All things Greek. A blog by Thanasi Papoulias & friends.
The world class center back, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, is on his way to England! He’s leaving the German club Borussia Dortmund and signing with Arsenal of the English Premiere League. Congrats megale! View this post on Instagram 🔴 HERE HE IS!…
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It’s upsetting that Greece is not in the World Cup this year; heart-breaking actually. And the two runner-up teams I root for, USA and Italy, aren’t in the cup either! So this made me dig for some Greek connections that…
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On Saturday, June 9, the legendary members of the 2004 Greek national soccer team set up a rematch with the members of the 2004 Spain national team in Patra, for charity. Back in 2004, the two teams met in the…
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1936, the year of the first Olympic Torch Relay. Here in Olympia, eleven women, representing the Vestal Virgins, perform a ceremony at the Temple of Hera in which the first torch of the first relay, ever, was ignited by using…
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Here are some photos of various Greek soccer clubs in their respective inaugural season. Initially, I was only able to find photos of Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK and PAOK, but I will continue searching.
Hey Giannis, Opa! Yes the pronunciation of both “Giannis” and “Opa”are like nails on a chalkboard to most Greeks, but the commercial is funny nonetheless. Enjoy.