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 | | Thessaloniki club PAOK, the northern city’s biggest team in terms of popularity and success, was barred from taking part in the upcoming season’s UEFA Cup competition after soccer’s governing body in Europe ruled that required financial guarantees had been submitted too late, EPO, the Greek soccer federation, announced yesterday. |
 | | Besides coming as a serious blow for PAOK at a time when the financially troubled club is seeking a deal for new ownership, the verdict was also embarrassing for the Greek soccer federation, which, in preceding days, had informed UEFA, European soccer’s governing body, that PAOK had satisfied the prerequisites for UEFA Cup participation. |
 | | A former PAOK coach and player, Angelos Anastassiadis, whose current professional commitment, the Cypriot national team’s coaching job, has not taken his heart and mind off his beloved club, yesterday suggested that the Thessaloniki club stage a fund-raising concert at its Toumba Stadium as financial remedy. |
| www.ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/news/sport__10470156KathiLev&xml/&aspKath/sports.asp?fdate=16/06/2006 (513 words) |
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