Hellas Football

  The Kangaroo court of Greek football is alive and well. By George Well, the decision has been laid down. Panathinaikos wins 3-0 by default and Olympiakos lose a point and play 2 matches behind closed doors. It won’t end there as this will be appealed and the appeal will be appealed till every legal avenue has been exhausted. And then they’ll probably still try find some loophole to appeal the appeal. Rinse and repeat.  By the way. I support Olympiakos so you may think I’m biased…. It’s okay. Greek football has made us all cynical… and to a point hypocritical too.  So what have we learnt from this?  Absolutely nothing. PAO fans point to the years other clubs specifically Olympiakos have won games in this manner and now they feel like it’s their turn to benefit from it. They aren’t wrong I guess but what does it do for the betterment of the game? How do we grow the game when we make these decisions?  Will clubs take ownership of historical issues in the stands? ...

Olympiakos vs West Ham United:   UEFA Europa League Group Stage Preview   By Stephen Kountourou  Europa League Match Day Three: 26/10/23 Kick-off Time: 19:45 Greek Time Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium Where to Watch: Cosmote Sport 3 HD The Biggest Test Olympiakos are no strangers to facing a team from what has been dubbed “the greatest league in the world” the Premier League. Having not faced clubs from another nation more in the UEFA Competition, with the current number at 38 times, West Ham United, first in the Karaiskakis Stadium and then again away at the London Stadium two weeks later, will be the 39th and 40th-time Thrylos will have competed against an English side in their 98-year history.  Based on the difference in squad value, which for West Ham sits at 470.85 million Euros compared with Olympiakos' overall worth of 101.80 million Euros, this is the biggest test Diego Martinez's men have faced this season.  This without even talking about the squad...

  Panathinaikos UEL opponents preview: Stade Rennes By Nikolas Fil Panathinaikos couldn’t find the back of the net against Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa, now they need to get something against Rennes in Leoforos to keep their 1st place dream alive. Today we are gonna preview the Greens’ clash against Les Rouge et Noirs, while we are also gonna talk about key players from Rennes’ squad, including their strengths and weaknesses. Rennes sold Belgian talent Jeremy Doku to Manchester City, Nigerian-French defensive midfielder Ugochukwu to Chelsea and Croatian midfielder Lovro Majer to Wolfsburg for a combined fee of 112 million euros, while they made Loic Bade’s and Serhou Guirassy’s loan moves to Sevilla and Stuttgart respectively permanent receiving 21 million euros. As a result, they signed Le Fee from Lorient, Blas from Nantes and Yildrim from Hatayspor to replace them, but also signed Nemanja Matic from Roma for 2 million to add some experience to their youthful roster. Manager: ...

  PAOK UECL opponents preview: Aberdeen FC By Nikolas Fil After their historic victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK has a golden opportunity in the games against Aberdeen to clinch first place, meaning they will go straight to the Round of 16 and they will avoid the 2 games of the Playoff round in February. Aberdeen has a rich history winning 4 Scottish league titles, the last one being in the 1984/85 season. They've also won 6 Scottish league cups, 7 Scottish cups and more importantly under Sir Alex Ferguson they won the Cup Winners Cup defeating Real Madrid 2-1, the next year they won the UEFA Super Cup defeating HSV 2-0 over two legs. Manager: Barry Robson Barry Robson is a Scottish football manager and former player. He began his footballing career at Inverness Caledonian Thistle making 135 appearances for them, scoring 17 goals as a midfielder. He retired in 2016 after making 528 appearances in total, for clubs like Celtic, Middlesbrough, Vancouver Whitecaps and Aberdeen. He...

  AEK UEL opponents preview: Olympique Marseille By Nikolas Fil AEK were unlucky against Ajax in OPAP Arena, picking up only one point with Johnson missing a big chance in the end to win the game for the yellow and blacks. Now they face Marseille in Velodrom to keep their dream for the first place finish alive. Today we are gonna preview AEK’s clash with Marseille, while we are also gonna talk about key players from OM’s squad, including their strengths and weaknesses. Marseille currently are in a bit of a crisis, having their manager, Marcelino resign after only 7 games in charge including the two against Panathinaikos. Marseille let go of some important players in the summer including captain Dimitri Payet and Polish forward Arkadiusz Milik, replacing them with Gabonese striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Senegalese duo Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr and Atleti midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia. Manager: Gennaro Gattuso Gennaro Gattuso is an Italian football manager and former player....

Olympiakos vs Panathinaikos:  Derby of Eternal Enemies Preview By Stephen Kountourou Super League Greece Match Day 8: 22/10/23 Kick-off Time: 19:30 Greek Time Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium Where to Watch: Cosmote Sport 1 HD Every league has its centre-piece game. A derby match that a whole country tunes in to witness, as two titans clash for either the title or just bragging rights over the other team and league form goes out the window.  Many derbies across the globe fall into this category. The likes of El Classico, The Superclásico, Der Klassiker, The North London Derby and the Eternal Derby are just a few matches that garner domestic and international attention from a wide set of football supporters.  For Greece, without question, it is Olympiakos vs Panathinaikos. From the first encounter between the two sides way back in 1930, “The Derby of Eternal Enemies”, as it was named, was built from the foundation of social and economic differences between the then-wor...

  Ethniki: The Little Shop of Losers By Alain Anastasakis With a heavy heart and a huge hangover. This is how Greece woke up this morning, following the night when Ethniki played its most important match since November 2017. Analysis   The Game:   Everything started during a sweet autumn evening. Greece was facing a fragile Netherlands team and could legitimately claim victory given the match in Ireland. Alas, nothing went according to plan. Well, if the Uruguayan coach even had one.   When the first fifteen minutes could have suggested a positive result, the team simply collapsed. Unable to stop any Dutch offences, stupidly conceded a penalty following yet another action from midfield. Odysseas saved Weghost's attempt. A glimmer of hope that we thought, would wake up overwhelmed players. The exact opposite happened and 70 minutes later, the team did nothing other than suffer in the hope of obtaining a 0-0 which would not even have been deserved, as the level of play...