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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Evangelos Marinakis completes Nottingham Forest takeover and denies match-fixing allegations

• Olympiakos owner was investigated by Uefa last year • Marinakis vows to return Forest to the Premier League New Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has denied accusations of match-fixing and insisted he intends to restore the two-time European Cup winners to the Premier League after his £50m takeover was completed on Thursday. Shipping magnate Marinakis, who also owns Greek champions Olympiakos, has passed the EFL’s owners’ and directors’ test and his NF Football Investments will now be permitted to purchase 100% of the club’s shares from the previous owner, Fawaz al-Hasawi. Continue reading...


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