Posts Under ‘Greece News’ Category

GREECE DEFENDER BENCHED FOR NEWCASTLE CLASH

Greece defender KostantinosTsimikas once again started on the bench for Liverpool in the Premier League clash with Newcastle United at Anfield. The Greece international was on the bench for the entire duration of the league encounter which ended with the two teams sharing the spoils. Greece player Tsimikas was signed last summer from Greek Super…Continue Reading…

SOKRATIS LOOKING TO AVENGE UEL DEFEAT

Olympiacoscentre back SokratisPapasthathopoulos would have revenge on his mind when his team take on former club Arsenal at the round of 16 stage of the UEFA Europa League (UEL). Greece international defender Sokratis and his Olympiacosside were on the receiving end of a 3-1 loss to Arsenal when they played hosts to the Premier League…Continue Reading…

UNITED EYEING DEAL FOR WINGER

Premier League outfit Manchester United are reportedly keeping an eye on teenage Greece winger Christos Tzolis. Tzolis, 19, plays his club football for Greek Super League club PAOK Salonika. According to the publication from media portal Sportime, Manchester United are keen to add Greece winger Christos Tzolis to their ranks ahead of the summer’s transfer…Continue Reading…

PARMA LOOKING TO SIGN PANATHINAIKOS PLAYER ZAGARITIS

Italian club Parka have opened talks with Greek club Panathinaikos over the signing of highly rated left-back Vasilios Zagaritis in the January transfer window this is according to both Greek media outlet Gazzetta.gr and Di Marzio. Parma have had to suffer five straight defeats in the Italian Serie A this season and it has triggered…Continue Reading…

GREECE DEFENDER LINKED WITH JANUARY MOVE TO NEWCASTLE

  Premier League club Newcastle United have been linked with and tipped to make a January move for PAOK’ Greece international left-back Dimitris Giannoulis. Newcastle manager Steve Bruce has made it clear that he intends to fill up that position to create a better balance in the team, as well as competition for places in…Continue Reading…

OLYMPIAKOS FRUSTRATED WITH GREEK LEAGUE

  Olympiakos has regularly complained to the Greek Super League regulators of poor officiating. It has threatened to leave the league in the past, with the government always wading in. Last year they wrote a letter to the government to assist as the financial situation of the regulators opens it up for manipulation. The 45-time…Continue Reading…

SOKRATIS SNUBBED MAN UTD

Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos was close to joining Manchester United but chose to join the Gunners instead according to the player’s father, Charalambos. He revealed the defender snubbed interest from ​Manchester United in favour of a reported move to ​Arsenal in 2018. Sokratis, 30, joined Arsenal in 2018. He was the first defender to arrive…Continue Reading…

The New Approach to Greek Football

The Australian coach Michael Valkanis has decided to change the game of Greece’s football for good. He works closely with the Dutch John van’t Schip with whom he had earlier partnered at PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie and at Melbourne City. The pair has worked efficiently as the Ethniki approach towards qualifying towards Qatar while…Continue Reading…

BRIGHTON WORSENS ARSENAL WOES

Greece international SokratisPapasthapolous and former Brazil skipper David Luiz were as culpable as the rest of the team as Arsenal made sure to lose at home against Premier League light-weights Brighton. The match was Freddie Ljungberg’s second in charge and the only thing the Gunners proved yesterday is that they sacked Unai Emery for the…Continue Reading…

CELTIC READY TO SPLASH ON A NEW GOALKEEPER

With less than three months gone in the top leagues across Europe, many teams have begun to cast their eyes on the January transfer window. One of the teams in the news is Scottish Champions Celtic said to be interested in AEK goalkeeper Vasilios Barkas according to reports from Greece. Barkas is regarded as one…Continue Reading…