Georgios Helakis

Georgios (George) Helakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Χελάκης) is a Greek sports journalist, famous for his passionate live radio broadcasting of international football matches, particularly Champions League and 2004 UEFA European Championship.^[1] During Euro 2004 opening match he compared the Greece national football team to a pirate ship, a name which has become the official nickname of the squad since Greece won the tournament.^{[citation needed]}

Born in the village Seliana in

Beyond his media-related activities, Helakis is well known as a left-wing activist. The influence of his political ideas is obvious when commenting on matches, citing examples from history and politics and reminding listeners and readers that football must not be used to express national superiority or nationalistic ideas.