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Greek International Kostas Manolas Set to Join Chelsea

British media speculate that Greek defender Kostas Manolas is close to signing a transfer deal with the English Premier League Champions Chelsea. The 26-year-old is believed to have been offered a four-year contract by the Russian club Zenit, but the...

Kostas Manolas in the Serie A's Best Eleven!

La Gazzeta dello Sport, Italy's longest-running and most prestigious sports newspaper, added Kostas Manolas in its top eleven for the first six weeks of the Campionato. Historically, the Italian league has always been known for its world-class defensive lines, so to...

Kostas Manolas Moves to AC Roma for €15m

Kostas Manolas signed for AC Roma, a week before the end of the summer's transfer window to replace Mehdi Benatia who moves to Bayern Munich. Olympiacos, the young player's club till yesterday, will bank in €13m from the deal...

Manolas' World Cup Playoff Ban Angers Greece's Football Coach

Greece national football coach Michael Skibbe blasted FIFA's decision to ban Roma defender Kostas Manolas from Thursday's World Cup playoff first leg away to Croatia for "intentionally seeking a yellow card". "What FIFA did was not right. FIFA sometimes takes...

Greece Pay the Price of Lack of Firepower in Hungary Defeat (video)

Greece lost to Hungary 2-1 on Tuesday night in the Groupama Arena in the UEFA Nations League Group 2. The Magyars took a 15th-minute lead through Roland Sallai after a superbly-worked passing move, but Greece’s Roma centre back Kostas Manolas...

7 Greeks in the 500 Most Important Soccer Players on the Planet

The most popular sports magazine in the world, World Soccer, formed a list with the 500 most influential soccer players on the planet of which 7 Greeks are part of. The list consists of names such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi...

Greek National Team: World Cup Behind the Scenes Video

The Greek Football Federation (EPO) has just released a video of the Greek internationals' backstage actions while in Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. One of the chief reasons the Greek team reached the final sixteen and just a penalty...

Five Greeks play in the Same Campionato Match for the First Time in History

Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Vaggelis Moras, Orestis Karnezis and Panagiotis Kone were the five Greek international players that were part of today's historical game between Udineze and Hellas Verona for matchday fifteen of the Serie A. Never in the history...

Euro 2016: Claudio Ranieri Surprises with Historic Picks

Claudio Ranieri has brought about wonders in his latest picks for the game against the Faroe Islands for the Euro 2016 qualifiers. Greece's last three games were dreadful to watch. That is partially the coach's fault for being unable to put together a decent...

UEFA Champions League Group Stage 1st Leg: Wednesday's Results

Today's match-ups included Bayern Munich, Manchester City, FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Chelsea, AS Roma and FC Porto. Let's take a look at each group individually: Group E Bayern Munich - Manchester City 1-0 (J. Boateng 90') AS Roma - CSSKA Moscow...

Greek National Team: Claudio Ranieri Set on the Starters Vs Romania

The 2016 UEFA European Cup Group F qualifiers begin tomorrow with the game between Greece vs Romania at the Karaiskakis stadium. Finland vs Faroe Islands and Hungary vs Northern Island are the other two games of the day. This will be...

World Cup: Greece’s lineup against Costa Rica (video)

Greece's National Team trained for the last time in Aracaju, Brazil on Friday, ahead of its next challenge tomorrow night.  Coach Fernando Santos revealed the lineup of the Greek team ahead of the game against Costa Rica. Orestis Karnezis, Greece’s goalkeeper, seems to have...

How Outsider Greece Nailed Starful Côte d’Ivoire and Advanced to World Cup's 16

An in depth analysis of the Greece vs Côte d’Ivoire World Cup game that resulted in the Greek National Team's advancement to the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time in history.

World Cup: Fernando Santos’ thoughts against Japan

Greece's game against Colombia, last Saturday, was a disappointment. They failed to score goals and lacked determination.  Only a few players managed to meet their coach’s expectations on the field.   Consequently, Greece’s manager, Fernando Santos will make changes in the starting...

World Cup: What Greece Needs to Qualify for the Next Round

Greece coach Fernando Santos had claimed there was far more to the 2004 European champions than a defensive strategy, but in the opening game against Colombia his team were found wanting. Greece had half-chances but no coherent strategy....