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Cyprus
APOEL FC Close to a Champions League Spot
APOEL Nicosia grabbed a precious 1-1 draw against Aalborg in Denmark for the Champions League Playoffs. The 2014 Champions are the only team from Cyprus remaining, fighting for a Champions League Group Stage spot.
In the 2011-12 season, APOEL stunned...
Greece
FC Barcelona's Ibrahim Affelay Signs with Olympiacos!
Previously dubbed as one of the most exciting footballers in the world, Ibrahim Affelay has signed with Olympiacos on loan from FC Barcelona. The agreement ends in January 2015 but the Greek club has the possibility of extending it for another two years.
The...
Greece
Favorable Draw for Greek Teams; Europa League Full Matches List
The much anticipated results of the Europa League draw were favorable for the three Greek teams that participate in the European soccer competition. Panathinaikos will play against Midtjylland, PAOK will face Zimbru and Asteras was drawn with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Greek...
Greece
Asteras Tripolis Triumphs during Bittersweet Week for Greek Soccer in Europe
Asteras Tripolis triumphed over Mainz and qualified for the Europa League Playoffs, while Atromitos of Athens lost at home to Sarajevo and was eliminated. For the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League, Panathinaikos was unable to get the...
Greece
Olympiakos Beat Man City on Penalties
AP - Dimitrios Diamantakos scored twice in regulation and Roberto Jimenez Gago made two saves in a shootout to help Olympiakos beat Manchester City 5-4 on penalty kicks Saturday after a 2-2 tie in the International Challenge Cup game.
The...
Greece
Panathinaikos, Atromitos Athens and Asteras Tripolis Results in Europe
Three out of the five football clubs that will be representing Greece in the European cups next year (PAOK Thessaloniki and Olympiacos being the other two) started their journey in the preliminary rounds of their respective tournaments. FIghting for a...
Greece
FC Panathinaikos Back in European Action Against Standard Liege
Nineteen months since their last European match, Panathinaikos is set to take charge against Standard Liege of Belgium. Today at 9pm Athens time (2pm EST) the "Clover" is looking to repeat its glory days and remind us all why...
Greece
International Champions Cup: Olympiacos – Liverpool 0-1
Olympiacos lost to Liverpool 0-1 in its second group stage game for the International Champions Cup in Chigaco, IL.
After an impressive performance against AC Milan on Friday, whom it beat 3-0 in Toronto, the Greeks continued with their dominate play...
Greece
Andreas Bouhalakis Scores One of the Season's Best Goals!
Olympiacos showed a glimpse of what to expect from its team in the next season at a match against AC Milan in Toronto, yesterday.
The 3-0 beating of the historic Italian team by Olympiakos came with unforced plays, short simple...
Greece
Claudio Ranieri Appointed New Coach of Greece
Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has been appointed new coach of the Greek national football team after agreeing on a two-year deal.
The 62-year-old Italian takes over from Fernando Santos, whose contract expired after the 2014 World Cup.
The Portuguese coach...
Greece
8 Greek soccer players that make ends meet abroad
Sokratis Dioudis, Kostas Stafylidis, Tryfonas Kazviropoulos, Panayotis Tachtsidis, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Stefanos Kapino, Apostolos Vellios, Nikos Ioannidis. Some of these names are familiar to the ear, some are unheard of, all of the above, though, have signed contracts in the...
Greece
International Champions Cup 2014: Olympiacos travels to the US and Canada
International Champions Cup
Olympiacos will participate in the most prestigious soccer pre-season tournament in the world this summer. The International Champions Cup returns for its 2nd season in 12 cities across the US and Canada and 13 stadiums in total.
It...
Greece
Champions League: FC Panathinaikos to Face Standard Liege in the 3rd Round
For the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League, Panathinaikos was drawn against Belgium's 2nd best team of the 2013-2014 season, Standard Liege.
The Athenians avoided top teams, Russia's Zenit of St Petersburgh and France's Lille, however in the playoff...
Greece
Watching the World Cup in the USA
One interesting fact that was barely mentioned in this FIFA World Cup is the conjoining of all soccer fans from all over the world that appeared in the stadium's stands. We've never really witnessed any incidents of violence in World...
Greece
Who is 'Super Mario' Gotze? (He Just Handed Germany the 2014 World Cup)
This man has just handed the FIFA World Cup trophy to Germany with one of the most beautiful shots we've seen in a World Cup final, when in the 113th minute of the match vs Argentina he gave the...