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| Vaggelis Marinakis, Olympiakos President |
what ought to be called "Calciopoulos" scandal (or the Greek version of the Calciopoli scandal of match-fixing in Italy) on Wednesday as he revealed the contents of CDs containing revelations about the role of various club officials in behind the scenes machinations.
Kouyias, a former AEK president and current owner of third-division side Panachaiki, accused Olympiakos Volou president Achilleas Beos of influencing referee appointments and match results and Olympiakos Piraeus president Vangelis Marinakis of approaching the referee of the Aris vs Panathinaikos game before it took place.
The recordings allegedly concern discussions between Beos himself and a journalist, with the Olympiakos Volou strongman boasting about his power to change referees for a game and to offer protection to referees and officials.
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| Alexis Kougias |
In one of the CDs Beos appears to suggest that Marinakis asked Beos to influence the Italian referee of the Maccabi vs Olympiakos Piraeus Europa League game of last August, but Beos deemed it impossible.
Speaking at a press conference he called at Patras, Kouyias alleged that Beos said Marinakis intended to approach Giorgos Daloukas, the referee of the Aris vs Panathinaikos match, and gave his word of honour he would do so in order to offer him 200,000 euros.
Kouyias added that he has spoken to the head of the Hellenic Football Federation, but he has done nothing to date. He went on to allege that the same web of club officials and referees determines which clubs will gain promotion from the third to the second and from the second to the first division every season.
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| Achilleas Beos |
Beos, in turn, announced he would issue his response on Thursday, although a prosecutor is already looking into the evidence supplied. Kouyias testified on Wednesday and stated he has submitted the recorded material to the authorities.
source: SPORTINGREECE
