May
17
Portsmouth and Olympiakos capture the FA and Hellas Online cups respectively
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The FA Cup final this year didn’t have the clash of the titans we all enjoyed last year when powerhouses Manchester United and Chelsea played for the trophy. With Portsmouth and Cardiff City earning the right to compete at Wembley stadium some would have expected a less than exciting game. Yet, the game was as […]
May
16
Hellas Online cup showdown
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Olympiakos and Aris are the two clubs competing for the Hellas Online cup this Saturday May 17, 2008. The two clubs played each other for the same cup 3 years ago with Olympiakos winning the cup outscoring the opposition by 3 goals. The two teams want to win the cup for different reasons.
It was […]
May
14
Rivaldo staying in Athens with AEK for another year
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After talking big at the end of the 2008 Greek Superleauge essentially declaring this his last season playing soccer in Greece (3 seasons he played for Olympiakos and 1 season for AEK,) Brazilian soccer star Rivaldo has agreed to honour his contract and play one more season with AEK. The decision was made after a […]
May
5
Greek club Olympiacos and their fans celebrated today winning their 11th Greek championship in the last 12 years with what has now become an annual fiesta at Karaiskaki stadium. For entertainment, a friendly game was played against Fitese but hardly anyone really cares about the final result which found the two teams tied with 1 […]
Apr
21
Olympiakos has won their 11th Greek championship in the last 12 years to make it a total 36 championships since its inception. The Greek Superleague was decided at the very last game of the season when Olympiakos defeated Northern Greek club Iraklis 3-1 to keep 2 points ahead of Athens club AEK. Olympiakos’ continuous dynasty […]
Apr
13
Greek Super League to be decided in the last game of the season
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This is the first time in many years that the Greek Super League title will be decided at the very last game of the season. Two of the three largest clubs in Greece are within 2 points of each other with Olympiakos (67 points) in first place and AEK in second place (65 points.)
Many […]
Feb
11
Nasty soccer hit
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During Sunday’s game in the Greek Super League and among rival Northern Greece clubs PAOK and Aris, 36-year old PAOK striker Georgiadis executed a brutal hit on young Karampela’s knee which is likely to keep the latter away from action until next season. This is not an accidental hit as Georgiadis claimed after the game. […]