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ATHENS, Greece — This weekend's soccer matches in Greece have been postponed following serious clashes involving sports fans that left a police officer in critical condition after he was hit by a flare. Greek league organizers said weekend matches would be rescheduled after it failed to fill referee positions for key matches. The decision announced Friday followed a series of violent sport-related incidents and came hours after police detained more than 400 people following the riots outside a volleyball stadium in Athens. Violent groups of soccer fans often chose other sports where their clubs are represented, and have a lower level of policing, to carry out attacks.
