The Greek government has suspended professional football in the country indefinitely.
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The move follows violence at a match between rivals
Olympiakos and Panathinaikos, as well as a brawl
between club officials at a board meeting on
Tuesday.
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The Greek league has already been suspended twice
this season due to violence.
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Newly-elected ruling party Syriza have pledged to stamp out the problem.
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The suspension affects the top three divisions in the
country.
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“What we have been informed is that the Super
League and the Football League have been
suspended indefinitely,” Super League president
Giorgos Borovilos told reporters.
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“We have a new government who are looking to bring this subject up for discussion and implement state laws related to it.”
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Borovilos added: “The government wants games to start again as soon as possible, but for that they want to see immediate reactions from all of us.”
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Fans hurled flares, rocks and bottles at officials during Panathinaikos’s 2-1 victory over Super League leaders Olympiakos on Sunday.
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An executive meeting of Super League officials was
then called off after a Panathinaikos official claimed
he had been punched by Olympiakos security
personnel.
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The two Athens clubs are known as the ‘eternal enemies’ and share a fierce rivalry. Matches in the professional divisions were previously halted in September and November last year.
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The first suspension was caused by the death of a fan after clashes between supporters of third-division teams Ethnikos Piraeus and Irodotos.
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The second sanction followed an assault on the
assistant director of the refereeing committee.
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