Marios Iliopoulos

“Remember that the Patriarch will always be by your side. Long live AEK!” the Ecumenical Patriarch declared at a dinner held in his honor – See photos below.

On Friday evening, Nea Filadelfia welcomed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who attended the dedication ceremony (Thyranoixia) of the chapel built in memory of Michalis Katsouris.

The day after AEK’s loss to Noah, at the home ground of the Armenian team, Marios Iliopoulos visited Spata (AEK’s training center) and announced that a fine would be imposed, in addition to other things he had discussed with the players regarding that match.

Greek shipping has now become an oligopolistic market, which is essentially controlled mainly by only 2 companies. The Attica group and the Seajets group are owned by Mr Marios Iliopoulos.

Marios Iliopoulos, the new owner of AEK, shares his plans and thoughts on the "Two-Headed Eagle" following his agreement with Dimitris Melissanidis

Owner of Greek soccer powerhouse AEK, Dimitris Melissanidis, announced in a written statement on Monday the sale of the club to shipowner Marios Iliopoulos.

After thanking AEK fans for their support Mellisannidis announced he is leaving the club. "Forgive me, but my journey has reached its final destination. I hand over the reins to shipowner Marios Iliopoulos," he stated.

The Stefanou brothers, who control Golden Star, are in discussions with Marios Iliopoulos of SeaJets, according to sources who are aware of the developments, in order to transfer fast ferries SUPERRUNNER (it operated on the Heraklion-Santorini route), SUPERSPEED and SUPERCAT and the conventional SUPERFERRY II, which plied the route from Piraeus to Cyclades.