Super League

The Greek government has asked the Super League to hold championship matches without spectators for two months because of the risk of trouble. 

This measure, announced by government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis on Monday after a meeting at Maximos Mansion on Sunday, follows serious clashes involving sports fans that resulted in a police officer being critically injured by a flare.

Greek referees and match officials on Tuesday announced they would not officiate any Super League matches starting from the weekend in protest at what they say are dangerous working conditions.

Greek football has been marred by crowd trouble as well allegations of corruption and match-fixing that have fanned discontent and have seen attendances dwindle.

A homemade explosive device went off outside a houseware store reportedly owned by a Super League soccer referee in the western Athens suburb of Peristeri in the early hours of Thursday.

The explosion damaged its glass panels and caused a small fire which was put out by the fire brigade.

The four teams leading the Super League table scored wins of varying difficulty, as leader Panathinaikos continues to enjoy a four-point distance from its chasing pack after the federation's appeals court upheld on Friday the original decision for the Greens getting all three points from the derby with Olympiakos.

Police have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of hurling a firecracker and injuring a soccer player at a Super League match last month.

Police has arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion who hurled a firecracker and injured a soccer player at a Super League match last month.

The match on October 22 was stopped in the 50th minute after Panathinaikos left back Juan "Juankar" Carlos was hit by the firework as he was warming up on the touchline.

PAOK triumphed at Olympiakos on Sunday after AEK stumbled at Kifissia on Saturday, allowing Panathinaikos to open a four-point gap at the top of the Super League table.

The Greens had a tough match at fifth-placed Lamia on Saturday, but managed to emerge victorious with a 2-1 score despite playing with 10 men in the last few minutes.

Greece's record champions Olympiakos should accept the sanctions, including a docked point, for crowd trouble in their abandoned Athens derby against Panathinaikos for the good of the sport, Panathinaikos president Giannis Alafouzos said.

Olympiakos and AEK scored important wins on Monday to keep up the pressure on Super League leader Panathinaikos, in a round of games that also tightened up the battle at the bottom of the table with two teams scoring their maiden wins for the season.

Panathinaikos has moved to the top of the Super League table after Olympiakos was heavily penalized for its fans' actions at last Sunday's derby between the two teams.