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...
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Referee car bombed
Football referee Yiorgos Nicolaou’s car was bombed while parked outside his home in Zygi early on Tuesday morning, police said. According to a police report,...
Bomb explodes outside Limassol bakery
A bomb went off early on Friday outside a bakery in Limassol, owned by a 50-year-old former football referee. According to a police report, police...
Whistleblower referee struck off
By George Psyllides A referee who went public with charges of widespread match fixing in Cypriot football has been stricken off after he failed to...
Police investigating Sunday’s crowd trouble
Limassol police were on Monday investigating the crowd trouble that saw a top flight football fixture abandoned before it even started. The game between Limassol’s...
Whistleblower referee calls on clubs to help change ‘rotten’ system (Updated)
By Elias Hazou Referee-turned-whistleblower Marios Panayi on Monday announced he will be running for chairman of the Cyprus football association (CFA), but stressed that whatever...
Koutsokoumnis to run again for CFA top post
The President of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) Costakis Koutsokoumnis has expressed his intention to run again for the post, according to information from the...
Ref receives threatening message
The referee whose decisions during a critical top flight football game sparked controversy has received a threatening text message on his mobile phone, it emerged...
Car used by football referee torched (update 2)
A fire that destroyed a car used by a first division referee appears to have been the work of arsonists, police said on Tuesday. The...
CFA refers Panayi to disciplinary committee
By Constantinos Psillides THE Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has decided to refer whistleblower referee Marios Panayi to the association’s disciplinary committee, accusing him of making...
UEFA concerned about Cypriot football
By Elias Hazou The European football governing body is concerned about the goings-on in Cypriot football, UEFA vice chairman Marios Lefkaritis said on Tuesday, a...
Bomb targets referee prompting match strike (Updated)
A BOMB exploded outside the home of the mother of a football referee in Limassol, police said on Monday. No one was injured in the...
CFA chief will be brought in for questioning
By Constantinos Psillides Cyprus Football Association chairman Kostakis Koutsokoumnis will be called in for questioning in connection with alleged match-fixing accusations, according to a report...
Three day remand for referee
The Nicosia District court on Friday ordered the three-day remand of Michalis Argirou, chairman of the association of football referees, in connection with match-fixing allegations...
CFA boss lashes out at politicians (update)
CFA boss admits probe glitch, lashes out at politicians By Constantinos Psillides CYPRUS Football Association (CFA) chairman Costakis Koutsokoumnis on Friday lashed out at politicians...
Panayiotou turns himself in (updated)
By Constantinos Psillides Panayiotis Panayiotou, 40, turned himself in after 3.00 this afternoon at a Limassol police station. He was wanted for for questioning in...
No match-fixing arrests for now
For the time being, there is no cause for arrests in an ongoing investigation into alleged match-fixing in football, the police said on Tuesday. The...
Police search CFA offices
By George Psyllides POLICE officers last night searched the offices of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) in connection with claims made by a referee regarding...
The referee brave enough to take on the establishment
By Constantinos Psillides Marios Panayi, 34, has blown a lot of whistles since he became a referee back in 1999 but none like the one...
Cyprus referee offices damaged by pipebomb
A small pipe bomb exploded outside the offices of Cyprus’ referees association on Monday, police said, confirming a second attack on members of the profession in...
