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Greek Football Resumes on June 6

The Greek government on Wednesday has given permission to the country's Super League to restart the football season on June 6. A maximum of 300 spectators would be allowed into the grounds. Football came to an abrupt end at the...

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...

Greece, UEFA Sign Agreement to Clean Up Football

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Aleksander Ceferin, the President of UEFA,  signed an accord on Tuesday offering assistance in reforming Greek football, which has been plagued by crowd control and funding problems in recent years. The accord establishes a roadmap...

Worst Tragedy in Greek Football Remembered

Hundreds of people attended a ceremony on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the tragic deaths of 21 football fans on February 8, 1981. The Karaiskakis Stadium disaster is the biggest football tragedy in Greece’s history, and among the worst...

Unstoppable Olympiacos, PAOK March On in Greek Super League

Olympiacos and PAOK continued their impressive march in the Greek Super League confirming once more that this year's title is a two-horse race. Olympiacos secured a 4-2 victory over Aris in an entertaining North vs. South derby clash at the...

PAOK Keeps Pace With Olympiacos After Win Over AEK

PAOK kept up the chase of Super League leader Olympiacos beating AEK on Sunday in a tightly contested game at Toumba stadium. The champion defeated AEK 1-0 thanks to a second-half penalty kick by Adelino Vieirinha, while AEK has some...

Goals Galore as Olympiacos, PAOK Thrash Opponents in Greek Super League (Highlights)

Olympiacos and PAOK continued their unbeaten run in the Greek Super League on Sunday with impressive away from home performances against Asteras Tripoli and Panetolikos respectively. The two giants share top spot with 34 points in 14 games, ten more...

Late Penalty Secures Europa League Spot for Olympiacos (Highlights)

A late penalty from Youssef El-Arabi helped Olympiacos clinch a 1-0 win over Red Star Belgrade and secure Europa League football in 2020 on Wednesday. Olympiacos roared by home fans at Giorgos Karaiskakis stadium picked up their first win in...

Honors Shared in Thrilling Olympiacos-PAOK Greek Derby (Highlights)

Olympiacos and PAOK shared the points (1-1) in the top of the Greek Super League clash after a thrilling game at Karaiskakis stadium on Sunday night. PAOK opened the score on the 29th minute through Sverrir Ingason who capitalized on...

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...

Olympiacos Squander Two-Goal Lead to Lose 4-2 Against Tottenham

Olympiacos gave new Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho a scare on his home debut on Tuesday, but despite an impressive first-half performance, the Greek side threw away a two-goal lead and lost 4-2 to the English Premier League club...

PAOK Joins Olympiacos on Top of Greek Super League (Highlights)

PAOK climbed to the top of the Super League on Sunday after securing a straightforward 1-0 home win over Larissa, joining Olympiacos on 27 points. Karol Swiderski opened the scoring for the reigning champions after 16 minutes to notch up...

Win Against Finland Too Little Too Late for Greece (video)

Despite having already been eliminated from the finals of Euro 2020, Greece produced another impressive performance winning 2-1 against Finland on Monday at the Athens' Olympic Stadium. Teemu Pukki scored his 10th goal in eight qualifiers after 27 minutes to...

Greece Eases Past Armenia in Euro 2020 Qualifier (video)

Greece sailed past Armenia 1-0 for Group J of the Euro 2020 qualifiers in Yerevan on Friday thanks to a first half goal by Dimitris Limnios. Limnios continued his superb form for club and country by scoring the only goal...

Resurgent Panathinaikos Stuns AEK in Athens Derby (Highlights)

Panathinaikos came back from 0-2 down against AEK to celebrate an improbable victory 3-2 for the Greek Super League at the Olympic stadium on Sunday. Goals from Michalis Bakakis and Nelson Oliveira put AEK in firm command of the match...