Tension at the EPO for reducing its percentage from the contracts of players and coaches

Tones rose towards the end of its meeting Professional Football Commissionwhen the issue was raised percentagewhich is to be received by EPO from the players’ and coaches’ contracts. THE Super League -represented at the meeting by the vice president, Katia Koxenoglou (Atromitos) and Giorgos Borovilos (Asteras Tripoli), Makis Gagatsis (PAOK), Leonidas Boutsikaris (Panathinaikos), Kostas Karapapa (Olympiakos) and Giorgos Kosmas (AEK) – demands that the percentage for the sale drop from 5% to 1% and be eliminated for the purchase of games owners

However, when her request was put on the table, the EPO expressed it vertical disagreement of, while a member of the Executive Committee reportedly emphasized that this percentage, not only should not be reduced, as the groups wish, but to increase already! Of course, this proposal provoked the severe reactions of the groups, with representatives stressing that this had not been agreed when 17 years ago the organization of the league had been given by the federation to the Super League. A representative of the EPO, at the time, reportedly said: “Then let’s give you the organization, let’s see how you do it“, with Kostas Karapapa intervening and saying that: “Normally you also have to give us the Cup for it to be done right».

The real one losshowever, it happened when the president of the EPO, Takis Baltakos, mentioned that the Super League “it’s just an EPS“, with Leonidas Boutsikaris taking the floor and answering: “Since you think we are the same as EPS Chios, we are leaving»! Other group representatives followed and the meeting was adjourned.