Steve Goff of the Washington Post is reporting that former Greece and US National team coach Alkis Panagoulias is trying to arrange a friendly here in Toronto for Greek side PAOK Salonica in May. I would assume the opposition will be Toronto FC, but that wasn't confirmed. PAOK are to arrive after the Greek league season ends in May. Toronto FC have a weekend open on May 5+6, yet that may be too early depending on the Greek League schedule. Otherwise, it will have to be a mid-week fixture. There may be some Canadian content on PAOK with Edmonton native Daniel Fernandes listed on the Wiki roster. Fernandes, who was said to be courted by Jose Mourinho at one point, is yet another Canadian who will play internationally for a country other than his homeland - this time Portugal.
Official Site for PAOK: http://www.paokg4.org/
& the wikibikishiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAOK_FC
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It would be nice to see this fixture for us PAOK/Toronto FC fans. The same rumours are coming out of Greece. There season is done on April 29th, 2007. Lets hope this happens
If this works out and Alkis can swing a game in Toronto (he is also apparenty looking at New York City & possibly Chicago) a potential problem will be that many in the Greek community without seasons tickets for TFC may not be able to attend the match.
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