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| Two early goals were all Olympiakos needed to beat third-place AEK Athens 2-0 on Friday and take the provisional lead in the Greek league. Olof Mellberg opened the scoring in the fifth minute and Kevin Mirallas scored his 13th goal of the season in the 24th. The win left Olympiakos a point ahead of fierce rival Panathinaikos, which hosts Xanthi on Sunday |
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| Olympiakos moved to within two points of Greek league leader Panathinaikos after winning 2-0 at PAOK on Sunday from goals by Djamel Abdoun and Kevin Mirallas. Abdoun scored in the fifth minute and Mirallas found the net in the 18th. In other games, AEK Athens beat Panionios 1-0 to move past PAOK into third place, and Panaitolikos drew 1-1 with Atromitos. |
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| Greek league leader Panathinaikos lost 1-0 at Levadiakos on Saturday, giving defending champion Olympiakos a chance to narrow its five-point gap with the Athens club. Substitute Pashalis Melissas headed past goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis in the 83rd minute, a minute after going on at Levadia Municipal Stadium. |
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| Olympiakos has signed Turkey striker Colin Kazim-Richards on a loan deal from Galatasaray until the end of the season. The defending Greek champions announced the deal Tuesday and have an option to sign the London-born player on a permanent contract for a further two seasons. Olympiakos currently trails leader Panathinaikos by five points in the Greek league. |
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| Greek police say an improvised explosive device has exploded outside a Panathinaikos fan club, causing extensive damage but no injuries. A police statement on Monday says the pre-dawn explosion in the southern city of Patras smashed windows in surrounding homes and shops and severely damaged five parked cars. |
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| Panathinaikos kept its five-point lead over Olympiakos at the top of the Greek league with a 1-0 win Sunday at last place Drama. Toche scored a close-range goal in the 58th minute. Visitors PAOK beat AEK 2-0 for its first victory at Athens' Olympic Stadium since March 1999, overtaking its opponent for third place, 13 points behind Panathinaikos. |
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| Olympiakos closed within two points of Greek league leader Panathinaikos by defeating stubborn visitor Ergotelis 3-0 on Saturday. All three goals came in the last 32 minutes. Marko Pantelic opened in the 58th with a shot from close in, Olof Mellberg headed in a Djamel Abdoun cross in the 65th and Yiannis Fetfatzidis closed with a blistering long-range shot in injury time. |
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| Greek champion Olympiakos has signed former Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll in an 18-month deal. The 34-year-old Carroll transferred for an undisclosed sum from Greek club OFI, where he quickly emerged as a standout player. Olympiakos have fallen five points behind main rival Panathinaikos in the title race and face Rubin Kazan in the round of 32 in the Europa League on Feb. |
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| While the national team's trip to Panama had it's share of enjoyable moments, Klinsmann knows the pressure will build as the World Cup qualifiers draw closer. |
