FIFA delegation heads to Greece over football unrest

Ivan Savvidis, with his circled gun during the invasion of the pitch. Source: NAN.ng

FIFA is sending officials to Greece to discuss football unrest, the sport’s governing body said Tuesday, amid a gun controversy that prompted the indefinite suspension of the championship.

FIFA director for Europe Bjorn Vassallo said a delegation would travel to Athens later Tuesday to discuss the latest crisis, which began Sunday when the president of Greek club PAOK, Ivan Savvidis, stormed the pitch with a holstered gun strapped to his waist.