It’s Friday, and we open the old chest of newspapers, leafing through news items and stories from another era. In front of us lies the newspaper “Ta Nea” of Saturday, 12 December 1987, as we wander through its sports pages. And this is what we discover…
• The draw for the World Cup qualifiers and the anxiety over whether Greece would land in a manageable group
• The arrival of Chilean star Juan Gilberto Funes at Olympiacos
• The funeral of the iconic Stelios Kyriakides, who made history by winning the legendary Boston Marathon in 1946. The organisers had initially refused to let him compete, as he appeared emaciated
• The aviation tragedy involving Alianza Lima in Peru
• Marinakis, battle-ready at OFI, alongside the unforgettable Eugenios Gerards
• Panathinaikos planning its transfer targets
• Henrik Nielsen, facing possible suspension following an incident at AEK
• Van Basten and Hagi, once again emerging as transfer targets for Panathinaikos
• And Aris and its “journeys” across the great European basketball arenas, during its legendary era…