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To Kafeneion => Grapevine / News Briefs => Topic started by: Maik on Wednesday, 21 March, 2018 @ 10:31:54
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PAOK owner who stormed pitch with gun ordered to testify
Ivan Savvidis is expected to be fined at least €50,000 and banned from stadiums for up to five years
On Wednesday, the world soccer federation, Fifa, warned that Greek football was “on the edge of the cliff.” The country’s premier league clubs would be excluded from international competition if the notoriously violence-prone sport was not immediately cleaned up.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/16/paok-owner-ivan-savvidis-stormed-pitch-gun-ordered-to-testify
Article on To Vima illustrates how dirty Greek football is:
Two arson attacks, one criminal organisation, and Savvidis «Dimera Company»
The revelation that a hotel invoice for the stay in Athens of individuals charged with participation in a criminal blackmailing ring was initially issued in the name of PAOK FC, and then reissued in the name of Ivan Savvidis’ Dimera Company, has once again brought to light a case that had long been concealed.
http://www.tovima.gr/en/article/?aid=953367
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World Cup 2018 kits: Each home and away strip rated — now vote on your favourite
From Belgium (brilliant) to Brazil (bright), from Egypt (basic) to England (boring), vote on your favourite international kit
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-2018-kits-jerseys-adidas-nike-home-away-england-training-shirt-culture-a8265766.html#gallery
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Buy your euros now, says currency expert – the pound is only going in one direction
Holidaymakers should purchase currency for any upcoming trips now, as the pound is unlikely to be in a better position for the rest of the year.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/buy-currency-now-brexit-slump/
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Gun-Toting Russian Who Charged Onto a Soccer Field Just Became a Billionaire
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-21/gun-toting-russian-who-shocked-soccer-world-is-now-a-billionaire
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Brexiteers furious as Franco-Dutch company poised to win contract to make iconic blue British passport
A Franco-Dutch company is poised to win the contract to make the iconic blue British passport after the UK leaves the European Union, the Telegraph understands.
In a move set to infuriate Brexiteers, sources have told this newspaper that Gemalto, which is listed on the Amsterdam and Paris stock exchanges, is close to signing the contract after undercutting rivals, including a British firm, by around £50 million.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/21/brexiteers-furious-dutch-company-poised-win-contract-make-iconic/
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