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Cypriot Football Club APOEL Forces Replacement of Turkish Referee
The Cypriot football club APOEL recently appealed to European football authority UEFA for a replacement of the trio of Turkish referees who have been assigned to a Europe League match, to be held on Nov. 28.
Accepting APOEL's appeal on...
Greece
Greek Football Club Will Pay €20,000 to Police Injured by Fans
PAOK Thessaloniki was ordered to pay €20,000 ($25,000) in damages to two policemen injured during clashes between football fans and police two years ago.
It is the first time in Greek soccer history a club was ordered to pay compensation...
Cyprus
Cyprus Football Club Fans Raise Banner Denying Polytechnic Uprising
A group of Cyprus' Apoel football club fans hoisted a banner with the slogan, ‘’Polytechnio 1973-2017, 44 years of lies,” during their club’s match against Omonia on Friday, November 17, the day on which the anniversary of the student...
Greece
Historic Iraklis Football Club Withdraws from League due to Bankruptcy
In modern recession-era Greece, nobody, not even historic sports club are immune to financial hardships. Iraklis, one of the oldest and most historic Thessaloniki football clubs has declared bankruptcy, and is withdrawing from the Football League's second division championship.
After...
Greece
PAS Giannina Football Club Launches Refugee Initiatives
Greek SuperLeague club Pas Giannina in Ioánnina, Western Greece, has embraced a solidarity and integration programme with refugee families in the Epirus region.
The initiatives have included working with UNHCR Spain, Athens and Ioannina offices last year to deliver football...
Greece
Greek Football Club Owner Slaps Goalie for Mistake [video]
President of Larissa Football Club Alexis Kougias reportedly slapped goalkeeper Matias Degra after the player made a crucial mistake that cost the game against Heracles.
The Monday evening match between Larissa and Heracles for the first day of the Super...
Greece
Major Greek Football Club Aris Relegated to Second Division
Just a day after celebrating its 100th anniversary, Aris, one of Greece's best-known football clubs, has been relegated to the second division for only the third time in its history. Ergotelis F.C delivered the final blow, sealing Aris' fate with a painful 0-2 victory...
Greece
Russian Politician Savvidi Takes Big Stake in PAOK Football Club
Russian lawmaker Ivan Savvidi, after earlier talks failed, has acquired a controlling stake in Greece’s ailing football club PAOK for about 10 million euros ($12 million,) the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing unidentified sources familiar with the...
Greece
Refugee from Moria Camp Signs Professional Football Contract with Greek Club
The Historic Greek football club Panionios announced on Tuesday that a refugee from the West African nation of Guinea signed a contract to play with the team in late October.
Twenty-two-year-old Alia Camara came to Greece on a boat from...
Greece
Greek Club Fumes over Missing Irish Footballer
An Irish footballer once fined €250,000 ($309,000) for attacking an Elvis Presley impersonator looks set to be fired by Greek Super League club Apollon Smyrni after going missing from training.
Dublin-born Anthony Stokes, a former striker at Glasgow giants Celtic...
Greece
Panathinaikos Football Coach Leaves the Club
Panathinaikos F.C. coach Yiannis Anastasiou has terminated his contract with the club in a mutual decision on Monday, following a stint of under-performing results in the Greek league.
Panathinaikos, who has not won the championship since 2010, is already eight points behind...
Cyprus
Greek-Cypriot Footballer Transfers to Turkish-Cypriot Club
The first transfer of a Greek-Cypriot football player to a team located in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus has Greek fans shocked. Dimitris Vasileiou, 35, has played for several Cypriot football teams, but has now signed on with Değirmenlik FC,...
Celebrities
Football Star Maguire Allegedly Fought, Attempted to Bribe Greek Police After Brawl
Manchester United football megastar Harry Maguire found himself in even hotter water late on Friday after being accused of trying to bribe the police after being arrested for his part in a huge brawl on the Greek island of...
Greece
Greek Footballer Konstantinos Tsimikas Signed by Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC, the current Premier League Champions, have signed the Greek defender
Konstantinos Tsimikas, taking him away from the Olympiacos team and adding him to its powerful roster. He will reportedly wear #21 for his new side.
Tsimikas, who is 24...
Greece
Olympiacos Triumphs Against Arsenal in Historic Night For Greek Football
Olympiacos celebrated one of its biggest achievements in its history by overturning a 1-0 defeat by Arsenal at Piraeus to win 2-1 in London on Thursday and secure a place in the last 16 of the Europa Cup.
Youseff El...