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Local Artist Creates Maltese Pokemon

Local Artist Creates Maltese Pokemon
Jun 16 2024 Share

Uploading upwards of 30 Pokemon set to inhabit the ‘Melita Region’, these fakemon (i.e. spoofs on the original cartoon’s creations) capture some of the most iconic features and cultural icons of the Maltese islands.

 

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These include faux pastry Fakemon ‘Pestixie’, shaped like the iconic Maltese snack, the rock thrush fakemon Minerill, based on the National bird of the islands, as well as Murtaljun, a lion who embraces the firework tradition of Malta as his power.

 

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Honestly, there are so many fakemons to sift through, so check them all out on @melitaregion!

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Juventus Academy Malta U10 Place 3rd In Juve Academy World Cup

Juventus Academy Malta U10 Place 3rd In Juve Academy World Cup
Jun 16 2024 Share

The Juventus Academy Malta’s U10 team placed 3rd in the prestigious Juve Academy World Cup Gold Category.

Competing against teams from 26 countries and over 900 players from 5 different continents, the young Bianconeri’s achievement was highlighted by the local academy.

‘Their talent, dedication and fighting spirit shone on the world stage. A massive congratulations to the players and a huge shoutout to the coaching staff who have nurtured their potential and guided them to this success’.

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England To Face Serbia Today For EURO 2024 Day 3

England To Face Serbia Today For EURO 2024 Day 3
Jun 16 2024 Share

Despite making it to the final during the last finale of EURO 2020 against Italy, no team has played as many games as England (38 games) without ever winning.

The team is set to face off against Serbia in Group C in Gelsenkirchen at 21:00 right off the back of a 1-0 friendly loss against Iceland.

Ahead of the anticipated face-off by last EURO runner-up however are Poland and Netherlands at 15:00 in Hamburg for Group D, followed by Slovenia and Denmark at 18:00 in Stuttgart.

Poland have not won in the last 12 games against the same opponents they face tonight since 1970. Meanwhile, Slovenia have yet to win a game against Denmark.

Who will you be supporting?

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Albania Score After Just 23 Seconds Despite Loss To Italy

Albania Score After Just 23 Seconds Despite Loss To Italy
Jun 16 2024 Share

Saturday 15th June saw the second day of EURO 2024 matches, with Italy, despite suffering the earliest goal by their opponents Albania, continue their streak of never losing an opening game.

However, the highlight of the match was arguably Nedim Barjami’s strike after just 23 seconds from the start of the match.

Playing in Dortmund, the Italians still managed to recover from the quickest goal in the tournaments 64 year history.

The former managed to equalise within just 16 minutes thanks to Lorenzo Pellegrini’s 11th minute goal. Nicolo Barella secured the victory at the 16 minute mark.

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Photo Sources: brfootball IG, UEFA EURO 2024 (X)