One person arrested for AEK club house vandalism
Larnaca district court on Friday arrested and detained a 26-year-old suspect for conspiracy to commit a felony, conspiracy to commit a misdemeanour, unlawful assembly, rioting,...
football hooliganism
Hooded hooligans attack AEK club house
Unknown hooded men attacked the AEK fans’ clubhouse in Larnaca on Monday night, causing extensive damage. According to a police statement, around 7 pm on...
Police ‘concerned’ after mayhem breaks out at Limassol football match (update 2)
Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou on Monday did not rule out the possibility of banning fans from football games following fights that broke out before, during and after...
Two arrested in stepped up hooliganism prevention effort
Police arrested two people on Monday, as part of an effort to stem the violence at football stadiums. The first arrest concerns a 22-year-old man,...
Two arrests over football clashes
Two male suspects, 16 and 20, were arrested late on Friday on suspicion of participating in clashes between AEL and Apollon football fans that saw...
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)....
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...
