{"id":11029,"date":"2026-06-16T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=11029"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:15:00","slug":"chaos-in-larissa-ael-fans-outside-daveliss-home-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=11029","title":{"rendered":"Chaos in Larissa &#8211; AEL fans outside Davelis&#8217;s home (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clashes, arrests, and the use of tear gas were reported in Larissa, following a protest by AEL fans against Achilleas Davelis.<\/p>\n<p>Scenes of intense <strong>unrest<\/strong> unfolded on Monday night in <strong>Larissa<\/strong>, following a rally by <strong>AEL<\/strong> against the management of <strong>Achilleas Davelis<\/strong>, in the wake of developments surrounding the <strong>ownership status<\/strong> of the team.<\/p>\n<p>The protest took place a few hours after the announcement by <strong>AEL FC<\/strong>, according to which the owners appear willing to transfer, without financial compensation, the share<b> package<\/b> of the team to solvent investors who will take over the club.<\/p>\n<h2>Larissa: From the rally to the clashes<\/h2>\n<p>After the conclusion of the <strong>rally<\/strong> in the city center, tensions escalated when a group of fans moved toward the homes of the <strong>Daveli<\/strong> brothers, causing serious <strong>clashes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Significant forces from the <strong>Hellenic Police<\/strong> were deployed to the scene,<\/strong> were deployed to the scene, which proceeded to use <strong>chemical agents<\/strong> and <strong>stun grenades<\/strong> in order to restore order. At the same time, <strong>detentions<\/strong> and <b>arrests <\/b>were carried out by the police, while the tension later spread to central areas of the city, around the <strong>Central Square<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed_media\" data-embed-provider=\"YouTube\">\n<div class=\"dp-youtube-video dp-embed-video\" data-embed=\"5YaGIaVxPU8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5YaGIaVxPU8?feature=oembed\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Davelis: Terrorism and Absurdity<\/h2>\n<p>Following the events, <strong>Achilleas Davelis<\/strong> issued a detailed personal statement, condemning what had happened and speaking of the greatest display of \u201c<strong>miserable conditions<\/strong>, <strong>terrorism<\/strong> and <strong>absurdity<\/strong>\u201d that Larissa has experienced in recent decades.<\/p>\n<p>The powerful figure at AEL claimed that for months he has been subjected to <strong>abusive attacks<\/strong> and <strong>harassment<\/strong>, citing \u201corganized local crime,\u201d while accusing the city\u2019s <strong>institutional bodies<\/strong> of remaining silent in the face of these acts of violence.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, he recalled that the management announced the transfer of the team\u2019s <strong>shares<\/strong> of the team to a reliable investor without financial compensation, expressing his surprise that this initiative did not defuse the tension.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Davelis called on the <strong>government<\/strong>, the Minister of Citizen Protection and the local <strong>authorities<\/strong> to take a public stance and condemn the events, while also requesting protection for his family and property.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, he further argued that the motives of those who led the riots are not soccer-related but \u201c<strong>political<\/strong> and <strong>class-based<\/strong>,\u201d referring to organized action by groups that, as he noted, use soccer as a pretext.<\/p>\n<p>In closing, he emphasized that he will remain in <strong>Larissa<\/strong> and will continue to defend the honor, reputation, and contribution to the local community, expressing his belief that the city deserves \u201ca better tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed_media\" data-embed-provider=\"YouTube\">\n<div class=\"dp-youtube-video dp-embed-video\" data-embed=\"AxGu14lIqoc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AxGu14lIqoc?feature=oembed\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clashes, arrests, and the use of tear gas were reported in Larissa following a protest by AEL fans against Achilleas Davelis.<br \/>\nScenes of intense unrest&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greece"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}