EURO 2004 champions Greece qualified for EURO 2012 by winning its qualification group in October 2011. The appearance is Greece's third consecutive in the European championships after failing to qualify...

EURO 2004 champions Greece qualified for EURO 2012 by winning its qualification group in October 2011. The appearance is Greece's third consecutive in the European championships after failing to qualify...

Rocking Dolce & Gabbana, Leo is looking anything but "Messi" in this month's Esquire Greece.

Yep, it's Friday alright.

74 killed and over hundreds were injured when politics mixed with football in violent fashion last night in Port Said... I'm not quite sure what to say about this as it's one of the most insane things I've ever seen, so below is what the Daily Mail wrote about the incident. After Al-Masry beat Al-Ahly, [.

Greek king-pins Olympiakos have signed former calamity Manchester United keeper Roy Carroll (34).

Carroll became famous after his in-famous over the line drag back following a handling error v Tottenham in 2005 after a speculative Pedro Mendes shot from near the half-way line(see below) told Olympiakos's official website:

"I am very happy to come to such a club, it is a great honour for me to play for best team in Greece.

There is a very interesting Arsenal transfer rumour in today's Mail saying that Arsene Wenger has got his scouts monitoring the very young Panathiniakos keeper Stefanos Kapino, who made made history in November by setting a record for the youngest ever player to represent Greece at senior level in a friendly match (against Romania).

There is a very interesting Arsenal transfer rumour in today's Mail saying that Arsene Wenger has got his scouts monitoring the very young Panathiniakos keeper Stefanos Kapino, who made made history in November by setting a record for the youngest ever player to represent Greece at senior level in a friendly match (against Romania).

As kids, we were promised a fruitful future in which robots would create a world of magnificent splendor...before rising up and killing us all. Turns out we're still getting there.

This is a tiny little robot which can multitask. The contribution to society we find on YouTube is "humming" the Olympiakos theme song while drawing the Olympiakos logo.

What can we expect in 2012 in terms of the business side of football? It's an almost unanswerable question because no one knows for sure what is going to happen to the world's main football economies, those of Europe. Asian countries are, of course, big and growing customers for televised games and the prospects there look reasonably good.

You may not be able to pronounce Kyriakos Papadopoulos' name, but the Greek defender from Schalke probably has the best Blue Christmas Football Ensemble we've seen so far! Got anything for us, Chelsea? / via Reuters

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This is the new 58,145-capacity National Stadium on the banks of the Vistula that meanders through Warsaw, and it's where the opening game of Euro 2012 between Poland and Greece will be played. It's also incredibly beautiful by night, as seen here...

Such a handsome brute.

After a rather disappointing trip to Greece, Arsenal play host to Everton in the Barclays Premier League. A win will see the Gunners back in the top four and with Chelsea up against Man City on Monday, they are most likely to stay there. Arsenal are truly in a red-hot run of form at the [...]

The Philadelphia Union will return to Florida to play the Orlando City Lions in a friendly on February 18 at 7:30, according to the Lions' team website. The announcement comes within a day of a Costa Rican news outlet reporting a friendly between the Union and Deportivo Saprissa next summer.

Per the Orlando website:

This year marks year two of a four-year agreement between Orlando City and the Philadelphia Union.

By 1970's Gooner I must say that I raised more than one eyebrow when the team sheet was announced in Athens last Tuesday. What on earth did possess Wenger to name Vermaelen AND Santos in the starting eleven when the game was absolutely irrelevant to where Arsenal would finish in the group?. Santos was the only available left back we had at the club!

The 3-1 humbling to Olympiakos is Greece in the last group match of the Champions League was a match full of frustration for some Arsenal players. It shows that they may have to leave during the January winter transfer window in 2012 as they just don't look like they are interested in playing well for [.

Just Another Reason To Think Michael Gspurning Is On His Way

At this point, there's really no reasonable doubt that Michael Gspurning is going to be joining the Seattle Sounders. The 30-year-old former Austrian international could be unveiled any day now. The latest reason to believe so is this article in Greece, which according to Google Translate says he is bound for the United States.

