# Hellas Football > Greek football: The gift that keeps on giving ## Posts - [AEK's lesson in finishing (and acting) from Rayo VARecano](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/aek-athens-rayo-vallecano-uefa-conference-league-first-leg/): AEK were second-best against Rayo Vallecano in their UEFA Conference League quarter-final first leg. Shoddy finishing and a highly contentious VAR call see Enosis head back to Athens 3-0 down and on the brink of elimination. - [Greece U19 Euro 2012 squad - where are they now?](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/greece-u19-euro-2012-tasos-bakasetas-dimitris-kourbelis-andreas-bouchalakis/): Greece have had golden generations in the past - just ask the U19 squad who reached the final of Euro 2012. But how have all the young starlets fared since graduating to senior football? - [Have Cyprus turned a corner under Akis Mantzios?](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/cyprus-national-team-akis-mantzios-international-friendly-moldova/): Cyprus have had plenty of false dawns in the past. But could Akis Mantzios finally be the man to take them to their first-ever major international tournament? - [Have Greek pitches beaten the elements?](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/stadiums-pitches-improved-rain-cancelled-waterlogged/): The rain used to spell havoc for Greek Super League matches, but have stadiums and pitches improved to beat the elements? - [Panathinaikos v Real Betis: Half-time but still a night to remember](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/panathinaikos-real-betis-europa-league-last-16-first-leg-athens-rafael-benitez/): Rafael Benitez and his Panathinaikos side are on the brink of history after defeating Real Betis 1-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League last 16 clash. Whatever happens in Seville, it was a night to remember at OAKA. - [What has changed at Panathinaikos?](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/panathinaikos-rafael-benitez-andreas-tetteh-europa-league/): It was only a few weeks ago that Panathinaikos, one of Greece’s biggest, most historic and most popular clubs, were staring down the barrel of suffering its most humiliating season in its decorated history. - [Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Olympiacos: Player ratings](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/bayer-leverkusen-v-olympiacos-player-ratings-champions-league-play-off-second-leg/): Olympiacos bowed out of the UEFA Champions League after a 0-0 draw away at Bayer Leverkusen. But how did Jose Luis Mendilibar's men fare at the BayArena? - [AEL: Keep the faith](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/ael-larissa-fc-paok-greek-super-league-survival-relegation/): In AEL's bid for Greek Super League survival under Savvas Pantelidis, it is the Greek coach's hungry mentality that drives his players to believe that anything is possible. - [Perspective over panic as football’s fine margins catch Olympiacos](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/olympiacos-greek-super-league-levadiakos-panathinaikos-aek-title-race/): Football has a way of humbling even the most dominant sides, and the last two results for Olympiacos FC are a reminder of that reality, rather than an indictment of performance or intent. - [Evaluating every Super League club's January transfer window](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/greek-super-league-january-transfer-window-winter-signings-olympiacos-panathinaikos-aek-paok/): Here are all the incoming and outgoing signings for each Greek Super League club in January, and an evaluation for every team - what have they fixed and what are they still missing? - [Panathinaikos v Aris headlines a pivotal Greek Super League round](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/panathinaikos-aris-greek-super-league-matchday-round-23-preview/): Round 23 of the Greek Super League sees Panathinaikos go head-to-head with Aris as the race for the top four heats up. - [Who is Bournemouth signing Christos Mandas? The view from Greece](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/who-is-bournemouth-signing-christos-mandas-view-greece-lazio-ofi/): Bournemouth have signed Christos Mandas from Lazio on loan. Here is a lowdown on the goalkeeper from a Greek perspective, charting his rise at Atromitos and OFI before his move to Serie A. - [Levadiakos, Europe and Greece returning to the top](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/levadiakos-livadeia-greek-cup-final-europe-uefa-top-four-panathinaikos-aris/): Levadiakos are on the brink of a miracle. Top four in the Greek Super League, European qualification and a Greek Cup final are all within reach for a rag-tag bunch of misfits. But what does this mean for Greece and the league's standing in Europe? - [Bayer Leverkusen v Olympiacos: UCL play-off second leg preview](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/bayer-leverkusen-olympiacos-preview-champions-league-second-leg-playoff/): After the 2-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg, everything is stacked against Olympiacos on Tuesday evening, but that is exactly how fans want it to be. - [Ajax v Olympiacos: UCL MD8 Preview](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/ajax-v-olympiacos-champions-league-2026-preview/): Judgement