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Greek Government Unveils Draft Of Bill To Curb Violence In Football

Tough new legislation to "combat football violence" was unveiled in a draft bill by the leftist Greek government on Friday, according to the AFP. Greece Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis said, "We unveil the sports legislation with emergency measures to combat violence and within the next few days we shall have a discussion and a vote in parliament on the bill." Under the new legislation the government would have the right to impose fines ranging from €10,000 ($10,700) to €25M ($26.9M) for violent incidents, "to order the postponement or abandoning of sporting events and even to prohibit teams from playing in European competition." The legislation also includes the "possibility of fines to be imposed on media for showing or inciting violence" and prison for individuals from unrecognized supporters clubs for issuing tickets (AFP, 3/28).

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