Umlando we ibhola indala kakhulu eGrisi, UHomer usevele ubalulile umdlalo webhola obizwa ngama-spheres noma ama-spheromagics, ngoba ibhola (imbulunga) lenziwa ngesinye inkabi.
Ngo-1905 kuya ku-1913 kwakungumqhudelwano wokuqala, ngaphansi kokuxhumanisa kwe I-Greek Gymnastics Federation ezinze e-Athene. Ngo-1927 i-EPO, iHellenic Football Federation, yasungula umqhudelwano wokuqala osemthethweni kazwelonke, iPanhellenic Championship.
Ngo-1959 yaba yibhola elikhokhelwayo manje kusukela ngo-2006/2007 ibizwa nge-super league. Muva nje umpetha unethikithi eliqonde ngqo ku-UEFA Kumasizini amane edlule i-Olympiakos ibingompetha.
Muva nje amaqembu ahlukene aseGrisi aqinisiwe ngezibalo ezivela phesheya okuzenze zancintisana kakhudlwana, zombili imincintiswano yasekhaya, yezwe noma yamazwe omhlaba. Ibhola lezinyawo lihambisa imali eningi ngqo nangokungaqondile. Njalo lapho iqembu lihamba lenza kanjalo ngezingxenye zalo, kepha ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho iqembu lifika endaweni, liyakwenza lokho nangezingxenye zalo, likhiqize imali yakwamanye amazwe. Kulokhu kwengezwa ukuthengwa nokuthengiswa kwabadlali, isikhathi ngasinye lapho ukunyakaza kukhulu futhi kudonsela abahambi abaningi.
Ithimba lamaGrikhi yilona elimele izwe. Akazange avelele kakhulu ekwethulweni kwakhe, ukufanelekela iNdebe Yomhlaba ye-1994 kanye neNdebe ye-Euro, kumangaze wonke umuntu, ngo-2004 ngaphansi kokuqondiswa yiGerman Otto Rehhagel iqembu laseHellenic lawina amaqembu ayizintandokazi njengePortugal, (umqashi ), ESpain, eFrance nakowandulela owamanqamu eCzech Republic ngokushaya igoli lesiliva. Kowamanqamu baphinde bahlula abantu bendawo kulokhu bashaya amagoli Angelos charisteas, sithwele umqhele kanjena Ompetha be-Euro Cup okokuqala.