EPO
Greece
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
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
FIFA Sends Letter of Ultimatum
The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) must find a solution for the issue of the Greek Cup by Friday April 15 in order to avoid being excluded from all international championships.
FIFA has set the above date as the conclusive date...
Greece
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
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...
Basketball
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
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...
Greece
PAOK-Olympiacos Cup Game Abandoned After Fans Storm Pitch (video)
The PAOK-Olympiacos Greek Cup semi-final was abandoned at the 86th minute as PAOK fans stormed the pitch, enraged over the referee's decision to overlook a penalty against Olympiacos.
With Super League champions Olympiacos leading 2-1 in the 86th minute at...