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The State Sheds Crocodile Tears over Victim of Hooliganism

One can never cease to marvel at the ways Greek politicians choose to handle difficult situations. The recent case of Kostas Katsoulis – a fan so ruthlessly beaten during a football match he died – prompted General Secretary of Sports Yiannis Andrianos...

All Greek Championship Matches Postponed After Death of Fan

The Greek minister of culture and sports has announced that all Greek Super League and other championship matches will be postponed in honor of Kostas Katsoulis, a fan who was killed by hooligans during a recent match between Ethnikos and...

Greece Giving up World Cup Bonus

(AP) — Greece's World Cup players want their bonus money to be used to build a new training site for the national team in the cash-strapped country. Yiannis Andrianos, the government's general secretary for sports, said Monday that players had...

Greek Politicians Praise National Team After World Cup Exit

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has congratulated Greece’s national soccer team after its second round exit at the World Cup in Brazil and his government has pledged to build a new training center for the team. “All Greeks are proud of...

World's Wrestlers Gather In Olympia

With the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ready to drop wrestling starting with the 2020 Games, many of the world's top young wrestlers are hoping to change its mind by taking part in a tourney July 20-21 at the site...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Meets with PM Samaras

Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, met today with Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family at the Maximos Mansion on the occasion of his No. 15 pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA draft, the highest number a Greek has ever made...