"How dare you investigate me behind my back?" EPL Nottingham club owner slaps nephew of Greek prime minister... unprecedented brawl in VIP section of basketball arena

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Evangelos Marinakis (59), owner of Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League (EPL), was involved in a brawl with the nephew of the Greek prime minister.

The UK's "The Sun" reported on the 27th (Korean time) that CCTV footage from the VIP area at the "Peace and Friendship Stadium" in Athens, Greece, during the EuroLeague basketball finals, revealed a physical altercation between the two men.

According to the released footage, Marinakis, wearing a white T-shirt, encountered Grigoris Dimitriadis, the nephew of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, while descending the stairs. Marinakis approached Dimitriadis as if to speak with him, then suddenly struck him on the cheek. Dimitriadis immediately retaliated with a punch.

Nearby security personnel and aides quickly intervened to separate the two, but they continued shouting at each other for some time with a barrier between them. During the incident, Marinakis had his shirt torn and suffered a large bruise around his right eye. It is also reported that Kostas KARA Papas, vice president of Olympiacos, was present and engaged in a heated argument.

This clash is interpreted as the explosion of long-standing political and personal conflicts between the two. Dimitriadis was a central figure in the so-called "Greek Watergate" scandal of 2022, which involved illegal surveillance of political circles and the media, and he resigned from his position as chief of staff to the prime minister at the time. The relationship between the two deteriorated sharply after media outlets owned by Marinakis focused their reporting on Dimitriadis's misconduct.

Marinakis, a powerful Greek billionaire, owns shipping company Capital Maritime and media group Alter Ego, and operates football clubs including Nottingham Forest and Olympiacos. He has previously been at the center of various legal controversies, including allegations of pressuring referees, inciting arson, and involvement in drug trafficking.

The media stated, "This court-side brawl between two influential figures spanning the sports and political worlds has become another symbolic event reflecting the deep emotional divide between the two sides."

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