Friday Frappé: “The Game of My Life”

In this week’s Friday Frappé, FootballHellas.com’s Peter Katsiris checks in with commentary on an autobiography Antonis Nikopolidis titled “The Game of My Life,” Fernando Santos’ decision to cut Panagiotis Kone from the Greek National Team, and of course more talk about Greece’s chances at UEFA EURO 2012.

Kone, Tziolis dropped as Santos finalizes Greece’s EURO roster

Fernando Santos has announced his final 23-man roster for the upcoming UEFA EURO 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine next month with Alexandros Tziolis and Panagiotis Kone the two players to suffer the cut heading into the opening fixture on 8 June.

Greece 1-1 Slovenia: Kurtic Equalizer Keeps Greece in Check

Greece’s preparations for UEFA EURO 2012 continued on Saturday night with a friendly against Slovenia at the Kufstein-Arena in Kufstein, Austria. An early goal from Vassilis Torosidis put Fernando Santos’ men in front after just eight minutes, but a late equalizer from Slovenia through Jasmin Kurtic — a rocket off the Greece upright — kept Greece from securing a win in the first of two friendlies ahead of the final tournament in Poland and Ukraine.

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