Greek stadiums have been plagued for several years by all forms of violence. It is not uncommon, however, for the fans to put aside the vulgar vocabulary, put their minds to work and create clever slogans addressed to the opponents, the referees, and even the members of their own team.
As the years go by, the Greek fans lose their ingenuity, since the slogans concerning the opponents almost always have a sexual content. Once upon a time, however, they were more decent, causing laughter even to the athletes with their beautiful mouths.
Remember some humorous slogans that were heard in Greek stadiums and were addressed to rival players or fans, referees, and even members of their own team.
The motto: "Teach Rivaldo a little ball, Shikabala-Shikabala"
The story: Shikabala came with "recommendations" to PAOK in January 2005, a few months after the arrival of the great Rivaldo on behalf of Olympiacos. In the end, the Egyptian midfielder did not justify the fans of the "biceps", after he played in a few matches, he committed a few disciplinary offenses and brought to the amen the then coach Ilie Dumitrescu.
The slogan: "Neither MEGA nor UEFA, on ANT1 to watch Vefa"
The story: 12 years ago, Panathinaikos fans did not leave their Olympiacos counterparts in the lurch after the Euro-exclusion, at a time when references to couches and TV channels had their place of honor. In this case, the "greens" addressed Vefa Alexiadou, who participated in a morning show and taught the public cooking recipes!
The motto: "Re Lorenzo, what do you say now, that you will play at four o'clock, every Thursday at noon, no one will know the opponent"
The story: Through a participant in reality, Lorenzo Carriere, the fans of Olympiacos did not leave the presence of Panathinaikos in the inferior, UEFA Cup. This is because the player of "Bar" shouted like crazy "what do you say now" in the goal of Angelos Basinas with Barcelona on the Avenue in 2002.
The slogan: "Put Elias on the clock, to count how much he eats"
The story: On January 24, 2001, Olympiakos defeated the very deficient AEK 6-1 in a match for the Greek Cup and its fans decided to deal with the man who was collecting the ball from his net, Ilias Atmatzidis.
The slogan: "Elliniadis's comb is a virgin"
The story: The, not so rich coma, of Stavros Elliniadis was a target of the rival fans.
The slogan: "Go to Patras, go to Crete and by force to Thessaloniki and we to Paris and the Netherlands, we will continue to write history".
The story: Panathinaikos fans have always been proud of their team's presence in European competitions. And, of course, in the year 1996, they did not fail to make the relevant geographical comparisons.
The slogan: "PAOK I know, I know I know ok, basically and that is PAOK you have made me"
The story: It is not uncommon for PAOK fans to raise questions or, as they say, want to "sell madness". The following slogan has been around since the 1980s.
The motto: "Fani, all the kids love you, because you go out to the glass and eat the shrimp"
The story: On the occasion of the advertisement for the snack "Eurobasket '87", in which Fanis Christodoulou participated, the PAOK fans shouted the following slogan, causing laughter to the ace of Panionios!
The slogan: "Clover play a little ball, Kavala will pass you by"
The story: In the 1996-97 season, Panathinaikos did not even come close to the successes of the previous season in Greece and Europe, with the consequence that its fans rang the alarm bell.
The slogan: "No no no, no water in Mornos"
The story: In the spring of 1993 thousands of PAOK fans came down to Athens for the Final 4 of the Greek Cup in Glyfada, at a time when the capital was plagued by water shortages. But they overdid it, because some of them left open the taps of the hotels where they were staying. Sing it to the beat of "No Limits" from "2 Unlimited".
The motto: "Give Francesco a fresh round, a fresh round, a fresh round"
The story: It is worth mentioning the following slogan of PAOK fans despite the fact that it was not heard in a stadium. Specifically, it was scammed in a souvlaki restaurant in Thessaloniki by patrons-supporters of the "biceps" and was addressed to the owner of the store.
The slogan: "Eight in Romania with grass and mud, eight in Athens with a stadium ok" (s.s. the "stadium ok" at that time was the one that had soil)
The story: On June 1, 1930, Panathinaikos defeated Olympiakos 8-2, while a few days earlier the National Team of Greece, which mostly consisted of "red and whites", had lost 8-1 to its Romanian counterpart.
