Meet Malta’s Team For 2025 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers

Mar 14 2025

Malta’s national football coach, Emilio De Leo, has announced a provisional 37-man squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup European qualifiers.

Malta will kick off their Group G campaign with a home match against Finland on Friday, 21st March 2025, at the Ta’ Qali National Stadium, starting at 20:45.

This fixture will mark De Leo’s first competitive match since his appointment as Head Coach in January. Three days later, Malta will travel to Warsaw for a challenging away game against Poland at the Stadion Narodowy on Monday, 24th March, also at 20:45.

The squad includes a mix of experienced players, promising youngsters, and newcomers.

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Among them, James Lee Carragher (Wigan Athletic) and Ilyas Chouaref (FC Sion), recently granted Maltese citizenship by descent, bring the number of foreign-based players to nine.

Returning from injury are Steve Borg and Luke Montebello (Ħamrun Spartans FC), while young talents such as Mattias Ellul, Sven Xerri, Juan Carlos Corbalan, Jake Grech, Bjorn Kristensen, Adam Magri Overend, and Brandon Diego Paiber have also been included.

Defender Zach Muscat, now playing in Turkey, is also named in the squad.

New faces include Andrew (Andy) Borg (Gżira United FC), Jake Azzopardi (Valletta FC), and Isaiah Chukunyere (Hibernians FC), alongside Mattia Veselji (Serbia) and Aleandro Garzia (Floriana FC).

Defender Gabriel Mentz is suspended, while Jurgen Degabriele, Kemar Reid, Jodie Jones, and Dylan Scicluna miss out due to injury.

Tickets are available online and at the stadium’s ticket booths on match day.

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Man Grievously Injured After Double-Decker On Vitz Crash

Mar 14 2025

Yesterday, at around 1445hrs, police were informed of an accident that had taken place in Triq ir-Rabat, Żebbuġ, Gozo.

Police convened immediately on site, and preliminary investigations showed that a crash had taken place between a double decker, driven by a 45 year old man resident of Xewkija, and a Toyota Vitz, driven by an Egyptian man.

The double decker was carrying four foreign passengers: two women and two men all aged 70 and above.

A medical team was called on site, along with Civil Protection. All were transported to Gozo General Hospital for further medical attention.

It was later revealed that the passengers were certified to have suffered light injuries, whereas the double decker bus suffered no injuries.

Unfortunately, the Egyptian man suffered grievous injuries. Investigations by police are still ongoing.

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Miriana Conte Teases Official Song Revamp

Mar 13 2025

Malta’s Eurovision 2024 representative, Miriana Conte, has teased the upcoming release of her revamped song, set to premiere on YouTube tomorrow at 6 PM. However, she left fans guessing by posting only the word “serving”, without clarifying whether she’s serving KANT, Conte, or something entirely different.

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This follows recent controversy surrounding the original song’s title, KANT, which sparked debate due to its unintended phonetic resemblance to an offensive English word. The issue gained traction online, with Eurovision fans and critics discussing whether the title could pose a problem for international audiences.

With the revamped version about to drop, speculation is running high—will Miriana keep KANT, or are we in for a surprise?

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Dubai Influencer Learns To Bake Pastizzi In Malta

Mar 13 2025

Famous influencer Walid Elmusrati, known by his social media persona ‘The Happiest Traveller’, travelled to Malta to learn how to bake the iconic pastizzi!

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Boasting 257.5K followers on TikTok and 516K followers on Instagram, Walid shared his experience creating – and munching on! – some crunchy and delicious pastizzi.

He made it very clear that he absolutely loves the iconic Maltese snack, and got to experience the process of the craft that produces the staple of local cuisine.

What do you make of Walid’s pastizzi baking skills?

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