Olympiacos Volou 1937 F.C.

Yaya Toure is back with Olympiakos after a 12-year absence.

The 35-year-old midfielder received a warm reception from Olympiakos fans at their Karaskaikis Stadium on Sunday. Perhaps inspired by Toure's presence, Olympiakos thrashed Giannena 5-0 in the Greek league.

Olympiakos has won the Greek men's league unbeaten, placing volleyball next to water polo as the Piraeus club's most successful divisions for the season. The Reds swept PAOK in the play-off finals with three wins in as many games, after their 3-0 set victory at home on Wednesday.

Greek champions Olympiakos have returned to the biggest football competition in the world, the UEFA Champions League and are waiting to find out their opponents in the group stages. The draw is underway. Watch live.

Rijeka will be the opponent of Olympiacos in the Champions League play-offs.

This particular team won the first championship in its history and its fourth Cup last season.

It was founded in 1946, its colors are white and blue.

The are within the capabilities of Olympiakos, but they can still inflict some serious damage if the Greek team is not careful.

A total of 84 people sat in the dock on Monday for a criminal trial relating to soccer match-fixing between 2009 and 2011.

Those facing trial include soccer club officials, players and referees.

By George Georgakopoulos

The Super League will suffer another round of games without fans at the stands as Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis announced late on Wednesday the extension of the fan ban for all teams in the top flight to this weekend, in the wake of the pitch invasion at the AEK vs Olympiakos Cup game a few hours earlier.