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Malta suffer a 4-0 defeat against Slovenia

Malta suffer a 4-0 defeat against Slovenia
Oct 9 2021 Share

Malta’s national football team suffered a 4-0 defeat by a superior Slovenia play at the National Stadium last night. Slovenia’s returning Josip Ilicic delivered a double score, with Sporar and Sesko rounding up the 4-0 score in the 49 and 67 minutes respectively. This was the heaviest defeat in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers for Devis Mangia’s team, and should serve as an opportunity to brush up before the vital clash against Cyprus next week. 

They will still have to play without two key players however, as both Joseph Mbong and Alex Satariano received a yellow card. The Maltese will have to show how last night’s defeat was merely a slip up after stellar performances against Cyprus, Russia and the same Slovenia before yesterday. The title of captain was handed over from Steve Borg to Zach Muscat as Slovenia welcomed back a previously suspended Ilicic. The national team are definitely becoming a competitive powerhouse at an international level, and yesterday’s unfortunate result could be just what was required to refocus and get back on the pitch. 

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Photo Source: SportsDesk (Chris Sant Fournier)

LeBron James is the first basketball player to reach 100 million Instagram followers

LeBron James is the first basketball player to reach 100 million Instagram followers
Oct 9 2021 Share

LeBron James becomes the first-ever basketball player to reach 100 million followers on Instagram. One of the best players in the sport ever, this makes James the 5th athlete in the world to reach 100 million followers on the platform. This recent achievement however goes further than just personal Instagram followers as James has managed to get more followers than top American sporting leagues combined. 

This means his follower count has shadowed NBA (60m), NFL (27.1m), MLB (7.9m), and WNBA (1.2m) by around 10 million users. James is following the likes of Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar Jr and cricket sensation Virat Kohli. The basketball super star is also allegedly earning up to $474,000 for every Instagram post. 

His impact in the world of basketball came at the youthful age of 18, making the Lakers superstar one of the most celebrated world athletes. With 17 All-Star appearances, 17 All-NBA selections, 4 MVPs, 4 titles and 4 Finals MVPs, James’ list of achievements is nothing short of extraordinary. 

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FIFA may not be called FIFA anymore, EA reveals

FIFA may not be called FIFA anymore
Oct 8 2021 Share

With all of the big names in the gaming world, EA Sports and FIFA have risen to video game stardom since their launch in 1993. The FIFA franchise went on to establish itself as a giant in the gaming world, but it looks like that could change in the near future.

In a recent press release, EA stated that they are looking into the idea of changing the name of the EA Sports football games. The release continued by stating that the company is reviewing the naming rights agreement with the official  Fédération Internationale de Football Association. That means FIFA may not be called FIFA anymore.

This would be independent to EA’s other deals, which includes over 300 individual licensed partners, over 17,000 athletes in over 700 teams and 30 leagues worldwide in 100 stadiums. Konami recently underwent a similar process by which they changed their Pro Evolution Soccer titles to eFootball PES.

What do you think? Should EA Sports scrap the FIFA name?

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“We will lead by example” Government commits to 90% green public procurement by 2027

"We will lead by example" Government commits to 90% green public procurement by 2027
Oct 8 2021 Share

As part of its efforts to meet Malta’s climate change goals, the government has stated that it will have 90% of purchased goods and services conform to the green procurement criteria by 2027. Green procurement is a sustainable practice which adopts ecologically responsible decisions to meet needs for goods, utilities, services and materials.

In a recent Facebook post, Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia stated that the government will lead by example, going on to reveal the plan of action with regards to the Green Public Procurement. Farrugia went on to highlight that, amongst other measures, this will lead to a complete switch to electric vehicles in the civil sector, with the plan also to be procured by the ministers, agencies and government agencies.

The government will also be on the forefront of choosing “environmental friendly” products and services and increase such products’ accessibility. The government will also facilitate an environmental transition into a circular economy, rather than the linear economy the country has been practicing in the past years.

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