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Familiar foes for Greece’s finest

August 1st, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | 1 Comment »

Olympiacos and Panathinaikos must wait for the 3rd Qualifying Round opponents, after both were paired with clubs still involved a 2nd Round tie. Greek Champions Olympiacos were joined by the tie featuring Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta, and Austria club Rapid Wien. Meanwhile, Panathinaikos — who lead their tie by a score of 3-0 — were [...]

AEK, Aris await UEFA Cup fate

July 31st, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | 2 Comments »

Greece’s UEFA Cup entrants, AEK and Aris, will discover their second qualifying round opponents tomorrow in Nyon, France (14:00 GR, 7:00pm Eastern). Last year, both clubs avoided this round of the tournament — thanks to a high coefficient ranking for Greece; however, the high ranking is a thing of the past for this year, and [...]

Panathinaikos to face Dinamo Tbilisi

July 22nd, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments »

Faroese side NSI Runavik overcame their Georgian opponents FC Dinamo Tbilisi with a 1-0 in the second leg of their 1st Qualifying Round tie. However the win was not enough to see the Faroese side advance to the 2nd Round, the 3-0 loss suffered a week ago in Georgia was far too steep a hill [...]

Super League Draw produces Interesting Schedule

July 15th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments »

The Hellenic Football Federation conducted the draw of the fixtures for the upcoming schedule earlier today in ThessalonĂ­ki. The last three years saw a derby on the first matchday, and the trend continued this year as AEK and Panathinaikos are scheduled to meet in the opening weekend of the Greek top flight.
Below is a list [...]

Italy ‘rob’ Greece of win

July 14th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments »

A last minute penalty robbed Greece’s U-19 of a full three points on opening day of the 2008 U-19 Championships in the Czech Republic. The Greeks, led by a youthful, but highly skilled squad including starlet Sotiris Ninis controlled the tempo for most of the game, but a last minute falter held Greece to a [...]

Greek U-19 to erase EURO Disappointment

July 14th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments »

The Greek U-19 team know that history cannot be erased, but they will take a stab at tonight when they kick off their UEFA U-19 Championships. After a disappointing display by the National Team at last month’s EURO 2008 tournament, the U-19 team will have a bit more pressure on their shoulders as Greek fans [...]

Greece to play Italy in November

July 8th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | 7 Comments »

The Hellenic Football Federation announced that an international friendly between Greece and the defending World Cup Champions will take place on November 19th, 2008. The location is yet to be determined, but a neutral venue would be the safest bet.
The Italy friendly will coincide well with Greece’s World Cup Qualifying Campaign, which sees them paired [...]

On this day…

July 4th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | 3 Comments »

Yes it was on this day 4 years ago, that Greece stunned the footballing world. I would like to use this blog entry to accomplish two things:
1. Take a look back at the good times of EURO 2004
2. And to solve the “hater” issues arising in this blog’s comments.
EURO 2004 is with a doubt the [...]

Greece stumble in Salzburg

June 11th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | 16 Comments »

Greece’s title defense got off to a bad start last night in Salzburg. Greece opened their EURO 2008 campaign against Scandinavian side, Sweden. It appeared that Greece were going to rely on their tactics of 2004 to help them pick up three points; but this time their tactics weren’t a success.
The game opened up with [...]

Greece set for First Hurdle

June 9th, 2008 | By: Peter Katsiris | 2 Comments »

Greece will kickoff its title defense with their opening Group D match against Sweden. Despite returning as defending champions, the Greeks are ranked heavy outsiders to repeat their feat from 2004. The odds go even further, as Sweden are the heavy favorites to open up their EURO 2008 campaign with a win over Greece.
Greece returns [...]


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