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Greek Businessman Makis Psomiadis Passes Away at 61

Greek businessman and former owner of AEK FC Makis Psomiadis passed away, in the early hours of January 6. The football tycoon was driven to Elpis hospital by his son, Stavros. Upon his arrival he was unconscious and despite the...

2015-2016 Superleague Kicks Off on August 22-24 Without Derby Fixtures

The draw of the 2015-2016 football season of Greece's top flight, the Superleague, that took place on Tuesday, July 14, produced a series of weeks of intense match ups among the usual suspects. The news season kicks off on the...

AEK FC Returns to Greece's First League After Two Years

Greek football club AEK was finally able to return to the country’s top football league, two years after the club’s financial collapse which caused it to fall to a lower league. AEK was able to achieve its second consecutive promotion...

Nea Filadelfia City, Residents Lose Case to Stop Construction of New AEK FC Complex

The Greek Council of State rejected an injunction by the Nea Filadelfia-Halkidona municipality, Greece, and residents there against the construction of a new stadium for AEK FC, in a plenary decision behind closed doors, it was announced Friday. The municipality...

Greek Sports Minister Oblivious to Culprits of Football Violence

Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis has proved once again that in Greek politics, a Minister doesn't necessarily need to have any idea of the portfolio he is getting. Either that, or Mr. Kontonis lives on another planet. A planet where football,...

Super League: Next Match Taking Place Behind Closed Doors

Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis announced that after what happened at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA), the next Super League match would be held behind closed doors, with no fans on the stands. On Wednesday, March 11 the...

Greek Cup (Results and Videos): Marcus Berg Returns from Injury with a Stunning Goal for Panathinaikos

After sixty-six days of agony, Marcus Berg wore the green jersey again and lead Panathinaikos to a 3-1 victory over Panetolikos for matchday 2 of the Greek Cup. The Swedish striker missed the first leg of games for the Europa League...

Agreement Between AEK and SYRIZA for New Stadium

The board of the Greek football club AEK proceeded with an agreement with the country's main opposition SYRIZA over the construction of the team's new stadium in Nea Filadelfeia, western Athens, Greece. Representatives of AEK and SYRIZA during a meeting held...

House to Vote on Sacrificing Parkland for New AEK Stadium

A new piece of legislation tabled in Parliament on Friday would sacrifice a section of a major park located in the Athens suburb of Nea Filadelfia for AEK to build a new soccer stadium. The draft law proposes that AEK will be allowed to use 6,000...

Minister Tables Legislation to Build New AEK Stadium

A Greek government minister has tabled a bill that would allow the construction of AEK Athens' new stadium “Hagia Sophia.” As the Greek sports newspaper “Ora ton Spor” (Time for Sports) reports, the Greek Minister of Environment Energy and Climate Change,...