Justice minister declares sport ID cards have made football family friendly
Over 100,000 sports fans are now holders of the sports ID card, popularly known as the fan card, according to the Cyprus Sports Organisation (CSO)....
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Wrongful arrest of Omonia fans ‘unfortunate’
Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides said on Friday that the wrongful arrest of three Omonia fans for hurling objects during a match with rival team Apoel...
Three out of four footie fans wrongly arrested for causing trouble, police say (Update 2)
Three out of four Omonia fans arrested for hurling objects on the pitch during a match on Monday against Apoel have been released, police said...
Govt prepared to tinker with but not scrap fan card
Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides reiterated the government’s position on Wednesday to keep the controversial fan ID card despite the reaction of football fan organisations who...
Parties seeking to postpone football fan ID cards (Updated)
The football fan card must not be scrapped, Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides said on Wednesday after political parties called for the ID card to be...
Government plans to amend penalties linked to fan cards
The government said on Monday it will not be scrapping the controversial sports fan card but it will look into amending provisions to reduce...
Four Eintracht fans fined for flares and narcotics
Four men were arrested and taken to court and fined for bringing flares and narcotics to the Eintracht Frankfurt – Apollon game on Thursday, police...
Football hooligans fined and banned
Two football hooligans were fined €750 each and barred from matches for nine months on Friday for possessing flares and firecrackers during the Apoel-Astana game...
Firecrackers and flares lead to arrests at football game
Several arrests were made both before and after the Apoel-Astana football match in Nicosia’s GSP stadium on Thursday night. Before the start, a 22-year-old man,...
Sports ID cards introduced in bid to fight hooliganism
The identity card for sports fans is to be rolled out as of the coming sports season (2018-2019) this autumn, the Cyprus Sports Organisation (KOA)...
Six-month match ban for Omonia fan
Nicosia district court has ordered a man, 47, pay an €800 fine and be barred from all Omonia matches for six months, following his arrest...
Arrested for punching stadium steward (Updated)
A 33-year-old resident of Limassol who was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly hit a steward at Tsirion football stadium was charged with violence...
Akel accuses government of failing to tackle hooliganism
Akel-backed presidential candidate Stavros Malas said on Wednesday that the outgoing government was blaming others instead of shouldering responsibility for the clashes at Monday’s match...
Security chief rebuked for failing to cancel football match
The chairman of the island’s sports organisation (KOA) said on Wednesday a football fixture marred by crowd trouble should not have gone ahead because...
Football fans injured in skirmish
Two football fans were injured after Thursday’s match between Apollon and Aberdeen in Larnaca when a number of fans clashed with stewards at the AEK...
Greek Cypriot student brain dead after hooligan clash
A Greek Cypriot studying in Thessaloniki in Greece, who was hit by a car last week while running away from football hooligans, has been declared...
Female footie fan given suspended sentence for using firecrackers at match
A Nicosia woman was handed a suspended sentence in connection with the use of firecrackers at a football match, police said Wednesday. “Nicosia District Court...
Police step up security measures after reports of threats against justice minister
Police have stepped up security measures after threats were made against Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou following his comments that he intended to take tough measures...
Police mull expansion of canine units to fight hooliganism
Police are studying utilising canine units to combat football hooliganism, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Sunday on the sidelines of the open day held...
British bases police conduct mock anti-hooliganism exercise
British bases police in Dhekelia said on Thursday they had just completed a large-scale public order exercise at Ethnikos Achna FC which involved more than...