The Greek Super League organisational committee has decided that all participating teams are to continue their obligations on 15 January.

They will pick up where they left off from round 15, before referee Athanasios Tzilos was attacked outside of his house in Larissa, which lead him to a nearby hospital for the treatment of his injuries.

Following this event (and a series of others that have taken place throughout the years), the Greek referees made the decision to go on strike until further notice and have not yet announced when this strike will end.

However, the decision to resume the Super League was made despite the strike of the referees, with the Greek clubs declaring that they will bring in foreign professionals if need be.

“This is not a threat. We comprehend and stand by the effort made by the referees, however we are also under a lot of pressure from the television networks, so it is a matter of livelihood for the football associations if the league is postponed any further,” said a spokesman for the clubs.

It is worth noting that the clubs voted in favour of continuing the league by 13 to 3, with only Olympiacos, Aris and Panionios going against the decision. In fact Olympiacos took things a step further, arguing against this decision in the court of the Greek Federation as they state that it goes against the League’s own rule that postponed rounds cannot be held on dates of predetermined ones.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece Mr Giorgos Vasiliadis has announced that there is an ongoing investigation and that the authorities are very close to finding those responsible for the attack on the referee, pointing out that this is just the tip of the iceberg of all the problems that Greek football is dealing with.

Finally, on Friday 4 January, a meeting was to be held between all the parties in charge of football, including the Greek Football Federation, the Super League, the Referee Committee (KED), the state officials, the police and representatives of FIFA and UEFA.

The topic of course was to be the security of the referees and how it can be assured henceforth. Should their requests be satisfied, it is highly possible they may even announce an end to their strike.