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Platform launched for footballers to report match fixing incidents anonymously

Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 3, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 3, 20200308

The Pancyprian Footballers’ Association (Pasp) announced on Monday that starting from February 4, football players will be able to report match fixing incidents through an...

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Justice minister: it will take time to clean up football

Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 31, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 31, 20200478

Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides has once again called on anyone who is in possession of useful information about corruption and bribery in Cypriot football to...

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CFA considers calling in foreign refs amid growing corruption claims

George PsyllidesJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020

By George PsyllidesJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 202001069

The chairman of the football association (CFA) will hold a meeting on Tuesday with the referee association to discuss having foreign referees officiating first division...

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Anastasiades calls on football whistleblowers to come forward

Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 29, 2020January 29, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 29, 2020January 29, 20200676

President Nicos Anastasiades is calling on potential whistleblowers into corruption in football to come forward and contact the authorities, government spokesman Kyriacos Kousios said on...

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Uefa officials to meet justice minister in match fixing probe

Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 28, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 28, 20200284

Uefa officials will meet Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides, police chief Kypros Michaelides and Cyprus Football Association (CFA) president George Koumas on Tuesday as part of...

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Omonia Nicosia to offer up to €25,000 to whistleblowers

Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 27, 2020January 27, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 27, 2020January 27, 202001281

Omonia Nicosia football club is offering up to €25,000 to whoever comes forward with useful information about corruption in football, club president Stavros Papastavrou announced...

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Uefa officials meet CFA, justice minister over match fixing claims (Updated)

Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 27, 2020January 27, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 27, 2020January 27, 20200389

A team from Uefa, Europe’s football governing body, was in Cyprus on Monday meeting with police to discuss how to combat corruption and match fixing....

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CFA docks funding for five clubs over match fixing claims

Evie AndreouJanuary 22, 2020January 23, 2020

By Evie AndreouJanuary 22, 2020January 23, 20200659

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Wednesday announced it would cut all funding to five second division clubs in connection with the Uefa notices on...

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Uefa officials expected on the island Monday

George PsyllidesJanuary 21, 2020

By George PsyllidesJanuary 21, 20200564

A team from European football governing body Uefa is expected on the island on Monday to help local authorities with match fixing, it was announced...

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Football fixtures to resume, player arrested over illegal betting claims released (update 3)

Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 20, 2020January 20, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 20, 2020January 20, 20200956

All football league matches in Cyprus will resume after they were cancelled on Friday following a bomb attack against one of their own in Larnaca...

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Football player arrested over suspicious results (updated)

Katy TurnerJanuary 19, 2020January 19, 2020

By Katy TurnerJanuary 19, 2020January 19, 202001212

Police on Sunday arrested a 30-year-old footballer in connection with investigations into two matches that saw unusual betting activity, the force said on Twitter. The...

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Uefa to visit Cyprus over match-fixing claims (Update)

Evie AndreouJanuary 18, 2020January 18, 2020

By Evie AndreouJanuary 18, 2020January 18, 202001211

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) said on Saturday Uefa has accepted its request to dispatch a team to the island over the ‘red notices’ it...

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CFA publishes match-fixing notices

George PsyllidesJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 2020

By George PsyllidesJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 202001008

Following reports in the media, the football association (CFA) said Wednesday it has received notifications concerning possible match-fixing in five fixtures, three for the second...

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Ex-referee plans to reignite match fixing claims

George PsyllidesJanuary 14, 2020January 14, 2020

By George PsyllidesJanuary 14, 2020January 14, 202001256

After one of the island’s biggest clubs issued a statement accusing the Cyprus football association (CFA) and other teams of corruption, former referee Marios Panayi...

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Omonia says corruption rife in Cypriot footie, seeks UEFA intervention (update 2)

Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 10, 2020January 10, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoJanuary 10, 2020January 10, 202002535

In an unprecedented move, Omonia Nicosia, one of the island’s biggest football clubs, has issued a statement accusing the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) and other...

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Laws against match-fixing badly needed, police chief says

Jonathan ShkurkoSeptember 18, 2019September 18, 2019

By Jonathan ShkurkoSeptember 18, 2019September 18, 201901187

Legislation against match-fixing in Cyprus is badly needed, Police Chief Kypros Michaelides said on Wednesday, calling for greater surveillance powers for the force as the...

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CFA looking at strict penalties for second-division match-fixing

George PsyllidesApril 12, 2019April 12, 2019

By George PsyllidesApril 12, 2019April 12, 20190185

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,...

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Accusations of intricate match-fixing include Cyprus teams

George PsyllidesNovember 19, 2018November 19, 2018

By George PsyllidesNovember 19, 2018November 19, 20180333

At least 32 allegedly fixed offseason football friendlies took place in Cyprus in 2016, 2017, and 2018, organised by a local company and also included...

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Man arrested for Belgian match-fixing appeals extradition

Evie AndreouOctober 15, 2018October 15, 2018

By Evie AndreouOctober 15, 2018October 15, 20180182

A 52-year-old man, arrested in Cyprus last week as part of a major investigation by Belgian authorities into financial fraud and possible match-fixing, was released on...

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Match-fixing suspect to remain in custody until extradition hearing on Monday

Elias HazouOctober 11, 2018

By Elias HazouOctober 11, 20180138

By Elias Hazou A 52-year-old man, arrested in Cyprus as part of a major investigation by Belgian authorities into financial fraud and possible match-fixing, is...