Greece: government announces resumption of the Super League, closed to public for at least one week

The Greek government announced the resumption of matches in the Super League (Greek first division) on 04/03/2015. The championship was suspended for at least one week on 25/02/2015 following repeated acts of violence at several matches, especially during the Panathinaikos - Olympiakos match (2-1, 25^th Matchday of the Super League) on 22/02/2015.

All matches on the 27^th matchday of the Super League will be played behind closed doors, from 07/03 to 09/03/2015. A decision will be made in the week of 09 to 15/03/2015 on whether these measures will be continued.

"A guide for dealing with violence and fighting against it" (Stavros Kontonis)

• "Today we had a long discussion with representatives of the footballling world and I can tell you that there will be a guide for dealing with violence and fighting against it.
• The government decided that the Super League matches this weekend would be held without fans and we will make a decision next week.
• No matches will take place unless the necessary measures to combat violence are taken."
  
  Stavros Kontonis, Greek deputy minister for sports…