Episode list

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The Big Derbies at Kallimarmaro
Until a few years before the huge evolution of Greek basketball, sports games in Greece were held in outdoor fields up until the early '80s; the big derbies, the games of the National Team, the matches of Greek teams in the European cups.
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1989. The great revenge of Thomas Mavros
Thomas Mavros pulled some strings for Nikos Alefantos to join the team, hoping that he would help him in the field, but instead, when he took over he forced Mavros out of the team. A few years later, Mavros would have his revenge.
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1983. Michael Jordan at Alexandreio
In 1983, a game took place in Alexandreio between the National Team of Greece and the North Carolina College, a match that was of enormous importance, as the most talented college player was Michael Jordan.
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The black and white Euro of 1976
The European Football Championship is considered one of the most important football events; 32 teams qualify for the main event, yet in 1976 only four reached the finals. The last event that followed that format took place in Belgrade.
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Getting Galis

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
In 1978, Aris won the Championship. A few months later Galis had offers from Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and Aris. Not knowing a thing about Greek basketball, he said that he would choose the champion.
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A National Epilogue for Two Legends
Mimis Domazos and Mimis Papaioannou are by all accounts the top Greek footballers. In the autumn of 1976, they decided to collaborate for one last time, aiming at the World Cup in Argentine.
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Maradona in Toumba
Autumn of 1988. A great match, interrupted at times, finally ended 1-1. Maradona lived up to the expectations, despite the disqualification. Decades later, before his death, he mentioned this match as one of the most unique in his career.
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Verouli and Sakorafa
Two great javelin throwers yet completely different personalities competing not just in sports but also on a personal level. Verouli gold medalist in the European Games in Athens. Sakorafa bronze one. Days later she broke the world record.
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1982. A Footballer's Celebration
In the autumn of 1982, for the first and last time, a demonstration match was held between Greeks and foreigners who played in Greek teams, as a celebration for football players.
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1989. The goal of Karagkiozopoulos
Olympiacos desperately wanted a victory and it looked like the "red-whites" scoring was a matter of time; then Bajevic made the golden substitution bringing in Takis Karagiozopoulos, who scored AEK's winning goal.
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1987. The Ghent Spring
Winning the third place at the European Championship with Thanasis Margaritis as a coach and big names, such as Dimitris Gontikas, Stelios Kazazis and Michalis Triantafyllidis, is the greatest success to date for Greek volleyball.
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Nikos Anastopoulos and the Greek Rambo
Their cooperation on the field, as well as their friendship made history in the '80s; Mitropoulos cleared spaces or won headers and Anastopoulos shot the ball. More rarely, the roles were reversed.
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1983. Mavros' Rhapsody
N 1981, Loukas Barlos and Dusan Bajevic leave AEK, marking the start of a "dark era" that lasted until Bajevic's return. The 1982-83 season was the only success of the team and bears the signature of Thomas Mavros.
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Stavros Tziortzis and Giorgos Parris
Before Voula Patoulidou's success in the 1992 Olympic Games, track and field was a lonely affair for a select few and with scant means. In those stone years, Stavros Tziortzis and Giorgos Parris formed the top duo of Greek track and field.
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Thursday's appointments
Aris played mind-blowing basketball and shaped the sport's culture in Greece, as a continuation of its grand success in Eurobasket in 1987.
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Mimis Papaioannou as a national symbol
Mimis Domazos and Mimis Papaioannou can be rightfully placed at the top of the truly great Greek football players. Papaioannou was a top striker, a great scorer and top figure of both AEK and the National team.
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1971. Chelsea vs Real Madrid at Neo Faliro
Matches between Chelsea and Real Madrid are very common in the Champions League era. But it didn't used to be that way. The most important match between them in the old days had taken place in Greece.
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The Road to Success and Promotion
Playoffs, whether they decide the title winner or who remains in the league, are special matches, where the analogy to life and death comes into being, even as an exaggeration.
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The Tough Years of Basketball Before 1987
Before the triumph of Greek National Team in Eurobasket 1987 which shaped the sport, the image of domestic basketball was associated with poverty, financial difficulties, small courts and far fewer though always ardent fans of the sport.
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1968. The AEK B.C. living in our heart
AEK's course towards the basketball Cup Winners' Cup is now considered as a part of the modern history of Greece. The players, the news and the voice of Vasilis Georgiou are much more than just a sporting event.
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1977-1981. Dusan Bajevic
Dusan Bajevic is well-known to younger fans for his tumultuous coaching career, mainly in AEK, but also in Olympiacos and PAOK. However, Dusan's first post in Greece was the tenure in AEK, as a player, between 1977-1981.
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1981. Gkalis, Giannakis, Koronaios
In 1981, the Greek national team attempted an experiment which, although unsuccessful, proved extremely useful for the development of the team. Coach Giannis Ioannidis attempted to play with 3 short players: Galis, Giannakis and Koronaios.
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Zajec and Saravakos
Yugoslav Velimir Zajec and Dimitris Saravakos both transferred to Panathinaikos in the summer of 1984, thus changing the history of the Club.
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Awesome Mike

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Mike Galakos has been one of the most thrilling strikers in the history of Greek football.
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Cruyff and Greece
Cruyff's relationship with Greece began when Ajax met Panathinaikos as an opponent at Wembley, in the 1971 European Cup finals.
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