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Pame Moundial: Greece qualifies for South Africa

November 19th, 2009 | By: Peter Katsiris | 1 Comment »

On a chilly night in Donetsk, the Greek National Team warmed the hearts of its supporters as Dimitrios Salpingidis netted a quality strike to post a 1-0 win over Ukraine at the Donbass Arena on Wednesday.
After a score-less draw in Athens on Saturday, Greece secured their spot in next summer’s FIFA World Cup in South [...]

Ukraine tie is our reward (vids)

October 20th, 2009 | By: Peter Katsiris | 2 Comments »

So after finishing second behind Switzerland in Group 2 of UEFA’s qualifying for South Africa 2010, all that stands in Greece’s way now is Ukraine. I realize saying “all that” could sound a bit derogatory, but I use that phrase to emphasize how close Greece is to a return to the grandest stage of international [...]

Only Greece Could Make A Group This Easy, That Difficult…

September 12th, 2009 | By: Chris Paraskevas | 2 Comments »

It is, on paper at least, the easiest World Cup Qualifying Group in Europe and perhaps world football, not counting the rather farcical system New Zealand need to go through in Oceania.
Greece though have retained an incredibly frustrating ability though to turn the most promising of situations into a nightmare, somehow contriving to allow Moldova [...]

Make or break against Moldova

September 9th, 2009 | By: Peter Katsiris | 2 Comments »

After an undefeated start to their World Cup qualifying campaign late in 2009, most people didn’t expect Greece to hit such a dry patch in the latter stages of their quest to reach the final tournament in South Africa.

Greece: A not so friendly place for England anymore!

September 9th, 2009 | By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments »

The many islands of Greece are an easy lure for many English tourists, but Stuart Pearce’s U-21 might not be interested in returning to Greece for some time now after a lucky 1-1 draw with their Greek counterparts in Tripoli on Tuesday.

Rehhagel…says the darndest things!

April 4th, 2009 | By: Peter Katsiris | 2 Comments »

I’ll be honest, on those boring summer days during my youth I used to watch reruns of that Bill Cosby hosted show “Kids Say the Darndest Things”. For those who aren’t too familiar with the show, it was an hour of LOL moments by kids attempting to answer questions from Mr. Cosby. Nowadays, a lot [...]

Israel handed Cretan Catastrophe with Samaras penalty

April 1st, 2009 | By: Peter Katsiris | 1 Comment »

In cooperation with Goal.com:
A second-half penalty from Giorgos Samaras gave Greece a slim 2-1 win over Israel in Heraklion, after the visitors had equalized through Elyaniv Barda.
Greece assured they kept level with Switzerland with an edgy win in Crete, but the margin of error was far too slim as a goal from the spot was [...]

World Cup Qualifying Preview: Greece – Israel

March 31st, 2009 | By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments »

In cooperation with Goal.com:
Four days after being held to a 1-1 draw in Tel-Aviv, Greece hosts Israel in the second half a double-date when both sides rekindle their challenge for top spot on Wednesday.
The Greeks’ hopes of qualifying for just their second World Cup Finals are still intact, but Saturday night’s draw with Group 2 [...]

Gekas Answers His Portsmouth Critics

March 31st, 2009 | By: Chris Paraskevas | No Comments »

In cooperation with Goal.com:
Ostracized at Portsmouth, Theofanis Gekas showed his employers at Fratton Park just what they have been missing over the past few weeks with a superb display for his country on Saturday.
Despite his rather comical predicament at the relegation-threatened Premier League club, where he has yet to play a single minute of football [...]

Let’s get the full…Storrie!

March 22nd, 2009 | By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments »

After Chris’ brilliant article about the Greek taste to internal affairs at Portsmouth FC, I was compelled to write an article of my own after I found an interesting article on the well-known – at least to Greeks – website sport24.gr.
Under their Greeks Abroad page, I found an article with an excellent overview of Peter [...]


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