Paul Spiteri (left) and his son Paul Spiteri Lucas hold the Premier League trophy. In the 34 years he has been on the Valletta FC committee, Paul Spiteri has seen it and done it all. The arrival of Victor Sciriha as president in 2007 heralded a new...
Abrasive duel... Mosta’s Ryan Grech powers his way past Balzan midfielder Edison Bilbao Zarate. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli BalzanArmario Negrin 11 (1 pen); Micallef 7; Darmanin 4; Bezzina 2, Scicluna 2, Spiteri 2; Agius, Aboulezz, Pereira, Sciberras,...
Former Italy and Juventus great Alessandro Del Piero has played his last match for Sydney FC and will not renew his contract, the A-League club said yesterday. The 39-year-old striker’s two-year contract expired with the club’s 2-1 defeat to Melbourne...
Dembele terminates Freiburg contract
Mourinho: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has denied a Football Association misconduct charge related to his post-match comments following the Premier League loss to Sunderland. The Black Cats ended Mourinho’s 77-match unbeaten home league run with a 2-1...
Valletta complete odd-defying mission after beating Birkirkara to win 22nd league title
Furious Juventus coach Antonio Conte dismissed alleged comments by Roma counterpart Rudi Garcia as “provincial” and “bar talk” yesterday, adding more spice to the Serie A title race between the two sides. “I was taken by surprise by the comments of the...
Milan coach Clarence Seedorf has no complaints about Mario Balotelli and believes the maverick striker is improving despite widespread criticism of his performances and behaviour. “Balotelli’s improvement can be clearly seen, the only people who don’t...
Ciro Immobile boosted his hopes of making Italy’s World Cup squad when he continued his prolific season by scoring in a 2-0 win over Udinese yesterday. The 24-year-old, who made his international debut in the friendly against Spain in March, ran on to...
Atletico Madrid refused to flinch in the Spanish title race as Raul Garcia’s header earned a 1-0 win at Valencia that kept them in the driving seat but Barcelona stayed in the hunt with an emotional victory last night. Garcia struck just before...
BundesligaAugsburg vs Hamburg 3-1; Schalke vs B. M’gladbach 0-1. Leading standings: B. Munich 84; B. Dortmund 65; Schalke 58; B. Leverkusen 55; Wolfsburg 54. Ligue 1Sochaux vs Paris SG 1-1; Olympique Lyon vs Bastia 4-1; Lille vs Bordeaux 2-1. Leading...
Manchester City beat Crystal Palace to blow title race wide open
Gudja United 2Pietà Hotspurs 7 Champions Pietà Hotspurs chalked up their 18th win of the season to celebrate their Division One title in style after hammering Gudja United 7-2. Needing three goals to overhaul St Andrew’s striker Trayo Grozev at the top...
St George’s 1St Andrew’s 3 St Andrews’ sealed third spot in the Division One standings after easing past St George’s 3-1 in a quiet game. Victory was the perfect tonic for St Andrew’s coach Danilo Doncic who on Saturday signed a new three-year contract...
PSG still waiting
Commons: Kris Commons has been named PFA Scotland player of the year. The Celtic attacking midfielder has scored 28 goals across all competitions for the Scottish Premiership champions this season. Commons finished ahead of his Hoops team-mates Fraser...
Manchester City took advantage of Liverpool's surprise 2-0 home defeat by Chelsea to move within striking distance of them at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win at Crystal Palace. Three points behind the leaders, City have a home...
Chievo remained firmly in the Serie A relegation mix after throwing away the lead to lose 2-1 against 10-man Sampdoria at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. The team from Verona headed into the game just two points clear of the drop zone but looked set to haul...
Leaders Liverpool's hopes of winning their first title in 24 years suffered a huge setback today when their 2-0 defeat at home by second-placed Chelsea blew the Premier League title race wide open. Under-strength Chelsea cut the gap at the top to two...
Furious Juventus coach Antonio Conte dismissed alleged comments by Roma counterpart Rudi Garcia as "provincial" and "bar talk" today, adding more spice to the Serie A title race between the two sides. "I was taken by surprise by the comments of the...
Sunderland moved out of the Premier League relegation zone today with a 4-0 win over fellow strugglers Cardiff City, who replaced them at the bottom. Norwich City, beaten 4-0 by Manchester United yesterday, have now dropped into the bottom three with...
Fiorentina moved to within a point of securing their place in Europe next season after beating relegation-threatened Bologna 3-0 this evening. First-half goals from Juan Cuadrado and Josip Ilicic put the Viola on their way to a win which should be...
Captain Ryan Fenech lifts the Premier League trophy after Valletta were crowned Malta champions after a 2-0 win over Birkirkara at the National Stadium. Photos: Darrin Zammit Lupi Birkirkara 0Valletta 2Bajada 2; Briffa 90; The City fans sang their...
David Moyes didn’t loose the dressing room. He never had it. Photo: Reuters/Phil Noble Manchester United fans can point their collective finger at David Moyes all they like but he is not solely responsible for the shambles of a season they have just...
United usher in new era by thrashing Norwich
Manchester United have distanced themselves from reports in Holland that Louis van Gaal has agreed a three-year deal to become their new manager. The Dutchman is the favourite to replace the sacked David Moyes at the end of the season, with prominent...
Watford’s slim play-off hopes were ended by Derby who came from behind to win a pulsating game at the iPro Stadium 4-2 and equal a club record, yesterday. Troy Deeney scored his 23rd of the season to give the visitors an early lead but Jeff Hendrick...
Thirteen of the 32 countries which originally expressed interest in hosting matches at Euro 2020 have dropped out while 19 have confirmed they are still in the race, UEFA said yesterday. England and Germany were the only two countries to put forward...
Inter’s Danilo D’Ambrosio (centre) fights for the ball with Miguel Britos (left) and Jorginho. Napoli missed a chance to secure Champions League football next season when they shared a goalless draw with Inter in an entertaining encounter last...
Ally McCoist dedicated Rangers’ Scottish League One title win to Sandy Jardine following their 3-0 win over Stranraer at Ibrox yesterday. Skipper Lee McCulloch was presented with the trophy after the match but the celebrations were tinged with sadness...
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