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Greece Suspends Its Football League Amidst Chaos


Greece’s top-flight football league has been suspended, a government minister announced on Monday.
Deputy Minister Giorgos Vassiliadis, speaking after a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, said Greece’s Super League would be halted indefinitely after a tense match between PAOK and AEK led to pitch disorder.
Greek police are also seeking PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis who appeared to walk onto the pitch armed with a handgun amid chaotic scenes towards the end of Sunday night’s clash at Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki.
The match itself was abandoned after trouble following a referee’s decision to rule a 90th-minute PAOK goal offside.
Football in Greece has been in disarray over the last weeks, leading to a particularly tense atmosphere before the PAOK, AEK game yesterday.
PAOK had a three-point deduction for crowd trouble overturned on appeal just hours before a potential title-deciding clash with AEK.
Fans also rioted in Thessaloniki on Sunday before the game.

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