PAOK Chairman, Ivan Savvidis Confronted A Referee On The Pitch With A Gun (Photos)

Date: 12-03-2018 12:00 pm (6 years ago) | Author: CLARA JANCITA
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The chairman of a Greek football club has been captured on camera after he lost his cool and confronted a referee on the football pitch with a gun in his belt after late goal scored by his team is disallowed.
 
PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis walked onto the field carrying a gun in a holster on Sunday night. Sunday's Greek Super League game between title rivals PAOK and AEK Athens ended in chaos as a pitch invasion followed a disallowed goal, according to Reporters. Fernando Varela thought he had scored a late winner for PAOK, only for his effort to be ruled out for offside.
 
That decision sparked furious scenes which included PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis marching onto the pitch appearing to carry a gun in his waistband. Despite the invasion beginning before 90 minutes had been completed, the match did not restart. There were claims that the goal may have been awarded after all, leaving fans to wait for the referee's report to discover the confirmed result.
 
AEK's Spanish coach Manolo Jimenez saw the firearm and claims to have heard Savvidis threatening the referee verbally.'We didn't know if he had a gun, then we saw it,
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' Jimenez told Cadena SER. 'It could be seen that he was moving his hand towards his waist because he had a gun.'
 

Jimenez added:
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'He threatened the referee right in front of me. According to my interpreter, he told him: 'You're finished as a referee'. 'I'm stunned; I don't understand it. It's the type of thing you expect to see in a Clint Eastwood movie.'

 
AEK will file a complaint with FIFA and UEFA. PAOK said in a statement:
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'After what happened today, PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis is preparing all necessary procedures to protect the team and all his collaborators from the threats and attacks they have been subjected to. 'There will be relevant announcements on the issue soon.'

 
It is not illegal to carry a licensed gun in Greece but Savvidis was escorted off the pitch by security.


Posted: at 12-03-2018 12:00 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
- WhaleDog at 12-03-2018 12:17 PM (6 years ago)
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A warning shot to corrupt FIFA and its organization.This happens when soccer gone sour and the referee sucks like a rotten cherries!

Posted: at 12-03-2018 12:17 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ruthie at 12-03-2018 12:44 PM (6 years ago)
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nawa o....
Posted: at 12-03-2018 12:44 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- fineboy77 at 12-03-2018 04:00 PM (6 years ago)
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He didnt attack anyone with the gun,but this could be an eye opener for some football associations like the English FA that finds so much joy in match fixing

Posted: at 12-03-2018 04:00 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- slimber at 12-03-2018 05:08 PM (6 years ago)
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Okooo
Posted: at 12-03-2018 05:08 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- blowout at 12-03-2018 05:12 PM (6 years ago)
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cowboy
Posted: at 12-03-2018 05:12 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Haso112 at 12-03-2018 06:19 PM (6 years ago)
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THE MAN DON LOSE BET..... SORRY OOOO....  Grin Grin Grin Grin
Posted: at 12-03-2018 06:19 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- gogoman at 12-03-2018 10:33 PM (6 years ago)
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 Grin Grin Grin
Posted: at 12-03-2018 10:33 PM (6 years ago) | Grande Master
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