Peace and Friendship Stadium

Peace and Friendship Stadium flooded following heavy rainfall

The Peace and Friendship Stadium (SEF) in Piraeus, home court of the Olympiakos basketball team, was flooded on Thursday due to heavy rainfall in the Attica region.

Damages have been reported, including to the court, the jumbotron and the gym facilities. As a result, the scheduled game against Lavrio on Sunday for the basketball championship, may face postponement.

Solomun | Athens | September 27

Techniques Festival presents deep house superstar Solomun, who is returning to Greece after four years for an open-air show at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus. With his devoted local fan base, he is sure to make Athens dance once again. Tickets start from 35 euros and are available at more.com.

Restrictions for Europa Conference League final announced

Police in Athens have announced restrictions for the Europa Conference League final between Olympiacos and Italian side Fiorentina that will be played at the OPAP Arena in Nea Filadelfia next Wednesday.

Under the restrictions, each fan base will have designated meeting points, from where they will proceed to the stadium and pass through checkpoints on the way.

Olympiacos fan banned for life from stadium after racist slur

A fan of Olympiacos club was banned for life from the Peace and Friendship stadium in Neo Faliro after shouting a racist slur against French referee Joseph Bissang during a basketball match between the Greek club and Valencia on Friday.

The incident happened a few seconds before the end of the game when a fan who was sitting courtside shouted "Go f- yourself black monkey."

Attica's 500-mln-euro roadwork plans

Attica is bracing for work to start on road tunnel projects and other similar interventions currently planned for the next few years and budgeted at half a billion euros.

The aim is to improve quality of life and reduce traffic jams, while in some cases - such as at Elliniko - the projects are linked to major development and urban revamp plans.

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