PAOK owner who stormed pitch with gun ordered to testify

Ivan Savvidis is expected to be fined at least €50,000 and banned from stadiums for up to five years

The Russian oligarch and football club proprietor who stunned spectators when he stormed on to the pitch carrying a gun during a match in Greece has been ordered to appear to before a public prosecutor on Friday after criminal charges were brought against him.

Ivan Savvidis attempted to confront the referee after a goal by his PAOK Salonika team was disallowed goal in the 89th minute of the Superleague match against AEK Athens on Sunday. The game was subsequently abandoned.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2FV5xov