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Olympiakos Beats Montpellier; Hopes for Champions League Advancement

(AP) - Greece striker Kostas Mitroglou scored in injury time as Olympiakos came from behind to beat struggling French champion Montpellier 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday. Gaetan Charbonnier's first Champions League goal was not enough for the hosts,...

Olympiakos Beats Giannena 2-1, Tops Greek League

Rafik Djebbour scored a goal and assisted in another to help defending champion Olympiakos beat Giannena 2-1 in the Greek league on Saturday. Costas Mitroglou opened the scoring off a Djebbour cross in the 60th minute and Djebbour made it...

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...

Basketball: Olympiakos is the New Champion of Greece

Olympiakos won the Greek basketball league for the first time in 15 years by beating defending champion Panathinaikos 82-76 in the finals decider on Saturday. Panathinaikos had dominated the league in that span, winning 13 of 14 titles to add...

Olympiakos Crowned European Champions

Olympiakos managed to upset CSKA Moscow in the Euroleague final to be crowned European champions for the second time in their history with a 62-61 score on Sunday in Istanbul. The Reds did the unthinkable, as not only were they...

Olympiakos Win Greek Cup; Seal Double

(AP) - Olympiakos won its 25th Greek Cup and first since 2009 after a 2-1 extra time win over Atromitos in the final at Athens Olympic Stadium on Saturday. Substitute David Fuster scored the winner, a header, in the 119th...

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...

Swedish Player Sues Panathinaikos FC Over Unpaid Wages

Swedish football player Mattias Bjärsmyr has enlisted the help of lawyers to take action against cash-strapped Super League team Panathinaikos for unpaid wages. Athens sports daily newspaper SportDay said Bjärsmyr became the first active player in the club's history to...

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...

Panathinaikos Given Huge Punishment

Panathinaikos has been docked five points and been told to play four games behind closed doors as punishment for crowd violence, in the stiffest penalty imposed by the Greek Super League yet. The league's disciplinary committee handed down the punishment...