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Andrea Stramaccioni Named Coach of Greece's Panathinaikos

Former Inter Milan and Udinese coach Andrea Stramaccioni will be the new coach of Panathinaikos, the Greek Super League club announced on Sunday. The 39-year-old Italian manager has signed a two-year deal with the Athens team to take over from...

Soccer Fans Fight Outside Athens International Airport

Serbian and Croatian organized football supporters clashed outside the Athens International Airport on Thursday afternoon. Around 60 Serbian fans attacked 30 Dinamo Zagreb fans, upon the latter group's arrival at the airport, Kathimerini newspaper reports. Five people are being treated in the airport's...

Last Minute Goal Gives Olympiacos Precious Victory over Dinamo Zagreb

Olympiacos F.C. are one small step away from qualifying to the last 16 rounds of the UEFA Champion's league after a 2-1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday evening at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. The game did not start off...

Olympiacos F.C. Brings in Two New Players

Olympiacos F.C. concluded their summer transfer activity with two new roster additions on the transfer deadline day. The Piraeus team signed striker Brown Ideye from the English Premier League side West Bromich Albion F.C. The exact transfer fee for the 26 year old...

Olympiacos F.C. Lands Tough 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League Draw

Olympiacos FC will face strong opposition in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in order to advance to the next round. The Greek Superleague champions were placed against Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Dinamo Zagreb in Group F during the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions...

Olympiacos to Play in Champions League Despite Match-Fixing Allegations

UEFA said that Olympiacos Piraeus FC will play in Champions League despite match-fixing allegations by rivals Panathinaikos, who appealed to CAS. Olympiacos will be on Thursday's draw for the Champions League groups after football's highest court, the Court of Arbitration...

Esteban Cambiasso Signs with Olympiacos F.C.

The Greek Super League just got another major international player added to its ranks. International football player Esteban Cambiasso signed a contract with Greek champions Olympiacos F.C. on Friday evening. Upon his arrival to Eleftherios Venizelos airport in Athens, Cambiasso was greeted by cheerful Olympiacos fans. However, his appearance...

85 People to Stand Trial for Greek Football Match Fixing Allegations

The Court of Appeals Council in Greece announced on Wednesday that 85 people will be tried for crimes connected to Greek football match fixing. Investigations into match fixing in Greece began after UEFA had published a report that found 41 games of the 2009-2010 season...

Olympiakos Coach Pereira Laid Off Despite Winning Greek Double

Greek football club Olympiakos has laid off their Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira after just six months during which the team won the Greek Championship and the Football Cup. According to Greek media, Pereira had been having talks with the Scottish club Rangers, a fact...

Real Madrid Wins Euroleague Title After Beating Olympiakos 78-59

Olympiacos lost its chance to win a 4th European Basketball Championship, as Real Madrid​ beat the Greek team 78-59 and became the 2015 Euroleague Champion. With more than 2,000 Greeks on their side, the Piraeus team was able to sporadically stun the Spanish defense...