Greek club El Larissa issued an official statement after the attack on the former first team player, Amr Warda, on Friday, where the player had confirmed that he was assaulted by some unknown persons while he was in Larissa and they were arrested by the Greek police.
The club had announced earlier the end of its relationship with the Egyptian player Amr Warda after gross violations, and discovered that it was the result of the player's absence from the team, according to what the player said.
A statement from the Greek club came in details of the incident, where he said: “These homeless people, who destroy children aged 12 to 16 years through drugs and push them to enter the stands and attend the matches in order to lure new people to this matter, forced us to pay more than 400 thousand euros As fines for their riots, we even kicked them out of our stadium. ”
The statement continued: “Once again, this time they return to attack Amr Warda and one of the Syrian refugees who works in the club. The duo were attacked by 20 unknown persons, unarmed and slightly injured. These are drug dealers who have supported the chaos in the city over the past years, and find support By some of the journalists who describe them as fans of the club. "
He added: “The last time we allowed them to attend the matches in the stands, they verbally assaulted the club president, Alexis Kogias, and insulted him, his family, children, and his deceased mother. Everyone knows the history of Larisa in the Greek League, and he knows that we do not support such currents that seek to sow chaos and announce our support. Morally and legally, for the player Amr Warda to face such categories. ”
The club concluded its statement: “We confirm that Amr Warda and the Syrian refugee are under our protection and under the protection of the club president, Kogias, and under the protection of the family of Ile Larissa.”