Government of Greece lifts Superleague suspension

The government of Greece lifts the suspension of the Superleague more than two weeks after the pitch invasion of a gun-carrying club president saw action halted.

The government of Greece has lifted its suspension of the country's top-flight football league more than two weeks after the pitch invasion of a gun-carrying club president saw action halted.

Superleague matches were suspended on March 12, a day after PAOK president Ivan Savvidis charged onto the pitch with a gun in his belt to complain over a disallowed goal towards the end of a game against AEK Athens.

Georgios Vassiliadis, Greece's Deputy Culture and Sports Minister, opted to have the ban lifted a day after Superleague clubs unanimously accepted changes to the league's disciplinary code and submitted proposals for improving the country's top flight.

"The Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport has decided to immediately lift the suspension of the Superleague championship as well as the Greek Cup," the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

The game in which Savvidis invaded the pitch was abandoned and a 1-0 win was later awarded to PAOK following the controversial goal which had prompted the initial protests.

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