The Melita Digital Malta Football Awards - 7th Edition - Watch out for fascinating show !
The main summer sports event is back – the Seventh Edition of the Melita Digital Malta Football Awards will take place on Friday 6th June at the Corinthia Palace Attard.These awards, that today form a prominent part of the annual local football calendar, are organized by Events Services the same audio visual company that produce the TV sports programmes Line Up and GFA Review. Sandro Micallef, chairperson of the Malta Football Awards organized the first edition way back in 2002 and since then, he kept organizing this event on a yearly basis as soon as the local football season comes to an end.
The awards being contested this year will be the following: Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Midfielder, Best Striker, Most Promising Youngster, Best Coach, Best Maltese Player, Best Goal, Best Female Player, Best Futsal Player (1st Div), Best Onvol GFA Div I player, Best Veteran Player over 35 years, Best First Division Player and Career Award. This year the organizers are introducing also two new awards: Best Second Division Player and the Coke Zero Best Support Award. For the third year, the award for the Best Goalkeeper is being held in honor of former Floriana and Malta Goalkeeper David Cluett. The winner of the latter award will receive two trophies, one from the organizers of the event, Events Services, and another one from the Spots Writers Association, on whose initiative, the award is being named in honor of Cluett. The people entitled to vote in these awards are all involved in local football. The ten Premier Club Presidents, the ten Coaches and the ten team Captains are all invited to vote as will around 45 journalists who have followed the Premier League throughout the past season. No player or Club Official can vote for any member of his team in order to have a transparent voting system.
Yet, the public still has a chance to vote for the best support this season. In fact, people can vote for the Coke Zero Best Support Award by uploading videos and pictures on www.cokezero.com.mt or by sending the name of the club they think has got the most organized and Best Support on SMS no 5061 4914.
Thanks to the Malta Tourism Authority, Events Services will proudly host during the night Sufain 2Zani an International World renowned Football freestyle player who will entertain the Maltese public with his superb juggling skills. Mr. 2Zani is one of the key figures behind the success of Play station FIFA World Cup 2008 and is one of the top five freestyle artists in the World. The Netherlands born performer will also exhibit his skills in Sliema, Valletta and Bugibba in an effort to introduce the concept of free style juggling amongst local sports enthusiasts.
This Seventh Edition is being screened LIVE on Melita Sports 702 and Channel 47 at 8.30pm as well on the Weather and Information Channel, which will be open to all Melita Cable subscribers A repetition will then follow the day after on June 7th on Educational 22. at 8.30pm. More info about this event from www.maltafootball.com/awards