A kitchen divided: GREEK Fest cooks put football rivalries aside for food

“(GREEK Fest is) a whole multicultural event. It brings all of the cultures together, even mortal enemies on the football field,” Boolos said with a laugh.

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Greece Athena: D&C high school football camp tour

Athena quarterback Tavon Granison explodes up through a hole in the defense for yardage during practice at Greece Athena High School in Greece ...

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Former Greek National Team Football Director Criticizes Hellenic Football Federation

In an interview to Greek radio on Tuesday, Giorgos Karagounis, who was until recently Football Director of the Men’s Greek National Team, revealed his disappointment with the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO). On August 7, it was announced that EPO decided to terminate Karagounis’ contract while head coach Sergio Markarian was replaced by interim coach Kostas Tsanas. “The most important thing is that 20

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Greek National Football Team Coach Resigns – Hellenic Football Federation Rejects It

Sergio Markarian, the head coach of the Greek National Football team, submitted his resignation on Tuesday. However, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) has not accepted his resignation. While speaking with sport24.gr, EPO President George Girtzikis said that both he and EPO’s board of directors do not want Markarian to leave. Markarian expressed his gratitude for the opportunity he

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Claudio Ranieri: have Leicester gone for the anti-Pearson, not the right man?

The Italian had a dreadful time as manager of Greece and, even though his CV is reasonable, he has not lasted more than two years in a job since ChelseaThe last time Claudio Ranieri was in charge of a football team, his employer felt the need to come out to apologise and take “full responsibility” for “the most unfortunate choice of coach”. Ranieri’s Greece lost 1-0 at home to Faroe Islands, prompting the Hellenic Football Federation’s president, Giorgos Sarris, to sack the Italian and talk about how his decision to appoint him in the first place had “resulted in such a poor image of the national team being put before the fans”.Poor is perhaps an understatement in the circumstances. Greece, who had for 13 years been a bastion of consistency, hard work and defensive solidity – first for nine years under Otto Rehhagel and then a further four under Fernando Santos – fell apart at an alarming rate. Continue reading...

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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 that angered Olympiakos owner Vangelis Marinakis. “Olympiakos announces the termination of its cooperation with coach Vitoria Pereira by mutual consent,” noted the brief statement on the club’s website. Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder. He rose to fame while managing Porto, where he won two consecutive Portuguese league titles. On January 7, 2015, he replaced fired Michel at the helm of Olympiakos FC. Meanwhile, the Greek football team is currently looking for a coach, as well as new player transfers. Marinakis is personally taking care of the coach matter, while Greek media report than one of his main choices for the job is Fran Escriba. Francisco Escriba Segura is a Spanish football manager who played youth football with Valencia CF but never competed as a professional. Escriba was appointed at Segunda División club Elche CF on June 12, 2012. In his first year, he led the team to the Spanish Championship La Liga after a 25-year absence and on May 29, 2013, he renewed his contract for two more seasons.

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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 after winning over Iraklis (1-0) on Monday, May 26, thanks to Dimitris Anakoglou who scored a goal at the 59th minute. The football team’s coach Traianos Dellas stated that he would remain in the club, describing its promotion as a return from the light. At the moment, the Greek second division football clubs are playing the promotion playoffs and AEK was able to win a spot in the first division with four matches remaining. Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War, A.E.K. is one of the most successful clubs in Greek football, winning 29 national titles (including 11 Championships, 14 Greek Cups, 1 League Cup and 3 Super Cups). The club was relegated from the Greek Superleague after the 2012–13 season for the first time in its history. In an effort to discharge the immense debt created by years of mismanagement, its directors chose for the team to compete in the third tier Football League 2 for the 2013-14 season, thus turning the club into an amateur club.

