The cup of the Greek final is still “warm” and OFI is the champion. Michalis Bousis does not wait. With the trophy tightly in one hand, he takes a step forward and, as soon as the first notes from “Moonlit Night” are heard, he begins to dance zeibekiko.Next to him, his father, Dimitris Bousis, watches with emotion. For those who know the family’s history, this scene goes back decades, with the story beginning, not in Heraklion, but in Chicago, USA.

Eugene Gerard, the Dutch coach who became synonymous with the Greek football team OFI of Crete, has died at the age of 77.