The Week

Armed pitch invasion:

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Thessaloni­ki, Greece

Greece’s sports minister has suspended all play in the country’s top football division, following an incident in which a football club owner invaded the pitch armed with a gun to protest against a disallowed 89th-minute goal and threaten the referee. Ivan Savvidis, the owner of PAOK, marched up to the referee, surrounded by bodyguards; he was seen putting his hand on his holster, but didn’t take the gun out. The disallowed goal would have given his team a 1-0 victory against AEK Athens, which is leading in the Superleagu­e.

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