Dimitris Melissanidis

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.

At 16:00, Melissanidis will introduce the new owner of the team – “No matter how difficult it is, everything eventually comes to an end!” he stated

Mark Clattenburg, the head of officiating for Hellenic Football Federation (EPO), the governing body of football in Greece, merely confirmed the very obvious after the eighth week of play in Greece's Super League.

By Lefteris Charalampopoulos

One is today confronted with an unpunished foray of Dimitris Melissanidis on a football field, indifferent policemen and absentee ministers who do not honour their oath.

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The Hellenic Capital Market Commission on Monday approved a bid by Czech-based Sazka Group to take full control of gaming firm OPAP.
Greece sold a 33 percent stake in OPAP to Emma Delta, currently owned by Sazka Group and Georgios Melissanidis, in 2013 for about 650 million euros as part of an international bailout.

Greece's OPAP, Europe's fourth-largest betting firm by revenue, said on Tuesday its chief financial officer would step down by the end of September to pursue other opportunities.
Michal Houst joined OPAP in 2013 after Greece sold a minority stake to a Czech-Greek fund.

Czech-based Sazka Group has launched a bid to take full control of Greece's OPAP, Europe's fourth-largest betting firm by revenue.
Greece sold a 33 percent stake in OPAP to Emma Delta, currently owned by Sazka Group and Georgios Melissanidis, in 2013 for about 650 million euros ($729.9 million) as part of a European Union-prescribed international bailout.

Greece's stock exchange temporarily suspended trading in OPAP on Monday pending an "important announcement" from Europe's fourth-largest betting firm by revenue.
The stock exchange did not provide any details. 

[Reuters]

FC Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis has made bombshell charges against Petros and Sokratis Kokkalis [the business tycoon who previously owned Olympiacos], as well as against businessman and AEK FC owner Dimitris Melissanidis and PAOK FC owner Ivan Savvidis.