PAOK boss Savedis. Recently, Greek media ONE Channel reported that the Greek Super League team Thessaloniki PAOK and Xanthi were related to the game and were suspected of manipulating the game. The backstage bosses of both teams are Ivan Savedis, a close friend of Russian Preside

PAOK boss Savedis.

Recently, Greek media ONE Channel reported that the Greek Super League team Thessaloniki PAOK and Xanthi were related to the game and were suspected of manipulating the game. The backstage bosses of both teams are Ivan Savedis, a close friend of Russian President Putin, a former Russian State Duma MP, and a tycoon who was ranked 30th on the Russian rich list. However, PAOK refuted the rumor on the 5th, saying that everything was caused by Marinakis, the boss of the giant Olympiacos of the Xishang family. ONE Channel is his company.

Xichao teams are related to Savedis's company?

ONE Channel said that through the investigation, RFA, a holding company headquartered in Cyprus, is a clue that links Sexy and Savidis. Many of Savidis's investments are through RFA, and the equity is also listed under the company's name.

Relationship diagram of Greek media production.

In 2018, Savedis's nephew Karpazidis acquired shares in Vialan for £10 million, which owns entities such as the home court of the Sexy Club, the training base and nearby Le Chalet Hotel. ONE Channel investigation found that Karpazidis's acquisition was carried out through RFA.

In addition, RFA has a close relationship with another Cyprus-based company, Dimera, which has provided RFA with multiple loans. It is worth mentioning that in 2012, Dimera purchased part of the equity of PAOK.

personnel, Pialogulou is the president and CEO of Sexy Club, and he is also the CEO of Vialan Company; Karavazis is the director of Sexy Club, and he is also the president of the Savedis family business.

If the news about ONE Channel is true, according to the regulations of the Greek Football Association, an investor is prohibited from owning two or more clubs. Otherwise, it will constitute an affiliated relationship. The most serious punishment for the club is to be relegated at the same time, and the investor will be suspended for life.

Relationship diagram of Greek media production.

However, according to the Greek Professional League, the owners of the Sexy club are Panopoulos and Piallou, and all the documents show that they have nothing to do with Savedis.

Now, the question from the outside world is whether Savidis has undue influence on it by controlling tangible assets such as the home court and training base of the Sexy Club, but at present, there is no clear evidence.

The PAOK club was very dissatisfied with ONE Channel's "accusation". They issued a solemn statement, believing that the matter was Olympiacos and the people behind it were making trouble.

"We promise that Mr. Savidis has nothing to do with Xanthi, including his relatives." PAOK said legal action will be taken against the defamators.

PAOK fans also believe that the news about ONE Channel is wrong.

Currently, PAOK ranks second in the Super League (same score as Olympiacos), while Xantia ranks fourth. On December 7th local time, the two teams will face each other. Some fans are worried that "unexpected situations" may occur.

A fact is that in the Greek league, including the Greek Super League, the counterfeit ball is rampant and the game is manipulated frequently. Last year, former Olympiacos president Bios was sentenced to four years in prison for bribery. It can be said that the people have lost trust in the Greek Football Association and the referee.

Savidis, who has served as a soldier, is currently worth 1.5 billion US dollars

Savidis, 60, was born in Sarka, Georgia, and is a Greek descendant. After graduating from Martinowski Middle School in Rostov, he joined the army and obtained the rank of senior sergeant of the Soviet Army.

In 1980, Savedis entered the state-owned tobacco company. In the privatization frenzy after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he turned the tobacco company into his own private property.

Since then, Savedis has been involved in agriculture, fishery, media, food, hotels, sports and other fields, and has investments in Russia, Greece, and Cyprus. In 2013, he was named the 30th richest man in Russia by Forbes, and his current wealth is 1.5 billion US dollars.

Putin presented Savidis with a medal. Like

and Abu and other rich people, politics and football are also the outer robes of Savidis.From 2003 to 2011, he served as the 4th and 5th member of the Russian State Duma, and had close ties with President Putin. In the football circle, he was the backing of the Russian Super League team Rostov for a long time, and later, he took over the secondary team SKA Rostov. In 2012, Savedis acquired PAOK and paid off all debts. In the 2018-19 season, PAOK won the Super League championship for the third time after the 1975-76 and 1984-85 seasons, and this is inseparable from Savedis's contribution.

Savidis has never bought into the Greek Football Association, but he has always been intimate with Greek politicians and often invited them to watch PAOK games on site.

2 in 2018 once broke into the stadium with a gun and threatened the referee to be suspended

On March 11, 2018, the second-ranked PAOK and the leader Athens AEK staged a top-notch battle. In that game, Savedis made a mess. Because he was dissatisfied with the referee's penalty, he actually broke into the stadium with a gun.

Savidis took the lead in breaking into the stadium.

The situation at that time was that at the last moment of the game, PAOK won the final victory, but after discussing with the assistant referee, the referee on duty, Cominis canceled the goal, on the grounds that it was offside.

PAOK fans were excited, and some people rushed into the stadium, while Savedis rushed to the front with his bodyguards. When he saw Cominis, his first sentence was "Your day is over as a referee." It seemed that he was very angry and groped around his waist from time to time. His gun was in that position. Then, under the persuasion of people around him, Savedis left the court.

Savidis touches the gun with his hand.

It is worth mentioning that Cominis, who escaped the disaster, denied himself in the referee's report and believed that the goal was valid. After the

incident, public opinion was in an uproar, and the Greek government announced the suspension of the league; FIFA issued a warning that if the handling is not done well, Greece will be banned from global competition.

The local police immediately arrested Savidis, but the charge was "entering the stadium without permission" and did not involve a gun.

Three weeks later, the Greek sports department imposed a penalty: Savedis was banned from entering the stadium within three years and was fined 100,000 euros; PAOK was deducted 3 points and fined 63,000 euros. That season, Athens AEK finally won the championship.