Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA best player award
Monday, 13 January 2014, 21:25
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for 2013, ending Lionel Messi's four-year run as the world's best player. Ronaldo scored 69 goals for Real Madrid and...
Football rules panel to test ideas for change
Monday, 13 January 2014, 14:53
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
FIFA has given football's rule-making panel the freedom and budget to test new ideas before deciding on changes. Members of the International Football Association Board, comprising...
Milan fire Allegri; Tassotti promoted
Monday, 13 January 2014, 12:14
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Milan fired Massimiliano Allegri and put former assistant coach Mauro Tassotti temporarily in charge on Monday, a day after an embarrassing 4-3 loss at promoted Sassuolo. Langishing in...
Ronaldo set to top Messi as world's best player
Monday, 13 January 2014, 08:44
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Cristiano Ronaldo is heavily favoured to end Lionel Messi's four-year reign as the world's best player at the FIFA Ballon d'Or gala on Monday. Ronaldo's prolific tally of...
Birkirkara make light work of struggling Qormi
Monday, 13 January 2014, 07:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Qormi-Birkirkara 1-3 Qormi: M. Farrugia, A. Effiong, R. Sammut, R.Bajada, J. Gabriel, T. Caruana, C. Terribile, L. Grech, E. Vella, O. Bugeja, J. Bondin, Birkirkara: J. Haber,...
Tedious stalemate between Valletta and Sliema
Monday, 13 January 2014, 07:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Valletta-Sliema W. 0-0 Valletta: P. Marino, J. Caruana, S. Borg, E. Agius, R. Fenech, R. Briffa, H. Barry (I. Zammit), S. Bajada, D. Rocha Dos Santos, J. Vandelannoite (A. Nyang), A. Nafti...
Madrid win 1-0 at Espanyol to close on leaders
Monday, 13 January 2014, 07:24
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
With Cristiano Ronaldo missing his scoring touch, Real Madrid needed defender Pepe to score in the second half to secure a 1-0 victory at Espanyol on Sunday to pull within three points of the Spanish...
Juventus beat Cagliari 4-1 to keep 8-point lead
Sunday, 12 January 2014, 22:50
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Juventus came from behind to win 4-1 at Cagliari and maintain its eight-point advantage over second-place Roma, which beat 10-man Genoa 4-0 in Serie A on Sunday with a stunning goal by Alessandro...
Bologna hold Lazio to 0-0 in Serie A
Sunday, 12 January 2014, 08:50
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Relegation-threatened Bologna held Lazio to a goalless draw in Serie A on Saturday in Davide Ballardini's first match in charge of the home side. Ballardini, who coached Lazio for half...