Greek football fan stabbed to death by rival fans

<p>A Greek football fan was stabbed to death on the outskirts of Athens on Monday night during a brawl between rival club supporters that left at least six others injured, police said.</p>, <p>The 22-year-old man was transported from the stadium in the suburbs to an Athens hospital where he died, according to police.</p>, <p>The fight between fans broke out ahead of the UEFA Champions League third-qualifying-round match between hosts AEK Athens and Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb.</p>, <p>“A serious incident took place outside the Nea Filadelfeia stadium,” Greek police said. “A young Greek man was stabbed to death and six other injured people are in hospital.”</p>, <p>Police said 83 people were arrested following the clash.</p>, <p>Violence has marred a number of previous Greek football matches, and last year the government increased the maximum sentence for crimes of fan violence from six months to five years after another stabbing death.</p>, <p>Alkis Kampanos, 19, was killed in February 2022 in the northern city of Thessaloniki during a fight between supporters of the city’s rival clubs Aris Thessaloniki and PAOK.</p>, <p>Last month, seven defendants were found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Five others received sentences of more than 19 years for complicity.</p>, <p>It was the third death as a result of fan violence in a three-year period in Thessaloniki alone.</p>, <p>AFP</p>