were called in to extinguish flames as unruly Panathinaikos fans set several sections of the stands on...