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All 105 soccer fans suspected of being involved in extensive clashes in the Greek capital that ended in the death of a 29-year-old AEK Athens supporter have been ordered to be detained pending their trial, authorities said Sunday.

Nearly 100 Croatian soccer fans appeared in an Athens court Wednesday to face criminal charges that include murder and membership of a criminal organization over their alleged involvement in deadly fan violence.

A 29-year-old Greek fan has died after overnight clashes between rival supporters in Athens, causing UEFA to postpone a Champions League qualifying game scheduled for Tuesday because of the violence.

Mexico international Rodolfo Pizarro has a deal in place to join AEK Athens, a move that will allow Inter Miami to use a Designated Player spot for Lionel Messi, sources told ESPN.

UEFA picked bigger stadiums Wednesday to host the next two Europa Conference League finals after sub-20,000 capacity venues staged the previous two title games involving clubs from Italy, England and the Netherlands.

Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop, who scored the winner to defeat World Cup holders France in the 2002 tournament, has died aged 42.

AEK Athens has also been ordered to play its next two UEFA competition home games behind closed doors and fined €80,000.

UEFA said its disciplinary body ordered AEK to pay Bayern €10 euros for each of the 3,288 tickets sold to away fans for an October UCL match.

Both teams were out of contention for the knockout stage, and Benfica had already secured third place and a spot in the Europa League.

Riot police clashed with Ajax fans in the Olympic Stadium before the Group E match, leaving some supporters with blood pouring down their faces.

Ajax Amsterdam reached the Champions League knockout stages for the first time since 2006 after a 2-0 win over AEK Athens.

No arrests or injuries were immediately reported, but images showed supporters left bloodied and an explosion going off before kickoff.

Robert Lewandowski scored once in each half to give Bayern Munich a 2-0 victory over AEK Athens in the Champions League on Wednesday.

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Benfica played the entire second half with 10 men and squandered a two-goal lead before claiming a thrilling 3-2 win away to AEK Athens.

Nicolas Tagliafico scored two second-half goals as Ajax marked their return to the Champions League group stages with a 3-0 victory over AEK Athens.

Juventus will face Man United in the Champions League group stage this season, giving Cristiano Ronaldo a chance to play against his former team.

Ajax qualified for the Champions League group stage on Tuesday for the first time in four years. AEK Athens and Young Boys also booked their spots.

Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos and AEK Athens players have pledged to donate blood and give money in support of those affected.

Greek Superleague disciplinary committee has also docked the club three points and fined them €63,000.

PAOK president Ivan Savvidis has apologised for storming the pitch during Sunday's clash with AEK Athens while appearing to carry a gun.

Greece's sports minister says Greek Super League matches have been suspended indefinitely after the gun-toting owner of PAOK marched onto the pitch.

A disputed goal in a Greek league match on Sunday between AEK and PAOK led to a pitch invasion by one of the team owners, who appeared to have a gun.

Newcastle Jets have lured Argentinian winger Patricio Rodriguez to the A-League, joining former AEK Athens teammate Ronald Vargas at the club.