Spain 1-1 Greece: Anastasios Bakasetas smashes in second-half penalty to stun Luis Enrique’s side

Spain 1-1 Greece: Anastasios Bakasetas smashes in second-half penalty to stun Luis Enrique’s side in 2022 World Cup qualifier after Alvaro Morata had scored from close range  By Reuters Published: 21:58 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 25 March 2021 Spain were left frustrated after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Greece … Read more

Barcelona starlet Pedri plays down comparisons to Andres Iniesta after first call-up to Spain squad

Barcelona starlet Pedri plays down comparisons to Andres Iniesta after earning first call-up to Spain’s senior squad… despite insisting it’s an ‘honour’ to be likened to midfield icon Pedri received his maiden call-up to Spain’s senior squad for the March games Spain will take on Greece, Georgia and Kosovo in trio of World Cup qualifiers  … Read more

Bernd Leno blasts his Arsenal team-mates after they narrowly survived Olympiacos scare

Bernd Leno blasts his Arsenal team-mates and warns ‘if we play like that we won’t reach anything this season’ after they narrowly survived Olympiacos scare to reach Europa League quarter-finals Bernd Leno says Arsenal need to ‘step up’ if they want to win the Europa League Arsenal made it into the quarter-finals despite losing 1-0 to 10-man … Read more

England fail to persuade Brighton’s Robert Sanchez to represent the Three Lions instead of Spain

England fail in last-ditch bid to persuade Robert Sanchez to represent the Three Lions instead of Spain, after Brighton goalkeeper got call-up from Luis Enrique for World Cup qualifiers Gareth Southgate wanted Brighton keeper Robert Sanchez to represent England The 23-year-old was called up to the Spain squad for their World Cup qualifiers However, the … Read more

Tottenham: Jose Mourinho rejects claims his side have an unfair advantage on Arsenal

Jose Mourinho rejects claims that Tottenham have an unfair advantage on Arsenal ahead of north London derby after rivals had Europa League tie switched to Greece… as he says Spurs played ‘in the ice’ in Austria days before they last met By Matt Barlow for MailOnline Published: 14:49 GMT, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 14:49 … Read more

Virgin Voyages unveils its third cruise ship – Resilient Lady, which will be based in Athens

Virgin Voyages has unveiled its third ‘lady ship’, which will be named Resilient Lady and is scheduled for completion on July 1, 2022. Her home port will be Athens, Greece, from where she will offer two ‘dreamy’ European itineraries. One will be a Greek isles itinerary where passengers ‘can immerse themselves in Greek history and … Read more

Arsenal’s Europa League home leg vs Benfica is thrown into CHAOS after Athens is sent into lockdown

Arsenal’s Europa League second leg against Benfica is thrown into chaos with ‘home’ venue set to be moved AGAIN after Greek prime minister ordered full lockdown until February 28 just hours after Olympiacos’ home stadium was confirmed By Jonathan Spencer For Mailonline Published: 09:50 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 09:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 … Read more

Holidaymakers face £30 charge from GPs for a Covid-19 vaccine passport that allows them to travel

Holidaymakers will face £30 charge from GPs for a Covid-19 vaccine passport that allows them to travel abroad The Government has insisted it will not issue ‘immunity passports’ to Britons  Vaccines minister said travellers could ask their GP for proof of inoculation Doctors can charge for writing certificates, which fall outside their NHS contract By … Read more

The Holiday Guru tackles Covid travel refund issues and offers tips on booking a getaway to Ithaca

The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week he offers advice around refunds from easyJet, Eurotunnel – and more.  Q. We visited Kefalonia in Greece in 2019 and were intrigued by the neighbouring island of Ithaca. We want to book a package this summer. Any tips? Lisa Smith, Norwich, Norfolk. … Read more

Now Spain bans British travellers as officials meet in Brussels today to co-ordinate a response

Spain became the latest EU country to ban flights from the EU today, with every member of the bloc now having slammed their doors shut to British travellers apart from Greece and Cyprus.  Urgent talks are underway in Brussels this morning to agree a EU-wide response to contain the new mutant strain of the virus … Read more

Olympiacos vs Manchester City – Champions League: Live score, lineups and updates

Olympiacos vs Manchester City LIVE: Pep Guardiola’s chase Champions League last-16 qualification as they look to bounce back from Spurs defeat By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 16:31 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 16:31 GMT, 25 November 2020 Manchester City will hope to secure their place in the last-16 of the Champions League when they … Read more

Scotland tell ELEVEN U21 players to self-isolate after three positive Covid-19 tests

Scotland tell ELEVEN U21 players to self-isolate after three positive Covid-19 tests spark fears of a break-out Eleven Scotland Under-21 players have been instructed to self-isolate  Three positive cases of coronavirus have been identified within the squad  Players returned to their clubs on Friday following a defeat by Greece Each of the top teams in … Read more