Greece confirms visit of UEFA president and FIFA officials to help end soccer turmoil

Greece confirms visit of UEFA president and FIFA officials to help end soccer turmoil

by Joseph Anthony
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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and FIFA vice president Greg Clarke are due in Athens on Feb. 25 to help Greece outline its action plan to overhaul soccer, a Greek government spokesman said on Tuesday.

Hobbled by dwindling attendances and the damaging effects of a debt crisis, Greek soccer has been beset by financial problems and frequent closed-door matches because of crowd violence.

Ceferin, the president of European soccerโ€™s governing body, and Clarke are expected in Athens on Feb. 25 to sign a framework for the restructuring of the Greek soccer, government spokesman Stelios Petsas told a weekly news briefing.

State Minister George Gerapetritis met Ceferin and other officials in Geneva last week to discuss ways to crack down on match-fixing and soccer violence.

Greeceโ€™s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis also plans to meet Gianni Infantino, the president of world soccerโ€™s governing body FIFA, this month, a government official said last week.

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