Omonia Nicosia to offer up to €25,000 to whistleblowers
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)
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....
CFA docks funding for five clubs over match fixing claims
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...
Uefa officials expected on the island Monday
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...
Football fixtures to resume, player arrested over illegal betting claims released (update 3)
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...
Football player arrested over suspicious results (updated)
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...
Uefa to visit Cyprus over match-fixing claims (Update)
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...
CFA publishes match-fixing notices
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...
Ex-referee plans to reignite match fixing claims
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...
Omonia says corruption rife in Cypriot footie, seeks UEFA intervention (update 2)
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...
Laws against match-fixing badly needed, police chief says
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...
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,...
Accusations of intricate match-fixing include Cyprus teams
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...
Man arrested for Belgian match-fixing appeals extradition
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...
Match-fixing suspect to remain in custody until extradition hearing on Monday
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...
Belgium detains 13 in tennis match-fixing probe
Belgium has detained 13 people in raids over an investigation into suspected match-fixing in the lower ranks of professional tennis, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. A...
UEFA says footie game was fixed
European football governing body UEFA has notified the island’s association about suspicious betting activity that indicated match-fixing during a first division game last month. UEFA...
Match fixing bill voted into law
A bill on tackling match fixing was voted into law on Friday with a majority vote, hailed by Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou. The legislation provides...
Paphos mayor stands by football match-fixing claims
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Friday insisted on his allegation that a football club paid off the other with €65,000 to throw the Cyprus football...
Match-fixing laws should only focus on team sports, minister says
Enforcement of a law aimed at fighting match-fixing should be restricted to team sports, where Cyprus experienced the biggest problem, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou told...
