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Rangerista

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This is a bit random, but I'm sure FF will, as always, provide the answer. Why did Olympiacos change the spelling from 'k" to "c"? Yours curiously.
 
My fellow pub bores must be elsewhere tonight, but I'm sure they'll pull through in providing the definitive answer to this vital question :)
 
Traditionally kappa (the Greek looking k) was transliterated to c using the Roman alphabet, but nowadays k is always used - see the Beta Code. So I’m note entirely sure why It’s gone the opposite way lately.

Yes I’m a nerd and studied Classics for a bit.
 
This must be the explanation. The Greeks have a different alphabet. So both English spellings are actually transliterations.
It's the same with Miko (I'm not attempting it:)), it is translated from a different alphabet, so there were different spellings.
 
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