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3 Football Stars Who Stood Out in This Year’s Super League Championship

The stars who made the difference in the Greek football arena during the Super League championship for the 2014/2015 season, according to NOVA, were finally announced. Among them, one can find Panathinaikos coach Yannis Anastasiou, who was named best coach, Argentine footballer playing for Olympiacos F.C. Alejandro Damián Domínguez, also known as Chori, who received the MVP award, and PAOK FC attacking midfielder Facundo Pereyra who won the prize for the best goal of the season. Yannis Anastasiou voted best coach for the second consecutive season told reporters Nova reporters: “Greek football fans know how to evaluate and appreciate the hard work and effort and I would like to thank them for the great honor.” Alejandro Domínguez stated regarding his award: “I think that this prize is of great importance because football fans decided to give it to me. People have the right to either applaud or condemn a player. I am very happy to be chosen as the best player of the championship.” Facundo Pereyra who managed to score a stunning goal during a football play among its team and Olympiacos said: “It is a great pleasure remembering this goal. When I saw the ball put in the net I was extremely happy. I celebrated this success with my teammates and with our team’s fans who were waiting to welcome us at the airport. I am very happy about this award and I appreciate the honor.”

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Greek giants want Essien

However, according to Sky Sports Italia [via Football Italia], Greek heavyweights Panathinaikos are acting upon their own interest in the player, and ...

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Matt Scott: Greek football's tragedy is a lesson for us all

For the modern-day Greek heroes like Petros Konstantineas, the referee who bravely sought to tackle the beast in whose clutches football in that ...

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Matt Scott: Greek football's tragedy is a lesson for us all

For the modern-day Greek heroes like Petros Konstantineas, the referee who bravely sought to tackle the beast in whose clutches football in that ...

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European Football

European Football - PAOK lose ground in battle for second in Greece. PAOK Salonica failed in their bid to reclaim second spot in the Greek Super ...

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Greece Football Federation could be suspended from international football

Greece won Euro 2004 but could be barred from competing in future ... have caused matches in Greece to be suspended three times just this season.

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FIFA-UEFA Threaten to Ban Greek Teams from International Football Over Sports Law

FIFA and UEFA have threatened the Greek Ministry of Sports that they may ban Greece’s teams from all international tournaments unless there are several changes in the new sports law. The new sports legislation drafted by Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis gives more power to the state to decide on football issues, something that is contrary to the international rules of FIFA and UEFA that want the football federations of each country to be self-governed. FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke and UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino sent a co-signed letter to Kontonis asking him to change several of the draft bill’s 15 articles that are contrary to FIFA and UEFA regulations. The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) also opposes sevaral articles of the new sports law and sent a letter to Kontonis warning him that he is putting Greek football in danger. The Deputy Sports Minister proceeded with the new draft in an effort to battle football violence. However, several articles of the bill allow the state intervene on issues governed by EPO and take power away from it. Kontonis wants to change the EPO electoral system and the way judges on football matters are assigned. Also, according to the draft, Greek football clubs will be banned from participating in international tournaments as punishment for football violence. However, FIFA and UEFA are the only authorities that can decide whether Greek football clubs can participate in international tournaments or not. Finally, according to the international football authorities, only EPO has the right to postpone or cancel games for security reasons. So far, the Deputy Sports Minister says he is not willing to back down because he claims “EPO cannot be above the law and the Greek state.” That could bring him on a head-on collision with the international football authorities and leave Greece out of the European and international football map.

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OU Sports: Ty Darlington, Eric Striker meet with members of OU's Greek council

University of Oklahoma Sooner (OU) football players march arm in arm to the Everest Center dressed in black and cancel their scheduled practice on ...

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Greek football fight: kicks fly in brutal brawl during lower league football game in Greece

FOOTAGE has been released of a brutal fight during a Greek lower league football match in which one player is kicked in the head while lying on the turf. Details are hazy but the shocking incident reportedly occurred during a clash in Athens between ...

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Cyprus football set for reunification after long split

Football reunification in Cyprus is set to move closer on March 30 when the Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) will apply for membership of the UEFA-recognised Cyprus Football Association (CFA) in the Greek Cypriot-controlled south.

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Stelios Giannakopoulos: 'I fear for football in Greece'

Former Greece midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos has admitted that he fears for the future of football in his country following a spate of violence at ...

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Football in Greece: Stelios 'concerned for future of Greek game'

Former Greece midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos says he fears that continued violence at games threatens the future of the sport in his country.

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Feature: With or without spectators, a question for Greek football

ATHENS, March 21 (Xinhua) -- After a fortnight with games of the Greek Super League football championship conducted behind closed doors in a bid ...

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