Ouzounidis resigns from AEK's bench

AEK announced on Tuesday the resignation of coach Marinos Ouzounidis, with his successor remaining unknown for the time being.

In a statement on the official website of the Athens club the Greek manager said he was proud to have taken the team to the group stage of the Champions League, but conceded that the champion is nowhere near holding on to its title.

He did note, however, that AEK's points tally in the Super League this year is just one less than last year's at this point of the season.

It follows AEK's failure to defeat 10-man PAOK on Sunday, which has effectively terminated AEK's title challenge, as the Yellows now lie 15 points behind PAOK with 11 games left to play.

Although a successor has not yet been named, reports said AEK is considering the return of Manolo Jimenez, who led AEK to its first league triumph after 24 years of wait, and Thomas...