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“Madam Soula”, Soula Alevridou from Larissa made it to New York Times. For a not so simple reason: the former prostitute and owner of two luxury brothels in Central Greece sponsored a local soccer team to help it cope with the economic crisis.   With a donation of 1,200 euro, …

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Greek Ministry of Development unlocked a subsidy of 28.9 million euro for the contruction of a Formula One car racing track in Chalandritsa area of Patras in Western Greece. Total cost of the project is 94.6 million euro and is expected to create more than 500 jobs in a country …

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Football players of Paliopyrgos have a new look: black shorts and t-shirts decorated with a big cross in purple. Purple are also the letters with the name and the address of the new sponsor of Paliopyrgos FC:  Christos Panagiotou, owner of a business offering funeral services. In Greece of economic crisis …

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Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) wants money back from athletes leaving the Olympic Village earlier than scheduled, that is if they failed to qualify in the sports they’re competing. Athletes will have to pay back €150 out of €300 – flat rate “pocket money’ -the Committee had handed out in advance depending on the days …

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British The Guardian published an animated video about the History of the Olympic Games: from spartan Ancient Greece Olympics to lavish London’s extravaganza. For some unexplained reason, I am not sure whether I like the video concept. Maybe because the noise I get is not of very quality. But the …

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 Greeks are angry at International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge. During the Olympic Games 2012 opening ceremony Rogge called hosting city London “Home of the Olympics.”  And not only that. Jacques Rogge did not mentioned Greece at all, the country that created the Olympic Games more than 2,500 years ago.  Rogge described …

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A  racist comment was posted by Greek Triple Jump Champion Voula Papachristou in her Twitter account. A storm of angry reactions broke within minutes in the Greek social media with many internet users calling her a “Nazi” and “Chrysi Avgi supporter” and asking the Greek Olympic Committee to expel her. The outcry was …

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Germany – Greece 4-1  in Arena Gdank, Poland.   1:0 Philipp Lahm (39.minl) 1:1 Georgios Samaras (55 min) 2:1 Sami Khedira (61. min)   three – one? three -one? three – one? 3:1 Miroslav Klose (68.)   four-one? four-one? four-one? 4:1 Marco Reus (74.)   I hope , not all …

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A lonely Greek flag is waving in a busy street of Amsterdam – since a couple of days. Anton is a fan of Greece. He spent six years living and working as photographer in Greece but recently returned to The Netherlands. Anton hoisted the Greek Flag on his balcony to hail and support …

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 It looks as if Germany is formally trembling ahead the meeting on Friday, where the blue-white hurricane  will sweep the black-red-gold team far away from Arena Gdansk. Greece’ National Dream Team after beating Russia EURO 2012 To boost the defeat German spirit, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble resorted to the old-known tricks of threat and blackmail, …

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 EURO2012 Greece vs Germany? Ha! Here is the prophecy by the Monty Python group in 1972. A sketch showing famous Greek Philosophers Team against German Philosophers Squad. Watch Socrates, Archimedes, Plato and the creme de la creme of Greece’s philosophers beating Nietzsche, Marx and Hegel and winning the Cup of International …

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Wild at heart. Anticipation is high among the Greeks – and the Germans, I would assume – for the soccer match upcoming Friday, June 22/2012 as the two teams will unfold their talents at Arena Gdansk in Poland for the EURO 2012 quarter-finals. The match is to start at 09:45 pm (Greek …

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A message full of hope that the economic crisis cannot bring down the Greek libido and the spirit! The massage was transmitted on Tuesday by a fan of the Greek National Football Team, while the Greeks were playing against Czechia. The man has written the massage of naked skin… So …

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The Greek Athletics Federation (SEGAS) has been forced to indefinitely suspend all domestic competitions because severe funding cuts have made life impossible for athletes, coaches and support staff. In just over a month’s time Greece will host the Olympic flame lighting ceremony ahead of London 2012 but, as the suspension …

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Hooliganism prevailed over soccer, and the so-called Derby between the “Eternal Enemies” Panathinaikos and Olympiakos was abandoned after fans set stadium seats on fire and hurled petrol bombs, plastic chairs and fire extinguishers at the pitch. The riot police fired tear gas as young fans without tickets tried to storm the OAKA …

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 A sunshine in the financial fog. Greek athlete Varvara Filiou. Rhythmic Gymnastics. And a snap shot of her stunning abilities on the website of UK-based Telegraph. Something to be proud of, amid the storm of negative publications about Greece and Greeks. Greece’s Varvara Filiou competes with the hoop during the Visa …

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Greeks are in deep depression. Economically. Psychologically. Greeks are saddened with what is happening with their country. Whether EU leaders will take haircut or bankruptcy decision today, on Sunday, next month, next year, next decade… And yet. There are still winners among us. Winners of life. People winning personal races with …

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A legal file with 93,000 pages, powerful names of local soccer officials,  at least 90 suspects and 41 fixed matches are reportedly involved the big scale scandal that sweeps through the Greek soccer and shakes the county. Presidents of Football Clubs, referees, soccer players and bookmakers they give the jack of the porsecutors’ door in …

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After an appearance with a schick black long skirt, Djibril Cisse makes another gesture that for sure will positively surprise his fans in Greece and around the world. The handsome and WOW-built Panathinaikos soccer player became the new campaign  face of Jewlry and Accessories company “SoulFetish”.  For the purpose of …

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