day in the UEFA Champions League is almost here. For Olympiacos, the objective is clear: Defeat Ajax in Amsterdam to qualify for the play-offs. - [Olympiacos v Bayer Leverkusen: UCL knockout play-off preview](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/olympiacos-bayer-leverkusen-uefa-champions-league-preview-prediction-knockout-playoff-piraeus/): Olympiacos face a familiar foe in the UEFA Champions League knockout play-offs: Bayer Leverkusen. Can Thrylos qualify for the last 16? - [Ethniki coaches and their fear of the future](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/belarus-greece-2026-world-cup-qualifying-ivan-jovanovic/): Greece ended their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a whimper against Belarus. With nothing riding on the game, where were all the young stars? - [Can new Greek generation thrive amid old guard failures?](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/new-generation-young-talent-world-cup-qualifying-failure/): Greece's 3-2 win over Scotland showed two remarkably different sides to the Ethniki. Can the new Greek generation really gel with the experienced veterans? - [Five future Greek internationals waiting in the wings](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/future-greek-internationals-stefanos-tzimas-pavlos-pantelidis-dimitris-kaloskamis/): Can Stefanos Tzimas, Dimitris Kaloskamis and Alexandros Kyziridis be the next starlets to join the likes of Christos Mouzakitis and Kostas Karetsas as the future of the Greek national team? - [The rise of Levadiakos](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/the-rise-of-levadiakos-greek-super-league-2025/): Levadiakos are flying high in the Greek Super League in 2025. Can Nikos Papadopoulos lead them to European qualification? - [Decisions for Ivan Jovanovic after World Cup qualifying car crash](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/decisions-greece-manager-ivan-jovanovic-2026-world-cup-qualifying-car-crash/): After Greece flushed their 2026 World Cup qualifying hopes down the toilet, Ethniki manager Ivan Jovanovic has some tough decisions to make. - [Scotland 3-1 Greece: 'I told you so'](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/report-scotland-3-1-greece-2026-world-cup-qualifying/): Greece failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after a 3-1 defeat to Scotland, and some fans will tell you they know exactly why. - [AEL: Back to square one](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/ael-ae-larissa-greek-super-league-giorgos-petrakis-back-to-square-one/): Having just earned promotion to the Greek Super League, AEL are back to square one. What next for the Larissa club after sacking Giorgos Petrakis? - [Greece 0-3 Denmark: These are the must-win games](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/report-greece-0-3-denmark-2026-world-cup-qualifying/): In a must-not-lose 2026 World Cup qualifier, Greece lost. Denmark proved too large and wily for the hosts, who have plenty to ponder after a disastrous defeat. - [Greece 5-1 Belarus: A clean slate](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/report-greece-5-1-belarus-2026-world-cup-qualifying/): Greece had the opportunity to start afresh against Belarus in their first test of 2026 World Cup qualification, and their clean slate remained pristine. - [Fallen giants: The biggest clubs outside the Super League](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/fallen-giants-biggest-clubs-outside-the-super-league/): Who are the biggest clubs outside of the Greek Super League? It turns out there are lower-league giants from every region in Greece. - [The 10 biggest transfer fees for Greek players](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/the-top-10-most-expensive-greek-players-transfers-of-all-time/): Who are the top 10 most expensive Greek players of all time? We run through a list of highest transfer fees paid for Greek stars. - [The best moments in Greek football in 2024/25](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/best-moments-greek-football-in-2024-25-season-greek-super-league/): As we like to say on Hellas Football, Greek football is the gift that keeps on giving, and it certainly delivered in the 2024/25 season. It is capable of the biggest shocks, most passionate fan bases and some of the greatest stories ever told in the history of the beautiful game. But there are always two sides to every coin. There have been embarrassing results, accusations of corruption, sometimes the unorganised and incompetent governing bodies and clubs, owners running onto the pitch with a gun in a holster, and managers fighting in underground car parks. Being a Greek football fan […] - [Best Super League XI 2024/25](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/best-greek-super-league-xi-202425-review/): Andreas Mitsis reviews the 2024/25 season and offers his best Greek Super League XI of the campaign in which Olympiacos returned to their throne. - [Top 10 chants in Greek football](https://hellasfooty.com/greek-football/top-10-chants-in-greek-football-fans-supporters-ultras-aek-paok-panathinaikos-olympiacos/): Greek fans are famous around the world for their passionate support, spectacular tifos and walls of flares. 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