Giannis Alafouzos

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.

Success in Greek soccer is often weighed down by off-the-field controversy. This time it's the killing of a fan in Athens.

Panathinaikos owner Giannis Alafouzos missed being in France to see his team eliminate former European champion Marseille from the Champions League on Tuesday - its biggest game in more than a decade.

European soccer's governing body UEFA needs to take a more active role in efforts to fix troubled Greek football, Panathinaikos president Giannis Alafouzos said on Thursday, days after a Greek fan died in clashes with Dinamo Zagreb fans.

A group of Panathinaikos fans have stormed the club’s headquarters protesting against what they consider to be a complete lack of interest by the owner Giannis Alafouzos in the team’s affairs. According to initial reports they assaulted Mr. Alafouzos’s close aide Christos Panagopoulos.