Lazaros Christodoulopoulos

Pitch battles mar PAOK's Cup triumph

PAOK beat AEK 2-1 in the 75th Greek Cup Final on Saturday at the Panthessaliko Stadium of Volos, central Greece, on one of the most disgraceful soccer occasions in the Greek sporting history. The final was marred by extensive clashes between rival fans and separately with the police, leaving dozens of people injured, some of them with stab wounds.

Greece plays out another goalless draw, with Nigeria

Greece and Nigeria battled to a scoreless draw late on Tuesday at Philadelphia in the US, in an international friendly match that served as a World Cup warm-up for both teams.

Greece had its fair share of chances, but couldn't get past Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, who made a superb double save on Giorgos Samaras and Dimitris Salpingidis in the 8th minute.

Pages