{"id":12612,"date":"2026-06-24T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=12612"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:29:00","slug":"out-of-the-box-stories-a-legendary-autograph-and-a-panini-collectible-card-drove-sotirakopoulos-and-madney-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=12612","title":{"rendered":"“Out of the Box Stories”: A legendary autograph and a Panini collectible card “drove” Sotirakopoulos and Madney wild"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this day, June 24, 2014, Giorgos Samaras<\/b> took the penalty kick that sent the Greek National Team<\/b> into the \u201cRound of 16\u201d of the World Cup.<\/b><\/p>\n

12 years later, the star of the match against Ivory Coast once again holds that historic ball in his hands and brings it to the studio of \u201c<\/b>Out<\/b> of<\/b> the<\/b> Box<\/b> Stories<\/b>\u201d on <\/b>Pamestoixima<\/b>.<\/b>gr<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Together with Christos Sotirakopoulos and Haris Tassos (Madney), he unboxes collectible Panini cards and brings back memories of a match that went down in history.<\/p>\n

He talks about how Fernando Santos ended up choosing him to take the penalty kick, describes his state of mind as he placed the ball on the penalty spot, while the two hosts recall how they experienced those moments.<\/p>\n

At the same time, he reveals which team he considers the favorite to win this year\u2019s World Cup and which team stands out as a dark horse.<\/p>\n

The fifth and final episode of \u201cOut of the Box Stories\u201d also had two big surprises in store during the unboxing: including an autograph from a soccer legend and a card that\u2019s one-of-a-kind in the entire world\u2014leaving the hosts and guests speechless.<\/p>\n

Watch the entire 5th<\/sup> episode of \u201c<\/u><\/b>Out<\/u><\/b> <\/b>of<\/u><\/b> <\/b>the<\/u><\/b> <\/b>Box<\/u><\/b> <\/b>Stories<\/u><\/b>\u201d:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

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On this day, June 24, 2014, Giorgos Samaras took the penalty kick that sent the Greek national team to the World Cup Round of 16.
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