The Portland Timbers have acquired Argentine-Norwegian Kristoffer Velde from Greek powerhouse Olympiacos for a reported $5 million transfer fee.
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‘Special’ Greece win over England dedicated to tragic Baldock
Vangelis Pavlidis dedicated Greece’s historic 2-1 win over England in the UEFA Nations League to George Baldock after his teammate’s tragic death this week.
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El Kaabi strikes late to give Olympiakos European glory
Olympiakos became the first Greek club ever to win a European title after a 1-0 overtime defeat of Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final.
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Olympiakos make history by reaching Europa Conference League final
Olympiakos will face Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final after making history with their 2-0 win against Aston Villa.
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U.S. filmmaker Christopher Andre Marks on creating the 'King Otto' documentary
Who was the first person to win a major international soccer tournament while coaching a national team of a country not his own? Hint: Along the way they upended Portugal (with Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo), France (led by Zinedine Zidane) and the Czech Republic (Milan Baros). Still not sure? The improbable champions had never previously […]
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Watch (trailer): 'King Otto' — the German coach who led Greece to glory
The documentary about Greece’s stunning 2004 European Championship title win — under Coach Otto Rehhagel — premiers in the USA March 25, on Greek Independence Day.
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Olympiakos replaces coach two days before Juve match
Two days before it faces Juventus in the UEFA Champions League, Greek champion Olympiakos named Takis Lemonis as its new head coach in place of Besnik Hasi.The Albanian-Kosovan left after only three months following a 3-2 loss to rival AEK Athens on Sunday.
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Iran drops two national team players for playing against Israeli club
Masoud Shojaie and Ehsan Hajsafi, who play for Greek club Panionios, were dropped from Iran’s national team by Iran’s soccer federation for crossing Iran’s “red line” and playing againstan Israeli team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Europa League qualifying. The two players played in the home leg but refused to play in the away leg in […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Greek government orders investigation into referee arson attack
The Greek government has called in anti-terrorism police to investigate a suspected arson attack on the home of the head of the Greek federation’s refereeing committee, which prompted the suspensionof all league games and threat by Sports Minister Giorgos Vassiliadis to pull Greek clubs out of European competitions unless “normality” is restored.