Football
Welbeck strikes as England down Belgium
England wrapped up their pre-tournament preparations for Euro 2012 with a 1-0 win over Belgium at Wembley today courtesy of Danny Welbeck's maiden international goal. Manchester United youngster Welbeck struck on 37 minutes to make it two wins out of two for new England manager Roy Hodgson following last weekend's 1-0 victory over Norway in Oslo. The...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by
Kevin Azzopardi, National Stadium
Hibs put Spartans to the sword
Hibernians 2Soares 30; Pisani 73;Ħamrun Spartans 1Shields 81 pen; Revelling in the surprise elimination of bitter adversaries Valletta at the hands of Qormi, Hibs had further cause for celebration last night as they attained a deserved 2-1 win over...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
’Pool target De Boer stays loyal to Ajax
Ajax manager Frank de Boer has ruled himself out of the running for the Liverpool job as he wishes to remain loyal to the Dutch club. It has been reported Liverpool, who are working their way through a short-list of candidates they would like to...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Montpellier win maiden title on chaotic final day
Montpellier claimed the first French league title in their history after winning 2-1 at Auxerre on an extraordinary final day of the season on Sunday, after a game twice delayed due to protests by the home fans. Second-placed Paris Saint-Germain did...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Balotelli must create right headlines
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said yesterday he wanted to see headlines only about what volatile Italian striker Mario Balotelli did on the pitch and not off it during next month’s European Championship. The 21-year-old Manchester City star has been...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Drogba tells team-mates he’s off
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has told his Chelsea team-mates he is leaving the newly-crowned Champions League winners because he doesn’t fancy spending time on the substitutes bench, France Football said yesterday. The 34-year-old is quoted by...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Blanc not concerned by Ribery injury
Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery will join up with his France team-mates on May 26 ahead of the Euro 2012 campaign, coach Laurent Blanc said. Blanc said that he was not concerned by the minor ankle injury which Ribery picked up in Saturday’s...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Dortmund set Kagawa price
German champions Borussia Dortmund’s highly-rated Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa will cost prospective buyers around €20 million , the club’s owner said yesterday. Hans-Joachim Watzke told Sport Bild that the club would not be fooled into selling...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
MFA U-14 squad for Italy tournament
The Malta FA Youth Academy squad are gearing up for their participation in an international tournament, to be played in Italy from May 31-June 3. The Torneo Città di Cairo Montenotte, now in its 22nd edition, enjoys the backing of the Italian...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Luxol youngster Guillaumier to join Italian club Empoli
Young footballer Matthew Guillaumier is to join Empoli after leaving a good impression while being monitored by the Italian Serie B club over the past year. Guillaumier trains regularly at his club Luxol St Andrew’s and soccer school Footy 4 U whose...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Eager learners
Over 400 schoolchildren of varying ages from different schools participated in a colourful morning activity, held at the Malta FA Complex at Ta’ Qali last week to mark UEFA Grassroots Day. It was a well-organised event which was backed by 30 MFA...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Football news
Lille star Eden Hazard admitted that Chelsea’s Champions League triumph had made him reflect about which club he wants to join this summer. Hazard played his final Lille game on Sunday, claiming a hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Nancy, and he had been...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Sporting briefs
Marsiglia: French first division side Nice on Monday sacked out-of-contract coach Rene Marsiglia, despite his side defeating Lyon 4-3 on Sunday to stay in the top flight. Marsiglia announced the news himself after meeting with club chairman...
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Hibs to face Qormi in Trophy final
HIBS-2, ĦAMRUN SPARTANS-1 Hibs booked their place in the final of the U*Bet FA Trophy after beating Ħamrun Spartans in this evening's semi-final at the National Stadium. Mindful not to suffer the same fate of their fierce rivals Valletta, who were...
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Schweinsteiger apologises to German President
Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has apologised after appearing to snub Germany's president in the aftermath of his side's shattering Champions League defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. Photographs of the post-match presentation...
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Chelsea planning Drogba talks
Chelsea plan to open talks with Didier Drogba's representatives later this week to work out the chances of him remaining at Stamford Bridge. Man-of-the-match in Saturday's historic Champions League final win over Bayern Munich, Drogba has...
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Del Piero looking ahead after Juve farewell
Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero said goodbye to the club he has loyally served for almost 19 years last night and revealed he was now looking forward to "turning over a new leaf" in his career. The 37-year-old will leave the Bianconeri on the...
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Napoli end Juve run with Coppa Italia triumph
Juventus' record-breaking 43-match undefeated run came to an end last night when Napoli won the Coppa Italia 2-0. Serie A champions Juventus saw their hopes of a league and cup double shattered by two second-half goals, with defeat particularly...
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Di Matteo under serious consideration for the job at Chelsea
Chelsea interim manager Roberto Di Matteo is under “serious consideration” to be appointed on a permanent basis following the Blues’ Champions League triumph, senior club officials said yesterday. As the dust began to settle on Chelsea’s victory...
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Football is crazy, beams hero Cech
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech summed up their season as “simply crazy” after his key saves helped the Blues win their first Champions League title in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. Cech was one of Chelsea’s heroes in Munich after he saved an...
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Bayern’s ‘golden generation’ fails again
Another Champions League final another defeat, time is running out for Bayern Munich’s home-grown talent to claim the top prize in European club football and cement their status as a golden generation. Bayern had set their sights on the Champions...
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