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Football
/ 4 days agoResult provokes murder among rivals
In 1944, His Excellency the Governor General, Sir Edmund Schreiber launched a scheme for the provision of recreational facilities for the...
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Football
/ 3 weeks agoSt George’s FC complete the double in season 1986-87
1985-86 was a dark season for St George’s. The pioneers of Maltese football were relegated for the first time to the...
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Football
/ 1 month agoHibernians help Valletta retain the championship crown in 1945-46
The 1945-46 championship was the biggest and best organised since the competition was inaugurated in 1910. Floriana beat Melita 4-0 in...
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Football
/ 1 month agoMosta’s first promotion to Premier League in 1986-87
Pipped Birkirkara to league crown Mosta Athletic were promoted for the first time to the top division of Maltese football in...
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Football
/ 3 months ago1949-50 season – a first for St Patrick’s
Before the war, there were a number of teams from Żabbar competing in the lower divisions of the league. Perhaps, the...
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Football
/ 3 months agoRobert Arrigo – a sportsman, politician and a gentleman
On Tuesday morning, the news flashed around the island that popular sportsman and politician, Robert Arrigo had left this vale of...
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Football
/ 4 months agoPaul Spiteri – a life devoted to Valletta FC
Football started as a game but throughout the years it has developed into a huge business. From a purely amateur sport...
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Football
/ 4 months agoSliema call in the doctor
In 1925 the Malta Football Association (MFA) negotiated a deal with the importers of the famous Johnnie Walker Whiskey to sponsor...
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Football
/ 4 months agoQormi win promotion by a whisker in season 1963-64
In 1962-63, Qormi FC just missed out on winning promotion to the Second Division. The next season however, the Tigers beat...
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Football
/ 5 months agoFloriana FC complete glorious Triple in season 1912-13
Floriana, the winners of the first two editions of the Maltese championship opened the 1912-13 edition on October 13, 1912 with...