Greece manager looks ahead to grasp World Cup qualification after 3-1 win over Romania
16 Nov » GuardianGreece took a big step toward qualifying for Brazil as Kostas Mitroglou scored twice in a 3-1 play-off first-leg win over Romania, a game that saw three goals scored in six first-half minutes. Dimitris Salpingidis picked out Mitroglou, who leapt to get his left foot to the ball in the 14th minute.…
15 Nov » GuardianWatch live coverage of the World Cup play-off first leg in Athens on an embedded YouTube video channel Greece go into the first leg at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens full of confidence, having won their last six games without conceding a goal. Romania haven't appeared at a World Cup finals…
15 Nov » GuardianThe latest news ahead of the first legs of Europe's World Cup qualification playoffs.
15 Nov » Telegraph• Captain injured in Spurs' defeat by Newcastle • Costel Pantilimon left out for ties against Greece The Tottenham centre-half Vlad Chiriches will miss Romania's World Cup play-offs against Greece with a fractured nose. The 23-year-old Romania captain suffered the injury during his…
11 Nov » GuardianJames Richardson returns with another weekly digest of European football headlines after a week of Champions League action James Richardson Matt Hall Richard Sprenger Andy Gallagher
08 Nov » GuardianA first-half header from Kostas Manolas and an inspired performance by goalkeeper Roberto lifted Olympiakos to a 1-0 win over Benfica in a tight Champions League Group C match. The Greek champions rode their luck against their Portuguese opponents after taking a 13th-minute lead, but despite…
05 Nov » GuardianFulham boss Martin Jol has decided against offering new terms to Mahamadou Diarra . read more
05 Nov » tribalfootball.comDefender took a circuitous route to Bundesliga and now wants to help establish Dortmund among Europe's uber elite Neven Subotic's journey from Bosnia war refugee and struggling teen wannabe in the United States to Borussia Dortmund and the Champions League appears to blur the lines of reality. The…
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