The draws of the Preliminary, First and Second Round of the 2019-20 FA Trophy were made on Thursday at the Trophies Lounge. As last season, 67 clubs are competing in the FA Trophy, incuding all the teams from the Gozo FA Leagues. The draws were...
Magri, Ellul make first appearances for new clubs in National League
Welcome to the Times of Malta football transfer blog. With the 2019-20 football campaign just weeks away, clubs around the European continent will be stepping up their efforts to try and strengthen their squad ahead of the upcoming season... 9.05pm...
Valletta start their quest of a historic qualification to the Europa League play-off round this afternoon when they take on Astana in the third qualifying round first leg tie in Kazakhstan (kick-off: 4pm). The Citizens made the long trip to Kazakhstan...
Gareth Bale's stand-off with Real Madrid continued on Wednesday after the forward was left out of Zinedine Zidane's squad to face Red Bull Salzburg in a friendly. Bale has only played in two of Real Madrid's five pre-season games so far, coming on as...
The time and date of La Liga's opening games of the season may not be decided until days before the first match kicks off, after a court postponed its decision on Wednesday. La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) are locked in another...
Stripes to meet Vllaznia of Albania this Saturday
Former Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny insisted Wednesday that he had nothing but respect for the Gunners despite being told he "should be ashamed" of himself over the way his unveiling at Bordeaux was handled. The 33-year-old penned a "rolling...
Over 100 young players, from Malta and abroad, are currently taking part in training stint at the Knowhowsoccer summer camp which is being held at the Melita Football Grounds until August 30 Video: Jonathan Borg The Summer Camp was organised by...
Swiss prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged three former German Football Association (DFB) officials, including ex-president Theo Zwanziger, with fraud relating to the 2006 World Cup. In a statement the attorney general’s office said the accused...
Malta champions face Astana in third qualifying round
Inter boss Antonio Conte hopes to finalise a deal for Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku in the coming days. The Italian club have been chasing Lukaku during the transfer window and have reportedly returned with a fresh bid of around £65 million...
Manchester City fired the first shot in their battle for supremacy with rivals Liverpool on Sunday as they snatched the Community Shield with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win after a 1-1 draw at Wembley. Raheem Sterling gave City a first half lead before...
In Cyprus, three football players sue over health concerns
Served as coach and goalkeeper for Malta and Sliema
I’ve read a lot of articles over the past few days talking about the significance of the traditional tsunami of friendlies teams that wash over football at this time of year. How important are they when it comes to building momentum? What do they tell...
Pep Guardiola has dominated English football in his time at Manchester City, winning five of the six domestic trophies in the last two seasons, and once again is putting Premier League glory at the top of his list of ambitions for the new season. On...
England forward Jadon Sancho scored a goal and set-up another as Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday to deny the German league and cup champions a fourth straight Super Cup title. Sancho, 19, fed Spain forward Paco Alcacer for...
Daniel James converted the winning penalty in a shootout to give Manchester United victory over AC Milan and six wins in as many pre-season matches on Saturday. The 21-year-old Wales international—who signed from second tier Swansea in the close...
Kylian Mbappe provided the moments of magic
Argentina star Lionel Messi was banned from playing for his national team for three months and fined $50,000 on Friday by CONMEBOL after he heavily criticized the South American football governing body during the Copa America. The 32-year-old Barcelona...
Pierre Gasly topped the times ahead of his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen in Friday afternoon's rain-abbreviated second free practice ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. The Frenchman recorded a best lap in one minute and 17.854 seconds to...
Gianni Infantino and Aleksander Čeferin, the presidents of FIFA and UEFA respectively, have sent letters of congratulations to Bjorn Vassallo following his election as President of the Malta Football Association. Vassallo was elected President of the...
Welcome to the Times of Malta football transfer blog. With the 2019-20 football campaign just weeks away, clubs around the European continent will be stepping up their efforts to try and strengthen their squad ahead of the upcoming season... 9.45pm...
First woman to referee major men's match in European competition
Steven Gerrard says Rangers will not let arch-rivals Celtic land a record-equalling ninth consecutive Scottish Premiership title without a fight as the new season gets under way this weekend. Celtic finished nine points clear of second-placed Rangers...
GŻIRA UNITED 2 Jefferson 15, 90 VENTSPILS 2 Kazacoks 72 Serhiichuk 79 (Ventspils win 6-2 on aggregate) Gżira United’s Europa League adventure came to an end on Thursday night when they could only manage a 2-2 draw against Ventspils at...
Former Gżira striker Garba scores for Debrecen
Portuguese teen sensation Joao Felix came off the bench to score a superb goal Wednesday as Atletico Madrid blanked the Major League Soccer All-Stars 3-0 at rain-soaked Exploria Stadium. Marcos Llorente, signed from city rivals Real this summer for $42...
Alex Morgan, Jill Ellis favourites for the female awards
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