Hellas futebol

[HJDK]

How can someone still hire Ranieri to coach a team these days?

Probably the biggest loser of all time.

Trained Fiorentina,Chelsea, Valencia, Parma, Juventus, Roma, Inter and Monaco.

Managed to win the Italian Cup and one SuperCup(against Oporto, thank God).

[Faliro]

How can someone still hire Ranieri to coach a team these days?

You mean someone like this?



Here is the monkey Sarris when he shaves:

[Eddie_]

Ranieri is the proof (one more, not the 1st neither the last) that even a looser can make a long carreer in professional football.
Most important thing in football is: You just need to know the right persons!


In this case, i'm sorry for Greek national federation have learned that so late.

[Faliro]

Attack on referee official opens Pandora's box in soccer



 
By Thanos Blounas

The mafia-like attack on the Alternate President of the Central Refereeing Committee (KED), Christoforos Zografos on Thursday night, and everything that followed with the knee-jerk reaction by the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) to decide the suspension of all league action indefinitely, along with the accusations by Olympiakos president Vangelis Marinakis and by Dimitris Melissanidis, highlight and confirm the extent of rot in Greek soccer.

Everything that was said on Friday points clearly to the clash of strong and well-organized interests, that is taking place on the field of soccer and tends to spiral out of control.

AEK Athens strongman Melissanidis responded to the accusations by Marinakis – that Melissanidis demanded Zografos and EPO head Giorgos Sarris to appoint specific referees to the second-division match between Panachaiki and AEK – saying that "the people who have been summoned for some time now to answer to Justice and the prosecutors in the context of the investigation into the existence of a criminal organization in soccer, those who are accused of blackmailing, bribing, beatings and explosions, and who have ignored any value of healthy competition by undermining soccer in our country, have the cheek to speak about morality, values and progress."

Panathinaikos, which plays a leading role in the highlighting of corruption instances in soccer, has expressed its position saying: "We unequivocally condemn [Thursday's] deplorable occurrence, which people under investigation by Justice cannot hijack. We are blaming the government for its criminal tolerance of the growing rot in soccer all these years. This tolerance, as we have already stated, now entails guilt. We are also calling on Justice to accelerate its work and avert the upcoming statute of limitations for felonies."

For its part, the federation rushed hastily to make that spectacular decision for the indefinite suspension of all leagues, following its typical tactics of burying its collective head in the sand. It has failed to order an investigation to determine the actual facts after one of its members was attacked due to his competences.

The federation has also failed to refute what Marinakis claimed at the board meeting of the Super League, i.e. that Sarris and Zografos have been at the receiving end of pressures and threats intended to have specific referees appointed. On the contrary, Sarris unashamedly put the blame for the attack on Zografos on the press!

Yet what is most important is that the EPO president and its administration have incited the intervention of Justice and have already been summoned to testify as suspects about the case concerning the existence of a criminal organization in soccer. The EPO management is also facing criminal charges on the "healthcare card", according to Article 391 of the Penal Code, and its members have been summoned as suspects for the case of the fake social security and tax clearance documents.

Against all these phenomena of complete rot and corruption, the government has chosen to play the role of the passive viewer, showing a characteristic indifference. Furthermore, part of the Justice system is clearly stalling on cases of criminal character, such as the scandal of match-fixing, running the risk of the statute of limitations.

ekathimerini.com , Sunday November 16, 2014 (23:04) 

[Eddie_]

From what i read that you post here... Greek football is/will be in big crisis.

Accusations from both sides will not stop for sure...

Whats the odd of police catch the guys who assaulted that Zografos? none or close, i bet.

[Faliro]

0 chance of arrests

What is interesting is Sarris can't stop lying. Firstly he said Fyssas was someone who wanted Ranieri, which turned out to be a lie. Then he said Hugh Dallas (famous Scottish referee who works for the EPO now) was thinking of resigning due to threats on his life. Hugh Dallas came out today and said he has received no threats, but that if he did, then he would think about leaving.

