In the presence of Olympiakos and PAOK in its quarter-finals European Conference League spoke o Petros Kokkalis.
Specifically, the former executive of Piraeus and once president of the Super League, speaking on Action 24’s “EQ” show, wished that the two Greek teams would meet in this year’s final OPAP Arena.
“Yes (s.s. for the fact that they have qualified to the “8”) and I hope they also go to the “4” and we will see an Olympiacos-PAOK final in New Philadelphia, why not. In the last ten years, I think, we have not been able to find where to hold the final of the Greek Cup. We do it in stadiums that don’t work, in stadiums that are fighting, without fans. To those who follow football it would be a joke, if it were not tragic. If Olympiacos and PAOK come now and reach the final of the Europa Conference League, which will take place in New Philadelphia, let’s see if we can make it?“, he said characteristically.
From there on, among other things, he was also asked on whether a Greek league could become like the top ones in Europe.
“No, now that train is gone. The financial differences have skyrocketed and in my mind at least, maybe I’m a bit of a romantic, I’m much more concerned with producing sport than winning a championship or two. I want us to have champions, to have global success, but I’m much more interested in the top of the pyramid.
Olympiacos was founded in 1925. It was founded in Piraeus, in Pasalimani, which Piraeus had only received 1.5 million refugees from Asia Minor, who lived in slums. They were plagued by hunger, poverty, disease, and Olympiacos was embraced by these people, because it gave them a chance to integrate into their new society, by teaching them fair play, that we are all equal in a uniform, the that there are rules we must respect. These are the services that sport offers and this is what differentiates a sports fan from a fan.
After all, we in Piraeus have enough championships and cups, we have nowhere to put them, so let’s do something else (s.s. laughs)“, write down.
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