Apostolos Nikolaidis

Apostolos Nikolaidis started working in construction at the age of 13, singing as he climbed the scaffolding. "Give us another song," the other workmen would shout when he stopped. As a teenager in Thessaloniki, he sang along to the bouzouki played by other boys in the neighborhood, before sneaking off to Athens with dreams of becoming a professional singer.

A group of unidentified attackers targeted a cafe in the central Ampelokipoi neighborhood on Thursday, in an incident that seems to be connected to the violent clashes that took place outside AEK Athens' home stadium in the western suburb of Nea Filadelfia on Monday, leading to the death of a 29-year-old supporter.

Panathinaikos and AEK will face off this Sunday in what looks like a league final, albeit with another three games left to play, following their easy victories in the sixth round of the Super League playoffs on Wednesday.

Nikolaidis was the press secretary for SYRIZA

Panathinaikos ended on Sunday Olympiakos' unbeaten record in domestic competitions this year with a well crafted 2-1 win in the Derby of Eternal Rivals, though this has had little effect on the position of the Reds at the top of the table, with Aris also dropping points.

Panathinaikos lost manager Marinos Ouzounidis as well as its last game of the season on Monday, although the Greek coach made sure he asterisked his resignation announcement.

Lamia got the biggest scalp of its history in the Greek Cup, eliminating Panathinaikos on Wednesday after successfully defending its lead from the first leg at the second game in Athens. All other favorites advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Panathinaikos ground out a 1-0 win over Olympiakos in the Derby of Eternal Rivals on Saturday, but it is Atromitos that continues to lead the table after a precious 2-0 win at Xanthi.

Panathinaikos showed much more passion than the Greek champion in a rather uneventful match played in unusually peaceful circumstances at the filled-to-capacity Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium in Athens.

Six minutes were enough for Athletic Bilbao to overturn Panathinaikos's two-goal lead and establish themselves as favorites for the Europa League group stage following Thursday's qualifying play-off first leg clash at Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium in Athens.

Panathinaikos and PAOK secured positive results in their first-leg games for the third qualifying round of the Europe League on Thursday, while Panionios suffered a reverse it can overcome in the return game.