Articles tagged with "aek-athens-fc"
Epic battle in Athens as Olympiacos devastates AEK in Greek Cup Final
By Peter Katsiris | May 3rd, 2009It was a thrilling night in Athens; eight goals, two sending offs, and a nervy penalty shootout kept supporters of both sides of their seats ...
Greek Cup Final: AEK Athens - Olympiacos CFP (Trailer)
By Peter Katsiris | May 1st, 2009While many are awaiting Sunday's El Classico at the Santiago Bernabeu, the OAKA Spyros Louis Stadium in Athens will host an intense encounter between AEK ...
European Hopefuls aim for Playoff Success
By Peter Katsiris | April 27th, 2009The Greek Super League season came to a close on Sunday, but four sides still have plenty of work to do as the Super League ...
Greek Cup set for another Athenian Derby
By Peter Katsiris | April 11th, 2009The Greek Cup is set for another thrilling episode of the rich rivalry between Olympiacos and AEK Athens, after both sides claimed a ticket during ...
Greek Wrap (...Not a Gyro) Round 27: Polished Silverware
By Peter Katsiris | March 24th, 2009The weekend's slate of games ended with Olympiacos collecting silverware in the Greek Super League for the fifth consecutive season, and the twelfth time in ...
AEK win builds aggregate cushion over Panserraikos
By Peter Katsiris | March 19th, 2009AEK Athens cruised to a 3-1 win in the first leg of their Greek Cup tie with Panserraikos at the OAKA Spyros Louis Stadium on ...
Final Four chase Cup Prize
By Peter Katsiris | March 18th, 2009The Greek Cup has reached the semi-final round and tonight the remaining four clubs will compete in the introductory leg of their semi-final ties. Titleholders ...
Greek Wrap (...not a gyro) Round 26: Time’s a ticking
By Peter Katsiris | March 18th, 2009Another eight matches down in the Greek Super League and the standings have gone under yet another shuffling in several races for glory. The title ...
Super League Trophy gets a Sleek New Look
By Peter Katsiris | March 7th, 2009It has had many makeovers in recent years, but the top prize in Greek football, the Greek Super League trophy, underwent another change this week ...
Greek Wrap (...not a gyro) Round 24: A Dose of the Eternal Derby
By Peter Katsiris | March 2nd, 2009The 100th edition of the Eternal Derby between archrivals Olympiacos and Panathinaikos stole most of the headlines during this weekend's action in the Greek Super ...
Greek Super League Preview – Round 24: Playoff Contention and Relegation Battles Overshadowed by the Eternal Derby
By Peter Katsiris | February 28th, 2009European competition got the better of Greece during midweek as Panathinaikos and Olympiacos shared mixed fortunes during their respective UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup ...
Blanco breaks Thracian hearts as AEK moves on
By Peter Katsiris | February 26th, 2009Banking on a 2-1 aggregate lead to guide them to the semi-finals, Skoda Xanthi was left in utter disappointment when a header from Ismael Blanco ...
Greek Wrap (...not a Gyro) Round 23: A Dose of Local Pride and Home Advantage
By Peter Katsiris | February 24th, 2009It was a weekend of slim margins and surprising upsets. While the schedule was highlighted by local derbies in Athens and in Thessaloniki, Olympiacos' lead ...
Kyrgiakos faces AEK layoff
By Peter Katsiris | February 21st, 2009AEK FC has been handed a huge blow with Greece international Sotiris Kyrgiakos going down to injury after his side's 2-1 defeat in the first ...
Slim wins give Asteras and Xanthi aggregate leads
By Peter Katsiris | February 21st, 2009All eyes might have been on Piraeus on Wednesday night, but the Greek Cup continued its quarterfinal schedule as Asteras Tripolis and Skoda Xanthi claimed ...
Greek Super League Transfers: Post Window Wrap
By Peter Katsiris | February 10th, 2009The winter transfer window has been closed for about a week now, and after a long month of wheeling and dealing, there is plenty to ...
Germany’s Schalke shooting for Blanco
By Peter Katsiris | February 6th, 2009The leading scorer in the Greek Super League last year has made plenty of waves since joining AEK Athens, and according to reports from Greece, ...
Greek Wrap (...not a Gyro) Round 19: Olympiacos extends its lead at the summit
By Peter Katsiris | January 27th, 2009Something of a revamped feature here at the Greece Blog at theoffside.com is this feature Greek Super League weekend wrap (...and yes it isn't edible ...
Derbies in store after Greek Cup Draw
By Peter Katsiris | January 26th, 2009The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) completed the draw for the quarterfinals and the semi-finals today. With several high-rollers still alive in the Greek Cup, this ...
AEK caught up in Cufré chase
By Peter Katsiris | January 23rd, 2009While AEK's presidential search has overshadowed much of the transfer gossip surrounding the OAKA Spyro Louis Stadium, AEK's pursuit of troubled Argentine Leandro Cufré has ...
AEK leaves it late against Kerkyra
By Peter Katsiris | January 23rd, 2009The Greek Cup has been a tricky assignment for AEK Athens in recent years, and a meeting with Beta Ethniki outfit Kerkyra in Athens on ...
Blanco strikes as AEK blanks Iraklis
By Peter Katsiris | January 19th, 2009AEK continued its undefeated start to the New Year, with a slim 1-0 win over Iraklis in Thessaloniki as Dusan Bajevic's men finally cracked their ...
Super League Transfers as of January 12th, 2009
By Peter Katsiris | January 12th, 2009It’s another edition of the winter transfer window, and with the Greek Super League all about jostling for position these days, many of the clubs ...
Kintis throws in the towel as AEK President
By Peter Katsiris | January 6th, 2009AEK has started the new year with a rather similar scenario within its organization, as Giorgos Kintis has become the second president of AEK Athens ...
PSAP hands out year-end Hardware
By Peter Katsiris | December 1st, 2008The Greek Union of Professional Football Players (PSAP) handed out its most recent set of year-end awards, rewarding three players for their efforts in 2008. ...
Thessaloniki Derby highlights Greek Cup Draw
By Peter Katsiris | November 20th, 2008The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) conducted the draw for the Round of the 16 of the Greek Cup prior to Wednesday's international friendly between Greece ...
Super League set to take shape on Matchday 10
By Peter Katsiris | November 14th, 2008After a week dominated by play in the Greek Cup, the Greek Super League returns to main attention with several important matchups taking place across ...
Eternal Derby highlights Super League agenda
By Peter Katsiris | November 8th, 2008After a week of change in the Greek Super League, an exciting weekend is on tap for Greek soccer fans as plenty of matches across ...
Contenders look to stay on Course
By Peter Katsiris | October 31st, 2008Last weekend's results stirred up plenty of change amongst the Greek Super League rankings, and with even more intriguing tasks in store for the approaching ...
With Or Without Olympiakos
By Chris Paraskevas | October 22nd, 2008In cooperation with Goal.com: Greek Super League chief Konstantinos Piladakis has confirmed that the centralization of television rights for Greek domestic football is set to go ...
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