Panathinaikos’ recently appointed Turkish coach Fatih Terim made his debut on Wednesday in the match against PAS Giannina for the 16th round of the Super League at the Apostolos Nikolaides stadium in Athens.
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The Anti-Sports Violence Subdivision is launching a criminal case for the formation of a criminal organization against at least 25 hardcore Olympiakos hooligans.
Deputy Sports Minister Giannis Voutsis introduced new measures to combat fan violence on Wednesday which include restricting each team to a single fan club, mandatory electronic security systems in Super League and Basket League stadiums, and €10,000-€100,000 fines for “low-level fan violence.”
Deputy Sports Minister Giannis Vroutsis introduced new measures to combat fan violence on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old, currently detained for the alleged assault involving a naval flare against a 31-year-old riot police officer in Rentis, requested protected witness status on Monday for the second time concerning the ongoing police investigation into sports-related violence.
A report submitted by Citizen Protection Minister Giannis Oikonomou to the Supreme Court prosecutor’s office last week details the criminal activities of many well-known soccer hooligans and the connections, at least of some of them, to political extremism on the left and right.
It is a common secret from Russia to Latin America and from Eastern Europe to the Western Balkans that hooliganism and common crime often tread common ground; that hard-line associations of fans of the rituals of war and violence are sometimes the reservoirs from which extremist formations and organized crime recruit executioners. Young people who […]
New evidence has emerged in the investigation into the flare attack on a 31-year-old police sergeant that occurred last week during a volleyball match between local rivals Olympiakos and Panathinaikos in Athens.
Riot police officers (MAT) protested on Thursday by initially refusing to take their positions outside the Panathenaic Stadium for the Panathinaikos soccer match against the Israeli soccer team Maccabi Haifa. Updated information, however, indicates that they will be present outside the stadium during the match.
The 18-year-old, accused of the flare attack on a 31-year-old police officer that occurred last week during a volleyball match in Rentis, was remanded in police custody on Thursday.
The younger brother of the 18-year-old who fired a flare at a police officer, severely injuring him, during a volleyball match in Athens last week, testified to police on Wednesday, claiming he attempted to deter him.
The 16-year-old brother of a man who allegedly confessed on Sunday to being responsible for hitting a police officer with the naval flare during a sports-related riot last week has been asked to testify again.
The 31-year-old police officer who was nearly killed in a sports-related riot last week had to have his left leg amputated at the thigh, the Nikaia General Hospital in Piraeus announced on Tuesday.
Evangelos Marinakis, the owner of Olympiakos soccer club, has stepped down from his role as the president of the Super League.
For the third time in less than two years, the government is confronted with an extreme manifestation of sports violence, which requires the adoption of emergency measures.
The government announced a stringent plan to combat fan violence on Monday, declaring its determination to suppress deviant incidents to ensure “maximum possible assurance of public order and safety,” as stated by government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis.
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