Two extraordinary meetings held at the Presidential Palace this week highlighted once again the meddling of political parties in matters of national importance. Protecting football and halloumi have deteriorated so badly that
President Nicos Anastasiades headed a meeting on Friday over introducing more measures against match-fixing in Cyprus football, a persistent problem that authorities have failed to address over the years. Following the meeting,
While a UEFA delegation is in Cyprus discussing how to combat match-fixing and corruption in local football, Omonia Nicosia chairman Stavros Papastavrou claimed the league title could be bought for a price.
A delegation of UEFA experts is in Cyprus to discuss with authorities how to combat match-fixing and corruption in local football. The visit comes after UEFA notified the Cyprus Football Association (CFA)
The green light has been given for Cyprus football matches to resume after referees staged a strike at the weekend in response to a bomb attack against one of their members. Refs
Surely, it’s time to survey the wreckage of what Cyprus has done to the beautiful game and ask whether there is any point in trying to pretend that professional football can survive
The Cyprus Football Association on Friday decided to indefinitely call-off all fixtures after referees decided to strike in response to a bomb attack against one of their members. The CFA said in
Police are investigating possible match-fixing cases after the Cyprus Football Association received notification of five suspicious fixtures from European football’s governing body UEFA. The latest corruption allegation casts a darker shadow over the
For a country that doesn’t even employ goal-line technology, the Cyprus FA is taking a leap of faith in its determination to introduce the highly controversial Video Assistant Referee system next season.
Cyprus football’s credibility has taken another blow as Omonia Nicosia plans to call on the European and world football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA to intervene against corruption in the local game.
