A Bulgarian casino company has announced that it is taking legal action against the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) after ordering the team it was sponsoring to temporarily refrain from brandishing its logo on their jerseys.
Last week, Ermis Aradippou hit out against some of their rivals accusing them of “waging war” following the CFA’s decision to examine the issue of the club’s ‘Pasha Casino’ sponsorship deal.
Ermis had worn their usual red and black strip jerseys with ‘Pasha Casino’ emblazoned on their sleeves during their 2-0 victory over AEK Larnaca in the Cyprus Coca-Cola Cup quarterfinals but were forced to remove the ad in their 1-1 draw against Omonia on Saturday.
The move by the CFA forced the legal hand of the Bulgarian firm.
“The company Pasha Entertainment Ltd, which is located in Bulgaria and has signed a sponsorship deal with Ermis Aradippou on March 13, 2014, has informed us that it is taking libelous action against the CFA”, read an announcement by Ermis yesterday.
Ermis chairman Loucas Fanieros had previously moved to dismiss claims that his club had struck a sponsorship deal with a casino in the Turkish occupied area of Nicosia after an ad reading ‘Pasha Casino’ was seen on the team shirts.
Some have construed that the deal with the Pasha Casino in Bulgaria was simply a ruse so as to offer advertising for the Pasha Casino situated in the Turkish held north.
Dismissing those allegations, Fanieros claimed that the casino in question was from Bulgaria but the CFA are not convinced and demanded to see the paperwork after the game against AEK in the Cup.
“We did all that they [CFA] asked from us, handed them the necessary documents and got approval”, added Ermis Vice Chairman Michalis Andreou. “Now this happens! They want more documents. Some people don’t like to see us doing well and are waging war on us. And I don’t mean the CFA.”
Last week, Ermis Aradippou hit out against some of their rivals accusing them of “waging war” following the CFA’s decision to examine the issue of the club’s ‘Pasha Casino’ sponsorship deal.
Ermis had worn their usual red and black strip jerseys with ‘Pasha Casino’ emblazoned on their sleeves during their 2-0 victory over AEK Larnaca in the Cyprus Coca-Cola Cup quarterfinals but were forced to remove the ad in their 1-1 draw against Omonia on Saturday.
The move by the CFA forced the legal hand of the Bulgarian firm.
“The company Pasha Entertainment Ltd, which is located in Bulgaria and has signed a sponsorship deal with Ermis Aradippou on March 13, 2014, has informed us that it is taking libelous action against the CFA”, read an announcement by Ermis yesterday.
Ermis chairman Loucas Fanieros had previously moved to dismiss claims that his club had struck a sponsorship deal with a casino in the Turkish occupied area of Nicosia after an ad reading ‘Pasha Casino’ was seen on the team shirts.
Some have construed that the deal with the Pasha Casino in Bulgaria was simply a ruse so as to offer advertising for the Pasha Casino situated in the Turkish held north.
Dismissing those allegations, Fanieros claimed that the casino in question was from Bulgaria but the CFA are not convinced and demanded to see the paperwork after the game against AEK in the Cup.
“We did all that they [CFA] asked from us, handed them the necessary documents and got approval”, added Ermis Vice Chairman Michalis Andreou. “Now this happens! They want more documents. Some people don’t like to see us doing well and are waging war on us. And I don’t mean the CFA.”
Cyprus Weekly
