http://olympiacos.theoffside.com News from Olympiacos Greek football team Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:45:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the 2008/2009 home kit reveal just days away; Olympiacos gave its fans a sneak peek earlier this week, at the kits the players will be wearing this year when they released the away and third kit for purchase. There was much speculation that the kits were going to resemble ... http://olympiacos.theoffside.com/team-news/olympiacos-gives-a-sneak-peek-to-new-kits.html Olympiacos kicked off the second stage of its training session in Netherlands earlier this week but their first test came today in Eerste Divisie club, FC Emmen. Olympiacos was held off the scoreboard once again, as the Greek Champions drew 0-0 with the Dutch club. Last year's blockbuster signing, Fernando ... http://olympiacos.theoffside.com/team-news/olympiacos-held-up-in-holland.html The player who was well known for his acrobatics and dynamic footwork, is leaving Piraeus after just one season. Lomana Lua Lua joined Olympiacos from Premier League club, Portsmouth; but after just one season the Congolese striker is heading for the Piraeus exit. This may come as a surprise for ... http://olympiacos.theoffside.com/transfers/lua-lua-set-for-qatar-move.html The Super League season is one step closer to kickoff after the Hellenic Football Federation conducted the draw for the 2008/2009 Super League season. The draw which produced a Panathinaikos vs. Olympiacos derby in two of the last three years, created another opening day derby this year -- instead of ... http://olympiacos.theoffside.com/team-news/countdown-begins-super-league-fixtures-released.html The kits which will be worn by Olympiacos players throughout the 2008/2009 season will be unveiled by club officials and several players this Sunday, July 20th. As usual great speculation as to what the kits will look like has circulated among Olympiacos fans alike. Photo-shopped kits have been the main ... http://olympiacos.theoffside.com/team-news/new-kits-to-be-unveiled-on-sunday.html After a meeting between head Olympiacos offcials and representatives of Argentinean club Independiente, Olympiacos has announced that Leonel Núñez has played his last match in Piraeus. With an offer of approximately 2.5 million €, Independiente have bought the 23-year old from the Greek Champions. Núñez embraced the prospect of a move ... http://olympiacos.theoffside.com/team-news/nunez-returns-to-argentina-with-independiente.html Olympiacos has been busy as usual in the transfer market. Below is a detailed look at the imports and exports completed by the club in preparation for the 2008/2009 season. With the transfer window still open, and the realization that many deals happen late in the summer, this transfer table ... http://olympiacos.theoffside.com/team-news/transfer-tracker.html The Greek Super League schedule will come into focus on July 15th when the draw for the 2008/2009 fixtures list takes place at the Hyatt Hotel in Thessaloniki. Previous draws have paired up many interesting fixtures for the first weekend. Two of the last three years have seen the ... http://olympiacos.theoffside.com/team-news/super-league-draw-set-for-july-15th.html A sloppy display and stiffer competition saw an experimental Olympiacos side fall 2-0 to Polish club Groclin Dyskobolia in Jenbach. Fresh off their 6-0 victory against Austrian 3rd division club SV Hall, Olympiacos looked sloppy in this match. New recruits Oscar Gonzalez and Avraam Papadopoulos made their pre-season debuts with ... http://olympiacos.theoffside.com/team-news/olympiacos-fall-to-groclin-in-austria.html With the 2008-2009 European season already started thanks to the launch of the UEFA Intertoto Cup this past weekend. With that being said, the lack of Greek League coverage is getting to me. Sure I am here to report to all of you the daily activities and news headlines of ... http://olympiacos.theoffside.com/greek-super-league/its-getting-lonely-here.html