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Euro 2020: Farrugia finalises Malta squad ahead of Sweden qualifier

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 20:57 Last update: about 7 years ago MFA Communications Office

Malta coach Ray Farrugia has finalised the 23-man squad ahead of the Euro 2020 Group F qualifying match against Sweden at the Friends Arena on Friday (kick-off 20.45). Captain Michael Mifsud will...

UEFA plots 2022 World Cup qualifying path via Nations League

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 20:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

European teams will get a qualifying path to the 2022 World Cup via the Nations League competition. UEFA is preparing a qualifying format that should see teams earn places in the playoffs by...

Sturridge, Moreno to leave Liverpool this offseason

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 18:14 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Liverpool says striker Daniel Sturridge and left back Alberto Moreno will leave the newly crowned European champions this offseason when their contracts expire. It will mark the end of a...

Real Madrid signs Luka Jovic from Eintracht Frankfurt

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 15:11 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

After a season without Cristiano Ronaldo and his goals, Real Madrid took a step toward filling that hole on Tuesday by signing Serbia forward Luka Jovic. The 21-year-old Jovic, who scored 17...

Fonseca winning at Shakhtar despite being exiled by conflict

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 13:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

For Paulo Fonseca and Shakhtar Donetsk, every game's an away game. Fonseca, a Portuguese coach famous for dressing up as Zorro after his team beat Manchester City in the Champions League in 2017,...

Sevilla hires former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 12:31 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Sevilla says it has reached a deal to hire former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui for the next three seasons. It will be Lopetegui's first coaching job since being fired by Real Madrid last year,...

Rio police wants Neymar testimony linked to rape accusation

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 11:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Rio de Janeiro's cybercrime police division wants Neymar to testify about a video he published with messages and images allegedly exchanged with the woman who accuses him of raping her in a Paris...

Malta U21 coach Vella says door is open for everyone

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 10:38 Last update: about 7 years ago MFA Communications Office

The Malta Under-21 team on Wednesday take on Bosnia Herzegovina in a friendly international as coach Silvio Vella is steering this team closer to a new competition with a double away header against...

Qatar to host next 2 Club World Cups to prepare for 2022

Monday, 3 June 2019, 22:17 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Qatar will host the next two editions of the Club World Cup in a major test of the Gulf nation's preparedness to stage the World Cup in 2022. The seven-team club tournament, which will include...

Barcelona shirt replaces stripes with checkerboard pattern

Monday, 3 June 2019, 20:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Barcelona says its new shirt for next season will be missing its stripe design for the first time in club history. Instead, the club's famous blue-and-burgundy colors will be distributed in a...

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