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News - Olympiakos secured its place in the Champions League
The Greek football champion Olympiakos retained its place in the Champions League, despite the investigation that is being conducted against the club owner Evangelos Marinakis, announced by UEFA. Earlier this month to ban Marinakis deals with football, but was released from custody against a guarantee of 200 000 euros and is to appear in a local police station for the signature of every 15 days while the investigation continues. The President of Olympiakos is accused of leading a criminal group for betting, extortion, bribery and fraud and arranging the matches in Greek football. Olympiakos qualified for the group stage of the Champions League after winning the title in the Championship of Greece last season. 'The Disciplinary Committee of UEFA was given temporary permission of Olympiakos. Greece is currently being investigated and the situation may change. As we all know, the investigation may take some time, but we need to have compelling evidence. There is a rule that automatically disconnects from the tournament club that participated in the settlement of the matches.', said UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino. Marinakis has already said that he is still 'a major shareholder and guarantor of future of Olympiakos'. See all sport news - click here to read all |