On July 4, 2004, the boys’s nationwide crew was on the prime of European soccer by successful the Euro, beating the hosts Portugal 1-0 within the remaining. Since then, a full 20 years have handed and Greek soccer not solely didn’t reap the benefits of the distinctive and surprising triumph, however throughout this time it swam many instances in… mud of opacity and scandals that hit it arduous. From 2004 till immediately, the puzzle of Greek soccer has been coated by fastened matches round which mammoth trials had been arrange, by the affect of the barons of the ball in EPO, by toxicity within the Tremendous League, by violence that left behind the lifeless our bodies of younger followers , from assaults on referees and from disorganization. Merely put, it will possibly’t get any worse and regardless of the gold in 2004, Greek soccer is shrouded in multi-layered blackness.
Successful a Euro could be the start line for the king of sports activities to take off within the champion nation. In soccer Greece, 20 years after the historic success, which is the most important shock of all time in FIFA-UEFA competitions, the boys’s nationwide crew doesn’t also have a discipline to coach on! In different phrases, it would not even have the self-evident that means and nobody in cost offers an answer. And this results in the conclusion that nobody in cost respects the “blue and white”.
Da Luz, the place the 2004 remaining was held, was, is and would be the favourite stadium of all Greek soccer followers. Within the stadium of Lisbon, the “pirate” of Otto Rehagel proved that David can obtain the not possible and fly to the seventh heaven in soccer. Nonetheless, the golden dowry that our nationwide crew obtained from the Portuguese stadiums was became mud and crumbs by the large gamers of the game, the managers of the EPO and the respective governments. Particular person successes, with Olympiacos successful the UEFA Convention League and the Youth League by the “crimson and white” youth crew, are sadly the exception to the rule.
The decalogue of obsolescence
For 20 years now, Greek soccer has been battling its wounds with out a remedy in sight. Wounds opened by:
01 The habits of EPO and PAE brokers in the direction of the nationwide crew. The “blue and white” for a decade has not been capable of increase its head and has been unnoticed of main occasions. After successful Euro 2004, it reached No. 8 within the nationwide groups of Europe and twice (2010, 2012) in eleventh place on the earth rating, which gave it the correct to have favorable attracts. Since 2014, when Fernando Santos left its bench, its downfall started resulting from factorial interventions each in worldwide calls and within the choice of its headquarters. Final month, the previous federal coach Gustavo Poget acknowledged that “they advised me ‘you’ll not take this participant to the nationwide crew, you’ll not play in Karaiskakis'”. In the course of the tenure of the Uruguayan coach, the very best Greek midfielder, Kostas Fortounis, was inexplicably unnoticed of the nationwide crew.
The actors who managed EPO since 2014 collaborated with eight coaches (Ranieri, Tsanas, Markarian, Skibe, Anastasiadis, Fan’t Sip, Poget, Papadopoulos) and 4 technical administrators (Karagounis, Vryzas, Basinas, Okay. Konstantinidis), however zero consequence. The federation’s new administration will usher in coach Ivan Jovanovic with the hope of main the “blue and white” to the 2026 World Cup.
02 The management exercised by the respective highly effective particular person(s) of Greek soccer within the EPO, which isn’t unbiased. By 2016, Olympiacos was in full management of the corrupt federation, successful one championship after one other whereas the remainder of the groups had been clamoring for arbitration. With the intervention of FIFA – UEFA seven years in the past, a brief administration was appointed to the EPO, the state of affairs was normalized, however the federation remains to be managed by the large ones. From 2017 till immediately from AEK and PAOK, whereas for the following 4 years the command will cross to PAOK and Olympiacos!
03 The poisonous local weather that prevails in SL 1. In the course of the interval of the omnipotence of Sokratis Kokkalis in soccer, the institution of the Tremendous League was determined. In July 2006, the affiliation of the PAE taking part within the first division championship was created, which changed the “sinful” EPAE, because the gamers themselves known as it. The local weather of consensus lasted a number of months after which turned extremely poisonous, even within the final two years when the championships had been thrilling. The large gamers of the Massive 4 had been many instances within the trenches, dozens of incendiary bulletins had been issued, statements had been made the place insults had been heard from homeowners on the expense of their bonds. Sidewalk dialogues additionally broke out between the boards of the EPO and the league, whereas in some instances the habits of the actors acquired out of hand. For instance, in February 2015, Yiannis Alafouzos acknowledged that “Mr. Marinakis threw a glass of water at me after which a thug got here in and punched Mr. Konstantinou”.
