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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Pa Sport Staff

Evangelos Marinakis to stand trial as part of sports violence probe

Olympiacos president Evangelos Marinakis, who also owns Nottingham Forest, is to stand trial on misdemeanour charges that he strongly denies (Mike Egerton/PA) - (PA Wire)

Olympiacos president Evangelos Marinakis and four board members will stand trial on misdemeanour charges as part of a probe into sports violence, following a decision by a Greek judicial council.

Marinakis, who also owns Nottingham Forest, has strongly denied the charges, accusing Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his media allies of blackmail.

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