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Evening Standard
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Callum Parke

Nottingham Forest owner’s High Court libel case can continue, judge rules

Evangelos Marinakis, who also owns Greek Super League side Olympiacos (Mike Egerton/PA) - (PA Wire)

Nottingham Forest FC owner Evangelos Marinakis can continue a libel claim against a Greek football rival at the High Court, a judge has ruled.

Marinakis, who also owns Greek side Olympiacos, sued Irini Karipidis, the owner of Super League rivals Aris, over several “false” allegations including that he had conducted match-fixing and was involved in a high-profile drug trafficking case in Greece, which he denies.

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