The slogan: "Put in punished, I can not wait"
The story: In May 2005, PAOK fans wanted their team to lose to Apollon in Kalamaria, in order to ratify Aris' relegation to the Second National. The slogan also contained a note of self-sarcasm, as at the beginning of the season was preceded by the illegal participation of Liasos Loukas in the qualifying phase of the Champions League with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The motto: "Epale, Epale, to have a hookah, to drink it all day, to see you Pelé"
The story: In the summer of 2003 Panathinaikos acquired Joel Epale and a few months later the members of Thira 13 "placed" with humor on the issue.
The motto: "Farmer, Farmer, the plants in Kalamata are beautiful"
The story: AEK fans wanted to combine the origin of Nikos Georgeas with its παραγωγή agricultural production.
The motto: "Every sexy young man, is a Panionios and EKON Rigas Feraios"
The story: In the early 1980s, the following slogan was released by the KKE Interior, apparently to show that then it was something "alternative" to be a leftist and a supporter of the Nea Smyrni club.
The slogan: "Eleftheropoulos sees you and trembles, hello Demi, hello Demi"
The story: The cult of AEK fans for Demis Nikolaidis during the period he played with her jersey was well known, as he also often scored against Olympiakos.
The slogan: "Abramovic sees you and trembles, hello Demi, hello Demi"
The story: About a decade later, however, Original "adorned" Demis Nikolaidis with several slogans for the descent of AEK. The situation seemed irreversible, but the humor did not leave the fans of the Union.
The slogan: "Score a goal and let me die, Captain, Captain" (s.s. finally put it in the 89th minute!)
The story: Panathinaikos led AEK 4-0 in OAKA in the 2006-07 season, with the consequence that the fans of the Union "deposit" their hopes in Pantelis Kapetanos.
The motto: "Myrtso strong, the night in Karras"
The story: On the eve of the National Team match in Thessaloniki, George Myrtsos had run away from the hotel to enjoy Vassilis Karras at the nightclub where he was appearing.
The slogan: "Mouse, we live in the lens to see you"
The story: Dimitris Pontikis had heard the myriad of fans who were not satisfied with his refereeing.
The slogan: "Goofy, Mickey, tralala, tralala, we are good children"
The story: In a traditional PAOK-Aris derby, the fans of both teams constantly exchanged "compliments", with the result that the referees threatened that the match would be stopped. Therefore, athyrostomic fans had to prove that they are not παιδιά bad guys.
The motto: "PAOK I love you, PAOK you are one, yellow in the warm-up no one ate"
The story: On February 4, 2009, in a Cup match between PAOK and Olympiakos, Sotiris Balafas received a yellow card from Tassos Kakko, while warming up behind a hearth because he shouted at him “Corner is it, don't you see it? ”
The motto: "Panionara, on carpets, on magic carpets, I will take you" their chairman)
The story: In the four years 2002-2006 Lefteris Pantazis was the president of PAE Panionios and the fans of Panathinaikos wanted to annoy the "blue and red" fans with a song by Lepa.
The motto: "You will take Ravousis next year, Vamvakas a new coach, you will also put on yellow jerseys so that you may see a discount"
The story: Invitations of AEK fans to opponents in the 1996-97 season.
The slogan: "Whistle the end, whistle the end, the cold is bitter, we will get cold"
The story: The fans of Panathinaikos escaped with the weather conditions in a derby with PAOK in OAKA (1997-98) and demanded from the referee to save them.
Slogan: "Igor, Igor, extend the score"
The story: In the summer of 2005, Panathinaikos included Igor Biscan, European champions with Liverpool, but the initial enthusiasm in the ranks of its fans quickly turned into disappointment. However, they did not stop hoping.
The slogan: "Yurai, Yurai, you are a samurai"
The story: Few, but select, were the ones who shouted the following laconic slogan addressed to Yuray Butsek, when in the summer of 2003 he left Xanthi on behalf of Olympiacos.
The slogan: "Legend ole, ole and we are complete"
The story: A slogan on the lips of Olympiacos fans became the famous statement of Dusan Bajevic about completeness in the roster of the team during the 2004-05 season. You see, the "red and whites" had started to move away from their goals and Gate 7 wanted to make fun of the "prince".
The motto: "Roberto, where do you block better, left or right?"
The story: On October 26, 1999, Roberto Carlos is "christened" a goalkeeper and saves Real's home from a certain violation, after a place by Sinisa Gogic. Naturally, the fans of Panathinaikos wanted to annoy those of Olympiakos…