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PAOK Lose, Olympiacos Draws in Europe League Openers (video)

PAOK and Olympiacos opened their Europa League campaigns in disappointing fashion against superior opponents. In Thessaloniki, PAOK was outclassed by Chelsea losing 1-0, while in Piraeus Olympiacos could only manage a goalless draw against Real Betis. Chelsea captain Willian scored...

Olympiacos, PAOK Draw Tough Opponents in Europa League

The two Greek representatives in the UEFA Europa Cup had a tough draw in the group stage of the competition. PAOK was drawn in Group L against English giants Chelsea, BATE Borisov and Vidi FC which was knocked out from the...

AEK Drawn to Play Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax in Champions League, Olympiacos to Play Europa League Group Stage

AEK Athens have been drawn to play against Bayern Munich, Benfica and Ajax in Group E in the 2018-2019 Champions League; Olympiacos qualified for the Europa League group stage. The Greek team returns to the Champions League group stage after...

Olympiacos Beat Burnley 3-1 in Europa League Qualifier (video)

Olympiacos completed an excellent week for Greek sides in European competitions by defeating 10-man Burnley 3-1 in the first leg of their Europa League playoff tie in Piraeus. A superb captain’s display from Kostas Fortounis, who scored twice, makes Olympiacos...

Football Draws Throw Up Mixed Results for Greek Sides' European Campaigns

Greek clubs faced mixed fortunes in the UEFA Champions League draw for the group stage play-off qualifiers on Monday. If AEK manages to pass Scottish champions Celtic then the Athens club will face the winner of the Malmo FF (Sweden)...

Ten 'Greeks' that Grace the Russia World Cup 2018

  Greece may not have qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but 10 players who play in the Greek league participated in the elite of world football with their respective national teams. The footballer who stood out the...

The Decline of Greek Football: From Euro Champions to Pariahs

It was 4 July 2004 when Greece's national football team did the unthinkable: They won the European Cup, sending millions of Greeks across the world into ecstasy. The Greek underdogs beat hosts Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo in the final; they...

Olympiacos Win European Championship in Water Polo

Olympiacos Piraeus were the big winners in the water polo European championship final beating Italian giants Pro Recco 9-7 in Genoa on Sunday night. This is the second time the Greek water polo team wins the LEN Champions League trophy...

Greek Football Mourns Death of Kostas Polychroniou

The Olympiacos family and Greek football in general, are mourning the death of Kostas Polychroniou, a great player and coach, who died of cancer on Friday at the age of 81. Olympiacos Football Club issued a statement saying, "We mourn...

Olympiacos Hire Portuguese Coach Pedro Martins

Greek giants Olympiacos Piraeus have named Portuguese manager Pedro Martins as a new coach. Martins, 47, replaces Spaniard Oscar Garcia, who quit last week after club president Evangelos Marinakis sent the entire first team squad on holiday as punishment for under-performing. Garcia...