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Greek Deputy Sports Minister Suspends Start of Football Championships
Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis announced on Thursday the suspension of the start of all 2016-2017 football championships after a rift with the Hellenic Football...
Greek Football Cup Final Postponed After Police Request
Saturday's Greek Cup final between Super League champions Olympiacos and AEK has been postponed at the request of the police.
The match was due to be...
Greece-FIFA Find Common Ground to Avoid Football Grexit
Greece and FIFA on Tuesday reached an agreement to restart the Greek Cup, that was suspended by Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis because of...
PM Tsipras Urges Sports Minister 'Not to Back Down One Inch' in Football Deadlock
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged Deputy Minister for Sports Stavros Kontonis on Friday to continue efforts to reform Greece’s football leagues following increased crowd...
Government Ban of Football Cup Puts Greek Teams at Risk of Expulsion from International Competitions
In an unprecedented move, the Greek government suspended the Football Cup after violence erupted during Wednesday's semi-final between PAOK Thessaloniki and Olympiacos.
The decision puts...
Greek Deputy Minister of Sports Punishes Panathinaikos FC for Violence
Deputy Minister of Sports Stavros Kontonis decided to close gates 13 and 14 of the Panathinaikos football field and impose a 90,000-euro fine as...
New Bill on Violence in Sports Passed by Greek Parliament
Greece’s Parliament passed the new bill about implementing urgent measures to tackle violence in sports. However, according to Greek Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis a...
Greek Sports Min: Draft Bill on Battling Violence in Sports Is Ready
Greek Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis announced on Tuesday, May 5 that the new draft bill on tackling violence in sports has been finalized,...
Greek Minister Tables Amendments to Sports Violence Bill, Including Points Debated in Committee
Greek Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis tabled in Parliament amendments to a draft bill on dealing with sports violence that were discussed with other parties...
FIFA-UEFA Threaten to Ban Greek Teams from International Football Over Sports Law
FIFA and UEFA have threatened the Greek Ministry of Sports that they may ban Greece's teams from all international tournaments unless there are several changes in...