Olympiakos completed its sixth double in the last decade winning a record 26th Greek Cup when it beat Asteras Tripolis 3-1 in the final on Saturday. Watch Olympiacos’ players receiving the cup: The game was attended by almost 40.000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium of Athens. The referee came under fire for not giving a [...]
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Coach Donis Dismissed from PAOK
The coach of the Greek football club PAOK, Giorgos Donis was dismissed on April 29, as PAOK announced, after the team was eliminated in the Greek Cup semi-finals by Asteras Tripolis on April 27. According to sources, Donis has sent an extrajudicial to PAOK’s president, Zisis Vryzas and to the major shareholder, Ivan Savvidis, a [...]
Panathinaikos Dumps Fabri For Blasting Players
Fabri Gonzalez has joined a growing list of coaches at the beleaguered once-dominant Greek soccer team Panathinaikos to get the boot, the third one this year to be sacked this season after disappointing results, and after he said some of his players weren’t trying. Gonzalez got the heave-ho after The Greens, as they are known, [...]
Former AEK President Nikolaidis Testifies
Demis Nikolaidis, former AEK Athens player and president, testified to the police on March 28 regarding the club’s unpaid taxes, and was released to give testimony next week to the Athens public prosecutor. “I gave myself to the authorities of my own accord and gave testimony regarding debts of 35 million euros which were restructured [...]
Soccer Player Giorgos Katidis Angers Fans With Nazi Salute; Pleads Ignorance (video)
AEK Athens midfielder Giorgos Katidis scored the winning goal in his team’s 2-1 Super League victory over Veria on Saturday but celebrated by giving the Nazi salute to spectators at the Olympic Stadium. The gesture earned rebukes from politicians, fellow athletes and fans. Photographs show him giving a Nazi salute after scoring the go-ahead goal in [...]
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, with Greece defender Vassilis Torosidis equalizing in the 73rd with his team’s first shot on [...]
Spain Defeats Greece in Under-19 Euro Final 1-0
A late goal from Jesé Rodríguez continued Spain’s dominance of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, securing a sixth title in 11 years – and a second in succession – at the expense of a tireless Greece team. Spain won also the latest Euro cup a few weeks ago. Spain had beat the Greek team one [...]
Greece Gives Up Euro 2012 Dreams after Losing to Germany 4-2
Greece played a heavily favored German side in order to qualify for the semi-final of the Euro 2012 Championship today in Gdansk. Greece lost to Germany 4-2. Under the circumstances Greece played well but Germany is a team of speed, something which Greece lacks. Lahm scored the first goal for Germany in the first half. [...]
Live Blogging: Greece vs. Germany Quarter-Final (2-4)
Greece plays a heavily favored German side in order to qualify for the semi-final of the Euro 2012 Championship today in Gdansk. All times are local for Los Angeles. 1.38 PM: The game is officially over. Final score: 2-4 in the Greece vs. Germany match. 1.36 PM: 2 minutes overtime called for the second half [...]
Bild: “Greek National Footballers Drink and Smoke a Lot!”
Bild newspaper seems to be focusing on nothing but the Greek National Team. Once again, a German journalist chose to write about Friday’s Euro 2012 football match. Acting like a more modern Big Brother, or more like James Bond (as he calls himself), a Bild journalist rented a room at the same hotel that the [...]
Greece Wins Russia 1-0 to Reach Euro Quarterfinals
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Greece surged into the European Championship quarterfinals, defeating Russia 1-0 Saturday on a goal by Giorgos Karagounis just before halftime. Karagounis, making his team record-tying 120th international appearance, sent a low shot under goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev with the final touch of the first half. The Greeks, the 2004 European champions, then [...]
Introducing the Greek National Soccer Team (Part 2)
Continuing with our Defenders: GIORGOS TZAVELLAS A year before I joined Terspithea in D’ Ethniki (4th division in Greece) back in 2006, their best player was Giorgios Tzavellas. Then I took over…(!) I had heard stories about him, one of which was that while practicing, he would have a bottle of water in his hand [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- AHEPA Day Celebration Hosted In Athens May 20, 2013
- Greek Gastronomy Days At Benaki Museum May 20, 2013
- Open Call for Greek Designers May 19, 2013
- Greece Celebrates International Museum Day on May 18 May 18, 2013
