By George Georgakopoulos Lazaros Christodoulopoulos gifted Greece an important 1-0 win at Lithuania for the World Cup qualifiers on Friday that consolidated the national team on the second spot of its pool. Yet Bosnia’s 5-0 win at Latvia on the…
Rising Star Trophy winner: Kostas Papanikolaou, Olympiacos Piraeus
In one of the closest races in the history of the award, Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus has been voted the Euroleague Rising Star Trophy winner for the 2012-13 season. The Rising Star Trophy recognizes Euroleague players who were under…
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Happy end for PAOK, who makes Champions League
PAOK snatched the ticket for the Champions League qualifiers in the very last round of the Super League playoffs thanks to its 2-1 win at PAS Giannina and the goalless draw between Atromitos and Asteras Tripolis on Sunday. In what…
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Are Liverpool prepared for the crazy world of Kyriakos Papadopoulos?
It is the day before the start of Euro 2012 and at Greece’s tournament base in Jachranka, a village north of Warsaw, the national team manager, Fernando Santos, is telling his players who will be starting the next day’s opening…
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Karembeu gets Olympiacos role
Karembeu, 42, who was also part of France’s EURO 2000 success, has been named strategic advisor for scouting and international relations. Former South Africa international Pierre Issa has been hired as the team’s sporting director. Olympiacos says the pair will…
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