In 2004, the footballing world was turned on its head as golden generations tumbled, undone by the ordinary gifts of grit and guts
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This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE “All I feel is pride, pride, pride.” Speaking to a Guardian journalist while Athens celebrated the most incredible, unlikely, astounding victory in recent times, Maria Kokkinou…
Game after game fans point to the sky, goosebumps all over their body, shouting louder than ever: they are convinced that the 21 victims can hear them
Though Britain is credited as the founder of structured, organised football, the game extends thousands of years back in its most primitive form
They were labelled “boring” and derided even in victory, but Greece’s Euro 2004 triumphs stands out as one of the greatest in modern history
Accusations of money-grabbing and an ageing body would be put on hold for Rivaldo as he shone in Greece at Olympiacos and AEK between 2004 and 2008
When Ernesto Valverde took over at Olympiakos, it was with the goal to remodel the club and win trophies. He did that and so much more
In 1946, at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave a speech entitled ‘The Sinews of Peace’. In it he made reference to an “Iron Curtain”…
Displaced people don’t make the headlines anymore. That’s the truth that allows human beings to rot in detention centres. That’s the reality that forces thousands to live in dangerous ghettos. The displacement of…
After watching the Dutch side at the 1974 World Cup, Sergio Markarián gave up his well-paid job to become one of the great journeymen coaches of his time
Illustration by Federico Manasse The football world remembers Greece for its stubbornness and industry in Euro 2004. The shrewd, workmanlike effort to shut the game down, preserve a lead, bleed the clock,…
Another round of international fixtures yielded another unsavoury incident in the stands in the Balkans recently as the Group H fixture between second-placed Greece and third-placed Bosnia and Herzegovina was marred by…
THERE ARE MANY PURPORTED REASONS for Thessalonians to dislike Athenians. It just so happens that football provides an adequate vehicle for espousing such hostilities. Indeed, the sporting arena has acted as an opportune…
This feature is a part of A Tale of One City Hyperbole is a common feature throughout the football world, from self-effacing irony to full-blown delusion. As the first torrential downpour of this…
This feature is part of A World of Ultras Since the birth of Western civilisation, Athens has been one of the most culturally significant cities on the planet. That sentiment rings particularly true…