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West Ham sign Greece defender Mavropanos
West Ham United have signed Greece defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from VfB Stuttgart on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
The fee was not disclosed but British media reported that West Ham paid an initial 17 million pounds ($21.65 million) for the 25-year-old, plus two million in add-ons.
USA tops Greece 108-86, moves to 4-0 in World Cup tune-up games
A fast start was all that USA Basketball needed to remain unbeaten as it keeps moving closer to the World Cup. Anthony Edwards scored 21 points, Cam Johnson added 13 and the US never trailed Friday in a 108-86 win over Greece in a World Cup tune-up game for both teams.
In high-stakes season for Greek soccer Panathinaikos sees path to Champions League with AEK Athens
Success in Greek soccer is often weighed down by off-the-field controversy. This time it's the killing of a fan in Athens.
Panathinaikos owner Giannis Alafouzos missed being in France to see his team eliminate former European champion Marseille from the Champions League on Tuesday - its biggest game in more than a decade.
Greece and UEFA look to end the ‘cancer’ of hooligan violence in soccer
While Greek football - or soccer - teams have delivered some important performances on the European stage these past weeks, a cloud hangs over the sport as fan violence is back in the spotlight after a Greek fan was killed recently in an altercation with Croatian hooligans.
SYRIZA: Mitsotakis repeated measures from 2022 on hooligan violence
The main opposition on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of repeating measures "he had already announced in February 2022" to tackle the violence perpetrated by hooligans in Greece.
UEFA’s Ceferin calls on Europe to end ‘cancer’ of soccer violence
UEFA president Alexander Ceferin urged Europe on Wednesday to help eliminate hooliganism, which he called "the cancer of football", days after a man was killed in clashes before a match between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb in Greece.
Funeral held for fan killed in Athens attack. UEFA President Ceferin to meet Greek PM
A funeral service was held Friday for a Greek soccer fan killed in an attack led by Croatian supporters that has rattled European sporting officials.
UEFA chief Ceferin to travel to Greece for talks with PM after deadly fan violence
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin will visit Greece next week to meet with the country's prime minister in the wake of an attack in Athens by Croatian fans that left one man dead.
Giannis Antetokounmpo says he’s not physically ready to play in the World Cup
Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play for Greece at the Basketball World Cup that starts later this month, with the Milwaukee Bucks star saying Friday he and his medical advisers decided that he's simply not ready to compete.
Antetokounmpo had surgery on his left knee earlier this summer.
Seven arrested as authorities fear Greece may be targeted by violent soccer supporters’ gangs
Police in northern Greece on Thursday detained seven Romanian men carrying knives and protective gear, amid concerns that a deadly soccer-related attack this week could attract more groups of violent supporters from around Europe.
New measures, until the next time
Michalis Katsouris, whose life was cut short at the age of 29 on Monday night in the Athens suburb of Nea Filadelfia by organized killers, is not the first victim of hooliganism in this country. His family and friends are not the first to mourn the loss of a loved one on the altar of the colors of some soccer team's jersey. And they won't be the last.
Serbia lose to Italy at Acropolis basketball tournament after wasting 17-point lead
ATHENS - The Serbia men's national basketball team lost to Italy 89-88 on Wednesday evening in its second game at the Acropolis basketball tournament in Athens.
Previously, Serbia defeated Greece 71-64 on Tuesday.
Serbia got off to an excellent start to the game against Italy and had a 17-point lead in the first quarter, but Italy made up the deficit to win.
Arrests for Nea Filadelfia football hooligan violence reach 104
The number arrested for the lethal clashes between rival football club supporters in the Athens district of Nea Filadelfia had risen to 104 on Wednesday, according to an announcement.
Serbia beat Greece at basketball Acropolis tournament
ATHENS - The Serbia men's national basketball team defeated Greece 71-64 (16-13, 23-22, 18-14, 14-15) in the first round of the Acropolis tournament in Athens on Tuesday evening.
Bogdan Bogdanovic led Serbia with 15 points and seven rebounds, Nikola Milutinov had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Marko Guduric added 14 points and seven rebounds.
Serbia beat Greece at Acropolis basketball tournament
ATHENS - The Serbia men's national basketball team defeated Greece 71-64 (16-13, 23-22, 18-14, 14-15) in the first round of the Acropolis tournament in Athens on Tuesday evening.
Bogdan Bogdanovic led Serbia with 15 points and seven rebounds, Nikola Milutinov had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Marko Guduric added 14 points and seven rebounds.