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Greece Misses Euro Football Championship Qualification

Greece lost to Georgia 4-2 on penalties in the final of the Euro 2024 play-off today, meaning the team will not progress to the competition despite a strong performance in the semi-finals against Kazakhstan. In a fairly even match, Greece...

The Greek Rivals Who United and Brought Souvlaki to Colombia

The story of two Greek immigrants in Colombia serves as a lesson of what the nation can achieve when united. Petros Gkrilis and George Sitaras come from Thessaloniki. They are fanatic supporters of the city's eternal rivals PAOK and Aris...

German Football Legend Franz Beckenbauer Dies Aged 78

Franz Beckenbauer, the German football icon who won the World Cup as both a player and a manager, has died at age 78. The World Cup winner died on Sunday, January 7th, his family confirmed, as tributes flooded in from...

Greece Shuts Sports Venues for Spectators After Hooligan Violence

Greece announced on Monday it asked the Super League to hold soccer matches without spectators for two months after incidents of hooligan violence. This measure, announced by government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis after a meeting at Maximos Mansion on Sunday, follows...

Olympic Stadium of Athens Shuts Down for Safety Reasons

The management of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA) announced on Friday that all activities at the Olympic Stadium and the Velodrome will be suspended for safety reasons. All activities at the central circulation spine for the complex that connects...

Football Started in Greece, Ancient Artifact Reveals

A relief exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece shows an ancient Greek youth practicing by balancing a football on his thigh in front of a small boy. This means that football, albeit in a primitive form,...

July 4, 2004: When Greece’s Football Win Stunned the World

On July 4, 2004 Greece won Euro 2004, the primary European football competition, in one of the greatest shocks in the history of football.

Greek Woman Takes Charge of Italian Soccer Giants Roma

Lina Souloukou, a Greek sports executive, has been appointed by the historic Italian club A.S. Roma as the new Managing Director and General Manager. The Italian club announced on Tuesday the start of its collaboration with the Greek woman who...

Footballers in Turkey Send Solidarity Message to Greece for Train Disaster

Players of the football club Trabzonspor in Turkey wore shirts bearing a message of solidarity with Greece after the train disaster that claimed the lives of at least 57 people. A message displayed by the Turkish and Greek flags said...

Saudi Arabia Made Secret Offer to Greece for Joint 2030 FIFA World Cup Bid

Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS), the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, privately promised Greece that his country would pay to construct all the necessary football stadiums if Greece joined Saudi Arabia and Egypt in a...