Category: FIFA

6 April 20226 April 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Heavy defeat for futsal national team against Denmark

Malta lost 8-0 to Denmark in a match from Group B of the Preliminary Round from the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers at the Utleirahallen in Trondheim, Norway on Wednesday Louis Veis opened the score for Denmark and an… Read more

5 April 2022 by Malta FA

Futsal national team off to Norway for World Cup qualifiers

The Malta Futsal Team left Malta on Monday, destination Norway for their Group B commitments in the UEFA European Qualifying Competition for the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024. Apart from hosts Norway, this World Cup Qualifying group in Trondheim also… Read more

2 April 2022 by Malta FA

Women’s national team coach names squad ahead of Denmark World Cup qualifier, Italy U-23 friendly

The Malta women’s national team will be back into action with a stern test in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier against giants Denmark. After hosting the Danes on April 8 at the Centenary Stadium, Malta will take on… Read more

31 March 202231 March 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta climbs five places in FIFA Ranking

Malta climbed five places in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking which was published on Thursday and now occupies the 169th place These rankings take into consideration all games played since February 7th. Therefore it includes the recent two excellent performances by the… Read more

26 March 2022 by Malta FA

Trustin Farrugia Cann to control Spain vs Albania

International referee Trustin Farrugia Cann who has been entrusted to officiate the UEFA International Friendly match between Spain and Albania in programme at the RCDE Stadium in Cornellà de Llobregat just outside the metropolitan city of Barcelona in the Catalunya… Read more

24 March 202224 March 2022 by Malta FA

Executive Board rules against allowing clubs to register players from clubs in Ukraine, Russia

The Malta FA Executive Board met on Thursday to discuss the applicability of FIFA Circular No 1787 dated 9th March on the implementation of Annexe 7 of the Registration on the status and transfer of players (RSTP). Through this circular,… Read more

21 March 202221 March 2022 by Malta FA

FIFA badges presented to match officials

The Refereeing Department within the Malta FA took advantage of the weekend off from domestic action to summon all officials for a purposeful seminar and an in-depth overview of matters so far related to performances by match officials and ahead… Read more

16 March 202216 March 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

CAS rejects request by Russia to suspend ban until final decision

The President of the Appeals Arbitration Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has denied the request filed by the Football Union of Russia to suspend the decision by the UEFA Executive Committee to suspend all Russian teams… Read more

9 March 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta FA confirms receipt of notification of appeals by Football Union of Russia filed before CAS

The Malta Football Association confirmed that it has received notification of two appeals filed before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) by the Football Union of Russia (FUR) against the decisions taken on 28 February 2022 by the Bureau… Read more

28 February 20221 March 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions

Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee, which envisaged the adoption of additional measures, FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall… Read more