FOOTBALL : GREEK SUPER LEAGUE IN TURMOIL AFTER PAOK CLUB OWNER INVADED PITCH DURING MATCH - - WITH A GUN !
Greek football just hit the headlines overnight around the world, for all the very wrong reasons.Tweet
A football club owner - - one of the richest men in Greece - - invaded the pitch with a handgun on his waist, confronted the referee with his bodyguards, after the ref disallowed a goal by his team in the very last minute of the match.
The Prime Minister of Greece, after meeting with the Greek Deputy Sports Minister, ordered all matches of Greece's Super League suspended indefinitely as a result of the bizarre incident.
Ivan Savvidis, owner of PAOK FC - - one of the biggest football clubs in Greece - - was armed with what appeared to be a revolver handgun on his his waist when he angrily stormed the football field on the 89th minute of the match between title rivals PAOK FC and AEK Athens FC to confront the referee after the latter ruled a last-minute goal by PAOK, offside.
Players of the opposing side AEK Athens left the pitch for fear for their safety, the match officially abandoned a draw, PAOK 0-0 AEK.
But some two hours later, the goal was eventually awarded to PAOK FC, officially winning the match - - leaving AEK furiously outraged.
FIFA and UEFA - - World and European governing body of football, respectively - - both condemned the incident.
Greek Super League is the highest professional football league in Greece.
Ivan Savvidis, who is among the wealthiest and most influential businessmen in Greece and Russia, was born in Georgia of Greek-Russian descent, and was a member of the Russian Parliament.
Savvidis is said to have close links with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.
PAOK Salonika president invades pitch with gun https://t.co/j665lae8gw— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 12, 2018
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A leading European football league has been suspended after the president of a Greek club invaded the pitch during a match with a handgun https://t.co/4aTkd0SVva— CNN International (@cnni) March 12, 2018
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PAOK Salonkia owner Ivan Savvidis invades pitch with a gun
Posted by Guardian football on Monday, 12 March 2018
PAOK Salonika's president invaded the pitch with a gun.— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 12, 2018
And now the whole Greek Super League has been indefinitely suspended.
Full story: https://t.co/mnfZLonCjG pic.twitter.com/b0dtocyPnI
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PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis marches onto the pitch carrying a GUN after late goal is disallowed https://t.co/Mq1jd8o2xo— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 12, 2018
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Greek Super League matches have been suspended indefinitely, a day after the gun-toting owner of PAOK marched onto the pitch following a disputed goal. https://t.co/inQirGgLfk pic.twitter.com/pHrtFWtJtT— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 12, 2018
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Greek football league suspended after club owner invaded pitch with gunhttps://t.co/R0vfPaegM7 pic.twitter.com/GrFG6JIQY3— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) March 12, 2018
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The Greek Superleague has been suspended indefinitely after PAOK president Ivan Savvidis entered the field armed with a gun during his side's game against AEK Athens. pic.twitter.com/hEJYwev772— Goal UK (@GoalUK) March 12, 2018
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Soccer matches in Greece’s top league were suspended indefinitely after the owner of PAOK FC, one of the biggest clubs in the country, went onto the field seemingly with a gun holstered on his waist.https://t.co/EEsTaFiX0K pic.twitter.com/bVWaZOh3kd— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) March 12, 2018
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BREAKING: FIFA threaten to ban Greece from world football after PAOK chairman's armed pitch invasionhttps://t.co/GJOcz4NUZQ pic.twitter.com/icJPUJw5AY— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) March 12, 2018
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BREAKING: Greece says to suspend football matches after PAOK owner enters pitch armed https://t.co/dPJ3e1c4e1 pic.twitter.com/dP5wYtcf2P— euronews (@euronews) March 12, 2018
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Police have issued an arrest warrant for an oligarch football team owner who led a pitch invasion while carrying a gun https://t.co/n254nibHQp— The Times of London (@thetimes) March 12, 2018
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Wow 😳— Indy Football (@IndyFootball) March 12, 2018
Ivan Savvidis, owner of Paok Salonika, came onto the pitch in anger against AEK Athens with a gun and accompanied by bodyguards. pic.twitter.com/GEPnjtMuux
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The Greek Superleague has been suspended indefinitely after PAOK president Ivan Savvidis entered the field armed with a gun during his side's game against AEK Athens. pic.twitter.com/53frNVThRa— Goal (@goal) March 12, 2018
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A Greek Super League match between PAOK and AEK Athens was abandoned after PAOK owner, Ivan Savvidis, came storming onto the pitch carrying a gun.— euronews (@euronews) March 12, 2018
Read more: https://t.co/dPJ3e1c4e1 pic.twitter.com/mLAUc7Hj9A
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Greek football league suspended after gun controversy https://t.co/MUFpqKpZOG pic.twitter.com/RN5ZHQh818— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) March 12, 2018
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Greek derby postponed as enraged PAOK owner charges onto pitch with gunhttps://t.co/YAUZDtEr3Y— Metro Sport (@Metro_Sport) March 12, 2018
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Greek football match stopped after team owner invades pitch with a gun https://t.co/zuAcossvcd pic.twitter.com/DA7TGSzq2s— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) March 12, 2018
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"@Austynzogs: @Gidi_Traffic The Greek Super League match between PAOK and AEK Athens was halted when Ivan Savvidis, one of Greece's richest men, walked on to the field while wearing a holster that appeared to contain a gun pic.twitter.com/BiIUyxZXha— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) March 12, 2018
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"The game ended with a score of 1-0. The referees compile the match sheet" - - - PAOK FC @PAOK_FC
Το παιχνίδι διεκόπη οριστικά με το σκορ στο 1-0. Οι διαιτητές συντάσσουν το φύλλο αγώνα.
