GREEK SOCCER ABROAD: As club football comes back to the fore this week, Panagiotis Retsos has arrived in Germany. The 19-year-old shattered the Greek transfer record last week with his €22 million move from Olympiacos to Bayer Leverkusen. It was the largest fee ever paid for a Greek player, beating out Kostas Mitroglou’s move to Fulham in 2014 by €7 million. It was also a historic fee in the sense that Leverkusen has never spent more money on a single player.
GREEK SUPERLEAGUE: As Panagiotis Retsos prepares for the next stage of his career in the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen, he does so as the most expensive Greek transfer of all time. Retsos’ €22 million move from Olympiacos to Bayer Leverkusen near the close of the summer transfer window shattered the old mark set in 2014 by Kostas Mitroglou.
GREEK SUPERLEAGUE: It’s early days into the 2017-18 season and Panathinaikos have lost central midfielder Carlos Zeca, a key player to manager Marinos Ouzounidis both on and off the pitch as he was also captain of the team. AGONAsport looks back at six eventful years that had their fair share of highs and lows, but one thing is certain, no one can deny Zeca gave it his all for the Trifili and he will most certainly be remembered as a fan favourite. **VIDEO**
CYPRIOT SOCCER (FIRST DIVISION): It is not old news that Greek basketball players and coaches star on the European basketball stage. Over the years, both players and coaches have left their mark with their respective clubs, leading their teams to many achievements and titles with this season proving to be no different. AGONAsport.com takes a look at the “Greek champions” in European basketball as a few of these champions prepare to represent Greece at Eurobasket 2017.
SPECIAL TRIBUTE (MARCUS BERG): Last week, Marcus Berg departed Panathinaikos for Al Ain yet no one can deny that the Swede contributed a lot to the Trifylli. Surely, a player like Berg will be missed by the club’s fans as apart from a natural leader and fan favorite, he was a true asset on the pitch. AGONAsport looks at Berg’s most memorable moments with the Trifylli.
GREEK NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM: This Friday’s match between Greece and Bosnia promises to be a tense and potentially explosive World Cup qualifier. The two teams have only played each other eight times in their history and Greece hold the edge with 4 wins, one loss and three draws between the two sides. However, recent matches have been true battles and the rivalry seems to be picking up steam with each passing meeting.
SPECIAL TRIBUTES: Olympiacos recorded an emphatic win on the road on Thursday against Osmanlispor in the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 to qualify for the Last 16 of the competition. AGONAsport.com flashes back to all the important “dipla” from the Erythrolefki that led to their place in the next round of both the UEFA Champions and Europa League.**VIDEO**
GREEK NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM: Greece found the back of the net in the final minute of play in yet another match in recent years with Tzavellas’ thunderous strike against Bosnia. AGONAsport.com takes you back to Greece’s “last minute” goals that proved to be so impoirtant in qualifying and at major tournaments.**VIDEO**
SPECIAL TRIBUTES: Vassilis Spanoulis’ winning three-pointer against Panathinaikos in Game 2 of the Greek Basket League Playoff Finals was one the Greek guard’s most important shots in his career. This isn’t the first time Spanoulis has hit a clutch shot at the end of the game and we take you back to why he is called “Kill Bill.” **VIDEO**
