Slumping Schalke at Bayern, Dortmund vs Hamburg
Friday, 8 February 2013, 10:06
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Defending champion Borussia Dortmund has climbed to second place and all it can do now is hope for a run of blunders by runaway Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich. That probably is wishful...
7,000 tickets already sold for next month’s Malta-Italy qualifier
Friday, 8 February 2013, 09:46
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Around 7,000 of the 17,011 tickets available for the Malta-Italy qualifier next month have already been sold. Addressing a news conference yesterday, MFA CEO Bjorn Vassallo said that...
Premier League clubs agree on restraining costs
Friday, 8 February 2013, 08:15
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
English Premier League clubs agreed Thursday to restrain spiraling player salaries and rapid spending through financial controls that would see rule breakers face heavy point...
Ancelotti says Beckham could debut next week
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 17:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Coach Carlo Ancelotti says David Beckham could make his Paris Saint-Germain debut away to Sochaux in 10 days. Beckham joined the club amid a whirl of flashbulbs last week in an unexpected...
Liverpool defender Carragher to retire this summer
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 14:29
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Long-serving Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher will retire at the end of the season, concluding a distinguished one-club career that marked him as one of the English Premier League's most...
Nigeria, Burkina Faso to meet in African Cup final
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 12:22
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Nigeria closed in on its first title in nearly two decades by easily advancing to the final of the African Cup of Nations on Wednesday, setting up a matchup with a surprising Burkina Faso team looking...
Defeat for Scolari on return as Brazil coach
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 08:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Luiz Felipe Scolari and Ronaldinho endured disappointing returns to international football as Brazil lost 2-1 to England, while Spain, Germany and Argentina all won high-profile friendlies on...
Milan strikers lead Italy against Netherlands
Wednesday, 6 February 2013, 08:41
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Mario Balotelli and Stephan El Shaarawy had a dream start as Milan's new strike force. Now they are looking to take the chemistry to the international level when Italy faces the Netherlands in a...
England players offer to help Gascoigne
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 21:58
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Distressed by the sight of Paul Gascoigne's renewed battle against alcoholism, England players offered Tuesday to help the troubled star's recovery as he receives treatment...