Cyprus football caught in a storm, says justice minister
“We are in the middle of a storm,” Justice Minister George Savvides said on Tuesday after a report that the Spanish police has given Uefa...
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Greece confirms visit of UEFA president and FIFA officials to help end soccer turmoil
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and FIFA vice president Greg Clarke are due in Athens on Feb. 25 to help Greece outline its action plan to...
CFA chief to brief Uefa on state of Cyprus football
The head of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), Giorgos Koumas, will be heading to the Uefa headquarters in Switzerland in the coming days to inform...
Justice minister: it will take time to clean up football
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...
Anastasiades calls on football whistleblowers to come forward
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...
Minister dismisses claims of football match fixing cover up
Justice Minister George Savvides on Tuesday appealed to the public to come forward with information on corrupt practices in football, vowing that authorities will investigate...
Uefa officials to meet justice minister in match fixing probe
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...
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...
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....
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 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...
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...
Manchester City’s appeal against financial probe thrown out
Manchester City’s attempt to halt a UEFA investigation into allegations that the club breached financial fair play regulations has failed after its appeal to the...
Uefa qualifiers boost fan card uptake
More than 80,000 football fan cards have been issued since the introduction of the cards, with matches by Apoel and other Cyprus teams in August...
Autopsy to reveal how UEFA official died
An autopsy due to be carried out on Friday is expected to reveal the cause of death of a British man who collapsed on Thursday...
PSG’s appeal over Neymar’s three-match ban rejected by UEFA
Disciplinary chiefs have rejected Paris St Germain’s appeal against Brazilian star Neymar’s three-match European ban for insulting match officials. The 27-year-old was punished over social...
Former UEFA President Platini arrested over 2022 Qatar WC
Michel Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was detained and questioned by French police on Tuesday over the awarding of the World Cup...
AC Milan face European ban after second FFP case
Seven-time European champions AC Milan have been referred to European governing body UEFA’s financial regulator for failing to meet the break-even requirement for the second...
