Giorgos Vassiliadis

The internal conflict within SYRIZA continues to escalate, involving MPs, party members, family members, and trolls. Supporters of SYRIZA’s president, Stefanos Kasselakis, are describing recent actions as a “coup.”

Greece's government has condemned a walkout by the basketball club Olympiakos during a Greek Cup semifinal game against rival Panathinaikos following complaints over the refereeing.

Olympiakos forfeited the game at Olympic Stadium in Athens on Wednesday, leaving at halftime and trailing 40-25. A spokesman for the team said he was "disgusted" with the quality of the refereeing.

Deputy Sports Minister Giorgos Vassiliadis has called for an investigation into audiovisual material from a Nations League soccer game in Athens on Sunday between Greece and Estonia, where supporters of the home team were captured on video making the Nazi salute and holding up a flag with the black sun used as a symbol by the SS.

Greece's Super League football competition will kick off on schedule on August 25 after Deputy Sports Minister Giorgos Vassiliadis reached a deal with the seven teams that had been left without television coverage.

Greece's top division on Tuesday opposed the suspension of all Super League soccer fixtures over crowd trouble, saying it threatened the clubs' very existence.

Greece had indefinitely suspended matches after the owner of PAOK, Ivan Savvidis was filmed wearing a gun holster as he strode onto the pitch to protest about a disallowed goal against AEK Athens on Sunday.

The Greek government's decision to indefinitely suspend the soccer league, as well as the cup, was published in the Government Gazette late on Monday.

Athens, however, appears indifferent to the prospect of Greece being isolated from the international game, according to comments by the competent minister.

In the aftermath of Sunday's soccer match between PAOK and AEK, during which the former's president stormed the pitch with a gun, the government was forced to take action on Monday by indefinitely suspending Greek Super League fixtures.