Foreign ministry issues guidelines for Cypriots travelling to World Cup
The foreign ministry on Tuesday issued instructions for Cypriots planning to travel to Russia for the World Cup, which starts on June 14 and runs
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Police seize bats, flares during fan club raid
Police on Sunday raided a football fan club in Nicosia seizing flares, bats, and a small quantity of cannabis. Officers arrived at the scene in
Privacy watchdog calls on CFA to stop collecting personal data
Personal Data Commissioner Irene Loizidou-Nicolaidou in an interim decision issued on Tuesday called on the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) to temporarily cease being the sole
One person injured in clubhouse attack
Around 50 football hooligans raided the clubhouse of rival fans on Friday evening, injuring one person and causing extensive damage, police said. The attack took
Kremlin: UK assertion we sanctioned Euro 2016 fan violence is hysteria – Ifax
The Kremlin on Sunday rejected a suggestion by senior British government officials it may have deliberately sanctioned violence by Russian soccer hooligans at the Euro
UEFA says could disqualify England, Russia from Euro 2016 if more violence
European soccer’s governing body warned the English and Russian football associations on Sunday that if fan violence continued their teams could be disqualified from the
Police issue photos of Omonia fans wanted in connection with footie violence
Police were on Thursday searching for three or four individuals, all males, suspected of rioting on Wednesday ahead of the football Cup final. A police
(Updated) Omonia fans want ‘freedom from AKEL yoke’
By Angelos Anastasiou Some 700 organised fans of Omonia football club staged a protest outside AKEL’s central offices on Monday night, demanding that the party
Three injured as rival fans clash before Limassol match
Three people were injured on Sunday before an AEL-Apollon match in Limassol after fans from the rival team clashed on the way to the stadium,
Bottom of the football league for credibility
By Elias Hazou CYPRIOTS have the lowest regard for the local football league compared to leagues in other countries in terms of credibility, research has
Group assumes responsibility for ref bombs
By Constantinos Psillides An unknown organisation has assumed responsibility for two bomb attacks against referees and has declared war against corruption in Cypriot football. Calling
APOEL, AEL to play behind closed doors (updated)
First division clubs APOEL and AEL will play behind closed doors following their supporters’ conduct during a January 11 match they played against each other.
Three-game ban on 41 APOEL fans
By Constantinos Psillides The Limassol District Court decided on Wednesday to impose a three-game ban on the 41 APOEL fans arrested in connection with violence
Fans at South Korea pop concert plunge into ventilation shaft, 14 dead
Fourteen people were killed at an open-air pop concert in South Korea on Friday when the cover of a ventilation shaft they were standing on gave way,
Disabled fans plea to football spectators
By Evie Andreou DISABLED people are appealing to able-bodied fellow citizens to respect their right to watch football games in stadiums and not to take
Fans banned from attending footie game for inciting violence
Constantinos Psillides Four football fans accused by police of inciting violence have been banned from attending a championship decider between AEL and APOEL in Limassol
UPDATE: Police admit ‘weaknesses’ in football clashes
By George Psyllides FOLLOWING clashes between fans on Tuesday that saw one man lose an eye and others injured, police on Wednesday conceded “weaknesses and
Spectator ban at Tsirion partially lifted (updated: adds new ETEK comments)
By George Psyllides THE Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has partially lifted a spectator ban from games held at Limassol’s Tsirion stadium after receiving assurances from
Fans prohibited at Tsirion until stadium made safe
By Angelos Anastasiou REPORTS of structural risks to the safety of spectators at Limassol’s Tsirion stadium have prompted a decision by the Cyprus Football Federation
Eleven remanded after volleyball clashes
By Constantinos Psillides Eleven people from Nicosia were remanded for three days on Saturday by the Limassol court after the Omonia- Anorthosis volleyball match on