— PAOK FC / ΠAOK (@PAOK_FC) March 11, 2018
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"We do not bite for the championship! We claim the championship! We do not demand! We fight! We will be satisfied with the announcement of a new framework of rules or we will first see the existing one applied. " - - - AEK ATHENS FC @AEK_FC_OFFICIAL.
«Δεν εκβιάζουμε για το πρωτάθλημα! Διεκδικούμε το πρωτάθλημα! Δεν απαιτούμε! Αγωνιζόμαστε! Θα αρκεστούμε στις εξαγγελίες για ένα νέο πλαίσιο κανόνων ή θα δούμε πρώτα να εφαρμόζεται το υφιστάμενο;»... https://t.co/2aAusDN6vo
— AEK F.C. (@AEK_FC_OFFICIAL) March 12, 2018
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"At 80 'PAOK -AEK. 0-0". - - GREECE SUPER LEAGUE @Super_League_GR.
Στο 80' Π.Α.Ο.Κ. -Α.Ε.Κ. 0-0. #slgr #PAOKAEK
— Super League Greece (@Super_League_GR) March 11, 2018
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Not your average Sunday evening...😳😳😳— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) March 12, 2018
A Greek Super League match between PAOK and AEK Athens was postponed after PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis entered the pitch carrying a gun.
👉 https://t.co/WCxm3WOua1 pic.twitter.com/DPmttUMNCe
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PAOK president invading pitch with gun leads to Greek Superleague being suspended.https://t.co/zXyont1uhz— Goal (@goal) March 12, 2018
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#ViralVideo #IvanSavvidis #PAOKAEK | Watch: Football team owner invades pitch with a gun after goal is disallowed https://t.co/ZAxngMQtFB pic.twitter.com/bYQRMKDCPd— DNA (@dna) March 12, 2018
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PAOK Thessaloniki owner Ivan Savvidis walked onto field twice with gun holstered on his belt. https://t.co/M6xueK4hl0— CBC News (@CBCNews) March 12, 2018
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Following last night’s events at PAOK, the Greek Superleague has been suspended by the government pic.twitter.com/1yPhvQONIc— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 12, 2018
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Greek police issue arrest warrant for PAOK chairman as league is suspended following armed pitch invasion https://t.co/umiYnEdqZq pic.twitter.com/b6GK0BZz7r— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) March 12, 2018
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#PAOK owner #IvanSavvidis wanted by Greek police for invading pitch with a gun— NDTV Sports (@Sports_NDTV) March 12, 2018
Read: https://t.co/Prb6SsbtmB pic.twitter.com/NEg4xkgSR1
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PAOK chairman marches onto the pitch carrying a GUN after late goal is disallowed against AEK Athens https://t.co/xMdfRCvj4h— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) March 12, 2018
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Greek league suspended after PAOK president invades pitch carrying gun https://t.co/wZXS4PEcCI— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) March 12, 2018
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Over in Greece, PAOK president Ivan Savvidis took to the pitch last night, armed with a gun, to remonstrate with the ref after his team had a late goal disallowed 😳 pic.twitter.com/QxhJfJgJM3— Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes) March 12, 2018
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The owner of a team came onto the pitch with a gun— Times of India (@timesofindia) March 12, 2018
Result - Greek football league suspended
Full story: https://t.co/lDHv2dDhEX pic.twitter.com/wrwLWeB0wI
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Russian owner of a Greek football club storms onto the field with a gun to dispute a referee’s decision https://t.co/7t5zUZrMvq pic.twitter.com/Wnd64rJfhu— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) March 12, 2018
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Greek football club owner wanted by police for pitch invasion https://t.co/cAQl0TaIXY pic.twitter.com/JwI5BAXje1— Channel NewsAsia (@ChannelNewsAsia) March 12, 2018
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After his team's last minute goal was disallowed, PAOK's president invaded the pitch armed with a gun.— 90min (@90min_Football) March 12, 2018
Netflix needs to pick up the Greek football league.. pic.twitter.com/w1S69F5RWd
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You thought things were bad at West Ham, Meanwhile in Greece...— Football Daily (@footballdailyuk) March 12, 2018
PAOK president Ivan Savvidis invaded the pitch armed with a gun, to confront the ref after they had a late goal disallowed pic.twitter.com/kcwtRPdS4S
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If like me, you saw the crazy incident that happened at #PAOK over the weekend and thought WTF, make sure you catch the @FutbolgradLive podcast tomorrow. @thomasfarines was in the stadium and joins the guys to chat about Ivan Savvidis - PAOKs owner with the handgun pic.twitter.com/NdFqL62nQz— Chris Williams (@Chris78Williams) March 12, 2018
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PAOK Chairman was playing no games when his team was disallowed a goal in the last few minutes...
Posted by GiveMeSport on Monday, 12 March 2018
The Greek Superleague has been suspended after a club president invaded the pitch with a handgun holstered on his waist.
Posted by CNN Sport on Monday, 12 March 2018
The Greek Superleague has been suspended indefinitely after PAOK president Ivan Savvidis entered the field armed with a gun during his side's game against AEK Athens.
Posted by Goal.com on Monday, 12 March 2018
The Greek Super League has been indefinitely suspended after the incident in Sunday's match against AEK Athens.
Posted by BBC News on Monday, 12 March 2018
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