The meeting of the Deputy Minister of Sports Lefteris Avgenakis with the representatives of FIFA and UEFA (Heidi Beha, Luca Nicola, Mario Georgiou) and the EPO (Taki Baltako, Iakovos Philippoussi) lasted about five hours, the main topic of which was the obligation of amateur football clubs to renew their registration in the GGA registry.

“White smoke” has not come out, the differences between them still exist, and the discussion at the level of officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the EPO will continue next week, with the two international confederations asking at the first stage, so as not to have any impact on the competitive level of the teams. So there will be a new unofficial extension for clubs that have not registered, however at the time the Federation has informed the unions of the start of the leagues (some have already announced the start of their leagues) with all their clubs, no matter what their action is. Indeed, already several of those who are not registered in the register competed in the first stage of the Greek Cup. “The federation has made its position clear from the very beginning and will support associations and trade unions during a difficult period for Greek football,” said its official representative.

In the meantime, a new confrontation between EPO and Super League 1 is foreseen over the Federation’s percentage of the PAE television contract. Although Parliament recently passed an amendment that reduces the percentage charged by the EPO from 5% to 1%, Goudi Park argues that 4% should cover the cost of professional arbitration in SL1. However, since professional arbitration has not yet been established for the current season, the EPO has asked TV providers (Cosmote, Nova) to continue paying him 5%, as otherwise his services will not issue a certificate of indebtedness to the Federation from the PAE, which will lead to sanctions such as a ban on transmission.