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Greek Cup Recommences Without Any Fans

The general athletics secretariat has informed EPO that the Greek Cup will recommence, with the semi-finals taking place without any fans, while the finals will take place with students in the bleachers. "Deputy Minister of Athletics, Stavros Kontonis, signed today...

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 violence in early March. Kontonis had decided to stop the Greek Cup after PAOK fans stormed...

Deputy Athletics Min: If People Being Prosecuted Resign, Maybe then We'll Talk About the Greek Cup

Deputy Athletics Minister, Stavros Kontonis said that for the Greek Cup to commence again, all the people who are being prosecuted must resign. "We are waiting for EPO, who has the case in its hands, to work towards the benefit...

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 violence at games. Kontonis canceled this season's Greek Cup indefinitely. Tsipras met with Kontonis earlier to...

Fruitless Meeting Between Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis, UEFA and FIFA; Greece Faces Risk of Exclusion

Things are starting to look tough for the Greek football scene, as once again the Greek football teams are facing the risk of being excluded from international leagues. On Wednesday afternoon, Deputy Minister Stavros Kontonis met with the Hellenic Football...

Greece Hopes to Avoid FIFA Sanctions After Cup Cancellation

Greece is at risk of being barred from international football competitions after Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis decided to cancel the Greek Cup because of crowd violence. The decision was made after the first leg of the semi-final between PAOK...

Sports Bill Puts Greece at Risk from Being Excluded from 2016 Rio Olympics

Greek sports are risking exclusion from the Rio Olympic Games in August and other international competitions due to the draft law the government is preparing to table in Parliament. Earlier it was FIFA and UEFA that threatened to kick Greek...

Ιntervention from FIFA and UEFA for the Greek Cup

FIFA and UEFA have reacted to the Hellenic Football Federation's (EPO) update regarding the cancelling of the Greek Cup by the Alternate Minister of Sports. In the first meeting of the committee of the International Federation, with its newly elected...

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 at risk the participation of Greek clubs in European and international competitions as FIFA and UEFA...

AEK – Atromitos Match Postponed, Risk of Greek Cup Cancellation

Deputy Minister of Sports Stavros Kontonis appears determined to cancel the Greek Cup as well as the Championship, after Wednesday night's serious episodes in Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, which lead to interrupting the match between PAOK and Olympiakos in the...