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Messi agrees to new contract with Barcelona to '18

Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 12:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Lionel Messi agreed on a new contract with Barcelona on Tuesday through 2018.   Messi, the three-time world player of the year, has 90 goals in 2012, surpassing Gerd Mueller's...

Napoli penalized 2 points for match-fixing

Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 11:41 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Napoli was penalized two points in the Serie A standings for match-fixing after its former goalkeeper confessed to arranging the result of a game three seasons ago.   The sentence by the...

Former AFC official urges charges against bin Hammam

Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 08:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Former Asian football administrator Peter Velappan says Mohamed bin Hammam should not escape punishment for alleged corruption despite resigning from all football-related positions and accepting a new...

Siena and Sampdoria fire respective managers

Monday, 17 December 2012, 17:27 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Siena and Sampdoria have fired their coaches, marking the sixth and seventh managerial changes in Serie A this season.    Last-place Siena sacked Serse Cosmi and hired Giuseppe Iacchini as...

Goal-line technology yet to face its first test

Monday, 17 December 2012, 10:56 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

After eight games at the Club World Cup, few conclusions were reached about the effectiveness of goal-line technology.   The tournament was the first to feature goal-line technology. The...

Juventus cruise to 3-0 victory over Atlanta

Sunday, 16 December 2012, 19:26 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Defending champion Juventus strolled to a 3-0 win over 10-man Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday, scoring the opening goal after just 80 seconds.   Mirko Vucinic, Andrea Pirlo and Claudio...

Tottenham climb to fourth in the EPL

Sunday, 16 December 2012, 19:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Tottenham climbed back into top four of the Premier League on Sunday, breaking Swansea's stubborn resistance through Jan Vertonghen's late goal in a 1-0 win.   However, West Bromwich...

Corinthians clinch world championship at the expense of Chelsea

Sunday, 16 December 2012, 15:17 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero scored in the 69th minute Sunday to give Corinthians a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the final of the Club World Cup.   After the Brazilian team withstood...

Faccini turns tables for Sliema with double strtike

Sunday, 16 December 2012, 10:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Alain Faccini went in as a substitute in the second half and scored a brace within 13 minutes to turn the match on its head and give Sliema Wanderers their second consecutive victory against Qormi,...

Birkirkara lose further ground

Sunday, 16 December 2012, 10:53 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Birkirkara’s form keeps oscillating between the clinically effervescent and the hapless.   Yesterday they scored early, dominated for most of the first half, but failed to improve on...

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