Carlos Vela scored a hat trick to set the MLS single-season goal scoring record as Los Angeles FC eliminated the Colorado Rapids from postseason contention with a 3-1 victory on Sunday. Vela's three goals gave him 34 for the season, earning the Mexico...
Gonzalo Higuain scored the winner as Juventus inflicted a first Serie A defeat of the season on Inter with a 2-1 victory which sent the defending champions top on Sunday. Substitute Higuain slotted home on 80 minutes after Paulo Dybala had opened the...
Newcastle teenager Matthew Longstaff added to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's problems as he marked his Premier League debut with the superb strike that sealed a shock 1-0 win over woeful Manchester United on Sunday. Solskjaer's side paid the price for their...
Borussia Moenchengladbach moved top of the Bundesliga while Wolfsburg climbed to second place on Sunday after taking advantage of their Bundesliga rivals faltering with respective wins over Augsburg and Union Berlin. Marco Rose's Gladbach are in first...
Two late goals from Wolves' Adama Traore inflicted a stunning 2-0 defeat on Manchester City to leave the Premier League champions trailing leaders Liverpool by eight points. It was a thoroughly deserved victory for Nuno Espirito Santo's men, who...
Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount celebrated their England call-ups by firing Chelsea to a 4-1 rout of struggling Southampton on Sunday. Abraham, Mount and their Blues team-mate Fikayo Tomori were all named by England manager Gareth Southgate in the squad...
ĦAMRUN SPARTANS 0 MOSTA 2 Kotlov 23, 75 Ħamrun Spartans’ aspirations to maintain their positive stride at the top of the league table were summarily jolted when Mosta striker Nikita Kotlov summoned all his opportunistic qualities to ram in two goals...
FLORIANA 2 Busuttil 27, Keqi 53 TARXIEN RAINBOWS 1 Murillo 24 League leaders Floriana yesterday had to bank on their character and eventually on their flourishing skills to overcome the pressure after going in arrears and bag three valuable points at...
I remember a time when Manchester United vs Arsenal was probably the most anticipated game of the season – the sort of match you would move wedding plans not to miss. The rivalry between the two clubs was intense, starting at the top – Sir Alex...
HIBS 0 BIRKIRKARA 1 Falcone 37 A goal by Federico Falcone enabled Birkirkara to register their first win this season as they edged past Hibernians. It was a long-awaited win for the Stripes who started the season on a...
SLIEMA WANDERERS 0 SIRENS 1Cheveresan 71 pen. Sirens moved at the top of the Premier League after a Flavio Cheveresan penalty earned them a narrow win over Sliema Wanderers at the Centenary...
STA LUCIA 0 SENGLEA ATHLETIC 0 Sta Lucia and Senglea Athletic cancelled each other in a goalless stalemate at the Centenary Stadium. Both sides were looking to bounce back from defeats after Sta Lucia lost to Sirens...
James Milner scored a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Leicester, while Mauricio Pochettino’s problems mounted after Tottenham’s 3-0 loss at Brighton on...
Eden Hazard ended the wait for his first Real Madrid goal but his team had to resist a spirited second-half comeback from Granada to seal a thrilling 4-2 victory in La Liga on Saturday. Karim Benzema put Real ahead in the second minute at the...
BALZAN 1 Faria 60 GUDJA 0 A goal on the hour by Arthur Faria Machado was enough for Balzan to get back to winning ways at the expense of Gudja United. It was a major lift-off for Balzan who were coming from a disappointing run...
Malta will soon have the BOV ePremier League. The Malta Football Association has signed a partnership agreement with Electronic Arts (EA) to create the Malta ePremier League for the upcoming EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series. The agreement between the...
MALTA 0 ITALY 2 Bartoli 69 Girelli 90 pen. A sound defensive performance was not enough for the women’s national team to avoid a narrow defeat to heavyweights Italy in a Euro 2021 qualifier at the Centenary Stadium yesterday. For almost 70 minutes...
Malta coach Ray Farrugia has named a 26-strong squad for the forthcoming EURO 2020 Group F qualifiers against Sweden and the Faroe Islands. The national team resume their qualifying campaign with a match against Sweden on October 12 at the National...
Malta’s Women National Team coach Mark Gatt announced he will be offering the best squad the team has ever had for the side’s Euro 2021 Group B qualifying match against Italy on Friday. In the pre-match press conference for Malta’s first home match of...
Italy’s Women National Team coach Milena Bertolini downplayed the idea that Italy will be sure favourites against Malta in Friday’s Euro 2021 Group Qualifying match between the two countries at the Centenary Stadium (kick-off: 17.30). “We are...
Arsenal teenager Gabriel Martinelli scored twice to spark a 4-0 rout of Standard Liege in the Europa League group stage on Thursday, while Manchester United stuttered to a goalless draw against AZ Alkmaar. Martinelli, 18, headed in superbly to give...
VALLETTA 1 Fontanella 69 GŻIRA UNITED 3 Samb 39 Jefferson 59, 68 Gżira United sent a huge statement of intent about their title ambitions after they brushed aside Valletta at the National Stadium yesterday. Facing the Malta...
In recent weeks, women’s football in Malta has been in the spotlight for many good reasons. Several players have signed deals overseas, with important clubs in competitive leagues and this has helped in raising awareness about the local...
Liverpool survived a huge scare to get their Champions League defence back on track as Mohamed Salah scored twice in a thrilling 4-3 win over Salzburg at Anfield, despite blowing a three-goal lead. Sadio Mane opened the scoring against his former club...
Luis Suarez scored a scintillating double and the returning Lionel Messi set up the winner as Barcelona came from behind to beat Inter in a thrilling contest at Camp Nou on Wednesday. Lautaro Martinez fired Inter ahead after just two minutes and...
Hakim Ziyech's brilliant goal sent Ajax on their way to an impressive 3-0 victory at Valencia on Wednesday as last season's semi-finalists took control of Champions League Group H. Ziyech's stunning strike gave Ajax an eighth-minute lead, before...
Achraf Hakimi scored twice to hand Borussia Dortmund their first victory in Champions League Group F as the Bundesliga side won 2-0 at reigning Czech champions Slavia Prague on Wednesday. With 10 minutes remaining in the first half, Hakimi -- on loan...
Liverpool were fined £200,000 ($246,000) by the English Football League on Wednesday after fielding an ineligible player in their League Cup win at Milton Keynes Dons. Spanish midfielder Pedro Chirivella featured as a substitute for Liverpool after...
Boca Juniors coach Gustavo Alfaro and forward Ramon Abila accused River Plate players of diving following a 2-0 Copa Libertadores semi-final, first leg loss. Colombian Rafael Borre opened the scoring on seven minutes from the penalty spot after he was...
Romelu Lukaku has sustained a thigh injury and will miss Inter Milan’s Champions League group game against Barcelona on Wednesday, coach Antonio Conte confirmed. Lukaku was substituted in the second half of Inter’s 3-1 win over Sampdoria on Saturday...
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