Police tell Limassol mayor ‘hooligan’ club must close
Police on Tuesday are trying again to secure the closure of a clubhouse in Limassol connected with the latest episodes of violence by football fans...
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Forty thousand euros damage from latest football hooliganism, one arrest, two wanted
One man has been arrested in connection with the most recent episodes of hooliganism by football fans in Limassol, while arrest warrants have been issued...
Anti-riot police arrest eight ahead of Apoel-Apollon match
Police on Monday arrested eight people for illegal possession of explosives, weapons, and drugs, in checks carried out before the start of the Apoel-Apollon football...
Measures to combat sports violence really are unrealistic
I read with astonishment the story regarding Wednesday’s cabinet decision aiming to curb violence in sports stadiums (Cabinet approves drug and alcohol tests for fans...
Police unions slam government measures to tackle hooliganism
Police unions decried the government’s measures aimed at tackling hooliganism as “unrealistic”, while it pointed out that others already exist but are not enforced. Nikos...
Stadium hooliganism: Ministers to announce measures, police seek suspect (Update)
In an announcement on Wednesday, the Cyprus football federation (Kop) said Thursday’s Apoel-Ael futsal cup final at Kition Sports Centre, will be held without fans,...
President receives report over violent basketball incidents, says public cannot feel safe (Update 3)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday decried the violent incidents during the Apollon-Anorthosis basketball match on Sunday, saying this behaviour was unacceptable. Speaking to journalists, he...
Justice minister: police did right to cancel match that led to violence
Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said on Tuesday that she will call a meeting with the police following the violent clashes between fans at football match...
Illegal resident caught with knife at football match
A 34-year-old man, who was staying illegally in the Republic, was arrested for carrying a knife at a football match at GSP stadium in Latsia,...
Man fined for hooliganism
A 46-year-old man was slapped with a €1,200 fine and a two-year pitch ban by the Paphos district court on Monday. The sentence was handed...
