9 July 20259 July 2025 by Antoine Busuttil

FK Žalgiris take two-goal lead over Hamrun in first leg of UEFA Champions League first qualifying round

FK Žalgiris of Lithuania scored twice in the second half to beat Hamrun Spartans 2-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round at the FK Žalgiris stadium in Vilnius on Wednesday. A harsh result on… Read more

9 July 20259 July 2025 by Antoine Busuttil

Birkirkara sign Serbian defender

Birkirkara signed Serbian thirty year old defender Stefan Marjanovic. A product of FK Kolubara Lazarevac, Marjanovic played for FK Turbina, FK Sumadija Arandjelovac, FK Smederevo 1924 and Graficar Belgrade before a spell in Montenegro with FK Podgorica. He returned to… Read more

9 July 20259 July 2025 by Malta FA

Malta FA Executive Board approves introduction of Football Video Support for 2025/26 domestic competitions

The Malta FA Executive Board has unanimously approved the introduction of Football Video Support (FVS) in football and Video Support (VS) in futsal for the 2025-26 season. In football, a maximum of 70 matches can be covered by this system… Read more

9 July 20259 July 2025 by Press Release

MPL welcomes government’s decision to introduce National Long-Stay Visa

The Malta Premier League (MPL) welcomes the Government’s decision to introduce the National Long-Stay Visa (D-Visa). This newly introduced visa represents a significant step forward in the regulation, oversight, and facilitates the work carried out by sports organisations. In football,… Read more

9 July 20259 July 2025 by Antoine Busuttil

Tarxien Rainbows sign Portuguese midfielder

Tarxien Rainbows FC secured the services of Portuguese twenty seven year old defensive midfielder Tiago Francisco Conceição Santos. Throughout his career, Tiago Santos played for AAF Quinta Pinheiro, SF Palmense, Clube Futebol Benfica, Casa Pia AC, GS Loures, Musgueira, Santa… Read more

8 July 20259 July 2025 by Antoine Busuttil

Hamrun Spartans face FK Žalgiris in first leg of UEFA Champions League first qualifying round

Champions Hamrun Spartans will be facing FK Žalgiris of Lithuania in the first leg of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round at the FK Žalgiris stadium in Vilnius on Wednesday, kick-off at 18:00. Although last season was definitely… Read more

8 July 20258 July 2025 by Antoine Busuttil

Floriana turn defeat into victory to take narrow lead ahead of second leg

Floriana came from behind to defeat Haverfordwest County of Wales in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League first qualifying round at the Centenary Stadium on Tuesday. The two teams will meet once again on Thursday 17 at the… Read more

8 July 20258 July 2025 by Malta FA

Malta Football Association calls dialogue meeting for its members and stakeholders

The Malta Football Association informs the sporting public that it has taken note of a number of statements issued in recent days by its members and stakeholders about the distribution of the solidarity funds allocated for Maltese clubs following a… Read more

8 July 20258 July 2025 by Malta FA

Malta FA welcomes introduction of new sports visa rules for third-country athletes

The Malta FA welcomes Government’s decision to introduce a new category of sports visa for third-country athletes who travel to Malta for trials with local clubs. This sports visa is aimed at regulating, monitoring and facilitating the work done by… Read more

8 July 20258 July 2025 by Antoine Busuttil

Challenge League Standing Committee says MPL have rejected request to allocate to them percentage of solidarity funds

The Challenge League Standing Committee issued a statement in which it expressed its disappointment that the Malta Premier League has not accepted a request by clubs in the Challenge League to receive a percentage of the solidarity funds for the… Read more