WATCH: Stand with Vitesse football fans collapses as they celebrate derby win

Oct 18 2021

As Vitesse fans celebrated their side’s 1-0 win against NEC, the stand holding a significant amount of ecstatic supporters gave way. No injuries were reported, with a NEC director stating that a container sitting just below the stand may have prevented a much worse and tragic outcome. The collapse occurred when players approached the Goffertstadion end to cheer along with their supporters.

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As the two sides approached to celebrate from different areas of the stadium, the stand gave way to the weight of the crowd. However, as the stand did not fully collapse, many fans seemed utterly unfazed by the incident and continued to cheer with their heroes. The Dutch football federation (KNVB) and the major of Nijmegen have called for an investigation into the incident. A spokesperson for KNVB highlighted that there has been a lot of work to make the stadium safe, so an investigation should be utmost priority.

Maltese off-roader Neville Ciantar 2nd in King of Portugal

Oct 18 2021

The list of sporting achievements by the Maltese continues to grow as Neville ‘Nusu’ Ciantar, off-road racing driver and member of All-Wheel Drive Club, placed 2nd in 2021’s King of Portugal. Known to be the toughest race in Europe, Ciantar managed to excel and dominate in the event, coming just short of one place to winning.

The King of Portugal was started in 2013, with participants challenged to go through different circuits in the shortest time possible. It is a test of everything from vehicles, tires, transmissions but also of the driver’s adaptability, calculation and dexterity. This isn’t the first Ciantar competed, having finished 5th in 2017 and 6th in 2018.

Ciantar’s achievement is simply more proof of Maltese capability in keeping their own on an international level. Well done!

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From viral TikToker to X Factor contestant

Oct 17 2021

Shaun Zaffarese rose to fame during the covid-19 pandemic for his hilarious acts imitating his family members on popular social media platform TikTok.

He was able to rack more than 10k followers on his TikTok account and this evening he took everyone by surprise after he featured in X Factor Malta season 3.

Him being featured on tonight’s episode wasn’t the only surprise he had in store, as he went on to surprise all the judges on the panel with his amazing voice, which landed him 4 yeses and paved his way to the chair challenge.

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Massive fight in Rome as Lazio beat Inter

Oct 17 2021

Yesterday night, Lazio beat Inter in what was a very intense match between the two teams. This was former Lazio and new Inter coach Simone Inzaghi’s first game against the team he spent 22 years with. This game offered up everything, including two penalties, a red card and a massive fight between the players to top it all off. Lazio will be very happy with this result, especially after their shock 3-0 loss to Bologna. This was Inter’s first loss in the league since last January.

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It was the perfect start for Inter, as after pressing and creating chances for the first ten minutes they were awarded a penalty. It was converted by Croatian attacker Ivan Perišić. This made him the first Serie A player in over a decade to score penalties with his left and right foot. After the goal, Lazio began to press more even outplaying Inter for certain parts of the half.

In the second half, Lazio played more on the counter letting Inter have more of the ball possession. Not a lot happened until the 65th minute of the game when Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni mistakenly handled the ball from a Lazio corner, awarding Lazio a penalty. The penalty was scored by star striker Ciro Immobile, making him only two goals away from legendary striker Silvio Piola.

In the 81st minute the game changed, as Lazio scored their second goal even though Inter player Federico Dimarco was on the ground hurt. The reasoning of the referee for not stopping the match was because Inter striker Lautaro Martínez continued, even though it seemed like he didn’t know his teammate was injured. The goal sparked a massive fight with new Inter signing Denzel Dumfries attacking goal scorer Felipe Anderson. In the 91st minute Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinković-Savić scored a header from a free kick to confirm an all important win for the Biancocelesti.

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Inter will now be hoping for a better performance in their next match against Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol in the Champions League, whilst Lazio will be facing Marseille in the Europa League. The Nerrazzuri will still be targeting a twentieth Scudetto whilst Lazio will be aiming a Champions League place.

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