Takis Tsoukalas
Takis Tsoukalas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Panagiotis Tsoukalas 22 March 1958 Television personality |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Known for | Fan of Olympiacos |
Panagiotis (Takis) Tsoukalas (Greek: Παναγιώτης (Τάκης) Τσουκαλάς, born 22 March 1958) is a Greek presenter of fan TV shows.
Early life
He was born and raised in Spata and then moved to Kaminia in Piraeus, where he still lives today. He was a football player of Aittitos Spata.[1]
He is an organized fan of
After his TV show on June 16, 2015, he was attacked by unknown men with iron fists outside his home in Kaminia.[2] Accordingly, in April 2017, he was attacked with a hammer by a 36-year-old man, as a result of which he was hospitalized.[3]
Criticism and litigation
In November 2018, he commented with expressions that were characterized as racist by the Greek[4][5] and foreign[6][7] media through his broadcast against Thanasis Antetokounmpo whom he called, among other things, a "monkey".[8] The statements caused strong reactions from the Greek National Council for Radio and Television.[9] Also, a lawsuit was filed by Panagiotis Dimitras, on behalf of the Hellenic Observatory of the Helsinki Agreements, in the context of the control of racist crimes.[10]
References
- ^ "Ο Τάκης Τσουκαλάς ποδοσφαιριστής με πράσινα! (pic)". sportime.gr (in Greek). 2018-10-20.
- ^ "Δολοφονική επίθεση στον Τάκη Τσουκαλά" (in Greek). ΑΝΤ1. 2015-06-16.
- ^ "Θύμα επίθεσης ο Τάκης Τσουκαλάς. Τον χτύπησαν με σφυρί στο κεφάλι". HuffPost Greece (in Greek). 2017-04-25.
- ^ "Συγκλονίζει το μήνυμα του Γιάννη Αντετοκούνμπο για τη ρατσιστική επίθεση στον αδελφό του Θανάση". CNN.gr (in Greek). 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Αδιανόητο ρατσιστικό παραλήρημα Τσουκαλά κατά Αντετοκούνμπο. - video". Newsit.gr (in Greek). 2018-11-10.
- ^ "NBA: Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo speaks out against TV presenter who racially abused brother Thanasis - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com.
- ^ "Giannis Antetokounmpo s'en prend à un journaliste grec qui a traité son frère de «singe» - Basket". L'Équipe (in French).
- ^ "Μηνυτήρια Αναφορά Κατά Τάκη Τσουκαλά για Ρατσιστικό Παραλήρημα Εναντίον Αντετοκούνμπο". Vice (in Greek). 2018-11-11.
- ^ "Σε ΕΣΡ και Άρειο Πάγο το ρατσιστικό σχόλιο Τσουκαλά". Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών (in Greek). 2018-11-12.
- ^ "Μήνυση στον Τσουκαλά για το ρατσιστικό παραλήρημα ενάντια στον Θ. Αντετοκούνμπο" (in Greek).