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Denis di Maio (left) scores one of Valletta’s goals in their 9-3 league victory over Mdina Knights. Photo: Joe Borg

Valletta, Msida stay unbeaten

In-form teams Valletta and Msida St Joseph maintained their unbeaten start to the Gatorade League. The Citizens produced two sound performances to chalk up back-to-back wins over Mqabba (7-2) and Mdina Knights (9-3) as they moved on the nine-point...

November 26, 2015| Robert Busuttil, Corradino Pavilion

Nadur held as Lions fight back for 2-2 draw

Nadur Youngsters missed an opportunity to move top of the table, at least temporarily, after sharing the spoils with Sannat Lions in a lively GFA Division Two clash last weekend. There was a lot of action at both ends of the pitch but Nadur had more...

November 26, 2015| Mark Cini, Kerċem Ground

No travelling supporters until mid-December

French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches will be played without away supporters for a second successive weekend on government orders in the wake of the Paris attacks. The French football league – the LFP – also said the ruling is set to apply for the...

November 26, 2015| Times of Malta

Football news

Baines could play at Bournemouth

November 26, 2015| Times of Malta

Sporting briefs

Culpi: Atletico Mineiro parted ways with successful coach Levir Culpi yesterday, making it likely that only one of Brazil’s 20 Serie A teams will now complete the year without changing their manager. The 62-year-old Culpi took over at Atletico for a...

November 26, 2015| Times of Malta

Mario Mandzukic (right) scores Juve’s winning goal against Manchester City at the Juventus Stadium, yesterday.

Mandzukic sends Juve through

United draw to squander chance of last 16 slot

November 25, 2015| Times of Malta

Roma get that sinking feeling again after Barcelona drubbing

Lionel Messi celebrates a goal next to Roma’s Radja Nainggolan. Roma were powerless to stop Barcelona in their 6-1 drubbing on Tuesday, coach Rudi Garcia said as he contemplated a second painful lesson against one of Europe’s elite sides in two...

November 25, 2015| Brian Homewood

Arsenal ready for the ‘grand finale’ in Greece, says Cech

Arsenal are ready for a “grand finale” away to Greek champions Olympiakos Piraeus on December 9 knowing a win by two goals will seal a place in the Champions League knockout stages for a 16th consecutive year, goalkeeper Petr Cech has said. The Gunners...

November 25, 2015| Shravanth Vijayakumar

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge hopes to avoid more injury breakdowns.

Sturridge is ‘closer’ to fitness says Klopp

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp continues to play a patient game with Daniel Sturridge and insists the striker must prove he is more “robust” before he is fully thrown back into first-team action. The 26-year-old was on the bench for Saturday’s 4-1 win...

November 25, 2015| Carl Markham

FIFA could intervene as Dundee, Celtic consider match in United States

FIFA has warned Dundee FC and Celtic it might have the final say on their plans to host a Scottish Premiership clash in the United States. Dundee’s American owners Tim Keyes and John Nelms have raised the possibility of taking the Hoops...

November 25, 2015| Andy Newport

Stop War Play Football... An Italian soldier presents Malta FA shirts to children in Mogadishu.

MFA-backed project reaches children in war-torn regions

The remote village of Damerjog in Djibouti was the setting of a football festival that enticed scores of enthusiastic children earlier this month. Malta may be geographically far from the African country but most of the exciting youngsters taking part...

November 25, 2015| Kevin Azzopardi

Poor tackle earns Baker two-match suspension

Three Premier League players were sanctioned by the Malta FA Disciplinary Commissioner yesterday following last weekend’s games. The worst hit was Tarxien defender Ebiabowei Baker who was slapped with a two-match ban. The Nigerian was shown a straight...

November 25, 2015| Times of Malta

Serbian coach Danilo Doncic (left) shakes hands with Kikis Filippou, the president of Ethnikos Achnas yesterday.

Doncic relishing Cyprus challenge

Danilo Doncic was officially named as the new coach of Ethnikos Achnas yesterday. The Serbian mentor, who was in charge of Al Najma in Bahrain last season, has inked a deal until the end of the 2015/16 campaign after agreeing terms with Ethnikos Achnas...

November 25, 2015| Kevin Azzopardi

Golden period... (left to right) Tony Cauchi, Pullu Demanuele, Lolly Borg and Lolly Debattista pose with the trophies won by Floriana in season 1954-55.

Brilliant Floriana sweep the honours

In season 1954-55, Floriana carried off the championship by a clear five-point margin over Sliema Wanderers. The Greens ended the competition with a total of 26 points out of a possible 28, thus breaking their own record of 24 points achieved in...

