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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...

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...

First Greek Judo Teacher Passes Away

A significant figure in the field of judo, teacher Christos Papailiopoulos, the man who organized the first judo school in Greece passed away last night, June 26, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 86 years old. Papailiopoulos was...

Greek National Basketball Team Tops Group C in U-18 European Championship

Greece Loses to Hosts Turkey The Greek National team lost their final group stage game against Turkey for the 2014 Men's U-18 European Basketball Championship, but managed to qualify 1st in their group after a triple tie which found both teams...

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...

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...

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...

Earth Friendly Products to Sponsor Greece’s Olympic Women’s Beach Volleyball Team

Earth Friendly Products, makers of ECOS, the world's top-selling green laundry detergent and 150 other cleaning products using only plant-based, natural ingredients, will be sponsoring Vicky Arvaniti and Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece’s top women’s beach volleyball team, as they strive...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Germany Wins 2014 World Cup; Defeats Argentina 1-0 in Final

A goal by Mario Götze at 113' made Germany the 2014 World Cup Champion during the final match against Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Brazil. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With two quick touches, Mario Götze ended Germany's...

World Cup Final: Argentina vs Germany Live; First Half Summary; Score

The World Cup final between Argentina and Germany is still level at 0-0 after the first half in Maracana, Brazil. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neither Germany nor Argentina was able to get a goal in the first-half of the...