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The Greek government has backtracked on its decision to suspend professional football in the country indefinitely.

The suspension - the third one of the season - will now last a week and cover just the Greek Super League.

The government took action in a bid to crack down on football violence.

The suspension follows violence at Sunday's Super League match between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos, as well as a brawl between club officials at a board meeting on Tuesday.

It had been announced earlier on Wednesday that all professional matches would be suspended "indefinitely".

But after a second meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, deputy sports minister Stavros Kontonis confirmed that the suspension would be limited to this weekend's top-flight action.

Kontonis said the government and football authorities would reconvene next Wednesday and the Super League would only resume on condition that promises given for containing crowd violence were adhered to.