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Greek International Defender Kostas Stafylidis to Play in Premier League

Premier League club Stoke City, have completed the transfer of German club Augsburg Greek defender Kostas Stafylidis, on a six-month loan deal. The Greek international defender had been a key player at Augsburg last season, and had already been linked...

UK: Pub Landlady Wins Right To Use Greek TV Decoder To Screen Premier League Football

The European Union has ruled that a pub landlady can use a foreign TV decoder to show Premier League football. The European Court of Justice said an exclusive system of licences for the broadcasting of football matches in different EU...

Chelsea Triumph at Champions League Final

Chelsea won the Champions League for 2020/21 beating favorites Manchester City 1-0 at the final that was held at Porto's Estádio do Dragão .

Greek PM Joins Football Federation in Condemning European Super League

Mitsotakis joined the Hellenic Football Federation in condemning the decision of 12 rich clubs to establish the European Super League.

Elon Musk Jokes about Buying Manchester United

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk announced that he was purchasing the Manchester United team. However, a few hours later Musk clarified the tweet's intent. The billionaire tweeted: "To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the...

Formula 1, UEFA Boycott Russia Over Ukraine

Formula 1 and UEFA announced on Friday that their scheduled events in Russia would be moved elsewhere, in a move aimed to penalize the country over its attack on Ukraine. European soccer's governing body, UEFA, will relocate the May 28...

Saudi Arabian Investment Fund Buys Newcastle United for $400 Million

The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) acquired the Premier League's Newcastle United football club on Thursday. The sale has ushered in an unprecedented new era for one of England's foremost football clubs. While the sale marks the end of...

German Footballers Face Backlash Over Erdogan Photos

On Tuesday, as Germany unveiled its football squad for June's 2018 World Cup in Russia, two of best-known players are facing a storm of criticism for meeting Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish-origin footballers Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, joined by Turkish...

Cypriot Teenager Released by Man Utd Joins APOEL

Cyprus under-19 international footballer Nicholas Ioannou has joined reigning Cypriot champions APOEL after being released by English Premier League champions Manchester United, it was announced Tuesday. Ioannou, 18, signed a three-year deal worth a reported 100,000 euros per year to join the Nicosia...

British Fulham Signs Greece’s Captain, Karagounis

Giorgos Karagounis, a former player for the Greek football team Panathinaikos, will play for the British Fulham, as GreekReporter reported earlier this week. The 35-year-old captain of the Greece national team  joins on a free transfer, having been without a...

Pub Landlady Wins High Court Appeal Over Use of Greek Decoder to Screen Football Matches

A pub landlady has won her court fight with the English Premier League over using a Greek TV decoder to show games. Karen Murphy has paid nearly £8,000 in fines and costs for using the cheaper decoder in her Portsmouth...

NOVA TV Intends to Broadcast in the UK

According to an adviser to Europe's top court, Nova, Greece’s satellite TV broadcaster, may be able to have subscribers in the UK, as well as in other European countries. This could change the way soccer fans follow their sport. A...

New Greek Wave in Düsseldorf

By Aspasia Zontanou Several low budget Greek films were premiered in a special three-week event called “New Greek Wave-the New Greek Cinema” in Düsseldorf from November 4th through Sunday the 27th. Eleni Giannakoudi and colleague Florian Deterding produced the event...

Retired Greek Basketball Superstar Honored in Sweden

Nikos Galis, one of the greatest Greek basketball players of all time, was announced an honorary member of the Greek team of Göteborg BC in Sweden. “As of today, I am a member of the Greek team of Sweden. I...

Cyprus Rugby Team Extends Record Streak to Win Promotion

The Cyprus national rugby team beat Bulgaria 46-15 in Sofia to win Division 2C of the European Nations Cup on Saturday and extend their world-record winning streak to 22 international matches. Centre Alex Zavallis was man of the match and scored...