AEK Athens 3-1 Xanthi And Djebbour's Algerian Mess

They say tardiness is a sign of genius – I’ve got to be honest, I just made that up. If it were true, then I wouldn’t be draining myself of my remaining lazy afternoon energy to deliver a belated review of a match that I didn’t bother to watch past ...

Panathinaikos 1-1 AEK Athens

If AEK Athens did Panathinaikos a favour last month when they took an unprecedented three points back with them from a trip to Piraeus, then they returned the favour somewhat with a useful and entirely welcome point at the OAKA Spiros Louis on Sunday evening.

Well out of the title race ...

Preview: Panathinaikos - AEK Athens

It’s amazing what results can do: scour through the archives of the AEK Offside only four weeks ago and you will stumble across the musings of an individual drained of all life and motivation to follow his beloved football club.

Post-Karaiskaki miracle and suddenly life was tolerable again, 4:00 am wake-ups ...

Angry AEK Athens Fans Throw Yoghurt At Shareholders; New President Set To Take Over

First off, the good news: it’s going to be a third manager this season for Olympiakos, who are going along at a Panthrakikos-like pace this season as far as the managerial merry-go-round goes with the announcement that Zico has been fired from his post thanks to the club’s early exit ...

Iraklis 1-1 AEK Athens; A Poor Impersonation Of Zinedine Zidane

As the all-too-familiar sound of my alarm went off on my bedside table/Playstation 2 shrine, I strongly considered returning to sleep after spending hours of the preceding day playing cricket and generally reducing my not inconsiderable body fat (an exhausting exercise in itself).

On the one hand, I told myself, I ...

AEK Athens 3-3 Atromitos And The Proverbial Toilette

Nostradamus might have the monopoly on catastrophic predictions but when it comes to foreseeing the future of AEK Athens, he has been utterly trumped (and in any case he seems to always be fairly wide of the mark anyway).

Indeed, the words “I’ll enjoy this while I still can” (which I’m ...

Olympiakos 1-2 AEK Athens

Do I really need to say anything else? You’ll notice that the AEK blog is devoid of the usual doom-saying and radioactive level of cynicism that usually infects the first paragraph of my entries and with good reason: this is one of the most memorable days in the history of ...

Ben-ARGHHHH!

After weeks of speculation over the possible signing of Hatem Ben Arfa from Marseille, an official press release by Olympiacos on Monday night has confirmed the withdrawal of the Greek Champions interest in the Frenchman.
Ben Arfa was seen as the top candidate to fill the void left on the left side of the midfield, but little or no response from Marseille has foiled the move for both parties.

A Bar Of Soap

For all of you who have sufficiently recovered from their New Year drinking expeditions and wrestled themselves out of an alcohol-induced coma, you'll probably be wondering whether the above headline is a figment of your imagination or the harsh reality of the daily grind of life to which you have ...

A much tighter title race (or The Piraeus Diaries): Part 3

In the final part of the review featuring a breakdown of Olympiacos’ season thus far in the Greek Super League, we continue where we left off after part two: matchday ten in the Greek top flight. In part two we carried on the summarization, with Olympiacos boasting an 8-2-0 record, with Kavala and Iraklis being the only clubs to earn a point against the Greek Champions.
Part two also took a look at the Greek Cup picture, but unfortunately for Olympiacos their quest to earn another title and potential domestic double was purged by Panserraikos in the fourth round; needless to say that was a shocking result. And in Europe, which will bear a review post all on its own, Olympiacos’ Champions League campaign continued to be the main talking point for the club.
But let’s get back to business and continue the review of Olympiacos’ domestic duties. We resume our review in Giannina as Olympiacos, on the heels of a criminal 1-1 draw at home to Iraklis, traveled to face PAS Giannina at the Zosimades Stadium...