Thousands of viewers watched basketball show presenter Tas Melas singing the Greek National Anthem on TV show The Starters of NBA.com. Greek-American journalist Tas Melas sang live on the occasion of the upcoming basketball match between Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies, a match that would bring three Greeks on the …
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Greek Olympic Games winners to lose jobs at public sector
You had won an Olympic medal? You had honored your country with exceptional athletic performance and your country had honored you with a job in the public sector? these times are gone. No, you are no different and no better than the other civil servants. In the country of loan …
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UPDs:AEK soccer player Katidis in Nazi salute inside football stadium
Player of AEK Football Club Giorgos Katidis raised his hand in Nazi salute inside the football stadium after scoring a goal. The moment he raised his hand in a very obvious Nazi salute, members of AEK technical team fell over him, most probably to hide the insident. Video: Ο χαιρετισμός …
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Patras: Soccer hooligans stab one policeman on the back and beat another one
Hooligans stabbed on the back the head of the police force as riot police and Olympiacos fans clashed outside Ayias football stadium in Patras. The clashes started when some 100 Olympiacos fans attempted to enter the stadium without tickets. Riot police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. During the clashes …
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Greek Brothel Owner Sponsors Soccer Club and Makes it to New York Times
“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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Greece Unlocks Subsidy for Formula One Track in Patras
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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Trikala: Funeral Service Sponsors Local Football Club
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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Greek Olympic Committee Wants €150 Back from Athletes Leaving London Earlier than Scheduled
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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Animated Video About the History of the Olympic Games
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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IOC President Rogge Angers Greeks, Calling London “Home of the Olympics”
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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Papachristou: Greek Athlete Expelled From London Olympics 2012 Due to Racist Comment
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 vs Greece 4-2 EURO 2012
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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Amsterdam: Dutch Fan Hangs Greek Flag Off Balcony -EURO 2012
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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German FinMin’ EURO2012 Bet: “Germany- Greece 3:1” HA!
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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Monty Python’s Prophecy: “Greece vs Germany” – Video from 1972
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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Greece vs Germany: The Mother of All EURO-Battles?
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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EURO 2012: Greek Lovers Are Not in Crisis!
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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Greek Olympic Games Team Suffers Austerity Cuts
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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Hooligansism Prevails Over Greek Soccer (Videos)
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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Amazing! Greek Rhythmic Gymnastics Athlete!
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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