Vangelis Marinakis resigned from the presidency of the Premier League

Vangelis Marinakis resigned from the presidency of the Super League with the opening of the governing body’s board of directors and before the censure motion sent by AEK Athens, Panathinaikos, PAOK and Aris will be discussed in the board of directors. Managers. From the league.

Which means that the regulator will move to a new era from now on and in the next board of directors. We are expected to have a new boss in the Premier League.

Vangelis Marinakis announced his decision through a speech read to the board of directors, without attending the conference call himself, where Kostas Karapappa represents the Reds and Whites.

“Athens, December 12, 2023

Gentlemen,

I want to make it clear to all of you regarding the issue of violence that has swept the sport in recent days, that I categorically condemn all forms of violence whether in society or in football, and my team and I show this with actions and not empty words. And advertisements.

After the fireworks incident, we investigated, identified the perpetrator, and expelled him from our stadium for life. At the same time we installed high-definition cameras ahead of relevant government announcements.

I also remind you that I had the honor of being the first club president to organize directly with UEFA a European final without the local federation, with great success and with the highest safety standards met and I congratulate them for that.

We are the first to report cases of betting and corruption in football and we want the knife to get to the bone and for the truth to shine in all cases. Only in this way can football be freed from the criminal elements that are killing it.

To date, as president of the league, it has brought to the cooperative, which was on the verge of dissolution, the largest sponsorship in the history of the Premier League to date, 9 million euros, which ensured its continued existence.

I embarked on the process of finding betting resources not just for the teams that needed them and tried to create a professional referee that would guarantee both referees and equality in football and all this with the consent of the vast majority of teams. You see that the arbitration situation is unprecedented. But it also seems like some people don’t want to change it.

Professional arbitration has never been implemented, even though it is a law of the state, because some simply do not want equality.

We reduced the amounts that left our teams and ended up in the EPO’s coffers and returned them to them.

We asked for an audit from the EPO to find out where millions of teams were going, and some even within the Premier League board did not want transparency.

Although we agreed to fully implement the comprehensive study, its implementation was undermined for expediency reasons.

I see with regret that some believe we should not move forward, and I have neither the time nor the inclination to engage in an institutional role for football as some would like it to be and not as I envision it.

I have neither the time nor the desire to continue administrative dealings with the cooperative because the words of some on the Board of Directors do not match their actions.

“Good luck everyone.”