04 The bellicose environment between the administrations was additionally transferred to the stands, the place hooliganism sadly lives and reigns. The state of affairs was and is uncontrolled, regardless of the measures taken nearly yearly, and Greek soccer is mourning victims – a results of blind fan violence. The blacklist is consistently rising. Filopoulos, Rousakis, Katsoulis, Konstantinou, Bozajiski and Kampanos had been murdered by hooligans. Within the final 12 months, Croatian hooligans killed AEK sports activities fan M. Katsouris, whereas in incidents in Rentis by Olympiakos followers, police officer G. Lyggeridis was murdered. Grace clothes up as a follower and reaps lives…
05 The mafia assaults in Greek soccer are steady and primarily goal referees and referees.
Giorgos Bikas was appointed a member of the PDE and could be the top of the arbitration. In November 2016, unknown folks burned down his home in Halkidiki and he resigned. In November 2014, the then deputy president of KED, Christoforos Zografos, was assassinated in Colonos.
In February 2012, an explosive system destroyed the oven of referee Petros Konstantineas in Kalamata and in December 2019, referee Thanasis Tzilos was severely overwhelmed exterior his dwelling in Larissa. For these and plenty of different footballing causes, Greece is the Colombia of the Balkans.
06 There’s a lack of belief in Greek referees. On Might 12, 2018, Greek soccer returned 43 years in the past. The ultimate of the Greek Cup between AEK and PAOK was officiated by the Spanish referee David Borbalan. The earlier time a international whistle was blown in Greece was on June 18, 1975 when the Italian Gianfranco Menegalli refereed the Olympiacos – Panathinaikos Cup remaining.
In the summertime of 2017, the keys to the KED got to the Portuguese Vitor Melo Pereira, and the top of the arbitration committee shall be a foreigner at the very least till 2026, lest voices and shadows be restricted. Since 2018 dozens of European referees have been appointed in SL 1 and Cup matches. A few of them had been hit or chased, as occurred with Stephanie Frapar on this 12 months’s Panathinaikos – Aris Cup remaining.
07 One other… hui that’s not lower by the Greek brokers, particularly the Tremendous League groups, is the establishing of matches for betting causes. Actually, the Greek golf equipment are championships within the manipulation of matches on the European and world degree.
08 Dozens of actors went by way of courtrooms as defendants, however all returned white to the soccer neighborhood. The “Koriopolis” case associated to match-fixing in 2011, 85 folks sat on the bench, however the indictment was deconstructed.
One other critical case, of this “legal group”, became a “gang” working in Greek soccer. The accused had been acquitted. There may be additionally an exception, within the case of the “well being card”. The Three-member Courtroom of Legal Enchantment discovered three former presidents of the EPO responsible. Vassilis Gagatsis, Sophocles Pilavio and Giorgos Girtzikis had been sentenced to 5 years in jail.
09 In Greek soccer there isn’t a fastened plan for its upgrading and the skilled classes are turning into… rubber. Each two or three years it’s determined to restructure classes to accommodate some teams and the state of affairs is ridiculous. For instance, throughout the disastrous tenure of Lefteris Avgenakis on the Deputy Ministry of Sports activities, an excessive division, SL 2, was established with 34 groups!
10 Of their majority, the skilled groups have revenue solely from the tv rights. Because of corruption corporations suppose they are going to be defamed in the event that they sponsor PAE! The dearth of revenue resulted in a number of groups being compelled to drop pounds, being relegated to the third Nationwide League and abandoning money owed to footballers. AEK was relegated in 2013 and located itself within the third Nationwide League to keep away from its money owed and the identical path has been adopted by Aris, Panionios, Olympiacos Volou, whereas Heraklis is crusing within the minor classes by altering its VAT quantity. Niki Volou had been promoted to SL 1 in 2014 however performed simply 15 matches and left the league mid-season and OFI did the identical in March 2015.
2004 is the golden exception. The Greek soccer puzzle is on a black background, soiled and… rigged.
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