Greek Football suspended indefinitely
Sryiza vows to stamp out violence on the terraces
The Greek government cancelled the rest of the season yesterday in Greece’s top three football leagues due to continued crowd violence at matches.
The shocking announcement followed ugly scenes at last weekend’s derby between bitter rivals Olympiakos and Panathinaikos.
A brawl then broke out between club officials Tuesday at a board meeting between league organisers.
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