November 25, 2015| Carmel Baldacchino

Double success for Birkirkara’s Zahra

Birkirkara midfielder Gabriella Zahra holds her awards. Birkirkara midfielder Gabriella Zahra has secured a double of individual awards after being named BOV woman player of the month for September and October. Zahra has produced some outstanding...

November 25, 2015| Times of Malta

Football news

KNVB probe club over transfers

November 25, 2015| Times of Malta

Sporting briefs

Bomb threat: The headquarters of the Greek soccer federation in Athens were evacuated yesterday after an anonymous caller said a bomb had been planted in the building. Bomb disposal experts were called in to search the offices of the Hellenic Football...

November 25, 2015| Times of Malta

Tarxien’s Baker gets two-match ban

Three Premier League players have been sanctioned by the Malta FA Disciplinary Commissioner following last weekend’s games. Tarxien Rainbows' Nigerian defender Ebiabowei Baker received a two-match ban after earning a straight red card for a reckless...

November 25, 2015| Kevin Azzopardi

Leo Messi (centre) celebrates his goal with Luis Suarez (right) and Neymar as Barcelona reaches the last 16 of the Champions League in convincing fashion after crushing Roma 6-1 at the Nou Camp.

Barcelona and Bayern score crushing victories to progress

Chelsea on the brink, Arsenal keep hopes alive

November 24, 2015| Times of Malta

Paulo Dybala (right) tries to deliver a pass despite the marking of Borussia M’gladbach’s Lars Stindl in the Champions League.

Morata-Dybala partnership could give Juve an edge

Juventus need to beat Manchester City to reach the Champions League knockout stages today and many fans still believe the best way to achieve this is by fielding Alvaro Morata and Paulo Dybala together in attack. At the start of the season, Juventus...

November 24, 2015| Brian Homewood

Rooney and Martial back for United says Van Gaal

Manchester United will have their captain Wayne Rooney, French teenager Anthony Martial and Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini available for tonight’s Champions League tie against PSV Eindhoven at Old Trafford. Rooney and Martial missed Saturday’s...

November 24, 2015| Times of Malta

Floriana goalkeeper Matthew Calleja Cremona.

Calleja Cremona facing four weeks out

Kaljevic rehab in Munich

November 24, 2015| Valhmor Camilleri

Doncic agrees deal to coach Ethnikos

Danilo Doncic has agreed a deal to take charge of Cypriot top-flight club Ethnikos Achnas. As reported by Times of Malta, Ethnikos had identified Doncic as one of the top candidates for their vacant coaching position and further discussions yesterday...

November 24, 2015| Kevin Azzopardi

Coach Claudio Ranieri issues instructions to his Leicester City players.

Ranieri back in the reckoning

Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester City continue to defy the odds in the English Premier League as last weekend they hammered struggling Newcastle United 3-0 away to take sole leadership in the standings. Big-spenders Manchester City had started the day in...

November 24, 2015| Antoine Dalli

File photo dated October 1995 of George Best (right) with former Man. United team-mates Bobby Charlton (centre) and Denis Law.

10 years on, Northern Ireland has a team Best would be proud of

It seems fitting that on a day when Northern Ireland will mourn the 10th anniversary of their greatest player’s death, football is once again riding really high in the country. George Best, who died at just 59 on November 25, 2005, was an undisputed...

November 24, 2015| Rory Dollard

Football news

Stuttgart sack coach Zorniger

November 24, 2015| Times of Malta

Sporting briefs

Napoli fans: Napoli supporters will not be allowed to attend the Europa League qualifier against Bruges tomorrow due to security reasons following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Napoli were informed about the measures after the Bruges mayor...

November 24, 2015| Times of Malta

Messi primed as in-form Barca prepare for clash with Roma

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (left) runs past Gareth Bale, of Real Madrid, at the Bernabeu. Lionel Messi is set for his first start for nearly two months when Barcelona, fresh from pulverising Real Madrid 4-0 at the weekend, set their sights on Champions...

November 23, 2015| Tim Hanlon

Arsenal’s slim hopes boosted by D. Zagreb scandals

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger still believes his side have a “strong chance” to qualify for the Champions League last 16 for a 16th consecutive season as the Premier League side and Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb face a do-or-die contest. With both...

November 23, 2015| Ian Chadband

Sepp Blatter... facing ban if found guilty of breaching ethics code.

Formal Blatter, Platini hearings this month

Banned FIFA chief was ‘close to death’

November 23, 2015| Martyn Ziegler

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