Thrylos 7 International Podcast

The boys are joined by one of the hosts of the new PAOK Talk Podcast (@paok_talk on Instagram; listenable on YouTube), Angelo. They discuss PAOK's season so far, including an exciting European campaign and a tumultuous transfer window. They then discuss the Greek National Team's 2-1 friendly victory over Cyprus, and why there were some encouraging signs from the game. They end off by previewing an...

The boys are joined by Bob Beans to discuss some of the problems facing this Olympiakos squad so far. From the fullback situation to the lack of first half goals, it's a bit of a downer, but some pressing issues are discussed as well as their potential solutions. As if things couldn't get any worse, there is a quick discussion about the Ethniki's squad selection at the end of the episode!

The boys are joined by David Mooney, a contributor for The Athletic and a host of the Blue Moon Podcast, covering Manchester City FC. They discuss Tuesday's game between the Citizens and Olympiakos, which resulted in an unfortunate 3-0 defeat for the Greek side. The boys also discuss the upcoming Europa League fixtures for AEK and PAOK, against Zorya Luhansk and PSV, respectively, and make their p...

Ari and frequent guest Constantine Levoyiannis (Lambros and Peter are too young for this one) are joined by none other than Stelios Giannakopoulos, a legendary footballer for both Olympiakos and the Ethniki. Stelios discusses his background, his playing career, and his thoughts on the current state of Greek football, while also offering some valuable advice for young footballers along the way. Lis...

The boys are joined by Antonios, a correspondent from Hellas Football who writes about Panathinaikos. They discuss the club's history, as well as the recent events that have led to the downfall of the club both domestically and in Europe. They also discuss this week's European results: Olympiakos's 2-0 loss to Porto, AEK's 1-2 loss to Leicester, and PAOK's 0-0 draw with Granada.

The boys are all back together and joined by Agonasport contributor Theo Bouras. They discuss the exciting 1-0 victory over Marseille on Wednesday and go through the player metrics for that game, while also discussing the upcoming challenge againt Porto, and why it might be a difficult game. Listen to the end for another hint about next week's special guest!

The boys, this time with Lambros missing and Demo subbing in, are joined by Hellas Football contributor and fervent Larissa Supporter Michael Vissini (@Michael_Vissini on Twitter) for a great discussion about the current state of his favorite club. After discussing the issues relating to the club, they briefly discuss the situation with the Ethniki, highlighted by a controversial interview from Ko...

The boys, sans Peter, are joined by a whopping two special guests today: return guest and friend of the program Constantine Levoyiannis of Olympiacos EU (@OlympiacosEU on Twitter) as well as a correspondent from Marseille, named Mo (@mohammedali_93 on Twitter). This episode mainly focuses on the club's upcoming Champions League match against Marseille on Wednesday, October 21, although the weekend...

The boys are joined by Agonasport and Hellas Football writer Greg Gavalas, who covers AEK as well as the Greek national team. Known for his famous 4-word summaries of Greek Super League matches, Greg provides some great insight on AEK's moves this summer, while also going deep into the recent UEFA Nations League results for the Ethniki (a 2-0 win against Moldova and a 0-0 draw against Kosovo). The...

The boys are joined by Martial from Olympiakos France (@OlympiakosFr on Twitter) to discuss the recent results from international break. This includes Greece's loss to Austria in a friendly as well as their 2-0 UEFA Nations League win over Moldova. They also discuss Marseille, an upcoming Champions League opponent, that Martial knows quite well.

The boys, minus Ari, are joined by Demo and coefficient expert Mesartic, who produces the periodic UEFA coefficient reports for Greece. It's vitally important for Olympiakos and Greek football as a whole that the entire country performs well in Greece, as it improves the nation's club coefficient, allowing more Greek teams to compete in Europe's top club competitions. We go into the mechanics behi...

The boys discuss Olympiakos in a rare solo pod, including some deadline-day transfer deals that are sure to clean up some sloppy play, while also discussing a disappointing 1-1 draw with PAS Giannina. They also go into the Champions League group Olympiakos has been drawn into, and evaluate the team's chances of potentially making it to the round of 16.

The boys are once again joined by Hellas Football writer Stephen Kountourou to discuss the recent efforts of various Greek teams in Europe. They discuss the 0-0 draw between Olympiakos and Omonoia that proved decisive in advancing Olympiakos to the Champions League group stage, the unfortunate defeat by PAOK versus Krasnodar that sends them to the Europa League, and AEK's 1-0 victory against St. G...

