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Greek-Kiwi Footballer’s Poignant Tribute to Christchurch Terror Victims (video)

Footballer Kosta Babarouses - a 28-year-old born in Wellington of Greek heritage - has been praised for a classy tribute to the Christchurch shootings victims after scoring an A-League goal. The Melbourne Victory forward sank to his knees in a...

Greek Football Star Kone Signed by Western Melbourne

Greek footballer Panagiotis Kone, who has played extensively on the international scene, has signed a new contract with the Western Melbourne Group. Kone, 31, is a former Bologna club captain and Serie A veteran of 160 matches who starred for...

Greece Football Fans Set Off Flares at Australia Friendly with Greece, FFA Promises Bans [video]

Greece's football fans love setting off their flares at games all over the world. During the international friendly between Australia and Greece at Eithad Stadium flares were set off in spite of warnings from the Football Federation Australia (FFA) preceding...

Greek National Football Team Honored in Event

While in Australia for the two friendly matches against Australian team Socceroos, the Greek National Football team attended an honorary ceremony at the Greek Community Center, organized by the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria. The football players and...

Greek National Football Team Warmly Welcomed in Australia [video]

The Greek National Football team was welcomed warmly by the Greek expatriates of Australia, at the Sydney airport. The team will be in Australia to face the Australian team in two friendly matches in Sydney on June 4 and...

Greek National Football Team Announces Extended Squad for Friendly Games With Socceroos

The Greek National Team has announced its extended squad to face the Socceroos in the two international friendly matches in June 4 and June 7 in Australia. Head coach Michael Skibbe will be bringing a 31-man squad, including some of...

Friendly Football Match Between Australia and Greece in June

The National Greek football team will face the Australian team in two friendly matches on June 2016 in Sidney. Both matches will take place at the ANZ Stadium, one on June 4 and the other on June 7. The last...

Greek Footballer Kostas Katsouranis Visits the Greek Community of Melbourne

Greek football player Kostas Katsouranis visited the Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture in Melbourne on Saturday, September 26, where he announced the creation of a large football camp for children. He also expressed his appreciation for the hospitality that...

The Greeks and Australian Football

With a stunning performance, Hawthorn ("Hawks") beat Sydney ("Swans") by an impressive 137-74 on Saturday, snatching the twelfth title in the club's history. While the Australian Football League (AFL) is worshipped all throughout Australia, it has a particularly strong following...

Greek to Become First Female Football Referee

Greek-Australian Helen Glouftsi makes history as it is almost certain that she will become the first female referee in Australian football, a sport that is worshiped as a religion and played mainly by men. Saturday was the championship final in...

Greek Football Player Donates Bone Marrow to Brother

Greek football player Vangelis Moras moved thousands of people in Greece and Australia when he decided to donate bone marrow to save his ill brother. Moras, a player for the Greek national team and Italian team Hellas Verona, will travel...

Greek Australian Footballer Dylan Tombides Dies Aged 20

Greek Australian who made his West Ham first-team debut in League Cup tie in September 2012 dies after fighting testicular cancer for three years. Tombides died on Friday morning, after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2011. Tombides played youth team...

Melbourne: Football Academy in Leading Greek College

The Greek football club Hellas Melbourne (South Melbourne FC) in collaboration with the daily college of  the Greek Community of Melbourne's Alphington Grammar school announced the establishment of a new football academy. Male and female students of the college, alongside their...

Australia: The First Female Football Umpire is Greek

A young Greek woman was declared one of the leading personalities of the state of South Australia. Eleni Glouftsis, 21-years-old, is the first woman umpiring a football game at state level. Her parents were both umpires and when Glouftsis was...

Football: Good Start for Angelos Postecoglou

Greek Australian Angelos Postecoglou, a former football player and currently the head coach of the Australian national association football team, has gotten off to a good start. In a friendly match, the Australian national football team, under his guidance, won...