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Arsenal (or 'Arsenal B' to completely truthful) ended their Champions League group stage campaign with a bit of a whimper, going down 3-1 to Olympiakos in Greece. Rafik Djebbour, David Fuster and Francois Modesto all did the business for Olympiakos while Yossi Benayoun scored Arsenal's consolation on a night which was perfectly encapsulated by Vito Mannone's bollock-drop par excellence.

I was waiting for the Euro draw like a kid waiting for a Christmas present, finally the day came and I was waiting with bated breath to see what it was going to look like. So once the groups were in place the engineer in me wanted to break it down and analyse it. Surely, deep inside I knew I could beat a Shebby Singh or a Carlton Palmer hands down with my analytical skills.

Euro 2012 Gear - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The 14th European Championship for teams sanctioned by the UEFA is scheduled to be played between 8th June and 1st July 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.

Spain are the current holders of the cup they defeated Germany in the final in Austria / Switzerland version of the tournament in 2008.

Euro 2012 Gear - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The 14th European Championship for teams sanctioned by the UEFA is scheduled to be played between 8th June and 1st July 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.

Spain are the current holders of the cup they defeated Germany in the final in Austria / Switzerland version of the tournament in 2008.

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Chelsea banished the Blues to beat Valencia 3-0 and qualify for the Champions League last 16 while Arsenal made a complete mess of their dead rubber in Greece, Here's how it unfolded on our @MirrorFootball feed :

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Vito Mannone who replaced Fabianski in the Aresenal goal after 25 minutes probably wishes he was still on the bench after he tried to clear a David Fuster shot with his foot instead of just catching it, a mistake which gives Olympiakos a 2-0 half-time lead in Greece.

Make some tea or crack a can of lager, and read the preview.

Our kids and fringe players (and Vermaelen and Santos) are in Greece, looking to get some experience against a good side that needs to win to ensure they get anything out of the group stage.

I'm really looking forward to seeing more of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (not to be mistaken for Coquelin), Frimpong and Coquelin, as well as Yennaris and Miquel, who I thought played fairly well out-of-position against a strong City side in the Carling Cup.

The Game Arsenal tomorrow face Olympiacos in Greece knowing that their place in the next round of the Champions League is already secure. Rotation will of course be adopted by our manager as we expect the likes ...

Other than the games played in preseason, this certainly shapes up to be the least important outing of the season. We're heading to Greece to take on Olympiakos in the final match of the group stages of the Champions League. But fortunately for us, we already have first place wrapped up, so there's no need to wear out our main players in this one.

Morning all,

the Wigan win and performance at the weekend was just the tonic after a week in which we'd stumbled a little bit, and confidence will be high as we prepare for a trip to Greece to face Olympiacos. Not all the players who played on Saturday will be making the trip, obviously, as the manager has a chance to rest some legs and keep players fresh for the Premier League.

The draw has been set for next summer's UEFA Euro 2012 and Greece are in Group A with Russia, Poland, and the Czech Republic. At first glance, it is a blessing that Greece avoided Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands but a twist of fate can happen anywhere, anytime, and to [read more]

The 2012 EURO's are slowly approaching, and just yesterday the groups for the initial stages of the tournament were drawn. Below are the resulting groups of the draw:


Group A
Poland, Greece, Russia, Czech Republic
Group B
Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Portugal


Group C
Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Croatia


Group D
Ukraine, Sweden, France, England
As for just about every international tournament, a group of death naturally formed.

