

Articles tagged with "ofi-crete-fc"
Last Chance to shine for Super League’s bottom trio
By Peter Katsiris | April 25th, 2009They may be destined for a drop to the Beta Ethniki, but the likes of OFI Crete, Panserraikos, and Thrasyvoulos Fylis return to the Super ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Popovic pops the ‘question’ on Facebook
By Peter Katsiris | February 17th, 2009It's not the typical question you might be thinking of, but Zdravko Popovic still had to ask, as OFI Crete's Croatian striker turned to the ...
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 ...
Super League Review – Saturday Edition: Larissa, Aris claim slim wins
By Peter Katsiris | February 1st, 2009It was a night of slim proportions in the Greek Super League on Saturday, as the two scheduled fixtures ended in slim wins for the ...
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 ...
Olympiacos aims for Cup success in Crete
By Peter Katsiris | January 21st, 2009Olympiacos will be aiming for the quarterfinals of the Greek Cup tonight (20:00 GR, ALPHA), as the Greek Champion travel to Crete to face OFI ...
N’Doye answers Copenhagen call
By Peter Katsiris | January 14th, 2009Dame N'Doye has swapped Crete for Copenhagen as the Senegalese striker leaves Heraklion-based club OFI Crete for Danish side FC Kobenhavn. Arriving at the Pankritio ...
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 ...
Muslimovic, Ivic corral PAOK past OFI
By Peter Katsiris | January 5th, 2009A goal from Bosnia and Herzegovina international Zlatan Muslimovic, and another from Yugoslav compatriot Vladimir Ivic, gave PAOK its first win of the season as ...
Calvo late show breaks Cretan hearts
By Peter Katsiris | December 6th, 2008Aris left it late, but Toni Calvo's strike in the first minute of stoppage time assured Aris of three points against OFI at the Pankritio ...
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. ...
Greek Cup draw gives Olympiacos a Cretan task
By Peter Katsiris | November 20th, 2008As you are likely aware of, the Greek Cup draw was completed by the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) on Wednesday. Olympiacos was handed the task ...
OFI makes Matzourakis manager
By Peter Katsiris | November 20th, 2008Ioannis Matzourakis has been officially unveiled as OFI Crete's new manager. The Cretan club revealed the acquistion of the 59-year-old on its website on Thursday. In ...
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 ...
Levadeiakos win leaves OFI in shambles
By Peter Katsiris | November 17th, 2008Levadeiakos ended a long winless rout with a surprise 2-1 win over OFI Crete on Sunday. Striking on either side of the halftime whistle, Levadeiakos ...
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 ...
OFI knocks off Agrotikos Asteras
By Peter Katsiris | November 12th, 2008OFI joined the long list of Super League clubs in the Greek Cup's Round of 16, with a narrow win over Agrotikos Asteras in Evosmos. ...
Caretakers perform cleanup acts
By Peter Katsiris | November 10th, 2008After the early parts of the week saw Frantisek Straka and Angel Pedraza saw OFI and Iraklis respectively hand the Super League bosses pink slips, ...
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 ...
OFI sack Straka
By Peter Katsiris | November 6th, 2008The writing on the wall finally became reality for Frantisek Straka, as OFI Crete took the steps to sack the Czech boss after just eight ...
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 ...
Super League offers plenty of excitement on Matchday 6
By Peter Katsiris | October 17th, 2008The Greek Super League takes center stage for supporters of Greek football, whom will hope their respective clubs will suffix for the recent national team ...
Stalemate in Crete ends perfect start
By Peter Katsiris | September 29th, 2008Olympiacos' bid to extend their perfect start to the Greek SUper League season ending in an unspectacular fashion on Saturday, as the defending Greek Champions ...