The boys are joined by Christian Leggas, a writer for Hellas Football (@HellasFooty on Twitter) to discuss the week in Olympiakos news. Making up most of the pod are the results against Omonoia and Panetolikos, the need for some incoming transfers (especially at fullback), and Ruben Semedo's place in the club as the transfer window comes to an end.

The boys go through a week's worth of Champions League and Europa League qualifier results, including Olympiakos's 2-0 win against Omonoia, PAOK's 2-1 away loss at Krasnodar, and OFI and Aris's unfortunate defeats in the Europa League qualifiers. The Olympiakos game will be discussed more thoroughly on Sunday when Christian Leggas joins the pod. They also discuss some general Greek Super League an...

The boys are joined by Bob Beans (@bobbeans83 on Twitter) of Olympiakos English (@Olympiakos_eng) for a great discussion about the beginning of the Olympiakos 2020-21 season. Bob provides some great insight on what he saw during the club's 3-0 win against Asteras Tripolis in Matchweek 1 of the Super League. They also discuss the upcoming matchup in the Champions League qualification playoffs again...

The boys are joined today by George Tsitsonis, the author of "Achieving the Impossible: The Remarkable Story of Greece's EURO 2004 Victory", which provides incredible details and inside info on the amazing team that made history with their unprecedented run in the Euros. George talks about the process behind writing the book, which included tons of interviews with key characters in this amazing st...

Special guest Constantine Levoyannis (@clevo275 on Twitter) from Olympiacos EU (@OlympiacosEU) joins the boys to discuss the Greek Cup Final, which, after being postponed for months, finally happened and resulted in a 1-0 win for Olympiakos. The boys go into each player's performance as well as discussing how the team might look different in future matches, and what we can learn from what we saw i...

With a lot of transfer rumors and European football matches on the horizon, the boys discuss everything about or related to Greek football. This includes some confirmed transfers around the Super League, some additional rumors, as well as a European cup update. With PAOK, Aris, and OFI competing in European matches, the boys preview those games, as well as highlighting other games that may impact...

For this weekend's episode we are joined by very special guest Stephen Kountourou (@SteveKountourou on Twitter) from Hellas Football (@HellasFooty) to talk about the recent UEFA Nations League results concerning the Greek national team. We also discuss Olympiakos transfer rumors surrounding Pepe Rodrigues, Yann M'Vila, Garry Rodrigues and others. It's a long episode but we covered a whole bunch of...

With some UEFA Nations League fixtures on the horizon, Ari, Peter, and Lambros discuss the Greek National football team. We go through the squad selection, highlighting some notable omissions as well as some interesting additions, and give some context to the upcoming matches against Slovenia and Kosovo. This marks the first of hopefully many Greek NT-focused episodes where we take a step back and...

Well, the Greek Cup has been postponed. We planned to upload this week's episode about the game itself, but with the final being rescheduled to September 12 as a result of COVID-19 concerns, we had to find some other things to talk about. We discuss the mishandling of this entire situation from the EPO (the Hellenic association that governs Greek football), the impact that Maxi Lovera's COVID-19 d...

Ari, Peter, and Demo George (subbing in for Lambros) take a break from Olympiakos-focused coverage and discuss Greek soccer on a wider scale, going through some transfer news around the country before breaking down PAOK's European victory against Turkish side Besiktas in the Champions League qualifiers. They discuss why PAOK (along with other Greek teams) winning in Europe is good for Olympiakos,...

Lambros, Ari, and Peter discuss a variety of topics today, including the possible impact that a couple of young prospects (Ioannis Kosti and Nikola Cumic) might have on the team returning from loan, the impact Guilherme has already had on the team, the signing of former Olympiakos player Jose Holebas. The episode wraps up with an extensive preview of the long-awaited Greek Cup Final against AEK At...

The Gate 7 International Podcast welcomes its first special guest, Luis Pineda (@luispineda999 on Twitter), an MLS and international soccer corespondent for the Peruvian media outlet Tribuna Picante. Luis is an expert on Peruvian international footballers and provided us with excellent intel on Miguel Trauco, the starting left-back for the Peruvian national team. With Kostas Tsimikas headed to Liv...