The captivating story of the old pure football of the 70s and 80s comes to life through the experiential stories of the author, as well as his journalistic research, in Giannis Alexiou's book "The Football We Loved – At Three Corners, Penalty," a publication filled with unknown and lesser-known tales published by Ogdo Publishing.

The ideal and uncompromising era of youth in the neighborhood's backyards, with football played until the final whistle, the craze of collecting teams and players on cards, the independent teams, and the "battles" on the bare fields with all sorts of makeshift goalposts, the sports magazines and newspapers, the football idols, and posters in youth rooms spring forth narratively from the pages.

The first wave of hooligans, its evolution, and the history of the fan movement are explored in a breath-taking investigation alongside unknown events, as well as the author's extensive work on the innocent football of the early professional years, an entire era vividly written.

The first football steps of Dimitris Saravakos in the backyards of Nea Smyrni up to his infamous transfer to Panathinaikos, Amfithiaikos, the legend of amateur football and the football-producing Amfithea, the football tournaments in Trocadero, the great Panionios of Joe Mallett and Nikos Alefantos, the behind-the-scenes of the '79 Cup and its star players, AEK of Fantrouk, PAO and the "Legend" of the 70s, PAOK of Les Shannon, the "European" ARIS Thessaloniki, Iraklis of "Vassias," PAS Giannina - "Ajax of Epirus," the glorious Charavgiakos, memories of the Greek National Team, and the mania for English football. Franz Beckenbauer, Juan Ramón Rocha, Mimīs Domazos, Antonis Antoniadis, Thomas Mavros, Dimitris Mavrikis, Giannis Gravvanis, Noni Lima, Stathis Haitas, the… gospel "Light of Sports," and Olympiacos during the "stone years" with Juan Hilberto Funes and Lajos Detari.

The unknown story of the legendary fan Mitsara and what happened to him, as well as two interviews with the top players of their time, the unbeatable international goalkeeper Kostas Valliannos and the also international striker Pavlos Vasileiou who speaks about the unbeatable Olympiacos of Bukovi. Two great footballers who started from the backyards of their neighborhood and rose to greatness recount their careers in an original edition adorned with rich and rare photographic material.

In Giannis Alexiou's book "The Football We Loved – At Three Corners, Penalty," answers to many questions that fans have are revealed, such as:

• Which team lost the then young player Dimitris Saravakos from their hands?
• Which legendary president brought imported balls and had his team throwing them?
• Which AEK players refused to take the participation medal in a Cup final?
• Which team's fans held a fundraiser to keep their beloved player?
• Which top center forward, in his time, became international with two national teams?
• Which international goalkeeper was drawn by Vasilis Christodoulou begging the divine to keep him well to get a transfer to Real?
• Which large foreign teams chased after a player who was the first black player to play for the Greek National Team?
• Which players deliberately fouled during the match on a big player of Panathinaikos according to him?
• Which traditional team was the legend of South Athens and the fear and terror of opponents even in the provinces?
• Whose mother, a top football player, took over the kitchen in Greek films, during the golden age of Greek cinema?
• Which player, the flag of his team, as a kid supported its major rival?
• Which players opened billiard halls when billiards were in fashion?
• Which iconic player saved his team from relegation twice, the team he later became the coach of?
• Which well-known presenters started writing for a sports newspaper?
• What success of Nikos Gounaris became a slogan for Panathinaikos fans, changing the lyrics to alleviate their pain?
• How did Domazos and Haitas deal with the legendary Eusebio in the victorious match of the Greek National Team against Portugal?
• Which fans and players had the nicknames "Lady Maria," "Exorcist," "Pelikanos," "Bokas," "Kalpos," "Horse," "God," "Papa-Yiannaros," "Pilafas," "Patridas," "Varvara," "Drakoumel," "Ufo," "Peripteras," "Oykas," "Stroutzas," and many others.

The publication is prefaced by two of the top in their field, Thomas Mavros and Christos Sotirakopoulos.