Category: FIFA

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

10 February 2022 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta climbs one place in FIFA Ranking

Malta climbed one place in the FIFA/ Coca-Cola World Ranking and is now ranked 174th. Malta did not play any matches since the European Qualifiers in November but will be in action next month, hosting Azerbaijan and Kuwait in two… Read more

23 December 2021 by Antoine Busuttil

Malta ends 2021 in 175th place

Malta ended 2021 in the 175th place as the last FIFA/ Coca-Cola World Ranking list for December was published on Thursday. An improvement of just one place over December 2020. Throughout this calendar year, Malta played twelve matches. Twelve matches… Read more

7 December 2021 by Antoine Busuttil

Tough draw for futsal national team in World Cup qualifiers

The preliminary round draws for the UEFA European qualifying competition for the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024 was held on Tuesday with Malta being drawn in Group B along with Norway, Denmark and Cyprus. The tournament will be played between… Read more

30 November 202130 November 2021 by Antoine Busuttil

Women’s national team lose narrowly to Bosnia-Herzegovina

The Malta women’s national team lost 1-0 to Bosnia and Herzegovina in another match from Group E of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the FF BH Football Training Centre in Zenica on Tuesday afternoon. Both teams had their… Read more