Marsa shows great sportsmanship to honour Zebbug as league winners

Apr 13 2022

In a video clip uploaded to social media by Jurgen D’Amato, Marsa’s football team showed great sportsmanship when honouring the league winners Żebbug Rangers.

The players and staff of the former team stood and welcomed their adversaries as they entered the pitch for the last match between them.

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Żebbug Rangers won the Group B Challenge League with a comfortable advantage over Pieta Hotspurs, making this match against Marsa a simple formality.

With Żebbug Rangers promoted to the Premier Championships, their opponents for their last match recognised the team’s successful run with this respectful gesture. Kudos to Marsa FC for showing us what true sportsmanship looks like.

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Check out Malta Football Association’s fresh new logo

Apr 13 2022

The Malta Football Association has unveiled its brand new face through the unveiling of a fresh logo which will be used by the national teams and the association itself.

The rebranding for the local association was motivated by the strategy for Maltese Football 2020-2024 ‘We Can Perform Better’. It will be giving a new identity to the Malta Football Association which respects and highlights the history and tradition whilst also keeping the eight-pointed cross at the centre.

The association revealed that the mindset behind the national team’s brand is to reflect the competitiveness and sacrifice undertaken by the team. The aim is to use football to build a positive spirit and a clear image of the nation.

This comes after the MFA was found to have up to €7.8 million in expenses and an income of €6.2 million between April and December of last year. As a consequence, a deficit of €2.2 million was recorded.

The reason behind these financial consequences were the COVID-19 pandemic, which in turn saw last season being cancelled before it’s natural period.

President of the Association Bjorn Vassallo announced that the MFA will be embarking on a plan of recovery to acquire financial stability through several incentives aimed at reducing expenses in the MFA’s budget for 2022.

The MFA will still continue to work towards sustainability through funds by FIFA and UEFA without negatively impacting technical or developmental projects as well as the financial aid to clubs and football associations.

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Woman hit by car in Marsa-Hamrun bypass with grievous injuries

Apr 13 2022

A pedestrian was hit by a car yesterday evening in the Marsa-Hamrun bypass. Police were informed of the incident yesterday at 2100hrs, convening immediately on site to investigation.

From preliminary investigations, it was found that a 34-year-old woman from Santa Venera was hit by a Mazda Demio which was driven by a 30-year-old man from Birkirkara.

The victim was given on site medical attention and then taken to Mater Dei Hospital for further assistance. She was later confirmed to have suffered serious injuries. Investigations are ongoing as Magistrate Dr Nadine Lia LL.D opens up an inquiry.

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Force 9 winds to batter Malta on Good Friday

Apr 13 2022

Malta is set to be in for some very windy days as the country prepares for Good Friday. Today, Wednesday 13th April, Malta is set to be hit by Force 6 winds from the East.

The winds are only set to increase as the days go by, ramping up to Force 7 and 8 by tomorrow, Thursday 14th.

But as Malta is set to once again commemorate Good Friday following three years of pandemic hiatus, the wind is set to pose a bit of a problem as it increases to Force 8 and possibly 9.

The Force 9 winds are set to hit between 2am and 2pm due to a streak of stable air coming into contact with a cold front, forming several strong currents from the North-East.

According to Malta Airport weather forecasts, the temperatures are set to drop to 18 degrees Celsius on Friday, with even some isolated showers on Saturday. The weather is set to open up with clear skies on Easter Sunday.

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