Αντίο Otto! Ευχαριστούμε, Danke, Thank You!!! Ethniki Ellados Geia sou!

Ευχαριστούμε Όττο! Thank you Otto!

"They were nine glorious years,...The circle is closed today and I am pleased to have achieved so much with you,"  

  

Otto Rehhagel, Greece's coach for the last 9 years, speaking to the Greek players before they returned to Greece yesterday...

Often referred to as 'King' Otto for masterminding Greece's Galanolefki triumph in the European Championship of 2004 and helping to make 2004 the Year of Greece, Otto Rehhagel resigned as coach yesterday along with his Global Greek assistant Yiannis Topalidis, after the match with Argentina's Albiceleste! 

We agree, they have been 9 glorious years for Greece's Ethniki Ellados!  

They did so well and even though they didn't get any further in this year's World Cup in South Africa, they left with their heads held high. They did their best and that's all we can expect! 



We're proud of our Greek team, and we're proud of their achievements. A huge thank you-efharisto to them and to Coach Otto Rehhagel for the wonderful journey they have given us since those incredible, unforgettable days in June and July of 2004.

We thank our friend Otto for helping make the Greek team    European Football Champions and for making us so incredibly proud to be Greek wherever in the world we happened to be!!! 

It was a marvellous journey. 



Whether you were a fan of soccer or just a lover of Greece and all it stands for, it was a wonderful 9 years and for that we thank him from the bottom of our hearts and dedicate the video below to him!

From all of us in the Global Greek World we wish our favourite German, but honorary Greek, Otto Rehhagel all the very best and hope that he will stay with us in Greece... 



The team he helped build, we're sure, would love to have him here watching and advising.



For the moment though...



Αντίο Otto! Ευχαριστούμε, Danke, Thank You!!!

Tonight! Greece vs Argentina ! Hellas Ole Ole!!! Good Luck! Καλή Επιτυχία!

In just over an hour Greece will be taking on the mighty Argentina in what promises to be a gripping game in their 2010  World Cup Odyssey, after defeating Nigeria by 2-1 in  one of the most exciting games so far! 

Let's show the world just what Greece can do!

But whatever happens today we're proud of our Greek team and thank them and Coach Otto Rehhagel for the wonderful journey Greek football has given us since those wonderful, incredible, unforgettable days in June and July of 2004, when the Greek team  became the European Football Champions and made us so incredibly proud to be Greek wherever in the world we happened to be!!!

Wherever we are in the Global Greek World today, our heart  and souls are with the Greek team in South Africa and wish them the very best of luck for this critical game...

Καλή   Επιτυχία!!! 

Go  Greece!!!!

GO GREECE! Greece Celebrates World Cup First with 2-1 Win Over Nigeria!

What a fantastic game it was! These two videos will help you relive those tremendous moments!







When Salpigidis scored and equalised with Nigeria, every single Greek, wherever we are in the Global Greek World today, jumped for joy and hopes started to build up! As the ball came and went, and Greece missed several opportunities to score,  the ERT commentator sounded like he was about to have a heart attack or give us one....







When Torosidis scored that winning goal, not only did we jump, but for the next 15 minutes we all held our collective breath and hoped for the clock to stop.... 



Salpigidis - Torosidis - a clean sweep for Pontian Greeks, as one of our friends, Vangelis T, said! 



Thank you for the wonderful moments and the happiness you gave us all today! It was just the tonic we needed in these difficult times for Greece. Whatever happens next, we are all proud of you!



Μπράβο σας παιδιά! Μας κάνατε περήφανους! Εθνική Ελλάδος Γειά Σου!!! 



Ας κρατήσουν οι χοροί....

It's All About Greeks - Bits n' Pieces From Around the World!

 Leo Bertos 

Photo Source: FIFA

 New Zealand Vs Slovakia 1-1 - The Greek Connection





Anyone watching the World Cup in South Africa knows about the plucky Kiwis who  in the last few seconds of their first game scored a magnificent goal and ended up drawing with Slovakia. What many of us following that game might not know, is that one of our very own Global Greeks is the All Whites' player wearing the No. 11 jersey, Greek-New Zealander, Leonidas Christos Bertos... Read More at Stuff.co.nz

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The Firing Squad - Why Greece Lost it's First Game



Why did Greece lose to South Korea, so easily in fact as to make some say that “we lost a part of our national sovereignty,” a phrase so popular in the post-IMF era? The defeat is not hard to explain, depending on who you ask...Read More at Kathimerini

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Greek Restaurateur pitches in to feed World Cup mob

Professional instincts kicked in for a septuagenarian restaurateur on holiday in South Africa, when he stepped behind the counter of a hamburger chain to help overwhelmed staff feed a mob of hungry World Cup fans.

Costas Kambouropoulos, a 71-year-old native of Greece and current Florida resident, was visiting South Africa with his son to attend matches involving the Greek and US sides, when ... Read More at Reuters

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Ellas Ole Ole!!! Greece in the 2010 World Cup ! Good Luck! Καλή Επιτυχία!

In just over an hour Greece will be starting it's 2010 World Cup Odyssey! 

 In 2004,  a milestone year for Greece, we lived through magical moments as Galanolefki Greece made us feel so proud as, just weeks before Athens' Magical, Dream Olympics,  they showed the world just what Greece can do! 

Incredible, unforgettable days in June and July of 2004, when the Greek team led by Coach Otto Rehhagel, or King Otto as he is fondly called,  became the European Football Champions and made us so incredibly proud to be Greek wherever in the world we happened to be!!!

Wherever we are in the Global Greek World today, our heart and souls are with the Greek team in South Africa as they play their first game with South Korea and wish them the very best of luck...

Καλή Επιτυχία!!! 

Go Greece!!!!