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Greece Hits Embarrassing New Low as it Fails to Win Over Lowly Liechtenstein

The Greek National Team hit rock bottom on Sunday evening in a deserted Athens Olympic Stadium as it conceded a 1-1 draw against lowly Liechtenstein for the Euro 2020 qualifiers. Liechtenstein, whose population of 38,000 would comfortably fit inside the...

Greece Lose to Finland; Wave Goodbye to Euro 2020

The Greek National team suffered another miserable night losing 1-0 to Finland in Tampere - a result which leaves Greece all but out of the Euro 2020 finals. New coach John van’t Schip made several changes to the team that...

Narrow Wins for PAOK, Olympiacos in Greek Super League (video)

Reigning champions PAOK and Champions League challenger Olympiacos made it two out of two in the Greek Super League with narrow wins over Panionios and Larissa on Sunday. Xanthi and Volos continued their impressive start of the season gaining maximum...

PAOK, AEK Knocked Out of Europa League Despite Wins (video)

The remaining two Greek representatives in the Europa League, PAOK and AEK, were dumped out of the competition despite wins on Thursday. Reigning champions PAOK were knocked out by Slovan Bratislava despite a thrilling 3-2 home win in the second...

Olympiacos Books Spot in Lucrative Champions League Group Stage (video)

Olympiacos advanced to the Champions League group stage after beating FC Krasnodar 2-1 in the second leg on Tuesday to complete a comprehensive 6-1 aggregate victory over the Russians. The Greek league runner-up will play in its 19th Champions League...

PAOK, Olympiacos Start Super League Campaign with Wins; AEK Sacks Coach (video)

Reigning champions PAOK started the defense of their Super League title with a 2-1 win against Panaitolikos at the Toumba stadium on Sunday night. Goals from Karol Swiderski and Josip Misic put the Thessaloniki club in firm command. Portuguese midfielder...

Olympiacos Thrashes Krasnodar 4-0 in UEFA Champions League Qualifier (video)

Greece's Olympiacos practically clinched a place in the UEFA Champions League group stage after stunning Russia's Krasnodar 4-0 at Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus on Wednesday night. After a slow start with both teams trying to secure their box, it took...

Olympiacos Advances, PAOK Crashes Out of Champions League Playoffs (video)

Olympiacos booked their place in the UEFA Champions League playoffs on Tuesday after a 2-0 win over Istanbul Basaksehir, while PAOK fell heroically to Ajax, last year's semi-finalist, losing 3-2 at Amsterdam. Olympiacos, who won 1-0 in the first leg...

AEK Secures Advance, Atromitos Ties, Aris is Out of UEFA Europa League Playoffs

The AEK football club beat CS Universitatea Craiova by 2-0 in Romania on Thursday in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2019-20, which practically secured them a spot in the playoffs for...

Olympiacos Beats Basaksehir, Makes Crucial Step Toward Champions League Playoffs

Olympiacos made a crucial step toward advancing to the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League, after beating Istanbul Basaksehir 0-1 on their home turf on Wednesday. Although the Reds were admittedly not at their best in offense in the...

Champions League Play-Off Draw Reveals Rivals for PAOK and Olympiacos

The draw for the UEFA Champions League play-offs was held on Monday, revealing the potential rivals for PAOK and Olympiacos on their way to securing a position in this year's top European football championship. Greece's champion team PAOK, from Thessaloniki, will have...

Greece Name John Van't Schip as Coach of National Team

The Greek Football Federation (EPO) announced on Wednesday that former Dutch international winger John Van't Schip will take over as the new coach of the national team. Canadian-born Van't Schip signed a two-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee, EPO...

Olympiacos Cruises Through to Next Round of Champions League (video)

An impressive second half performance by Olympiacos on Tuesday evening against Viktoria Plzen secured for the Greek side a place in the third round qualifying round of the Champions League. The Piraeus club won 4-0, after the goalless draw away...

Greece Sacks Coach Anastasiadis After Humiliating Defeat

Greece's Football Federation (EPO) on Monday sacked the coach of the national team Angelos Anastasiadis after Greece performed poorly in the Euro qualifiers. The low point of the national team was a shocking 3-2 defeat to the low-ranked Armenians in...

English Soccer Superstar Dele Alli Caught Drunk in Mykonos (video)

While on a vacation with his girlfriend, Dele Alli, a midfielder for Tottenham, had a little too much to drink on the Greek island of Mykonos. A little sun, and a mix of fun with booze left the English footballer...