(GREEKSOCCER.com) Antonis Nikopolidis has announced he is retiring from the game of football after meeting with Olympiacos CFP executives on Monday. The former Greece international has decided to call it quits after twenty-years in the game. A native of Arta, Greece, Nikopolidis’ youth career was given a boost when he signed his first professional contract [...]

(GREEKSOCCER.com) Late evening reports emanating from Portugal on Friday have linked SL Benfica with a € 10 million offer sheet for Panathinaikos FC midfielder Sebastian Leto. The Argentine is the reported target of the Lisbon-based side as Benfica are looking for alternate options in the cse that talisman Angel Di Maria joins Real Madrid in [...]

(GREEKSOCCER.com) The German tactician said he liked what he saw from his players but insisted his side’s sloppy start cost them dearly… Greece lost its final preparation friendly ahead of the World Cup as the 2004 European Champions were downed 2-0 by Paraguay at the AFG Arena in St. Gallen, Switzerland on Wednesday night. The [...]

(GREEKSOCCER.com) Paraguay carved the Greek defense open as the South Americans took it to the Europeans in the final preparation friendly for both sides… Two first half goals by Enrique Vera and Lucas Barrios gave Paraguay an impressive 2-0 win over Greece on Wednesday as both sides now look forward to the World Cup, but [...]

The Greek side are looking for a replacement for Kostas Antoniou and Paulo Sousa is one of three targets according to the Western Mail. Rene Henrikse and Yiannis Samaras are the other 2 names linked with the job. Whoever is appointed for the role would work above coach Nikos Nioplias and would mainly co-ordinating the [...]

Nikos Liberopoulos is returning to AEK after two seasons in Germany, as on Wednesday he signed a one-year contract with his former club. The 35-year-old striker said after signing his deal with the Athens side that this will be a great season for him and that only if AEK are united can prosper. AEK are [...]

(GREEKSOCCER.com) Kick Off: Wednesday, June 2, 2010. 18:30 CET Schuetzenwiese, Winterthur, Switzerland Seeking Momentum European champions in 2004, Greece are building up to only their second World Cup campaign. Exiled from the top stage since 1994, when they crashed out of USA ’94 without picking up a point or even scoring a goal, Otto Rehhagel’s [...]

Greek goalkeeping legend Antonis Nikopolidis cast a long shadow over the position for many years. During the course of his long and successful career he fought off the challenge of many pretenders to his crown, among them Kostas Chalkias, Alexandros Tzorvas and Michalis Sifakis. The trio are all in contention for a starting slot at [...]

The midfielder is wanted by the Greek side… Hull City midfielder Geovanni (photo) looks set to leave the KC Stadium after holding talks with Greek side AEK Athens. The Brazilian signed for Hull on a free transfer following his release from Manchester City at the end of the 2008 season. The 30-year-old scored some memorable [...]

PAOK FC have confirmed Portuguese technical director Sergio Conceicao has cut his ties with the club, just a few weeks after Fernando Santos quit as manager of the club. The announcement was made by the public by the club following a meeting at the club’s headquarters with President Thodoris Zagorakis and Vice-president Zisis Vryzas in [...]