Footballers

A highly controversial penalty awarded to PAOK on the sixth minute of the five-minute injury time of the game against Panathinaikos extended the champions' unbeaten record in the league that stretches to 20 months, and maintained Olympiakos' lead at the top to just two points.

Beşiktaş edged Antalyaspor in Nov. 2's top-tier Turkish Super League match.

"We have worked hard with our fan community to have a pro-Western approach and sporting behavior with opponents, including respect and warm hospitality. We are an example in the Balkan region, with no excesses, nationalist or racist chants," said Eroll Salihu, secretary-general of the Kosovo Football Federation.

Trabzonspor drew with Istanbul Başakşehir 2-2 in an exciting Turkish Super League football match on Oct. 28.

Real Madrid defeated Turkish giants Galatasaray 1-0 in Group A match at Türk Telekom Stadium in UEFA Champions League on Oct. 23.
Belgian star Hazard shone and it was a clever cut-back from him that provided Kroos with a shot on goal, and his snap-shot was deflected past goalkeeper Fernando Muslera in the 18th minute.

Improved Greece scored its second win at the Euro 2020 qualifiers on Tuesday seeing off visiting Bosnia 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium of Athens thanks to a late own goal.

In this first win under Dutch manager John van't Schip, Greece played quite entertaining soccer and deserved victory, even if that came in awkward fashion two minutes from regulation time.

Greece paid for two lapses of defensive concentration in the second half to go down 2-0 to Italy in Rome, after a decent performance that could have merited a better result in this Euro 2020 qualifier on Saturday.

Bulgarian Commissioner Mariya Gabriel opened an exhibition "Sofia - 140 Years Capital of Bulgaria" at the European Commission building in Brussels.

All top three teams on the Super League table scored hard-fought away victories over the weekend, but questions are growing over the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) system that has raised great controversy in the first weeks of its application in the domestic game.

Ten-man Olympiakos suffered its first loss after 20 games in all competitions as it surrendered its first-half lead at Red Star Belgrade to lose 3-1 for the group stage of the Champions League on Tuesday.