Pavlos Giannakopoulos

The president of one of Greece's biggest pharmaceutical companies and an influential personality in the Greek sports world, Thanasis Giannakopoulos has died. He was 88.

The last of three brothers, Giannakopoulos died on Tuesday in the intensive care unit of the Greek capital's Hygeia Hospital after suffering a stroke.

Pavlos Giannakopoulos, the founder of Greek pharmaceutical firm Vianex and co-owner of the capital's Panathinaikos basketball club from 1987 to 2012, died on Sunday morning. He was 89 years old.

Pavlos Giannakopoulos, the founder of Greek pharmaceutical firm Vianex and co-owner of the capital's Panathinaikos basketball club from 1987 to 2012, died on Sunday morning. He was 89 years old.

Panathinaikos basketball club owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos has chosen a different way in European basketball by switching competitions. The Greek champions' strongman announced on Thursday that as of next season the Greens will swap the Euroleague for FIBA's Basketball Champions League.

Deputy Minister for Sports Giorgos Vassiliadis confirmed on Thursday morning a press report according to which the owner of the Panathinaikos basketball club, Dimitris Giannakopoulos has tabled a proposal for the acquisition of the soccer club as well as the Olympic Stadium of Athens in cooperation with foreign funds.

Panathinaikos basketball club owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos is threatening to take the six-time European champion off the Euroleague unless his one-year court ban is reversed - or reduced conseiderably - by the appeals committee of Europe's prime basketball club league.

Uncertainty over the financial future of Greek football giants Panathinaikos Athens continues, after Dimitris Giannakopoulos, the major shareholder and owner of the basketball team of Panathinaikos informed the fame through his Instagram account he was abandoning the “PAO Foundation” project as the whole initiative was not financially viable.

Panathinaikos owner Yiannis Alafouzos announced on Thursday he is leaving the club and is asking for any wealthy members of the Greens' fan base to take over in this difficult moment for the capital's biggest soccer club.