Members of a criminal gang comprising almost 160 football hooligans were involved in the fatal injury of police officer Giorgos Lyngeridis during fan riots in Athens in December, the country’s police chief has said.
SOCCER
Olympiakos beat PAOK that has dropped to third in the Super League, while AEK and Panathinaikos scored road wins.
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas said on Friday that the new Panathinaikos stadium in the Votanikos district of Athens is on track and that the goal is to have it delivered by 2026.
Fans gathered outside Athens International Airport on Friday morning to greet Olympiakos soccer players after their team beat Turkish club Fenerbahce 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Istanbul on Thursday night, securing qualification to the Conference League semifinals, where they will meet England’s Aston Villa.
Olympiakos is in the semifinals of the Europa Conference League, and will face Aston Villa for a spot in the final.
The European soccer governing body, UEFA, has appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector to look into complaints issued by Thessaloniki club PAOK over the treatment of its fans and members of its team by the Belgian police in the game against Club Brugge for the Conference League competition last week.
The Hellenic Soccer Federation (EPO) has quashed rumors of a positive doping test from a Greek national team soccer player, stating it contacted UEFA, which refuted the speculations.
AEK and Panathinaikos scored home wins for the Super League playoffs.
Olympiakos and PAOK remain in with a chance to qualify to the semifinals of the Europa Conference League.
Ten PAOK fans have been arrested by police in Bruges, Belgium, for possession of knuckle dusters, fireworks and forged tickets, Belgian media report.
Fans of the Thessaloniki soccer club PAOK unfurled on Thursday a large banner calling for justice for the 57 Tempe railway collision victims in front of the European Parliament building in Brussels, where they are attending a quarter-final game against Club Brugge in the Europa Conference League.
Greek authorities launched a ban on paper tickets for all league soccer matches on Tuesday as part of an effort to crack down on the violence that has plagued the sport for decades.
PAOK returned from 2-0 down to snatch a precious point at AEK.
Panathinaikos came from behind to inflict AEK’s first defeat in 22 league games and allow PAOK to go top of the Super League table.
AEK and PAOK emerged victorious from their Sunday challenges at the Super League playoffs.
Greece has missed out on the Euro 2024 finals, as its poor game in the so-called “match of the decade” at Georgia ended in a shootout defeat to the hosts.
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