SPORTS


Lack of snow forces ski resort on Mt Pilio to close
NEWS

Less than a month after it opened for winter, the ski resort of Agriolefkes on Mount Pilio, central Greece, has suspended its operation due to a lack of snow, the company running it announced on Saturday.

Man Utd defender Harry Maguire’s appeals trial in Greece postponed due to strike
NEWS

The appeals trial of Manchester United defender Harry Maguire over a nightclub brawl on the Greek island of Mykonos has been postponed for a year because of a lawyers’ strike, court officials told The Associated Press. The 30-year-old England international is appealing a 21-month suspended sentence following the incident in 2020. His case was due […]


Terim debuts on Panathinaikos bench
SPORTS

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.


Fresh batch of measures for sports violence unveiled
NEWS

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.”



Hooliganism, crime and extremism
NEWS

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.

Communicating vessels
OPINION

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 […]


Riot police protest by refusing stadium duty after colleague’s injury
NEWS

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.