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European Champions Pro Recco train in Malta and sign young Maltese player

Sep 24 2021 Share

This week is a special one for local water polo fans, as European champions Pro Recco will be having a training camp in Malta. The Italian team will be training at the Neptunes pool in St Julian’s. The Pro Recco president Maurizio Felugo recently had an interview with the Times of Malta. In the interview he explained the reasoning of coming to Malta and the signing of the young Maltese player Mark Castillo.

 

Club president Maurizio Felugo  revealed that he was delighted that the team were finally in Malta. He also said that this idea was also shared with national team coach Karl Izzo, Maurizio said “This was a great idea which we had shared with Karl Izzo for several years and it was realised thanks to the support of VisitMalta who brought us here and Neptunes WPSC who provided us with the facilities to train,”.

He continued the interview by saying “This is a great opportunity for us to showcase our sport in Malta, a country where waterpolo is already well followed and that has great desire to continue to grow in the sport. The fact that we have the chance to launch our season here is of great satisfaction for us.”

Last season Pro Recco had a very successful season on the European front, winning the whole competition but came 2nd in the league losing the final to Brescia. With regards to last season Felugo said “Last season we lost the title for the first time in 15 years to Brescia and that hurt. We have great respect for Brescia but this season we will do everything in our power to win back the title.

In the interview Maurizio also announced the signing of young Maltese player Mark Castillo.  Mark will be joining the Italian team next month and will be staying there for a year training with the worlds best players. Maurizio had this to say about Mark “Mark Castillo is a very young player but holds great potential and I am sure that this experience at Pro Recco will help him gain valuable knowledge to maximise his potential,”  he also told the Times of Malta “I am sure that they will return home much better players and ready to give a bigger contribution to their national team.”

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Maltese artist drops George Cross from flag in art installation

Maltese artist drops George Cross from flag in art installation
Sep 24 2021 Share

In a recent exhibition originally made for Independence Day, a local artist put forward an art piece which turned a few heads at MUŻA in Valletta.

Keit Bonnici’s ‘Għandna salib’ installation removes the George Cross from Malta’s flag and puts it at the foot of the pole in the form of cushion. The artist asks whether or not the iconic cross, which was awarded to Malta by King George VI in 1942 to commemorate the nation’s heroism during WWII, should stay on the Maltese flag.

One side of the coin argues that the cross is an artefact of colonial imperialism and a reminder of Malta’s time under British rule while others argue that it is an icon of Malta’s military history and a symbol of the country’s longstanding courage.

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West Ham shock Manchester United as they knock them out of Carabao Cup

Sep 23 2021 Share

Yesterday night, West Ham shocked Manchester United beating them 1-0 and knocking them out of the Carabao Cup. This is now another competition that Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær has failed to win. West Ham will be happy for beating the Red Devils after losing out to them last weekend in a dramatic 2-1 loss, where West Ham missed a last minute penalty to equalize.

 

 

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The game started off very well for West Ham and that was shown when Manuel Lanzini perfectly placed a shot into the bottom left corner to give the Hammers the lead. Both teams made a lot of changes from their match last weekend. Ole changed all 11 players whilst David Moyes changed all but attacker Jarrod Bowen. This was David Moyes’ first ever win against Manchester United since he was sacked as their manager back in 2014. The win was also the Hammers’ first in Old Trafford since 2007.

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Beards are not dirty says Malta Police Union

Sep 23 2021 Share

The Malta Police Union has insisted that the law should be amended to allow The Malta Police Force to allow beards for its police officers. The union has issued a directive which suggests that officers do not wear their police hat and instead report to work unshaven. In a letter to the police commissioner, the union referred to Chapter 164 which refers to beards as something dirty in the same way unkept hair or dirty clothes are considered as such. The union also referred to how the police commissioner demanded all officers to shave their beards under threat of undergoing disciplinary procedures.

The union claimed that the commissioner’s claim goes against the law as he does not have the power to release such an order. The union is requesting that the order be removed before action is taken against it. The Police Officers Union (POU) started an industrial protest after last week, their request to address the situation of school children being put under surveillance was ignored by the police commissioner.

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