UEFA president Alexander Ceferin urged Europe on Wednesday to assist remove hooliganism, which he referred to as “the cancer of football”, days after a person was killed in clashes earlier than a match between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb in Greece.
After a gathering with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens, Ceferin mentioned that the issue was Europe-wide and cooperation was wanted to keep away from a repeat of such incidents.
“This is the cancer of football and those are not football fans,” Ceferin mentioned. “We came to a position where we have to say enough… we have to stop this.
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“Violence and hooliganism are not only a Greek problem,” he mentioned including European nations, establishments and media needed to work collectively to assist finish soccer violence.
More than 100 folks, most of them Croatian residents, have been charged with felony and detained pending trial over the clashes that led to 29-year-old AEK fan Michalis Katsouris being stabbed to dying in Athens, Greek authorities mentioned.
The pre-trial detentions have led to pressure between Greece and Croatia on a political stage.
Greek diplomats mentioned the nation’s international minister George Gerapetritis assured his Croatian counterpart that the rights of these detained can be absolutely revered.
Greece has made repeated efforts to reform soccer, which has been suffering from violence on and off the pitch.
Last 12 months, a 19-year-old fan was crushed and stabbed to dying exterior Aris Thessaloniki’s stadium.
Mitsotakis mentioned that Greece was exploring an additional tightening of guidelines to assist finish violence at sporting occasions.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com