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(AP) — Greece captain Giorgos Karagounis retired from international football Sunday after his country's World Cup elimination in a penalty shootout loss to Costa Rica. Karagounis leaves as Greece's most capped player with 139 appearances over 15 years since making...

Soccer fans in Greektown in Toronto were sad the night of June 29, after the elimination of the Greek national team from the rest of the World Cup. After a close game, Costa Rica beat Greece in the penalty shoot out and Greece's...

Costa Rica has advanced to the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup after a dramatic ending resulting to a 5-3 win over Greece on penalties. In the 92nd minute Socratis Papastathopoulos equalized a Bryan Ruiz opener 40 minutes earlier. A...

Real heroes seem to never be moved by money, or material goods. Crisis-hit Greece World Cup Players that qualified for the second stage of the World Cup just said they do not want their hard-earned bonuses and instead asked...

Benjamin Williams, the 37-year-old Australian referee, will take control over the match between Greece and Costa Rica today. Matthew Cream and Jan Anaz, both from Australia as well, will be assistant referees. It will be the third World Cup match for...

RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — The Greece squad surprised its critics to make the second round of the World Cup and has delighted its people back home left downcast by the financial crisis. It's not winning many fans in Brazil, though. Greece...

Greece's National Team trained for the last time in Aracaju, Brazil on Friday, ahead of its next challenge tomorrow night.  Coach Fernando Santos revealed the lineup of the Greek team ahead of the game against Costa Rica. Orestis Karnezis, Greece’s goalkeeper, seems to have...

After a record of 136 goals in the first 48 games, tomorrow the World Cup is taking it's final 16 teams to the knockout stage where usually the surprise teams collapse and the favorites stand. Let's take a...

Former world top-10 Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus has confirmed his entry into the Odlum Brown Van Open Presented By Miele. The $200,000 event will take place from July 26 - August 3 at West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Country Club. Baghdatis  was...

The story of Jay Beatty has moved the world. Τhe 11-year-old Irish boy suffers from Down syndrome, but that never discouraged him from supporting his favorite team, Celtic of Glasgow. Jay’s idol is ''Sammy,'' his nickname for Georgios Samaras, and even...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - This World Cup just got a whole lot easier for Costa Rica. According to the rankings, anyway. Having left former champions Uruguay, Italy and England behind to sensationally win their group — one of the...

(AP) - The youngest player in the men's draw at Wimbledon showed the composure of a veteran. Nick Kyrgios, a 19-year-old wild-card entry from Australia, rallied from two sets down and saved nine match points Thursday to overcome 13th-seeded Richard...

A few minutes ago, the older brother of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Thanassis (Θανάσσης Αντετοκούνμπο), was selected as the 51st overall draft pick by the famous New York Knicks. The Knicks, who struggled last season, are focusing on rebuilding a new...

Giorgios Samaras is doing a mighty job in the World Cup in Brazil leading Greece to the knockout stage. Back in Scotland though, whilst Giorgios Samaras saw his playing time scatter in FC Celtic last season, he still remains a...

  See the 16 qualified teams for the 2014 World Cup knockout stages (second stage) and their final statistics: group results and standings, top scorers, goals, points. GOODBYE SPAIN AND ITALY After two weeks of constant football, the 20th World Cup group...