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The Greek Rivals Who United and Brought Souvlaki to Colombia

The story of two Greek immigrants in Colombia serves as a lesson of what the nation can achieve when united. Petros Gkrilis and George Sitaras come from Thessaloniki. They are fanatic supporters of the city's eternal rivals PAOK and Aris...

German Football Legend Franz Beckenbauer Dies Aged 78

Franz Beckenbauer, the German football icon who won the World Cup as both a player and a manager, has died at age 78. The World Cup winner died on Sunday, January 7th, his family confirmed, as tributes flooded in from...

Greece Shuts Sports Venues for Spectators After Hooligan Violence

Greece announced on Monday it asked the Super League to hold soccer matches without spectators for two months after incidents of hooligan violence. This measure, announced by government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis after a meeting at Maximos Mansion on Sunday, follows...

Football Started in Greece, Ancient Artifact Reveals

A relief exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece shows an ancient Greek youth practicing by balancing a football on his thigh in front of a small boy. This means that football, albeit in a primitive form,...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Shows Off his Soccer Skills

Giannis Antetokounmpo showed off his soccer skills and jokingly asked whether the Saudi Arabia football league need a striker. Giannis can be seen juggling the ball for around ten seconds before he ultimately loses control. https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34/status/1679938533551927301 Hundreds of followers on Twitter responded...

July 4, 2004: When Greece’s Football Win Stunned the World

On July 4, 2004 Greece won Euro 2004, the primary European football competition, in one of the greatest shocks in the history of football.

Cristiano Ronaldo Sparks Outrage With Disturbing Gesture Against Fans

Cristiano Ronaldo has found himself in the middle of another scandal. A video circulating on social media purports to show the football player making a disrespectful gesture toward Al-Hilal supporters during Tuesday night's match between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal, which...

Saudi Arabia Made Secret Offer to Greece for Joint 2030 FIFA World Cup Bid

Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS), the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, privately promised Greece that his country would pay to construct all the necessary football stadiums if Greece joined Saudi Arabia and Egypt in a...

Fans Mourn Pele at Public Viewing in Brazil Stadium

Thousands of soccer fans are mourning and paying their respects to Pele, the Brazilian soccer legend, at the home of his former club, Santos. The Brazilian club's Vila Belmiro stadium is where the coffin of the three-time World Cup champion...

The Untold Story of Pele, the “Greatest Athlete of All Time”

With the death of Brazilian soccer legend Pele on December 29, 2022, many fans are reflecting on the career of arguably one of the greatest athletes ever. Pele, a legend, was not just a soccer magician but a center of...