With the exception of mustard for sausages, German dishes are rarely hot and spicy; the most popular herbs are traditionally parsley, thyme, laurel, chives, black pepper (used in small amounts), juniper berries, nutmeg, and caraway.
Panathinaikos f.c is the most successful football team in Greece. He managed to reach the ch. league final in 1971 and had a lot of successful routes to European championships.
The Cyprus National Football team tends to play its home games in Nicosia at the GSP stadium . Recent success on the international scene (a 5-2 thrashing of Ireland and a 1-1 draw with Germany in 2006) have bolstered national pride and made these games quite popular (so advance ticket purchase is advised).