AEK Athens' qualification for the Champions League's League Phase was a leading topic on Thursday's edition of protothema.gr's "The Football Show," which also covered Olympiacos' transfer business and the European campaigns of Panathinaikos, PAOK and OFI Crete.
The two-hour program, sponsored by Stoiximan and broadcast from 1pm to 3pm on August 27, is hosted by Michalis Tsochos, Grigoris Papavasiliou and Giannikos Douskas. Singer Panos Kiamos appeared as a guest to discuss AEK and which opponents the club would like to face in the League Phase draw.
AEK's revenue, transfers and the Levski Sofia match
The show examined the timing of AEK's League Phase draw, describing the revenue the club stands to earn from reaching the competition as dizzying, and previewed transfers the club is working on. Presenters and reporter Kostas Ketsetzoglou also revisited what the program called the third half of AEK's match against Bulgarian side Levski Sofia.
In a segment built around Kiamos' appearance, the singer said the contest with Levski Sofia had been fire against fire, and that the team needed to keep pouring on the pressure to see the tie through.
Olympiacos transfer moves
Reporter Vasilis Konstantopoulos covered Olympiacos' transfer activity, including the club closing in on a deal for Pedersen, along with the transfer of Alvarez, and explained why a move to sign Puerta had not gone ahead.
European campaigns for Panathinaikos, PAOK and OFI Crete
The broadcast also turned to what hosts framed as Europe time, running through the latest news on the European campaigns of Panathinaikos, PAOK and OFI Crete. Giannis Seretis reported on Panathinaikos and Stavros Sountoulidis on PAOK.
Show format
Alongside the football updates, "The Football Show" draws on a wider team of reporters, including Fotis Pliakos on Aris, Giorgos Petridis on Panathinaikos basketball and Michalis Stefanou on Olympiacos basketball. The program mixes reporting, interviews, statistics and basketball discussion with its football coverage.
AEK Athens, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK and OFI Crete are among the largest clubs in Greek football, regularly competing for the Super League title and for places in Europe's top club competitions. The Champions League's League Phase, which replaced the old group stage, pits qualifying clubs against opponents drawn from a single expanded table.
"The Football Show" airs daily from Monday to Friday between 1pm and 3pm on protothema.gr.
