Panathinaikos A.O.

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Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, lit. 'Pan-Athenian Athletic Club') also known as Panathinaikos A.C., or simply as Panathinaikós [panˈaθinai̯ˈkos], is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the most successful multi-sport clubs and one of the oldest clubs in Greece. The name "Panathinaikos" (which can literally be translated as "Panathenaic", which means "of all Athens") was inspired by the ancient work of Isocrates Panathenaicus, within which the orator praises the Athenians for their democratic education and their military superiority, wielded for the benefit of all Greeks. A club by the name of POA was founded by Giorgos Kalafatis in 1908, when he and 40 other athletes decided to break away from Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos following the club's decision to discontinue its football team. Later, Kalafatis also broke away from POA and formed a separate team that was considered a branch of POA, until 1911...

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