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October 31st, 2008

Olympiacos awaits confident Cretans

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After pulling off a stunning midweek win over Panathinaikos at OAKA, Ergotelis travels a few miles south of Athens to Piraeus for a meeting with Olympiacos at the Georgios Karaiskis Stadium. The Cretans will be confident of repeating the feat against the league leaders as the Piraeus clubs struggles to return to its best form. [...]



October 29th, 2008

Olympiacos dodges Diagoras bullet

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Olympiacos booked its place in the next round of the Greek Cup with a 3-2 win over Diagoras in Rhodes. A match that featured five goals and plenty of drama - not to mention a power outage - saw the defending Greek Cup Champions narrowly defeat a stubborn Second Division club.
Perhaps Diagoras was not emotionally [...]

October 29th, 2008

Olympiacos looks for answers on Rhodes-trip

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After a disappointing week, which saw Olympiacos drop key encounters against Galatasaray and Aris FC, the Greek Champions will hope their Greek Cup clash with Diagoros in Rhodes will help ease the discomfort after a painful week for the Piraeus club.
The trip is a familiar one for Olympiacos who faced the same tie in last [...]

October 28th, 2008

Olympiacos trips up in Thessaloniki

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A bad week got a whole lot worse for Olympiacos, as Thursday’s UEFA Cup loss to Galatasaray was compounded by a 1-0 loss to Aris FC at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium in Thessaloniki. A lone first half tally from Javito was enough to give the “God of War” a surprise win, at the expense of [...]

October 25th, 2008

Olympiacos looks for revival against Aris

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After a disappointing trip to neighboring Turkey, Olympiacos will be hoping its visit to Thessaloniki for a meeting with Aris FC will provide the Greek Champions with better fortunes. A dismal display against Turkish Champions Galatasaray on Thuirsday saw the Super League leaders drop three potential points with a 1-0 loss at the Ali Sami [...]



October 23rd, 2008

Turkish delight leaves bitter taste for Olympiacos

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The revival of the Greco-Turkish rivalry didn’t produce a memorable result for Olympiacos on this night, as Olympiacos was narrowly edged by Galatasaray at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul. A lone goal by summer-signing Harry Kewell was just enough to give the Turkish maximum points, and leave the Greek Champions searching for answers [...]

Category Category: Europe, UEFA Cup
October 23rd, 2008

National pride on the line, as Olympiacos travels to Turkey

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Thursday night marks the opening night of the UEFA Cup Group Stage for thirty-two teams. But one match in particular will be monitored closely, as an international rivalry shifts to the club level when Olympiacos visits neighbouring Turkey for a fierce encounter with Galatasaray. Champions of their respective domestic leagues, both sides will have an [...]

Category Category: Europe, UEFA Cup
October 21st, 2008

Galletti propels Olympiacos over Panthrakikos

By: Peter Katsiris | Comments 2 Comments

Two goals from Luciano Galletti saw Olympiacos continue its domestic dominance as the Piraeus club put on a second half performance to overcome Panthrakikos at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on Sunday. The win helps Olympiacos maintain its spot at the Greek summit, but the gap was extended even further thanks to the misfortunes of Olympiacos’ [...]

October 17th, 2008

And we’re back…

By: Peter Katsiris | Comments 3 Comments

After a somewhat disappointing week of international football at the Georgios Karaiskakis, Olympiacos returns to the limelight; the Piraeus club begins a tough streak of matches, which could ultimately shape the remainder of ‘O Thrylos’ season. All players have returned to the Olympiacos training grounds from their respective national teams; but if they can [...]

October 15th, 2008

Transfer talk heats up in Piraeus

By: Peter Katsiris | Comments No Comments

The transfer window is still a few months away, but when it comes to Greek clubs the transfer talk starts months ahead of the actually transfer period — especially for the likes of Olympiacos and its rivals. This year is no different as Greek media — along with help from foreign press — is right [...]






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