UK media blast Marinakis as he tries to buy Nottingham Forest

The news has shocked media in Britain that in detailed articles blast at Marinakis for his allegted role in shady goings-on within the Greek football world.

Marinakis is also the owner of perennial Greek champions Olympiacos, who won their 18th domestic title in 20 years this season with six games to spare.

But that success has been soured by a criminal investigation in Greece that has named Marinakis as a ringleader of a match-fixing conspiracy known as The System, which has allegedly destroyed the Greek football landscape.

In June 2015, Marinakis was banned from all football activity after being bailed for €200,000 over five charges.

They were:

· Establishing and directing a criminal organisation

· Fraud

· Attempted extortion

· Bribery with the aim of fixing matches and

· Instigating an explosion endangering human life

Marinakis is the star defendant among dozens of football officials under investigation, including a former president and legal adviser of the Greek FA, referees and club owners.

He is contesting the charges and is appealing the right of the prosecutor to sit in judgement of him because he is “a well-known Panathinaikos fan”.

That is a major concern for English football, because even though there is no final judgement in the case against Marinakis, chaos has reigned in Greek football in recent years.