Stavros Kontonis

The Greek government has decided on a number of strict measures in order to put an end to corruption in football -- after the arson in the home of Board of Referees Chairman Giorgos Bikas. The decision was made in...

Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis pledged that Super League games will begin on September 10. He denied rumors that said he was willing to accept the beginning of domestic competitions after the FIFA-UEFA visit in Athens and their meeting...

After a call to replace the judges of its ethics committee earlier this summer, the Hellenic Football Association (EPO) is nowhere near to settling on a start date for Greece's Champion League 2016-17 season. On Tuesday the EPO annulled the...

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 Federation (EPO). He suspended games until September 5 on he grounds of safety. The decision had...

Panathinaikos, AEK and PAOK decided to not participate in the Super League games unless the federation changes the list of referees it appointed arbitrarily. The three clubs accuse the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) for machinations regarding arbitration. Specifically, they claim...

Works for the Archaeological Museum of Zakynthos in the area of Lazaretta are moving rapidly. The new museum is expected to be constructed at the premises of the abandoned PPC plant near the city of Zakynthos. Deputy Sports and Culture...

Greek Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis in a letter to FIFA and UEFA expressed his concern over the issue of security in the Greek football sector and called on them to take the necessary measures in order to find...

Deputy Minister of Athletics, Stavros Kontonis, announced the renaming of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) basketball stadium to "Nikos Galis" -- one of Greece's greatest retired basketball players. "I would like to thank the State and its initiative. It's...

The decision by the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) to hold the postponed Greek Cup final on May 15 was rejected by Deputy Minister of Sports Stavros Kontonis. According to Kontonis, EPO doesn't have the right to override his original decision...

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 held behind closed doors because of crowd violence in previous games, after a joint decision...