Tag: Greece
Chelsea and Arsenal battle for Kostas Manolas
Updated:With N’Golo Kante close to joining Chelsea from Leicester City, the Blues must shift their attention to other areas of need. A top class defender is required this summer and…
Read more »Greek match delayed as players stage sit-down protest over migrant deaths
Updated:It looked like any other football match was going to occur when second division clubs in Greece, AEL Larissa and Acharnaikos met. However, something odd happened when the referee blew…
Read more »Costa Rica 1-1 Greece (5-3 on pens): Navas heroics sends minnows through to quarters
Updated:The unlikely match-up in Recife of Greece and Costa Rica, both underdogs to qualify for the Round of 16, took 120 minutes of play and 8 penalties to settle. Keylor Navas…
Read more »Greece 2-1 Ivory Coast: Injury time Samaras penalty edges Greeks into last 16
Updated:A stunning late penalty from former Celtic striker Georgios Samaras gave Greece a 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast in Fortaleza, with the European side sneaking through to the last 16, finishing…
Read more »Colombia 3-0 Greece: South Americans ease to comfortable victory
Updated:Colombia began their 2014 World Cup campaign with a bang this afternoon, knocking three past a helpless Greece, with winger Juan Cuadrado running riot for the South Americans. Fiorentina winger…
Read more »Greece World Cup 2014: Preview, Squad and Stats
Updated:Ten years on from their highly unexpected Euro 2004 victory, and Greece are still branded with the mark of rank outsider; and for good reason. In what will be only…
Read more »The Transfer Lens: Live Deadline Day
Updated:Welcome to ‘The Transfer Lens: Live Deadline Day’ Today, Tom Gatehouse will be blogging live from the centre of London, endeavouring to bring you the very latest news, gossip and information…
Read more »Euro 2012 Gear
Updated:Euro 2012 – the 14th European Championship for teams sanctioned by the UEFA – is scheduled to be played between 8th June and 1st July 2012 in Poland and Ukraine….
Read more »World Football Elo Ratings for Euro 2008 – an alternative to FIFA rankings?
Updated:Four years ago, Dan Leo told me about a new ranking system. At least, it was new to me. Like most of us, I had grown accustomed to the monthly…
Read more »France vs. Spain and Italy vs. Portugal headline a week of intriguing International Football
Updated:Whilst the whole world and his mother are hypothesizing about Don Fabio and his crew, I thought it might be a good idea to look at some of the other…
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