Posts Under ‘Greece News’ Category

Greeks looking to poach Aussie midfielder

The latest in a procession of Australian players to be wooed by other nations is Haris Stamboulidis with Greece looking to poach the midfielder who has dual nationality. The 21-year-old has had playing time in Greek football with AEK Athens and is currently in the US playing with the Colorado Rapids in the MLS having…Continue Reading…

WALES BELIEVE IN FAIRYTALES

Wales is set to take on Portugal on Wednesday at a semi final fixture at the Euro 2016 tournament in France after getting past Belgium 3-1. On the other hand, Portugal defeated Poland 5-3 at the quarter finals to book a place at the next stage. The Portuguese team have been rather silent on their…Continue Reading…

Ranieri outlines plans for Greece

Claudio Ranieri probably is one of the most experienced coaches in Europe as he has been in charge of over 10 clubs ranging from Italian sides to Spanish sides and even teams in the Premier League, this experience and knowledge is one of the main reasons on why he was selected as the new coach…Continue Reading…

Greece Appoint Ranieri

Greece have appointed former Chelsea and Monaco manager Claudio Ranieri as the new manager following the departure of Fernando Santos. The 62-year-old has managed to some of the top clubs in the world like Chelsea, Roma, Inter Milan, and Monaco in the last decade. He will bring a lot of experience to the Greek team…Continue Reading…

Capello Blames Laser Pointer For Loss

Fabio Capello has tried to blame a few incidents for Russia’s World Cup exit at the group stage in a move that has been heavily criticised. Russia were on the verge of qualifying for the last 16 of the World Cup, but they needed to get a victory against Algeria in the final group match….Continue Reading…

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Celtic have once again managed to win the Scottish league and it was largely down to the goal scoring exploits of Greece international Georgios Samaras. The striker has been the talisman for Celtic in the last six years, but future could hold a different destination for the striker. He is out of contract at the…Continue Reading…

SANTOS IMPRESSES

Fernando Santos has achieved a lot of success during his four years as the national team manager of Greece, but he has revealed his decision to step down from the post after the end of the World Cup 2014. Greece qualified for this major tournament and will be playing alongside Colombia, Ivory Coast, and Japan…Continue Reading…

GREECE MAKE IT

Despite having lesser known players, Greece managed to seal a place in the World Cup 2014, which will be held in Brazil. A lot of praise has gone to manager Fernando Santos, who has stated that Greece were able to qualify because they believed in themselves. The nation, which surprised everyone by winning the Euro…Continue Reading…

SAMARAS STILL WAITING

Greek striker Giorgios Samaras has said that he is still waiting for a new contract from Celtic. The striker is now free to talk with clubs and sign a pre-contract agreement. This is because he has less than six months left on his current deal. It has left his future at Celtic Park in doubt….Continue Reading…

SANTOS WANTS LUCK

Greek national team manager Fernando Santos has stated that his teams make their own luck after they stand on the brink of World Cup qualification following a 3-1 win over Romania in the first leg of the World Cup play-offs. Greece and Romania have been paired together in the final round of World Cup qualification….Continue Reading…