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2014 FIFA World Cup Final: Argentina vs Germany Analysis

Germany wins the World Cup With a wonderful cross that came of his chest, Götze scored the most important goal in his life and has given Germany their 4th World Cup trophy and first since 1990. It was in the 112th minute of...

Why Greeks Support Portugal in the World Cup

Patrons at a bar in central Athens heaved a sigh of relief on Monday when Portugal reached the knock-out stage of the World Cup after a nail-biting final few minutes against Iran. Throughout the game they were cheering for Portugal...

PAOK Lift Greek Cup, Take Revenge on AEK

In the end, it was a single kick which turned the Greek Football Cup Final in PAOK’s favor on Saturday night in what was a gritty affair from start to finish. When Portuguese winger and right-back Vieirinha fired home a...

Greece to Play Against Croatia in 2018 FIFA World Cup Playoffs

It was neither the best, nor the worst scenario for Greece in the FIFA 2018 World Cup playoffs draw in Zurich. The Greek national team avoided football powerhouse Italy, but were drawn to play against their favourites, Croatia. The first...

4-1 Victory for Greece Over Gibraltar in 2018 World Cup European Qualifier

On Tuesday Greece has clinched a 4-1 away win against Gibraltar as the qualifying games for the 2018 World Cup are underway. The first goal came in the first-half at the 10th minute thanks to Costas Mitroglou. Then Gibraltar made history,...

World Cup 2018 Qualifiers: Tricky Task for Greece

The draw that took place in Russia on Saturday, July 25, determined that if Greece qualifies for its third FIFA Wold Cup finals in a row, the team will be placed in the same pool as fellow 2014 finalists Bosnia...

Greek-British Arrested in FIFA Scandal

Greek-British Costas Takkas is one of the FIFA officials who were arrested on Wednesday in Switzerland on charges of corruption. Takkas is a former general secretary of the Cayman Islands football association and has worked as an advisor to CONCACAF...

Greek National Team: World Cup Behind the Scenes Video

The Greek Football Federation (EPO) has just released a video of the Greek internationals' backstage actions while in Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. One of the chief reasons the Greek team reached the final sixteen and just a penalty...

FIFA Ranking: Greece Drops 7 spots, Faroe Islands Move up 82!

The monthly FIFA Ranking is back again as the Faroe Islands marked the biggest climb in the list's twenty-two year history. The result against Greece, which at the same time dropped seven spots (no 24), lifted the small island team 82...

Puskas Award 2014: Ten Best Goals of the Season Announced (VIDEO)

Since 2009, FIFA has been presenting an award for the most beautiful goal of the season. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have been amongst the previous winners with the latter being represented again with his wondrous back-heel goal...

Four World Cup Greeks Still in Search of a Team

  Four Greek players who have participated in World Cups (2010 or 2014) have just one day left to decide the next stop in their career. The official deadline for free agent transfers (players whose contracts have expired and don't belong to...

2014 FIBA World Cup Basketball: Greece Beats Argentina; Tops Group B

A rebuilt Greek national team scored its 5th consecutive win against favored Argentina, 79-71, in the final group game at the World Basketball Championship. A couple of months after the "peiratiko" shook the country's foundations with Samaras' successfully taken penalty...

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...

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...

World Cup: Semifinal Results (The Final, The Consolation Match, Dates, Top Scorers)

The time for the much anticipated 2014 FIFA World Cup Final has arrived. Germany will face Argentina on July 13th at 4pm EST in the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, in a repeat of the 1986 and 1990 finals. ARGENTINA...