Soccer-Olympiakos chairman Marinakis to stand trial over sports violence case

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa Conference League - Final - Olympiacos v Fiorentina - Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece - May 30, 2024 Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis celebrates after winning the Europa Conference League final REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo

ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympiakos chairman Evangelos Marinakis and four board members will stand trial on misdemeanour charges as part of a probe into sports violence, legal sources said on Thursday following a decision by a Greek judicial council.

Marinakis, a shipping and media tycoon who also owns English Premier League club Nottingham Forest, and the four board members have denied any wrongdoing, including an accusation of supporting a criminal organisation linked to Olympiakos fans.