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20-Year-Old Greek-Australian, Theo Markelis, Signs with Melbourne Victory

20-year-old Theo Markelis a gifted Greek-Australian player has been signed this week by Melbourne Victory to a two-year deal. The young man was among the team’s latest signings, and we’re sure he’ll prove an excellent choice. Having moved to Spain at the age of just 15 to join La Liga giants Valencia, the now 20 [...]

Olympiakos Beats Melbourne Victory 4-1

Greek champion team Olympiakos scored three goals in the first 25 minutes to beat Melbourne Victory 4-1 in a friendly match on Saturday. It was the first match for Victory’s new coach Ange Postecoglou, who signed a three-year deal with the Melbourne club in April, just days after guiding Brisbane Roar to Australia’s A-League title. [...]

Melbourne Turns ‘Red’ As Olympiacos Fans Celebrate Victory

On Friday, May 18, Olympiacos team members were received as gods in Melbourne and their loyal fans followed them in every public appearance they made showing their love and admiration. Even miles away from Piraeus, the Greek team felt like home in the big Australian city where it traveled a few days ago. Olympiacos activities [...]

Olympiacos-Melbourne Match: Ticket Selling Frenzy

Olympiacos F.C. plays against the Australian Melbourne Victory on May 19. The friendly game is going to be the second after almost 35 years. This may have been one of the reasons why the Greek Diaspora struggle to find a single ticket for the match. President of the Greek football club, Vaggelis Marinakis, stated that [...]