Here are some of the winners of the 7th FIFA awards in Paris

Feb 28 2023

As the 7th edition of the FIFA awards show unfolded on Monday February 27th in Paris, Lionel Messi won the second FIFA The Best honour off his career, with Alexia Putellas also winning her second women’s trophy in a row.

Among the other winners were Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martinez, who took the best men’s goalkeeper award. The Best Women’s goalkeeper award was bagged by Mary Earps.

As for coaches, Lionel Scaloni and Sarina Wiegman bagged the best men’s and women’s coaches respectively. Another star of the night was Marcin Oleksy, who won the Best Puskas award with his stunning bicycle kick.

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As for best fan awards, Argentina fans took the trophy for their celebrations and support following the World Cup 2022 in Qatar as the team won the prestigious title.

The best fair play award was bagged by Luka Lochoshvili. A collision left an opponent (Austria Vienna’s Georg Teigl) unconscious on the ground, and Lochoshvili reacted quickly to save the player, who had swallowed his own tongue.

Last but not least, a special recognition was given to Pele’s legacy, who passed away late last year. ‘Pele is eternal. He is with us and will always be with us’ said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

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Nationalist Party supporters fume as Labour MPs exit parliament

Feb 28 2023

In a video shared by newspaper Illum, Nationalist Party supporters could be seen shaking the Maltese Parliament barriers as Labour MPs exit the building, yelling ‘corrupt’ (korrotti).

A protest was called for yesterday evening by the Nationalist Party titled ‘Give Us Back the Hospitals’, following the recent court ruling in the Vitals-Steward Healthcare case kicked off by former PN leader Adrian Delia.

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After a parliamentary speech by the Opposition leader Bernard Grech and Labour MPs, the crowd which gathered outside the parliament building got enraged and forced the Malta Police Force to keep the crowd back.

In another video shared to TikTok by user @techfreddie shows the moment the Nationalist Party supporters push the Maltese Parliament barriers as Labour MPs exit the building.

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This was before the Nationalist Party MPs took to the protest themselves, so that current leader Bernard Grech and former leader Adrian Delia addressed the crowd.

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Amputee Marcin Oleksy win FIFA award after incredible bicycle kick

Feb 28 2023

Polish footballer Marcin Oleksy has become the first ever amputee footballer to win the FIFA Puskas Award following his incredible overhead kick finish in 2022.

The player bagged an absolutely sublime goal with an overhead kick finish, earning him the 2022 Puskas Award, as he played for Warta Poznan on November 6th against Stal Rzeszow Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa.

This means he has become the first ever amputee footballer to be on the shortlist for the prize as well as the one to win it.

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Payet was nominated for a wonderful half-volley strike from distance for Marseille, putting him in the same run-up as, Richarlison, who was nominated after making headlines with his 2022 World Cup overhead kick.

Oleksy’s win opens up the door for a much more inclusive football match, with the Puskas Award having been established in 2009 to celebrate the most beautiful goal of the year.

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LESA officer praised for helping out commuter’s car issues

Feb 28 2023

A post uploaded to local Facebook page ‘Are You Being Served?’ by local DJ Yasmine Farrugia praised a LESA officer for stopping to help after seeing that her car had broken down.

The photograph, which shows LESA officer John, or N767, helping to change a car tyre, was captioned by a phrase the officer likely told Farrugia;

‘We’re not here just to fine people, but to help as well’. The post earned the praise of many commenting on the photo, with this being another instance of a LESA officer stopping to help a fellow commuter.

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Some even went on to tag the officer, whose full name was revealed to be John Chilton. And by the looks of it, this isn’t the first time John has proved to be immense help on the road for someone struggling with commuting problems or otherwise!

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