Diamantis Pateras, Panathinaikos FC general manager at the period when the team played at the final of the European Champions’ Cup against Ajax in Wembley, and father of present Panathinaikos president, Nikolas, dies. A few hours later, the team will play their first play-offs match against PAOK wearing a black brassard and Giorgos Karagounis will dedicated to him the one and only goal of the match.
10/5/2006
Olympiacos wins the “double” defeating AEK with 3-0 at the final match of the Greek Football Cup at Pankrition Stadium and the team’s goalkeeper, Antonis Nikopolidis, becomes the only player in the history of greek football to win 3 consecutive doubles (two with Olympiacos and one with Panathinaikos)
10/5/2000
English football authorities abolish the away goal advantage
10/5/2000
29 year-old Jim Courier announces his retirement after 13 years of tournament tennis. He won 23 titles (2 Roland Garros, 2 Australian Open). On February 10, 1992 he was ranked world no1
10/5/2000
Ionikos play for the first time in a Greek Cup final. They lose to AEK 3-0
10/5/1999
Nigeria withdraws its candidature for the 2000 World Cup favouring South Africa
10/5/1999
Irish former middleweight champion Steve Collins is forced to retire when he collapses during training
10/5/1987
The 5th FINA Cup is held in Salonica. Greece will take the (last) 8th place. Yugoslavia will win the trophy. Manuel Estiarte of Spain will take the top scorer award with 28 goals
10/5/1980
Paul Allen of West Ham becomes the youngest player (17 years and 256 days old) to play in an English FA Cup final and win the trophy
10/5/1969
The National and the American Football League announce their plans to merge for the 1970-71 season
10/5/1956
20-year-old 800m champion Mihalis Karaolis along with Andreas Dimitriou are executed on the gallons following the decision of the British court-martial. Both were arrested in Cyprus on November of the previous year because of their activity with EOKA
10/5/1886
The English Football Federation decides to distribute caps to players appearing in international matches. The term ”caps” becomes synonymous to international appearances
