Who will be Manchester United’s manager?

Nov 23 2021

Yesterday, Manchester United officially sacked their manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær, a day after their embarrassing 4-1 defeat to Watford. The sacking has been a long time coming, with recent performances not matching the star quality the squad has. After the news came out, the Norwegian manager requested an interview. The interview was emotional as expected.

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For the next few games until the United board find a manager, coach and former player Michael Carrick will take charge of the game. There are many managers in the running of the job but as of right now the favorites are PSG’s Mauricio Pochettino, Ajax’s Erik Ten Haag and former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane.

The fan’s favorite is Zinedine Zidane. He is currently unemployed, which means that no compensation fee will be required but his wage demands will surely be the highest of the three. Zidane is also one of the favorites because of the immense success he had with new signings Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid, winning three Champions Leagues with them. Unfortunately for United fans, reports have stated that he will reject any offer from the English club with the view of becoming France manager after the World Cup.

PSG boss Pochettino and Ajax manager Ten Haag have been touted as more realistic options. The Argentinian boss isn’t having the best of times in Paris, with him losing the league title last year to Lille. Fortunately for him this year has been better, obviously the insane summer spree they had has helped. Erik Ten Haag looks like the most realistic option. He plays attacking football and focuses on the young players something the Red Devils fans will appreciate.

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Thrills for a cause! Mosta Scout Group organises zipline/abseiling event for charity

Nov 23 2021

Well-known for organising innovative events for good causes, the Mosta Scout Group has done it again this year with a unique abseiling and zip-lining event in aid of MISSIO. MISSIO is an international Catholic organisation spread over 160 countries with the goal of spreading missionary awareness among children and adults whilst encouraging aid to the poor and gathering financial support for projects in different missionary territories.

While last year, the Mosta Scouts had a hand in helping a group of superheroes and Santa Claus himself abseil along the walls of Mater Dei, this year they welcomed the jolly old hero to a thrilling trip across the Mosta Valley! This year, their calls have been heard by the Mosta Scout Group, who organised the thrilling event for local youths with the aim of raising funds for the same cause while boosting these young heroes’ adrenaline levels!

The Scouts took a moment to thank everyone for their participation via Facebook post, going on to encourage their followers to donate to the St Jeanne Antide Foundation’s reverse advent calendar to help vulnerable families in a subsequent post.

We’d like to praise the scouts for such charitable efforts each and every year and encourage other groups and individuals to follow in their footsteps in such a time of warmth and giving.

Well done Mosta Scouts.

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EMA to decide on extending COVID vaccine to kids aged 5 to 11

Nov 23 2021

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will be discussing an application inputted by Pfizer-BioNTech to extend the Comirnaty COVID-19 jab to kids between ages of 5 to 11 on Thursday.

The vaccine is as of yet approved for use in people aged 12 and over. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 65% of Europe is fully vaccinated.

This also follows the rollout of the booster dose, with Deputy Prime Minister having just received his own third jab and urging people to do the same.

Malta is at the forefront of vaccinations as the rest of Europe lags behind and registers a massive spike in cases. Malta is also experiencing a significant rise in cases, but the focus on hospitalisations and deaths instead of cases allowed the Health Ministry to not add or remove any health restrictions.

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Probe into alleged Eurovision betting spend finds no irregularities

Nov 23 2021

According to broadcasting Minister Carmelo Abela, an investigation into the allegation that Malta spent a massive portion of its Eurovision budget on manipulating betting odds found no wrongdoing.

Following a report by Times of Malta that Malta spent over €650,000 promoting Malta’s entry, the probe was launched. It was claimed that a part of the budget was used to manipulate the betting odds in order to make Malta a frontrunner in the competition.

Abela told The Malta Independent that the audit found that both the Malta Tourism Authority and the Public Broadcasting Service worked within their own respective procurement regulations.

The minister declined making the report public, arguing that there were restrictions on the publication of the full report. Malta was considered a massive contender for the victory but instead placed 7th.

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