Choosing The Next A-Team Of The MFA
The next chapter of the Malta Football Association will begin this Friday 15th March as members choose the next President and his three Vice Presidents. Here is a look at key factors, the candidates and...
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February 4, 2025
D.O.C. – A Goalkeeper’s Event Looking To Boost The Next Generation
D.O.C. is a three-hour goalkeeper’s event that is focused on providing male and female goalkeepers with new insight and some inspiration in their path toward becoming a complete professional. Organised by Danilo Sgroi, in collaboration...
January 28, 2025
In Focus: The Introduction Of The Girls U13 League
The Malta Football Association launched an U13 girls development tournament at the beginning of the season. Involving eleven teams, including six new sides among which feature two Gozitan outfits, the numbers are encouraging. The Sporting...
January 14, 2025
Financial Literacy – The MFPA’s Latest Initiative To Improve Player Standing
The Malta Football Players’ Assocation (MFPA) held a session on financial literacy before the Christmas period. Delivered by certified professional, Patrick DeBattista, the practical session was just one of many initiatives intended to fulfil the...
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Dr Maria Azzopardi – Pioneering The Way Since 1997
Maria Azzopardi’s story in football started as part of a group of women who laid the foundations of the women’s league in the 1990s and the Malta women’s national team in the early 2000s. However,...
Dana Farrugia – Seeking To Take The Game Toward New Highs
Dana Farrugia is a relatively new face in football in Malta but has quickly settled into the upper echelons with the aim of driving forward progress. Starting with the Birkirkara women’s team committee three years...
Kaysia Micallef On Breaking Into Swieqi’s Senior Team & Representing Malta
Kaysia Micallef burst into the Assikura Women’s League early in the season, capping off her senior debut with a goal. The sixteen-year-old has since been steadily making her mark, contributing with goals and assists, earning...
Francesca Bartolo On Life With Valletta & Representing Malta
Francesca Bartolo has been steadily growing within the ranks of the women’s football leagues in Malta. Having had her start in her hometown in Haz-Zebbug, the seventeen-year-old continued her journey with Raiders, who this year...
The Realities of Being a Football Playing Parent
Maternity clauses grabbed the spotlight in the opening of season 2023/24. In light of the forward steps in this subject, The Sporting Fan conducted interviews with players who had children across the last 24 years...
Diving Into The World of Kit Design & Manufacturing With ERIMA
The collection of kits is a major part of sports culture. However, there is a lot that goes into making a kit for the team who will be taking to the pitch. Having the right...
5 Things To Look Forward To In The Next 6 Months
A fresh January brings new energy, but in football, the story of the season is well under way. Here’s a look at a few things to mark in your calendar for the coming months. January...
The Reality of Chasing Professional Football in Brazil
Starscout is a docu-series that follows the search for three female football players in Brazil with the promise of a professional football contract for these winners. While you may dive into it for the football,...
Reaching 92 – Inside Birkirkara’s Record Unbeaten Streak
Winning a title is one thing, winning six in a row is another, and achieving consecutive titles in an unbeaten way is a whole different ball game. While Birkirkara’s unbeaten streak came to an end...