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Olympiacos Beat Burnley 3-1 in Europa League Qualifier (video)

Olympiacos completed an excellent week for Greek sides in European competitions by defeating 10-man Burnley 3-1 in the first leg of their Europa League playoff tie in Piraeus. A superb captain’s display from Kostas Fortounis, who scored twice, makes Olympiacos...

Olympiacos Hire Portuguese Coach Pedro Martins

Greek giants Olympiacos Piraeus have named Portuguese manager Pedro Martins as a new coach. Martins, 47, replaces Spaniard Oscar Garcia, who quit last week after club president Evangelos Marinakis sent the entire first team squad on holiday as punishment for under-performing. Garcia...

AEK Go Top as Olympiacos Fall Further Behind in Greek Title Race

  AEK had to be satisfied with a 1-0 penalty win against Asteras on Sunday to move top of the Greek league despite wasting a plethora of scoring opportunities. Among the Athenians' forwards, Sergio Araujo alone had five scoring chances, with...

AEK Sinks Olympiacos in Greek Derby

Greek Champions Olympiacos suffered a home defeat to rivals AEK and slipped four points behind PAOK who tops the table after securing an emphatic win at PAS Giannina. AEK came from behind to score twice in the last six minutes...

Victims of Worst Tragedy in Greek Football Remembered

Hundreds of people attended a ceremony on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the tragic deaths of 21 football fans on 8 February 1981. The Karaiskakis Stadium disaster is the biggest football tragedy in Greece's history, and among the worst...

Panathinaikos Lick Olympiakos for Third Win in Season (68-61)

After two away wins in Piraeus; one for the Greek league and one for the Euroleague, Panathinaikos scored a third win against Olympiakos. This time they won at home for the domestic league, proving they can beat their "eternal"...

PAOK Moves Top as Olympiacos Stumbles at Tripoli

PAOK won away from home at Agrinio and moved to the top of the Greek Superleague as Olympiacos dropped two valuable points at Tripoli. AEK remained in third place after winning 2-0 against Lamia on Saturday. PAOK made it seven wins...

Olympiakos, PAOK Secure Easy Wins as AEK Stumbles

Olympiakos and PAOK maintained their winning streaks after cruising to victories with the identical scoreline of 3-0 against Xanthi and Apollon Smyrnis respectively. Third-place AEK dropped two points in the race for the title at Larissa (0-0). Olympiakos chalked up their...

Olympiakos, AEK to Clash in Greek Cup Quarter Finals

The draw for the quarter finals of the Greek Cup has produced a clash of the titans as Olympiakos and AEK will battle it out for a place in the last four. Champions Olympiakos will host AEK on Jan. 24...

Greek Champions Olympiakos Sack Manager Lemonis

Greek champions Olympiakos released interim coach Takis Lemonis on Thursday with media reports expected to announce the hiring of Spanish coach Oscar Garcia. “Takis Lemonis took over the team under special circumstances and we thank him for his services,” said...