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PAOK Lose Appeal, AEK Take Greek Title (video)

AEK are Greek champions after PAOK lost an appeal over a points deduction which came after their president stormed onto the pitch with a gun on his belt. Ivan Savvidis, who was banned on March 29 for three years and...

AEK Crowned Greece's Football Champion after 24 Years

AEK Athens and millions of fans worldwide celebrated on Sunday the first league championship in 24 years, and 12th overall, as it leads by eight points to second PAOK, with only two games left in the season. Despite the fact...

Lazaros' Wonder Goal Sets Up AEK-PAOK Cup Final Clash (video)

AEK progressed to the Greek Cup final for the third year in a row with a dramatic winner by Lazaros Christodoulopoulos in the dying seconds against AE Larissa. Lazaros' stunning acrobatic volley, already touted by football pundits as goal of...

Athens to Host Basketball Champions League Final Four

The city of Athens has been awarded the hosting of the 2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four. Four teams, representing four different countries, will be participating in the pinnacle event of Basketball Champions League’s second season which will be played...

AEK's 1968 Triumph: More Than Just a Game

On April 4, 1968 a Greek sporting triumph took place when AEK won the European Cup in basketball in front of 80,000 spectators at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. It was the first time in the history that a Greek...

Greek Superleague Suspension Likely to Continue for Another Week

The suspension of Greece's Superleague is likely to continue through next week as one of the 16 clubs did not agree with the rule changes proposed by the Greek government. Deputy Sports Minister Giorgos Vasileiadis proposed four new measures to...

Prosecutor's Office Asks for Investigation of PAOK Owner's Acts

Head of Thessaloniki Prosecutor's Office Lambros Tsogas ordered a preliminary investigation on PAOK Owner Ivan Savvidis and his unlawful acts during the PAOK-AEK football game on Sunday. The head prosecutor sent a written order to Sports Public Prosecutor Evangelia Liasou...

FIFA Delegation Heads to Greece to Discuss Football Unrest

FIFA is sending a group of officials to Greece to discuss the football crisis that broke out on Sunday, after PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis stormed the field of play and tried to approach the referee while carrying a gun. Savvidis...

World Media Gripped by Greece's Footballing Anarchy

Dramatic images showing the owner of PAOK FC striding onto the pitch at Toumba Stadium Sunday night with what looked like a holstered firearm have gone around the world, sparking a media feeding frenzy. Greek football rarely makes it to...

Greece Suspends Its Football League Amidst Chaos

Greece's top-flight football league has been suspended, a government minister announced on Monday. Deputy Minister Giorgos Vassiliadis, speaking after a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, said Greece's Super League would be halted indefinitely after a tense match between PAOK...