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Olympiacos emerges from the Lion’s Den unscathed

By Peter Katsiris | January 18th, 2009

Olympiacos extended its lead atop the Super League standings to twelve points over rivals PAOK and Panathinaikos for the time being, as Vasilis Torosidis gave ...

Two Worlds set to collide in Serres

By Peter Katsiris | January 17th, 2009

The Greek Super League is known for mismatches, and Saturday's matinee match featuring table-toppers Olympiacos and cellar-dwellers Panserraikos is expected to be another round of ...



Nikopolidis: If you want, I will stay

By Peter Katsiris | January 16th, 2009

He couldn't have laid it out any more clearly. Antonis Nikopolidis joined Kostas Karapappas and Giorgos Noikokiris at the Sentra 101.3 FM studio on Thursday, ...

Torosidis set for ‘Erythrolefki’ extension

By Peter Katsiris | January 16th, 2009

All rumors regarding Vasilis Torosidis' football future are slowly being put to rest as reports from Greece reveal the Greece international is on the verge ...

The hunt for a striker heats up for Olympiacos

By Peter Katsiris | January 14th, 2009

With Darko Kovacevic likely to be unavailable and unable to continue his football career anytime soon - and possibly soon to retire - and Konstantinos ...

Gekas: I have no offer from Olympiacos

By Peter Katsiris | January 13th, 2009

Bayer Leverkusen's Theofanis Gekas revealed plenty of interesting tidbits regarding his current employers, and a potential move away from the BayArena , in an interview ...

Lyon link continues to linger for Torosidis

By Peter Katsiris | January 13th, 2009

French Champions and Champions League competitors, Olympique Lyonnais, are once again part of speculation regarding the future of Olympiacos defender Vasilis Torosidis. Previously part of ...

Kovacevic undergoes successful operation

By Peter Katsiris | January 13th, 2009

Darko Kovacevic underwent a successful operation, which consisted of a coronary angioplasty, today in San Sebastian. Though the operation was ‘100 percent' successful, Kovacevic will ...

Kovacevic’s football career lies in the balance, as Darko travels to Barcelona

By Peter Katsiris | January 12th, 2009

Dark Age. That was the headline glaring at Olympiacos supporters on Greek site sport24.gr over the weekend. It was the header of an article involving ...

Early goal rush paves the way for Olympiacos

By Peter Katsiris | January 12th, 2009

It was closer than expected as Skoda Xanthi kept Olympiacos in check in a 2-1 win for the latter at the Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium. The ...

Olympiacos awaits freefalling Xanthi in Piraeus

By Peter Katsiris | January 10th, 2009

Just a few weeks ago Skoda Xanthi was battling PAOK for second spot in the Greek Super League, now the Thracian side finds itself in ...

Kokkalis continues to court Valverde over extension

By Peter Katsiris | January 8th, 2009

Sokratis Kokkalis has amped up his pressure on manager Ernesto Valverde over the Spaniard’s future with the Greek Champions, and now Valverde is close to ...



Olympiacos battling PSV Eindhoven for Mosquera

By Peter Katsiris | January 8th, 2009

Olympiacos' pursuit of Rosenborg's Alexander Tettey has made headlines in Greece for several weeks now, the Norway international isn't the only transfer target for the ...

Celtic in Torosidis chase

By Peter Katsiris | January 6th, 2009

According to the Greek press, Scottish giants Celtic FC are prepared to make a bid for Olympiacos defender Vasilis Torosidis. With a Greece international already ...

Galletti penalty pinches Asteras for three points in Tripoli

By Peter Katsiris | January 4th, 2009

Olympiacos started the New Year the same way they ended last year with another 1-0 win and another penalty goal from Luciano Galletti providing the ...

Arcadian assignment tops Olympiacos’ 2009 agenda

By Peter Katsiris | January 3rd, 2009

Olympiacos kicks off the New Year and the second half of the Super League season with a trip South to Tripoli for a meeting with ...

Late drama wreaks rewards for Olympiacos

By Peter Katsiris | December 24th, 2008

It took longer than expected, but at the end of ninety minutes -- plus a good set of five minutes added time -- Olympiacos emerged ...

Diogo sidelined for ten days, Mitroglou out even longer

By Peter Katsiris | December 20th, 2008

Olympiacos strikers Diogo Luis Santo and Konstantinos Mitroglou were both submitted to a medical examination featuring an MRI and an ultrasound at the Medical Center ...

UEFA Cup Draw pairs Olympiacos with Saint-Etienne

By Peter Katsiris | December 19th, 2008

Olympiacos was handed a difficult task for the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup, as the Greek Champions were paired with French side Saint-Etienne ...

Olympiacos Quartet topples Hertha to leave Berliners in shambles

By Peter Katsiris | December 19th, 2008

In front of a sold out Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium, Olympiacos booked its ticket into the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup with a 4-0 ...

More than just pride on the line in Piraeus

By Peter Katsiris | December 18th, 2008

Olympiacos and Hertha Berlin will be fighting for bronze in UEFA Cup Group B on Thursday night, but Olympiacos will be hoping for more than ...

Leonardo sidelined for 15 days

By Peter Katsiris | December 16th, 2008

There was plenty of optimism at the Olympiacos ranks on Tuesday, as the club received news that Leonardo will be sidelined for only 15 days. ...

Galletti fitness is good news for Olympiacos

By Peter Katsiris | December 16th, 2008

With their UEFA Cup Hopes on the line in about forty-eight hours or so, Olympiacos received a boost when the club learnt Luciano Galletti will ...

Alkazar Adventure for Olympiacos

By Peter Katsiris | December 12th, 2008

In the weekend's premier match, Oympiacos travels to the Alkazar Stadium to face Larissa in a highly-anticipated matinee match. With a comfortable lead atop the ...

Injury headaches for Valverde

By Peter Katsiris | December 12th, 2008

Just days after Ieroklis Stoltidis was ruled out for three more months, there were several more headaches for Olympiacos manager Ernesto Valverde with two more ...

Stoltidis out for three more months

By Peter Katsiris | December 12th, 2008

Olympiacos CFP received bad news earlier this week regarding the services of Ieroklis Stoltidis. The club's medical staff confirmed there have been several setbacks in ...

Torosidis out for at least Seven days

By Peter Katsiris | December 5th, 2008

A medical evaluation by Olympiacos' medical staff confirmed defender Vasilis Torosidis will be out for at least another week, after the 23-year-old picked up another ...

Olympiacos Frostbitten in Ukraine

By Peter Katsiris | December 4th, 2008

It began with a two hour delay at Kiev's main airport, and when Olympiacos finally arrived in Kharkiv, their fortunes weren't any different. Playing on ...

Optimum Olympiacos keen to edge closer to Qualification

By Peter Katsiris | December 3rd, 2008

Less than a week after their 5-1 triumph against Benfica in Greece, Olympiacos takes to the road to visit Metalist Kharkiv at the Oblasny SportComplex ...

Vietnam visit for Olympiacos

By Peter Katsiris | December 2nd, 2008

Trips to Asia have usually been the talk of supreme European clubs; however, come May 2009, it will be Olympiacos making headlines in Asia. According ...

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