Man Dies in Volleyball Fight: Greece Cancels Sports For Two Weeks
I would have never guessed women’s volleyball to be a violent sport of the spectators. What ever happened to crazy football and hockey fans?
Greek authorities have cancelled all team sports matches for two weeks after a mass brawl between rival women’s volleyball fans left one man dead.
"All team sports will be suspended… until 13 April," a government spokesman said after a cabinet meeting called to discuss the violence.
The pitched battle took place between fans of Olympiakos Piraeus and Panathinaikos near Athens.
Witnesses say about 300 fans fought using clubs, knives and stones.
Police detained 18 people during the violence, which Greek media reports suggested had been arranged by fans ahead of the match.
The 25-year-old man who died had head injuries and stab wounds, doctors said. Several other people were injured in the brawl in the Peania area outside Athens. Read the whole article here
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