Having introduced the Talking Strategy series by throwing first spotlights into what the Women’s Football Strategy for Malta could look like in terms of targets for Competitions & Professionalisation Structures, this second part deals with...
The Malta Football Association general election was held eight months ago to the day, however the much touted women’s football strategy is yet to be published. In contrast, UEFA has published its latest ambitions to...
The MFA Women’s Football Department kicked off the UEFA Playmakers sessions in July, while highlighting the fruits of the pathway developed toward finding and developing the next generation of players in Malta. The full circle...
While record numbers were registered at domestic and national team level in Malta in the past seven months, the real test is consistency. Lewes, Union Berlin & Hammarby are three clubs which have steadily built...
Swieqi United have taken a forward leap by introducing semi-professional contracts for their women’s team as from the upcoming season. Club President Dr Justin Fenech cast his backing, citing the club’s commitment to a One...
The Malta Football Association (MFA) and the Malta Football Players Association (MFPA) announced agreement over a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), pertaining to the technical and sporting conditions of the players forming part of the...
Sampdoria’s women’s team soaked up all adversities faced last year to come out with a bang and secure their place in the Serie A with matches to spare this season. Behind the scenes, Fabio Barabino...
The KHS Cup gained popularity in men’s football as a tournament bringing elite youth academies to Malta and has now opened doors into women’s football too. A debut one-day tournament for U16 women’s teams was...
The final of the Assikura Women’s Knockout between Hibernians & Birkirkara was shrouded by another conflict on a fixture change that resulted in more grief spilling across the board. As season 2023/24 draws to a...
The 2023/24 season is reaching its final stages and while some of the problems which reared their heads early on have been tackled, one aspect that continues to frustrate many is the allocation of fixtures....
The new season brought with it plenty of reform in the women’s leagues across the board, including a change in schedules to avoid players playing back-to-back matches. However, the turn of the new year brought...
Malta’s match against Andorra in the UEFA Women’s Nations League was played in front of the third largest crowd for a women’s football match in Malta. However, two weeks on from the reverse victory in...
UEFA has introduced the first-ever minimum standards framework for women’s national teams after consultation with players, coaches, associations and FIFPro Europe. Each national association will be granted €100,000 per year until 2028 to implement the...