Former Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch is once again on a shortlist for yet another coaching job. Since his sacking in February, the American interviewed for two Premier League managerial positions. However, neither the deal with Southampton nor Leicester City panned out. Now, Marsch is under consideration at Olympiacos. Sport-FM, as reported by the Yorkshire […]

Piraeus (Greece) (AFP) – Portugal's Paulo Bento on Monday became the third coach to be sacked this season by Greek champions Olympiakos despite being top of the league. Coming off their third straight Super League defeat just 24 hours earlier, the club said that under-20 coach Vasilis Vouzas will take over on an interim basis. […]

Piraeus (Greece) (AFP) – Greek champions Olympiakos on Thursday said that an investigation into the club by European football's governing body UEFA has found no wrongdoing. Olympiakos responded with a statement after a report by Britain's Press Association revealed that the club's owner, shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, was being investigated in relation to match-fixing allegations. […]

Athens (AFP) – An Athens prosecutor suggested Tuesday that shipping magnate and Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis be held in custody before he stands trial for his alleged involvement in the establishment of a criminal gang which fixed football matches. Prosecutor Stamatis Daskalopoulos said that Marinakis, 49, violated an existing order that banned him from getting […]

Piraeus (Greece) (AFP) – Olympiakos have signed German midfielder Marko Marin from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee, the Greek champions announced on Tuesday. While the club did not announce the duration of the contract, Greek media reported it was a three-year deal. Marin, 27, had been with Chelsea since 2012, but only made six Premier […]

Mexico City (AFP) – Mexican football star Alan Pulido emerged as a hero after beating a kidnapper and taking his phone to escape a nightmare of captivity in barely 24 hours. But in a nation where the population has grown to deeply distrust the words and actions of the authorities, many are now asking if […]

Mexico City (AFP) – Mexican authorities arrested on Tuesday a man married to a cousin of football star Alan Pulido, accusing the suspect of ordering the player's high-profile kidnapping last weekend. Osvaldo Velazquez Garcia, 29, was wounded and detained in a house in the northeastern city of Ciudad Victoria after a shootout with federal police, […]

Mexico City (AFP) – Mexican football player Alan Pulido was rescued after he fought one of his kidnappers and took away his phone to call police hours after his abduction, authorities said Monday. Pulido, 25, cut his right wrist when he punched a glass pane on a door as he tried to flee before police […]