Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is on trial in Greece

The trial of Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has begun in Greece, with the recognisable Premier League figure accused of instigating football violence and supporting a criminal organisation.

Marinakis co-owns Super League Greece side Olympiacos and is on trial in Athens alongside four other board members on misdemeanour charges.

The trial stems from charges lodged after a 31-year-old riot police officer George Lyngeridis was killed after a volleyball match between A1 Ethniki Women’s Volleyball sides Olympiacos and Panathinaikos in 2023 – Lyngeridis suffered facial injuries before dying in hospital.

Nearly 150 fans face charges of being part of a criminal organisation and causing life-threatening explosions.

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