UEFA chief Ceferin to travel to Greece for talks with PM after deadly fan violence

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin will visit Greece next week to meet with the country's prime minister in the wake of an attack in Athens by Croatian fans that left one man dead.

Ceferin will meet on August 16 with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Representatives of the country's four major clubs - AEK Athens, Olympiakos, PAOK and Panathinaikos - as well as government sporting officials have been invited to attend the discussions, government officials said.

A Champions League qualifier between AEK and Dinamo Zagreb was called off Tuesday after scores of Croatian supporters wielding wooden clubs and metal bats attacked bystanders outside AEK's Opap Arena.

One AEK fan, 29 year-old Michalis Katsouris, died at the scene from a stab wound, while 10 others were injured.

More than 100 people were arrested - mostly Dinamo fans - and have been charged with...

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