Christopher has been honored countless times. He’s been the grand marshal of the Greek Independence Day Parade, the winner of the Hellenic Heritage Achievement and National Public Service Award. One of his most recent honors came in November 2024, when he was bestowed with the Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Commerce 27th Annual Distinguished Merit Award.
He also was an executive board member of the White House Economic Council.
When Christopher became a successful businessman and entrepreneur, he was able to finance both his passions. Christopher, who has been a leader in the wireless industry for more than four decades, is president and CEO of American Network Solutions in Hauppauge, N.Y.,
While creating the Pancyprian Association of America in 1974, he also established the N.Y. Pancyprian Freedoms soccer team to help publicize his homeland's plight. Little did he realize that the team would become one of the most celebrated amateur and semi-pro soccer clubs in the USA.
"We never thought that we would reach a great history after 50 years," Christopher said.
The Pancyprian Freedoms won Open Cup titles in 1980, 1982 and 1983 and national amateur Open Cup titles in 2008, 2010 and 2011.
The teams also have won a myriad of league championships and cup titles at the local, regional and national level. They have secured hardware in the German-American Soccer League, Cosmopolitan Soccer League, Hellenic American Soccer League, and American Premier Soccer League (formerly the Eastern Premier Soccer League) and in many cup competitions in the Eastern New York Adult Soccer Association.
On July 27, 2024, the Freedoms added yet another trophy to their collection, the National Amateur Cup, aka the Fritz Marth Cup. On the strength of five first-half goals, the team recorded a 6-0 triumph over the Milwaukee Torrent in DeKalb, Ill. That clinched a spot in this year's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
"This one was sweet in particular because it was the 100th anniversary of the USASA," Christopher said of the U.S. Amateur Soccer Association. "This one was very, very special, because we never won the National Amateur Cup."
