Greece Football Federation has suspended all national league and cup competitions after an alleged arson attack at the home of Giorgos Bikas, the head of its refereeing committee.

The decision was made by federation administrative board following a fire in the early hours of Thursday in the Halkidiki area of northern Greece.

Neither Bikas nor any of his family were at the property, which suffered major damage.

The start of the season had already been postponed for two weeks in September by the government because of a long-running dispute over the selection of referees between Greece’s top clubs, the football federation and the government.