Making Kyrgiakos captain was not enough to limit the damage when playing the red team away, so now we've slipped to sixth.  We'll have to wait another week to move back up though, since World Cup 2010 qualifiers return this weekend. Speaking of which, former AEK star Lyberopoulos is trying to rally the fans behind the [. Click to continue reading...

One of Greece's most talked about prospects secured an extension with Panathinaikos, as Sotiris Ninis signed a two-year extension to extend his contract through 2012. With two years still remaining on his contract, the Athenian club locked up the 18-year-old for a further two years. Having made his breakthrough with Panathinaikos Click to continue reading...

Those of you who read my game review from last weekend's derby know I think quite a lot of Pliatsikas. Apparently, so does King Otto. Pliatsikas's first call-up, combined with Rehhagel's call-up of Ninis and exclusion of Giannakopoulos may mean that King Otto is finally about the business of revamping the National Team. Click to continue reading...

Goal.com coverage here. AEK's Pavlis scored in the 23rd minute off an assist from Ninis. Also a FIFA.com has a good summary of the tournament and the key player's from each team (including AEK's Papastathopoulos) here. Click to continue reading...

Greece, missing many regular first team players, fielded a handful of youth players to defeat friendly rivals Cyprus 2-0 yesterday.  From AEK, Papastathopoulos featured at Center Back making his third appearance for the senior Greek national team.  The biggest news of the day, however, centered on Panathinaikos's 18 year-old midfielder Sotiris Ninis, who netted a [. Click to continue reading...