Dimitris Melissanidis

“I am Panagiotis Giannakis, as many times as I fell, as many times as I got up. I am an athlete, coach, father, grandfather, husband, son.

His garage is adorned with new models like the Ferrari SF90, Rolls Royce Cullinan, and others, as well as vintage collectible vehicles, such as a car once owned by Al Capone and a Mercedes gifted by Aristotle Onassis to Maria Callas.

In total, the president of the yellow-black football club has a collection of more than 50 cars, most of which are highly valuable and rare.

Marios Iliopoulos, the new owner of AEK, shares his plans and thoughts on the "Two-Headed Eagle" following his agreement with Dimitris Melissanidis

Owner of Greek soccer powerhouse AEK, Dimitris Melissanidis, announced in a written statement on Monday the sale of the club to shipowner Marios Iliopoulos.

After thanking AEK fans for their support Mellisannidis announced he is leaving the club. "Forgive me, but my journey has reached its final destination. I hand over the reins to shipowner Marios Iliopoulos," he stated.

Mark Clattenburg, the head of officiating for Hellenic Football Federation (EPO), the governing body of football in Greece, merely confirmed the very obvious after the eighth week of play in Greece's Super League.

FC Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis has made bombshell charges against Petros and Sokratis Kokkalis [the business tycoon who previously owned Olympiacos], as well as against businessman and AEK FC owner Dimitris Melissanidis and PAOK FC owner Ivan Savvidis.

The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved Aegean Marine Petroleum's reorganisation plan following the company's filing for Chapter 11 protection under US bankruptcy law.

The plan is the product of extensive negotiations between Aegean Marine Petroleum and a large number of its creditors.

Manolo Jimenez, the Spanish coach who led AEK to its first league title in 24 years last summer, is back at the helm of the Athens club for a third time.

Energy trader Mercuria Group has agreed to provide a $1 billion trade finance facility to Greece's Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, the marine fuel logistics and supplies company said on Thursday, sending Aegean's stock up more than 150 percent.

Within a few hours on Friday Manolo Jimenez, who led AEK to the league title this season, left the Yellows of Athens, and was replaced by former Panathinaikos manager Marinos Ouzounidis.