Fans have a lot of respect on him, because of his passion and love in AEK Athens' badge after spending 12 years at the club.

[2] Georgeas is also regarded to be one of the club's most loyal players and was voted in the top 10 legend list of AEK Athens history.

Georgeas, who the previous season did not make AEK's starting eleven, tried to meet the expectations of his team coach and managed to be proved as a tool, as he could play in more than one position.

After the end of the one-year contract with Veria, AEK decided to bring back Nikos Georgeas to play in the third division.

At the end of the 2014-15 season, with AEK Athens being promoted to the first division, Georgeas decided to finish his career in his favourite team.

", a reference to the footballer's birthplace, Kalamata, in southern Greece, and to the weed produced widely in the area.

The scandal has seen revelations about a series of dramatic events including phone tapping by Greece's intelligence agency, the involvement of Interpol, the bombing of a referee's premises, and a row erupting between the new Greek government and UEFA and FIFA.