All fan cards being made valid until 2023
The Cyprus Sports Organisation (KOA) announced on Friday that the expiration date of all football fan identity cards issued to-date will be extended until July...
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Five stadiums fail criteria just days before kickoff
Less than a week before the football championship is scheduled to start, authorities have refused permits to five stadiums over various shortcomings, it emerged on...
Doping documentary ‘sheds light on the truth’, Cypriot footballers say
THE footballers’ association (Pasp) on Friday said a documentary by a Franco-German television station into the case of three players who developed heart problems after...
Football set for rule changes next season
By Jonathan Shkurko Football is set for some rule changes next season after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved a large number of amendments...
CFA looking at strict penalties for second-division match-fixing
After suspending the second division league due to widespread match fixing, the football association is looking to introduce strict measures to stamp out the phenomenon,...
CFA upholds decision to dock Anorthosis over Uzoho affair
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Saturday rejected the appeal filed by Famagusta club Anorthosis which opposed a decision to dock nine points after the...
Bicommunal friendly match to be held in Pyla next month
‘Peace and Sport’, an independent organisation based in Monaco, has organised a bi-communal, friendly football match on March 19 in Pyla between Nea Salamina founded...
Romance rationed as big clubs reluctantly embrace FA Cup
One of the traditional highlights of the British sporting year takes place this weekend when the big clubs join the FA Cup in the third...
Six fan offences at football matches downgraded from criminal top disciplinary
The government is looking to downgrade certain offences committed in stadiums from criminal to disciplinary but it appears lighting flares on the stands will not...
International footballers’ organisation wants probe into ‘doping’
The organisation representing professional footballers worldwide called for an urgent inquiry on Thursday into medical treatment administered to players under the care of at least...
Convicts to get mini football pitch, minister says
By Evie Andreou A mini football pitch expected to be constructed next year will be the latest addition to sports facilities available in the central...
Football association outrage over tournament in north
Greece’s Football Federation (EPO) on Tuesday said that no Greek football teams would send representatives to a football academy tournament they had been invited to...
Minister says doping allegations must be investigated, as fourth player ill
With the possibility looming of a fourth footballer who may have been administered unknown substances by his club suffering health problems, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou...
Footballers seek justice in suspect heart drug allegations
TWO footballers playing for top division side Alki have asked police to investigate whether recently discovered heart problems that forced them to quit the 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,...
Full speed ahead for fan cards
By Christophe Hadjigeorgiou As sports ID card registrations pass 18,000, a meeting of sports organisations rejected Apoel’s request to delay the law and instead increased...
The politics of World Cup football fever
By John Lloyd Would fans lay down their lives for football? Bill Shankly, the legendary football player and Liverpool manager, once famously said he was “disappointed” with...
The rules of the beautiful game
By Alper Ali Riza Watching the World Cup on television last week I realised I needed to brush up on the rules of the game...
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...
Argentina cancels friendly with Israel
Argentina have cancelled their final World Cup warmup match against Israel, striker Gonzalo Higuain said on Tuesday, as political pressure grew ahead of Saturday’s scheduled fixture...