Did under-18 coach slap a player
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
At the end of Greece's U-18 national team's big win against Spain in the Eurobasket tournament, head-coach Ilias Papatheodorou appears to strike Antonis Koniaris.
In a video, Greece under-18′s head-coach Ilias Papatheodorou appears to strike his own player, Panathinaikos young new transfer Antonis Koniaris.
However, Greece have since issued a statement, in which both the coach and player deny the incident, in spite of what the video indicates.
"Following the video which is circulating on the Internet, I must clarify that I would never hit a player, especially a child of 18 years. My hand did move in the air for the irritation but I did not slap anyone. My witness is the athlete himself,” said Ilias Papatheodorou.
“I must clarify that the coach did not hit me,” said Koniaris. “This is the truth”
Media
Related items
- MEP Kefalogiannis visits fellow candidate Fredi Beleri in Albanian prison
- Record Amputations and Arrests marr Easter celebrations
- OECD: Foreign Direct Investments in Greece jumped 62% in 2021-2023
- Convicted neo-Nazi leader Mihaloliakos released on parole
- Albania: Greek elderly couple found murdered in their home
Latest from E.Tsiliopoulos
- MEP Kefalogiannis visits fellow candidate Fredi Beleri in Albanian prison
- Record Amputations and Arrests marr Easter celebrations
- OECD: Foreign Direct Investments in Greece jumped 62% in 2021-2023
- Convicted neo-Nazi leader Mihaloliakos released on parole
- Albania: Greek elderly couple found murdered in their home