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Easy wins for San Giljan, Neptunes as Birzebbuga stun Sirens

Thursday, 6 August 2020, 06:56 Last update: about 6 years ago

San Giljan and Neptunes each obtained easy wins against Otters and Marsaxlokk while Birzebbuga overcame Sirens in a tightly contested encounter. San Giljan were too powerful for Otters, beating...

Man Utd, Inter reach quarter finals as Europa League returns

Thursday, 6 August 2020, 06:48 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Manchester United and Inter Milan booked their places in the Europa League quarterfinals Wednesday as continental soccer returned in empty stadiums amid the coronavirus pandemic. United won 2-1...

Fulham beat Brentford to secure return to Premier League

Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 08:13 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Fulham secured an instant return to the Premier League on Tuesday after one season away by beating west London rival Brentford 2-1 in the Championship playoff final. Joe Bryan scored twice in...

Sliema beat Exiles for third straight win

Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 06:40 Last update: about 6 years ago

Sliema made it three in a row beating Exiles yesterday and now wait for the final clash against San Giljan. In the other match Ta’ Xbiex obtained their first victory. Exiles Ferretti...

Iker Casillas officially announces end of his playing days

Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 15:54 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Former Spain and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas officially announced the end of his playing days on Tuesday, more than a year after his last match. The 39-year-old Casillas was with...

Ylenia Carabott signs with Belgian side Charleroi

Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 09:57 Last update: about 6 years ago

Ylenia Carabott will continue to play football outside of Malta, after signing with the Belgian side Royal Charleroi for the upcoming season. The 31 year old attacker was plying her trade in...

No guarantee that MFA Leagues will start as scheduled

Saturday, 1 August 2020, 11:23 Last update: about 6 years ago Henry Brincat

MFA general secretary Angelo Chetcuti told The Malta Independent after the draws that there is certainly no guarantee that the leagues will kick off as scheduled.  He said: “We...

16-year-old starlet Haley Bugeja signs with Sassuolo

Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 16:26 Last update: about 6 years ago

16-year old starlet Haley Bugeja has signed with US Sassuolo in Italy after completing a medical on Tuesday. Bugeja joins Sassuolo from Mgarr United only a day after she was named as the BOV...

Steve Borg wins MFA Footballer of the Year award

Monday, 27 July 2020, 16:04 Last update: about 6 years ago

Long-time Valletta stalwart Steve Borg was named as the 2019-20 MFA Footballer of the Year on Monday. Borg claimed what is the most prestigious individual honour in Maltese football after...

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