Police examine soccer violence after 20-year-old killed on Greek island | EUROtoday

A 20-year-old man was fatally stabbed on the Greek island of Evia on Tuesday, with two others injured in separate incidents that police suspect are linked to soccer violence.

Five people have been arrested in reference to the occasions, together with the 2 injured males, who had been discovered in numerous areas. Police spokeswoman Constantina Dimoglidou confirmed to Greek Skai TV that at the very least eight folks had been concerned within the altercations.

“Police are trying to confirm if the motives are related to soccer violence,” mentioned Dimoglidou.

A police official mentioned the suspects who had been arrested on the island northeast of Athens had been followers of two rival soccer groups.

Greece has been stricken by soccer violence and has promised to crack down on hooliganism – a significant concern for European soccer governing physique UEFA – after three folks had been killed in such violence in recent times.

Some of the violence has moved past soccer stadiums, with hyperlinks between some violent followers and prison gangs.

The variety of sports-related crimes has greater than doubled from about 300 in 2020 to 700 circumstances yearly, police information present.