Many people now in Greece are wondering how to get rid of Sarris.

Hugh Dallas was brought in, because of huge pressure to allow foreign referees to fight corruption. Zografos, a former FIFA referee, worked for Hugh Dallas..

Here is what Marinakis said after the attack:

"The police and legal authorities need to look into this in great depth, we must all work together to stop this filth," he told reporters after a meeting of Super League officials.
"I went to the meeting to discuss names and say what I've learned from my colleagues and collaborators about this murderous act," former Super League president Marinakis added.
"We are talking about human lives here, it's no longer about an insult, or bitter comments which are said on the radio or television in the heat of the moment; we are talking about a murderous attack on the man that is very lucky to be alive."

Marinakis also said he was available to help police with their enquiries into the incident and made references to evidence of threatening behaviour towards referees which he said was rife in the lower divisions.

"All of this is highly unacceptable and it will not be long before we find it in front of us in a few months in the Super League - that's why we have an obligation to denounce it and end it here."

Now one should note at this point he went on to accuse Melissanidis.

Dimitris Melissanidis, owner of AEK is worth around $3 billion. He is the world's largest supplier of fuel oil. Now this man - nick named 'Tiger', whose parents were from the Caucasus - making him a Pontian Greek, is severely dangerous. You can read about his controversies here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitris_Melissanidis

I have no doubt he could be complicit in this problem.

[Eddie_]

A billionaire who cames from zero. Somewhat like Chelsea owner?
We have many in Portugal (but in general not so wealth), mainly all appeared as politics first and after that huge careers in banks, lawyers firms, construction companys, etc.
I personally think all of them are dirty, but that's my general idea for politics.

And if i understand correctly, according to Olympiakos president Zografos was attacked due to refuse Melissandis pressure on choosing refs for AEK matches?

[HJDK]

Just passed by to say that I will be the Portuguese Aristotle Onassis.

You've read here first.

[Faliro]

A billionaire who cames from zero. Somewhat like Chelsea owner?
We have many in Portugal (but in general not so wealth), mainly all appeared as politics first and after that huge careers in banks, lawyers firms, construction companys, etc.
I personally think all of them are dirty, but that's my general idea for politics.

And if i understand correctly, according to Olympiakos president Zografos was attacked due to refuse Melissandis pressure on choosing refs for AEK matches?

You understand correctly and given Tiger's previous ''dealings'' with the EPO and football institutions, it is 100% credible.

[Faliro]

From today:

Kone vs Matic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqIlhThByvQ



He then attacks maniatis!

[Cloughie]

What a crazy dude.

[Faliro]

If only he was talented... Most the team greece usually uses is rubbish and they nearly all play in Italy..

............................karnezis (Udinese)..............................

Toro (Roma)......Manolas (Roma)  Moras (Verona).............Xolebas (Roma)

Kone (Udinese).......XXXXX.........Tatchidis (Verona)..........Lazaros (Verona)

....................................XXXXXX.......XXXXXX....................

This is now the worst run of games in Greek history. 1 goal in 8 hours.

Now there are lots of injuries, but if everyone was fit, the team I would put... so many Greeks would hate me for...

...........................................Paschalakis (Panthrakikos)......................................

Torosidis (Roma)............Manolas (Roma).......Sokratis (Dortmund)....Xolebas (Roma)

............................K.Papadopoulos (Bayer Lev)....Samaris (Benfica).....................

Ninis (PAO)..........................Fetfatzidis (Genoa)..............Bruno Araujo (Ergotelis)

.................................................Mitroglou (Olympiakos)......................................


Players I would not allow near the team? Vynta, Mavrias, Kone, Maniatis, Lazaros, Tziolis, Moras, Fortounis, Samaras and many more.

[sbremoved_28408]

Fernando Santos = God

[Faliro]

The master of the 1-0! 

[HJDK]

Wait....Sokratis doesn't play?