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Brothel, funeral home bail out Greek soccer clubs

Players of Voukefalas football team wearing T-shirts displaying the logo of their sponsor, a luxury brothel in Athens. (Photo:Reuters)

A brothel and a funeral home have become the newest benefactors of two cash-strapped Greek soccer clubs struggling to survive the country's economic crisis.

As Greece endures its worst slump since World War Two, thousands of businesses have closed, one in four is jobless and government funding for anything from health to sports is hard to come by.

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