Following Olympiacos FC’s historic win last night at the UEFA Conference League Final, where the team beat out Fiorentina 1-0, there has been an outpouring of congratulatory messages from throughout the world as the team makes international headlines.
President of Greece
The President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, congratulated Olympiacos in a post on X, speaking of a “Historic night for the Piraeus team and Greek football”.
In her post, Ms. Sakellaropoulou states: “Olympiacos is at the top of Europe! Historic night for the Piraeus team and Greek football. Warm congratulations on winning the Conference League!”
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
The Prime Minister chimed in on the win as well, also on X, saying “A True Legend! Olympiacos wins the Conference League and makes history! A memorable night for the club itself, but also for Greek football as a whole. Congratulations!”
Nottingham Forest
United Kingdom’ Nottingham Forest did not hesitate to offer its congratulations in a similar post on X.
Congratulations to @olympiacosfc and our owner Mr. Marinakis on tonight’s UEFA Europa Conference League win! 👏 https://t.co/Ddx9dxPCSp
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) May 29, 2024
International Media Reactions
The win was covered worldwide by international media outlets, including the BBC, CNN, Reuters, AP News and more, along with key sports media outlets like ESPN and CBS Sports.
Marca
On X, Marca notes that the win marks the first European title for a Greek team and also praises Olympiacos’ coach, Jose Luis Mendilibar, for the historic win, through a dramatic image likening him to Zeus.
🏆🎉🎉 ¡Histórico Mendilibar! El técnico vasco hace historia al conquistar con el Olympiakos la Conference League un año después de ganar la Europa League con el Sevilla
🇬🇷 ¡Primer título europeo para un equipo griego 🇬🇷 en toda la historia! Y segunda Conference consecutiva que… pic.twitter.com/GlbIl0guSr
— MARCA (@marca) May 29, 2024
Reuters
The international news media outlet highlighted the passion of Olympicos’ fans in its post, along with the historic nature of the victory.
Passionate Olympiakos fans celebrate historic victory https://t.co/sGkZSK3Oka pic.twitter.com/ifjwz8A2Pf
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 30, 2024
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