Category: FIFA

29 July 201513 December 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Michel Platini to stand for FIFA president

UEFA President Michel Platini will be submitting his candidature for the post of FIFA president. In a letter sent to the presidents and general secretaries of the 209 member associations of world football’s governing body, he said: “This was a… Read more

26 July 201513 December 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Fixtures for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers released

Malta will be hosting Scotland on Saturday 4 September 2016 before facing England at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 8th October. Dates for Group F of the 2018 FIFA World Cup European Zone qualifiers were released on Sunday. Malta then travels… Read more

25 July 201513 December 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta drawn with England in 2018 FIFA World Cup

Malta was drawn in Group F along with England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia and Lithuania in the European Zone Preliminary Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ which was held at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Fifty-two of… Read more

24 July 201513 December 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

2018 FIFA World Cup draws to be held on Saturday

The Preliminary Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ will take place on Saturday 25 July at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg. At 17:00, the Draw Show will begin and the eyes of the footballing world will focus on… Read more

9 July 201515 December 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw procedures announced

The Preliminary Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ will take place on Saturday 25 July at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg. All draw procedures are subject to approval by the FIFA Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup… Read more

9 July 201515 December 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta slips thirteen places in FIFA Ranking

Despite a 2-0 win over Lithuania and a narrow 0-1 defeat to Bulgaria last month, Malta slipped thirteen places in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking which was released on Thursday. Malta is now ranked 158th. In Europe, Malta is still third… Read more

2 July 201515 December 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta drawn with France, Lithuania and Albania in Futsal World Cup

Malta was drawn in Group C of the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Preliminary Round together with France, Lithuania and Albania. The draws for the Preliminary and Main Rounds were held in Nyon on Thursday. Lithuania will be hosting the… Read more

4 June 201515 December 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta climbs four places in FIFA Ranking

Despite not playing any international matches over the past four weeks, Malta climbed four places in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking which was published on Thursday and is now ranked 145th. However Malta is still ranked third from bottom in Europe,… Read more

2 June 201515 December 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Sepp Blatter resigns from post of FIFA President

Sepp Blatter announced that he will be stepping down from the post of FIFA President, just four days after being re-elected to the post for a fifth term after defeating challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein of Jordan. In the… Read more

29 May 201515 December 2018 by Antoine Busuttil

Sepp Blatter to serve for a fifth term as FIFA President

Sepp Blatter will be serving for a fifth term as FIFA President after the 79-year-old received 133 votes to challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein of Jordan’s 73 votes in the first round. Mr Blatter, who has been under mounting… Read more