NY Times · Feb 10, 2018
When Champions League Cash Tilts the Playing Field
Fueled by millions of dollars in payments from its appearances in the Champions League, Olympiacos has claimed the Greek championship every year since 2010, and in 19 of the last 21 seasons. Now, one fan said, "we expect to win the title every year."ATHENS — The game is drifting, goalless, toward its close when a heavy tackle from an Olympiacos player leaves Konstantinos Galanopoulos, a young midfielder for A.E.K. Athens, crumpled in a heap in the middle of the field.
His teammates quickly smuggle the ball out of play. The referee summons medical attention. An adapted golf cart scoots into action. Delicately, two attendants place Galanopoulos onboard.