In what is being billed as a cultural armageddon, my beloved country of ancestry and heritage, Greece, will play Canada, my country of citizenship in a friendly match this Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at the AEL FC Arena in Larissa. Larissa is approximately 350 kilometers north of Athens. This morning the Greek roster was announced and it appears to include the usual list of characters from the Euro qualifying circuit, while sprinkling in one or two younger players to gain valuable experience. The selections are available after the jump.
GK - Michalis Sifakis - Aris Thessaloníki
GK - Kostas Chalkias - PAOK Thessaloníki
D - Loukas Vyntra - Panathinaikos
D - Vasilis Torosides - Olympiacos
D - Nikos Spiropoulos - Panathinaikos
D - Georgios Tzavelas - Eintracht Frankfurt
D - Vangelis Moras - Bologna
D - Avraam Papadopoulos - Olympiacos
D - Sokratis Papastathopoulos - AC Milan
D - Dimitris Siovas - Panionios
M - Kosta Katsouranis - Panathinaikos
M - Giorgios Karagounis - Panathinaikos
M - Sotiris Ninis - Panathinaikos
M - Ioannis Fetfatzidis - Olympiacos
M - Grigoris Makos - AEK Athens
M - Panagiotis Kone - Brescia
M - Pantelis Kafes - AEK Athens
M - Georgios Georgiadis - PAOK Thessaloníki
F - Georgios Samaras - Celtic
F - Konstantinos Mitroglou - Panionios
F - Nikos Liberopoulos - AEK Athens
F - Dimitris Salpigidis - PAOK Thessaloníki
Also as a reminder Posts By Panos will be hosting a live chat during the match, so be sure to get involved and contribute to the conversation. The game starts at 10:00 a.m. EST so the chat should start around 9:30 a.m. EST.
should be a good game. like yourself im also a Greek Canadian and im hoping both teams will perform well
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