ATHENS, May 23 (Reuters) - Panathinaikos are one of eight clubs in the Greek top flight to be denied licences to compete in next season's championship, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) has said.All 16 clubs had their applications examined by the EPO's licensing committee this week and while eight teams were given the green light, the other eight - including Athens giants Panathinaikos - ha...Full Story »

PAOK's Europa League victory over Rapid Vienna was marred by violence after fighting broken out between rival fans. Two sets of flares were fired before kick-off which led to police responding with tear gas. The home fans then descended on to the pitch and threw missiles into the strands, delaying the start of the match. When it finally got underway, goals from Stefanos Athanasiadis and Gio...Full Story »

Motherwell wideman Chris Humphrey will miss the second leg of the Steelmen's Champions League third qualifier against Panathinaikos in Greece. Humphrey injured himself at Ross County in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League at the weekend and did not travel with the Fir Park men, who are looking to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first game in Lanarkshire. Midfielder Stuart Carswell has recovered...Full Story »

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Two people were wounded in a shootout after armed robbers invaded the Athens home of PAOK Thessaloniki football (soccer) coach Giorgos Donis and briefly held his father-in-law hostage on Thursday, police said. The shooting occurred in Athens' upscale Kifissia area. A police officer was shot in the leg and an alleged armed robber was also wounded. The two gunmen were arre...Full Story »

Russia were hit by yet another UEFA fine following further extremist behaviour by their fans at the European Championship. The Football Union of Russia (RFS) were fined 35,000 euros (£28,207) for the conduct of their supporters during what proved to be the country's final match at the tournament against Greece last Saturday. Flaring up: Russia fans light pyrotechnics after defeat to Gre...Full Story »

Germany manager Joachim Low described Greece as 'survival artists' prior to kick-off, but it is Low's countrymen who know how to survive, and how to prosper, in international competitions. For the 20th time in 28 tournaments, Germany are in the semi-finals. That's what you call a record, and whether it be England who meet Germany next Thursday in Warsaw, or Italy, it will be the Germans who ...Full Story »

Now for the really important business between Greece and Germany: Soccer. On Friday, thousands of fans from the two nations at opposite ends of the eurozone financial crisis are converging on neutral Polish turf for a European Championship quarterfinal match. For Greece fans, Friday's clash in rainy Gdansk inevitably mixes sports and politics, Euro 2012 and the euro currency. They seek respec...Full Story »

Germany could lose to Greece in an upset Euro 2012 football quarter final later on Friday, but in terms of what really matters these days it has already won 8-0.  If you think it's all over, it is - at least economically speaking.  On a broad range of measures - from economic growth to joblessness - Germany absolutely thrashes Greece. It is after all the fourth-largest economy in the...Full Story »

Joachim Low: Wary of Greece threat Euro 2012 favourites Germany take on rank outsiders Greece in their quarter-final in Gdansk on Friday - with both teams comfortable in their respective roles. Greece provided arguably the biggest shock of Euro 2012 so far by jumping from the foot of Group A to second with a 1-0 win over Russia in their final group game. And their unexpected title triumph at ...Full Story »

Fernando Santos has admitted that playing Germany in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 is a source of "extra motivation" for his Greece side, due to the current political tension between the two countries. The Greek nation is currently in the midst of an economic crisis and there is a lot of resentment towards Germany, who are fronting the country's proposed bailout. Santos freely admits that ...Full Story »

Germany’s presence in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 is as deserved as it was to be expected. Here in steamy Lviv, though, Joachim Low’s team showed their first signs of vulnerability as they survived some nervous moments to overcome a Danish team that hasn’t managed to build on an opening win over Holland and will now head home. Party time: Germany celebrate Lukas Podols...Full Story »

Giorgos Karagounis and Greece rekindled the spirit of 2004 as they sealed an improbable quarter-final spot and dumped Russia out of the tournament. The shock champions of eight years ago turned Group A upside down in a remarkable final round of fixtures in Poland this evening. Karagounis' winner - on the night he equalled a national record by earning his 120th cap - came completely against t...Full Story »

As Greece's Group A reckoning approaches, Vassiliki Papantonopoulou singles out the archetypal Greek soldier whose example can inspire them to victory against Russia. Twenty years ago, a lad of 15, wore the Greece national jersey for the first time as a member of the Under-17 team. He has gone on to play a total of 111 matches for the Greek under-age selections and 119 for the senior side. He ...Full Story »

Dick Advocaat: Russia coach confident of getting a win against Greece in Group A Dick Advocaat is confident Russia can win their final Group A encounter against Greece, whose coach Fernando Santos retains full faith in his players. Russia are favourites to claim top spot in the group after following up an opening game thrashing of the Czech Republic by drawing 1-1 with co-hosts Poland on Tue...Full Story »

Greece usually get going when the going gets tough but coach Fernando Santos said his team cannot afford to ease into the match against Czech Republic on Tuesday as they did in their Euro 2012 Group A opener against Poland.  Greece clawed their way back against the hosts for a 1-1 draw after conceding an early goal and having a man sent off in the first half.  The Greeks must also pl...Full Story »

Substitute goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton was the hero for Poland in a dramatic European Championship opener in Warsaw in which both sides finished with 10 men. Tyton came off the bench in the second half for the co-hosts after Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny had been sent off for bringing down Greek substitute Dimitris Salpigidis. The reserve goalkeeper promptly saved the resulting spot-k...Full Story »

Poland were on Thursday preparing to kick off Euro 2012 on home soil, with opponents Greece seeking a morale-boosting win to lift a beleaguered nation hit by political turmoil and crippling financial woes. Both teams trained at the National Stadium in Warsaw, a day ahead of the curtain-raiser for the 16-team showpiece, as excitement builds across the country -- and in neighbouring co-hosts Ukra...Full Story »

Alexandros Tziolis and Panagiotis Kone are the players to miss out after Greece coach Fernando Santos announced his final 23-man party to take to UEFA EURO 2012. Kostas Fortounis has made the final 23-man Greece squad Greece coach Fernando Santos has announced his final squad for UEFA EURO 2012 after cutting down his initial 25-player selection to 23, with Alexandros Tziolis and Panagiotis Kon...Full Story »

Greece head coach Fernando Santos has named his final 23-man squad for Euro 2012. The Portuguese coach was expected to unveil the final list on Tuesday, but decided to make an early announcement of the players he will take to Poland and Ukraine. Panagiotis Kone and Alexandros Tziolis have both learned that they did not make the cut, with Bologna midfielder Kone having been sent off in th...Full Story »

Greece coach Fernando Santos has gone for experience over youth in naming a provisional 25-man squad for UEFA EURO 2012 that includes 36-year-old Nikos Liberopoulos. Fernando Santos has named his provisional EURO squad Fernando Santos has taken a gamble on veteran striker Nikos Liberopoulos in his provisional 25-man Greece squad for UEFA EURO 2012. The 36-year-old Liberopoulos only featured t...Full Story »