4 d. ago Former Cyprus football chief Koumas may face criminal charges over corruption case

Former Cyprus football chief Koumas may face criminal charges over corruption case  Philenews

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4 d. ago Cyprus Football Federation President Steps Down Amid Corruption Allegations

Cyprus Football Federation President Steps Down Amid Corruption Allegations  FootBoom

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5 d. ago Law Office to decide on criminal charges against outgoing Cyprus football chief Koumas

Law Office to decide on criminal charges against outgoing Cyprus football chief Koumas  Philenews

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6 d. ago Cyprus football chief Koumas resigns after corruption allegations

Cyprus football chief Koumas resigns after corruption allegations  Philenews

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9 d. ago Trump lauds Musk in Oval Office as billionaire’s turbulent tenure ends

US President Donald Trump praised billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to cut federal spending during a joint press conference in the Oval Office on Friday, as the Tesla CEO departs the administration after a chaotic tenure that saw the elimination of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in contracts. Musk, who headed the Department of […]

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1 week ago Christodoulides: Football clubs can rejoin tax plan if they cover missed payments

Football clubs which owe money to the state in the form of unpaid taxes can re-enter the government’s tax repayment plan if they can pay the instalments they missed, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists outside the general assembly of the Cyprus shipping chamber in Limassol, he moved to defend himself against […]

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1 week ago Keravnos backs debt deal for football clubs as CFA faces Uefa row

The government is facing strong criticism over how it is handling the football clubs that have failed to repay their debts on the pre-arranged schedule, yet are being allowed to stay in state repayment schemes. The tax commissioner has been given permission to agree on new repayment arrangements with the clubs, but only if he […]

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2 w. ago ‘We feel deceived’: row over football clubs wriggling out of paying back taxes

The government and the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) clashed on Monday over who is to blame after the CFA had informed European football governing body Uefa that all of Cyprus’ football clubs are financially compliant with its criteria despite five of them not meeting their tax obligations as set out in their repayment plan. Data […]

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2 w. ago Business Service Centre, promising faster licensing and less red tape

Cyprus will inaugurate its new Business Service Centre (BSC) on May 26, a move the government says will mark a turning point in its efforts to reduce bureaucracy and attract new investment. The announcement was made by President Nikos Christodoulides during the general assembly of the federation of employers and industrialists (Oev), where he unveiled […]

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3 w. ago Hooded mob breaks into Nicosia football fan club injuring three

A mob of approximately fifty hooded individuals with their faces covered barged into the Omonia football team fan club in Lakatamia overnight, causing extensive damage and injuring three people, police reported on Monday. The incident happened around 10.30pm police spokeswoman Kyriaki Lambrianidou told the CyBC, after the Omonia-Apoel derby for the football championship which the […]

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3 w. ago Deserving champions Barcelona played beautiful football, says Ancelotti

Barcelona’s LaLiga title was well deserved as Hansi Flick’s side played the game with consistency and beauty, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said ahead of Sunday’s LaLiga trip to 14th placed Sevilla. With Barcelona beating Real to the LaLiga title, Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup, Real, having been knocked out of the […]

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3 w. ago Probe continues into football corruption claims – AG’s office

Investigations are ongoing into corruption allegations against senior officials of the football association, including its current head Giorgos Koumas, the attorney-general’s office said on Monday. The AG’s office was responding to media reports, appearing on the same day, that a criminal probe into the matter had just been finished and handed over to attorney-general George […]

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