Tabela
Grupo A
8 June 2012
18:00 UTC+2 Poland Match 1 Greece National Stadium, Warsaw
8 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2 Russia Match 2 Czech Republic Municipal Stadium, Wrocław
12 June 2012
18:00 UTC+2 Greece Match 9 Czech Republic Municipal Stadium, Wrocław
12 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2 Poland Match 10 Russia National Stadium, Warsaw
16 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2 Czech Republic Match 17 Poland Municipal Stadium, Wrocław
16 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2 Greece Match 18 Russia National Stadium, Warsaw
Grupo B
9 June 2012
19:00 UTC+3 Netherlands Match 3 Denmark Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
9 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3 Germany Match 4 Portugal Arena Lviv, Lviv
13 June 2012
19:00 UTC+3 Denmark Match 11 Portugal Arena Lviv, Lviv
13 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3 Netherlands Match 12 Germany Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
17 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3 Portugal Match 19 Netherlands Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
17 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3 Denmark Match 20 Germany Arena Lviv, Lviv
Grupo C
10 June 2012
18:00 UTC+2 Spain Match 5 Italy PGE Arena, Gdańsk
10 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2 Republic of Ireland Match 6 Croatia Municipal Stadium, Poznań
14 June 2012
18:00 UTC+2 Italy Match 13 Croatia Municipal Stadium, Poznań
14 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2 Spain Match 14 Republic of Ireland PGE Arena, Gdańsk
18 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2 Croatia Match 21 Spain PGE Arena, Gdańsk
18 June 2012
20:45 UTC+2 Italy Match 22 Republic of Ireland Municipal Stadium, P

Grupo D
11 June 2012
19:00 UTC+3 France Match 7 England Donbass Arena, Donetsk
11 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3 Ukraine Match 8 Sweden Olympic Stadium, Kiev
15 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3 Sweden Match 15 England Olympic Stadium, Kiev
15 June 2012
19:00 UTC+3 Ukraine Match 16 France Donbass Arena, Donetsk
19 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3 England Match 23 Ukraine Donbass Arena, Donetsk
19 June 2012
21:45 UTC+3 Sweden Match 24 France Olympic Stadium, Kiev

The draw for the 2012 European Championships were drawn today in Kiev in what was the most boring and complicated draw I ever saw. Group D is definitely the Group of Death, with Germany,Holland,Denmark and Portugal to fight it out for supremacy, While England's Group looks easier than usual with Ukraine, Sweden and France in Group D, the Rep.

Good draw for England in the Euro 2012 as they have been drawn against Ukraine, France and Sweden. It is by now way an easy group for England, but considering who England could have been drawn against, Fabio Capello cannot be too upset.

In every tournament there is a proverbial "Group of Death" and Euro 2012 is no exception.

The draw for the 2012 UEFA European Championship, to be held in Poland and Ukraine from 8th June – 1st July next year, has been made in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv this evening. Sixteen nations will contest this competition for the last time before the next tournament, to be held in France in 2016, will see an increase in the number of finals entrants to 24.

Here it is folks:Group A:A1 PolandA2 GreeceA3 RussiaA4 Czech Rep.Group B:B1 NetherlandsB2 DenmarkB3 GermanyB4 PortugalGroup C:C1 SpainC2 ItalyC3 Republic of IrelandC4 CroatiaGroup D:D1 UkraineD2 SwedenD3 FranceD4 EnglandPoland leads off the competition with a Group A match v. Greece on June 8th.By the way, they drag out this draw as long as they can to hear themselves talk.

The draw for this upcoming summer's Euro 2012 tournament is set to go in Kiev, Ukraine, with 16 teams eager to find out who they'll be competing against for the continent's championship. With co-hosts Poland and Ukraine placed in the first pot, there's bound to be some treacherous group pairings for some of the world's top teams.

Since my last post, Greece played two friendly matches in November against Russia and Romania. These were two games that Fernando Santos used to wrap up the season and check out potential improvements ahead of next years big tournament. Also, this Friday the draw for the final tournament will take [read more]

Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta believes the Gunners desperately needed to win last Tuesday so as to avoid the pressure of a tough away fixture, in Greece. Speaking to Arsenal Player, the Spaniard was of course delighted ...

A win for all three points, a win to qualify for the next stage of Europe's most prestigious competition and end the group stage in Greece with no additional pressure. As always, please find below links ...

Euro 2012 Nations A team by team preview - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Update: Groups Draw details and the official match ball of Euro 2012 added. Scroll down to view.

With the 16 teams competing in Euro 2012 now selected and the qualifying process complete, all eyes look to Poland and Ukraine as time ticks down.

UEFA confirmed the seedings for the Euro 2012 Finals, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine today and are as follows:

Pot 1: Poland, Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands

Pot 2: Germany, Italy, England, Russia

Pot 3: Croatia, Greece, Portugal, Sweden

Pot 4: Denmark, France, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland

The draw will take place in Kiev on Friday December 2.