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Greece
FIFA-UEFA Threaten to Ban Greek Teams from International Football Over Sports Law
FIFA and UEFA have threatened the Greek Ministry of Sports that they may ban Greece's teams from all international tournaments unless there are several changes in the new sports law.
The new sports legislation drafted by Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis gives more...
Crime
Greek Sports Minister Oblivious to Culprits of Football Violence
Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis has proved once again that in Greek politics, a Minister doesn't necessarily need to have any idea of the portfolio he is getting.
Either that, or Mr. Kontonis lives on another planet. A planet where football,...
Greece
Greek Football Teams Could Be Banned from International Competitions
FIFA and UEFA sent a joint letter to the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO), warning that if the government's proposed sports legislation proceeds, it will mean the end of Greek football teams' presence in international competitions, underlining that such a proposal...
Cyprus
Second Greek-Cypriot Footballer Playing for Turkish Team
Following the announcement that Greek-Cypriot footballer Dimitris Vassiliou had signed on to play for Turkish-Cypriot football club Değirmenlik, a second Greek-Cypriot football player has now declared his intention of playing for the same team.
As the first Greek-Cypriot to sign with a Turkish-Cypriot...
Greece
Olympiakos Hit with Partial Closure of Stadium Against Man United
Manchester United will play their Champions League clash with Olympiakos at a partially closed stadium after the Greek club were punished by Uefa because of racist behavior by their fans.
Olympiakos will have to close the lower tier of the...
Cyprus
Cyprus: CTFA to Unite with CFA
Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) will unite with Cyprus Football Association (CFA).
Football officials in Greek Cyprus have agreed on a provisional deal aimed to unite the island's two football bodies after separating almost 40 years ago. The deal...
Greece
PAOK and Rapid Hit With Suspended Bans
PAOK and Austrians Rapid Vienna were sanctioned by UEFA Tuesday following crowd trouble at their Europa League play-off first leg last week.
Both clubs were given suspended bans for the current competition and the next UEFA competition for which they...
Cyprus
APOEL's Epic Victory Sends the Team to Champions League Last 8 and Cypriots to Dreamland!
Apoel Nicosia reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time on Wednesday after beating Lyon 4-3 in a penalty shootout in their last 16, second leg tie. Apoel won 1-0 on the night for a 1-1 aggregate before...
Greece
UEFA Fines PAOK and Threatens Team With European Ban
PAOK Salonika has been fined and threatened with a ban from European competition for breaching UEFA's club licensing regulations, European football's governing body said.
UEFA said its disciplinary committee had fined PAOK, which has reached the last 32 of the...