Month: August 2012

7 August 2012 by Antoine Busuttil

Ryan Grech joins Mosta

Mosta continued to strengthen their squad with the signing of twenty-seven year old midfielder Ryan Grech. A product of Sliema Wanderers, Ryan Grech made his Premier League debut with Pietà Hotspurs in season 2005/06 after playing for Lija Athletic and… Read more

7 August 2012 by Antoine Busuttil

Clayton Failla provisionally suspended after positive doping test

Hibernians and Malta international defender Clayton Failla has been provisionally suspended by the Malta Football Association after testing positive in a doping test after a Euro Cup match last June. The doping test was carried out by the National Anti-Doping… Read more

7 August 2012 by Antoine Busuttil

Financial boost for clubs whose players turn up for the national team

Eight local clubs whose players played for the national team received a financial boost as it was announced that they would receive a total of just under €600,000 in all for having their players serving in the national team. In… Read more

6 August 2012 by Antoine Busuttil

Noel Muscat & Co. renews Swieqi United sponsorship

The accounting firm Noel Muscat & Co. has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Swieqi United FC (SUFC) for another season. Mr. Noel Muscat, who is also the Mayor of Swieqi, stated: “What the club has managed to achieve in such… Read more

6 August 2012 by Antoine Busuttil

Maltese referees for seminar, training camp in Bulgaria

A contingent of eighteen referees, fifteen assistant referees, eleven referees’ observers and the physical trainer will be leaving Malta to attend the Elite and Category One Referees’ Pre-Season Seminar and Training Camp which will be held in Sliven, Bulgaria between… Read more

6 August 2012 by Antoine Busuttil

Birkirkara win first edition of AME Cup

Birkirkara won the first edition of the AME Cup after defeating Sliema Wanderers in the final at the Luxol Stadium on Sunday. Omar Fonstad El ghaouti put the Wanderers ahead on 11minutes but eight minutes later, Shola Shodiya equalised. Seven… Read more

5 August 2012 by Antoine Busuttil

Gammari Muscat Mosta Tournament kicks-off on Monday

The Gammari Muscat Mosta Tournament kicks-off on Monday with two matches involving this year’s four participants. Apart from Mosta, Premier League sides Qormi FC and newly promoted Melita FC, along with Second Division side Msida St. Joseph will be taking… Read more

5 August 2012 by Antoine Busuttil

Under-17: Heavy defeat for ten-man Malta

The Malta Under-17 side, led by Branko Nisevic and his assistant Charlie Scerri, suffered a heavy against the Czech Reoublic in another match from the Under-17 tournament which is currently being held in Hungary. The match was played at the… Read more

5 August 2012 by Antoine Busuttil

Three new foreigners for Rabat Ajax

After signing German midfielder Heiner Backhaus and defender Clive Brincat, newly-promoted Rabat Ajax secured the services of Montenegrin defender Ivan Carapic, Spanish forward Manuel Moral Fuster and Lithuanian striker Nerijus Astrauskas. Thirty-year old Carapic played for FK Ribnica Podgorica and… Read more

5 August 2012 by Antoine Busuttil

Eventful summer for Sliema Wanderers Nursery

The activities organized by the Sliema Wanderers Football Nursery did not slow down during the hot summer season as the Nursery had a hectic and lively program of important events. Just as season 2011/12 came to a close with the… Read more