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Gersbach and Giannou miss out on World Cup squad
Spare a thought for Cypriot based Greek-Australian striker Apostolos Giannou. Sometime tomorrow, less than 200 miles across the blue waters of the southern Mediterranean sea, north east from where he …
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James Troisi: Nobody knows I’m Greek
“I don’t think a lot of people know that I am Greek,” says 37-capped Socceroo James Troisi. After almost a decade of playing football in Europe and Australia, Troisi’s Greek …
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Aspropotamitis becomes a Mariner
Young A-League central defender Jonathan Aspropotamitis must feel like he’s flying the coop having played all his club football in Sydney. The 21 year old is leaving his home town …
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Kingston, Port, Northcote, and Greens reach Cup quarterfinals
Kingston City, Northcote City, and Port Melbourne Sharks are each within one win of qualifying for the national round of 32 of the FFA Cup for the first time, following …
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How Greece can still be represented at the 2018 World Cup
While James Troisi, Alex Gersbach, Apostolos Giannou, and Dimi Petratos will be excited that Van Marwijk chose them in his preliminary squad, they face an anxious wait to see if …
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NPL Clubs’ peak body calls for review of NPL system
Five years ago the NPL system was introduced following the National Competitions Review (in 2012). Five years after its birth there are calls for another review of the NPL system …
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Attica captain returns ‘home’ to play in historic Balkan Super League game
When Attica Rhinos rugby league team captain Johny Nake entered the field against RC Tirana in Albania last weekend he could have been excused for having mixed emotions. As the …
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Valkanis resumes coaching career in Holland
Having finally returned to Melbourne in 2016 after an absence of 20 years, former Melbourne City coach Michael Valkanis will once again leave the city of his birth in pursuit …
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Ouzounidis leaving management of Panathinaikos – or is he?
Panathinaikos did not just lose the game this week, when Xanthi beat the Athens team 2-1 at home; it also lost its manager. Marinos Ouzounidis gave his resignation on Monday, …
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All of Greece is AEK now
As a lifelong supporter of AEK Athens, this last weekend was without a doubt the most amazing of my life. Champions of Greece in football on Saturday, then Champions of …