With the help of UEFA and the Greek National Intelligence Service, the judicial authorities initially identified 83 suspects, which subsequently increased to 187,[1] including football officials, referees, players and police officers, who were banned from leaving the country.
[6] Among the 68 suspects listed by judicial authorities on 24 June 2011 were Greek Super League chairman and Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis (who was later acquitted)[7][8][9] other club officials, players, referees and a chief of police.
[5] It contains numerous transcripts of recorded telephone conversations, filled with profanities and threats of physical violence, allegedly between corrupt team officials deciding match results, using players and referees.
[10] Giorgos Nikitiadis, the government's deputy culture minister, described the investigation as "the darkest page in the history of Greek football" and the probe would go "as deep and as high as necessary".
[11][9] On 28 July 2011 it was announced that Olympiacos Volos and Kavala would be relegated to the Football League,[12] and their chairmen Achilleas Beos and Makis Psomiadis would face a lifelong ban from any football-related activity.