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Greek Referee Beaten Outside His Home

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has asked Greek authorities to provide details of the brutal beating of referee Thanassis Tzilos outside his home in Larisa on Wednesday. According to onlarissa.gr, the referee was attacked by four hooded men just after 9...

Europa League: Olympiacos Face Dynamo Kiev

Olympiacos, the only surviving Greek team in Europe, has been drawn to play against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kiev for the last 32 of Europa League. The first game will be played in Piraeus on February 14, with the return leg...

Olympiacos Stuns Italian Giants AC Milan in Europa League (video)

Olympiacos pulled off a stunning 3-1 Europa League win over AC Milan which put them into the last 32 of the Europa League. The Piraeus club is the only Greek team left in Europe after PAOK and AEK crashed out...

AEK's European Journey Ends With Another Defeat (video)

AEK's disappointing Champions League campaign ended with another defeat by Benfica in Lisbon on Wednesday. A late Alex Grimaldo free-kick for Benfica condemned 10-man AEK to a sixth straight Champions League defeat. The Greek champions became the first team in the...

Unstoppable PAOK Extend Greek Super League Lead (video)

PAOK beat 10-man Larissa 2-1 at Toumba stadium on Sunday night to extend their lead to 7 points over their closest rivals for the Super League race. A penalty kick by Aleksandar Prijovic on the stroke of half-time cancelled Larissa's...

10-Man PAOK Extend Lead in Greek Superleague

Leaders PAOK extended their lead in the Greek Superleague to 6 points after second-placed Atromitos failed to win against lowly Apollon Smirnis on Saturday. On Monday PAOK was a man down in the second half but still managed to beat...

Defeats for Olympiacos, PAOK in Europa League (video)

The two Greek representatives in the Europa League group stage, Olympiacos and PAOK, lost away from home to Real Betis and Chelsea respectively on Thursday. Olympiacos’ hopes of reaching the last 32 of the Europa League remain delicately balanced after...

Violent Clash Breaks Out at AEK — Ajax Champions League Match (video)

AEK's miserable Champions League campaign disintegrated into utter chaos in the Athens Olympic Stadium on Tuesday as hooligans clashed with police during the 2-0 defeat to Ajax. The visiting fans came under attack as home supporters threw flares into the...

Violent Clashes Between Football Hooligans in Athens (video)

Street fights broke out in the center of Athens between football fans on Monday evening, on the eve of the Champions League game between AEK and the Dutch team Ajax. Police say that fans of Panathinaikos, AEK's Athenian rivals, joined...

PAOK Continues Unrelenting March Towards Greek Title (video)

PAOK Thessaloniki continued its march towards the Greek Superleague title as they comfortably overcame high-flying Xanthi 2-0 at the Toumba stadium on Saturday. Goals from Aleksandar Prijovic and Mauricio secured a 10th win in 11 games for Razvan Lucescu’s record-breaking...

Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania Announce Plans to Bid for 2030 World Cup

Sports ministers of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia agreed on Friday to apply to jointly host the World Cup in 2030. Meeting in Belgrade the ministers declared their country's readiness to host the 2030 World Cup while recognizing that it...

Greece Beaten by Relegated Estonia in UEFA Nations League (video)

An own-goal by Vasilis Lampropoulos condemned Greece to its third loss in six Nations League games, with Estonia winning 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Sunday. The Greeks struggled to create chances against some staunch defending by the...

Nations League: Greece's Win Too Little, Too Late (video)

Greece beat Finland 1-0 in Athens on Thursday, but it was not enough to avert Greece’s elimination from the Nations League competition. It was the debut of coach Angelos Anastasiadis on the bench for Greece. An own-goal from Albin Granlund...

Greek Derby Ends in a Draw; Atromitos Sinks AEK

Eternal rivals Olympiacos and Panathinaikos shared a point each after the 1-1 draw at Piraeus on Sunday evening. Panathinaikos took the lead just after the hour mark with a spectacular volley by Ergys Kace, and Olympiacos found the equalizer five...

Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania to Jointly Bid for 2030 World Cup

Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania are planning to propose a joint bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030, the four state leaders decided on Friday. The four men met on the sidelines of a summit in the Bulgarian...