Articles tagged with "olympiacos"
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 Cup Review: Shock in Athens, derby drama in Piraeus
By Peter Katsiris | March 7th, 2009On the final night of the Greek Cup quarter-finals there was plenty of suspense in Athens, Piraeus and Tripolis as the field of clubs vying ...
The Olympiacos Blog gets an ‘Inside Man’
By Peter Katsiris | March 5th, 2009I was once told it's not what you know, it's who you know. Well if that is true, then I am sure glad I know ...
Olympiacos drains PAOK pipe dream
By Peter Katsiris | March 5th, 2009In what was a suspenseful match between two long-time rivals, Olympiacos grabbed two goals to overcome PAOK on Wednesday and book a place in the ...
PAOK looks to halt Olympiacos’ Greek Cup rein
By Peter Katsiris | March 4th, 2009They are the defending Greek Cup Champions, but tonight, Olympiacos is on the verge of elimination. The port city continues its week of excitement as ...
Time to Serve
By Peter Katsiris | March 3rd, 2009While Greece still boasts automatic conscription for up to one year for men aged 18-45, Olympiacos players will be serving time of a different sort. ...
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 ...
Let-o(ff)!
By Peter Katsiris | March 2nd, 2009When Ernesto Valverde released his roster for this past weekend's derby with Panathinaikos, the main headline was the absence of Sebastian Leto from that list. ...
Stalemate end to the 100th edition of the Eternal Derby
By Peter Katsiris | March 2nd, 2009Greece's biggest derby ended in a stalemate yet again as Olympiacos and Panathinaikos failed to find a way past either ‘keeper and a 0-0 score-line ...
Piraeus braces as Eternal Derby enters the limelight
By Peter Katsiris | March 1st, 2009The Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium will be in the limelight once again on Sunday as Olympiacos welcomes archrivals Panathinaikos to Piraeus. In the season's second meeting ...
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 ...
No Offense!
By Peter Katsiris | February 27th, 2009Last night marked the end of Olympiacos campaign in Europe as Saint-Etienne emerged 5-2 winners on aggregate to reach the next round of the UEFA ...
Saint-Etienne purges Olympiacos’ UEFA Cup campaign
By Peter Katsiris | February 27th, 2009UEFA president Michel Platini watched from the stands as Saint-Etienne handed Olympiacos its walking orders from the final edition of the UEFA Cup on Thursday ...
Olympiacos out to salvage European season against Saint-Etienne
By Peter Katsiris | February 26th, 2009A mountainous chore lies ahead for Olympiacos, after their self-destructive performance at the Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium last week allowed Saint-Etienne to cruise to a comfortable ...
Belluschi blow for Olympiacos
By Peter Katsiris | February 24th, 2009Following their second defeat of the Greek Super League schedule, and second in consecutive fashion, Olympiacos received another dose of bad news to start a ...
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 ...
Koutsianikoulis strike upsets Olympiacos
By Peter Katsiris | February 23rd, 2009In the end it may be a blessing in disguise, but on Sunday night Ergotelis handed Olympiacos its second defeat of the Super League season ...
Olympiacos forced to shuffle priorities ahead of Pankritio trip
By Peter Katsiris | February 22nd, 2009A shocking 3-1 defeat at the hands of Saint-Etienne on Wednesday has imposed serious issues for Olympiacos and manager Ernesto Valverde ahead of the club's ...
‘Djole’ becomes Olympiacos’ top UEFA Cup scorer
By Peter Katsiris | February 21st, 2009It's merely consolation, but Predrag Djordjevic's penalty goal in Olympiacos' 3-1 defeat to Saint-Etienne on Wednesday made him the club's all-time leading scorer in European ...
Party Crashers: Saint-Etienne win snaps Olympiacos’ streak, threatens UEFA Cup progress
By Peter Katsiris | February 20th, 2009Alright, I know Chris already wrapped up Wednesday's horrific result, but this post here is all about me salvaging my little postgame tradition. I'll be ...
St. Etienne hands Olympiacos an "ASSE" whooping
By Chris Pavlakos | February 19th, 2009I predicted a 3-1 scoreline for Wednesday's game and I was right... I just had the teams wrong. Wrong, that's a good word to describe ...
UEFA Cup begins to thaw as Olympiacos aims to heat up Piraeus
By Peter Katsiris | February 18th, 2009The wait is finally over. The UEFA Cup finally returns to action on Wednesday, and Olympiacos fans are anticipating another climactic encounter as Saint-Etienne pays ...
Payback in Piraeus: Olympiacos beats up on Aris
By Peter Katsiris | February 17th, 2009They might've lost to Aris the first time around, but Olympiacos managed to edge their Thessaloniki visitors on Saturday night in Piraeus. Predrag Djordjevic and ...
Olympiacos out for revenge at home against Aris
By Peter Katsiris | February 14th, 2009Olympiacos is enjoying another dominant season in the Greek Super League; however, on Saturday evening the ‘Erythrolefki' will be aiming to level the season score ...
Is Valverde trying to send Derbyshire a message?
By Peter Katsiris | February 13th, 2009Ernesto Valverde is one tough guy. He's known for his tough love. Olympiacos fans, and most players, know you better not impose your thoughts about ...
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 ...
Olympiacos triumph in Komotini dedicated in memory of ‘Gate 7’ disaster
By Peter Katsiris | February 9th, 2009While there were cheers from Olympiacos supporters on Saturday night, Olympiacos fans recalled a tragic moment in the club's history less than twenty four hours ...
Argentine attack spearheads comfortable win for Olympiacos
By Peter Katsiris | February 8th, 2009Fernando Belluschi converted on his own rebound, while Luciano Galletti added to his league leading scoring tally to round out a 2-0 win for Olympiacos ...
A time to Rebound for Olympiacos
By Peter Katsiris | February 7th, 2009Olympiacos manager Ernesto Valverde will aim to steer his side into Komotini, and hopefully the win column as the Greek Champions travel to Thrace to ...
PAOK seize aggregate advantage on Olympiacos
By Peter Katsiris | February 6th, 2009PAOK took the first step towards a berth in the semi-finals of the Greek Cup with a slim, yet convincing, 1-0 win over rivals and ...
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