The Greek police said today that about 100 angry Panathinaikos basketball team fans attacked the home of club owner Dimitris Gianacopoulos, where the wealthy businessman broadcast the attack directly via the "Instagram" application.
Gianacopoulos, 46, announced on Wednesday that he would put the team on sale for 25 million euros (29 million dollars).
The fans arrived on motorbikes and threw stones at the house in the luxurious suburb of Kifissia, north of Athens, as they wrote slogans on the adjacent walls, to leave after that before the police arrived at the place where no one was arrested and no damage was reported to the house.
"The attack was carried out by die-hard fans of the (Gate 13) group and it was alleged that they were carrying knives and levers," Giannakopoulos said.
Panathinaikos was founded in 1919 and is the only one alongside Aris Thessaloniki, who never fell to the ranks of the second degree.
The idea of ​​abandoning the club comes back after the statement of Gianacopoulos, who owns a drug selling company and a group of digital media, said: “My family has invested in the club more than 450 million euros and we have contracted with the most prominent players and coaches. "I am tired of being the only person who financially supports the club."
In the reign of Giannakopoulos, Panathinaikos won six league titles, the last of which was suspended due to the outbreak of the new Corona virus, to raise the number of his titles to 38, and he won the title of the Cup competition 19 times, the European League six times, and the continental cup once.
Panathinaikos was declared the champion of the season on May 21st, being the leader with 38 points earned from the 20 stages that played until the suspension of competitions, and will represent his country in the European League.

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