Alexis Tsipras, the combative anti‑austerity leader who railed against Brussels during Greece’s debt crisis, has returned to politics ahead of elections next year.

Alexis Tsipras knows well that he has to appeal beyond his former left-wing base in order to achieve his primary goal to end up as the runner-up in the next general election.

Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday mixed soccer with politics in a reference to his political comeback with a new party he's expected to formally launch in two days.