Last Wednesday I was at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, for the draw of the World Cup qualifications which will be staged in 2020 in Lithuania. Malta is in the group with Belgium, … [Read more...]
Back from Riga, Latvia
Last week I conducted for the second time a FIFA Futsal course in Riga, Latvia. Twenty seven students, of which one woman, gave me a very satisfied feeling with their dedication and well … [Read more...]
Nations Football League UEFA
Last week again preliminary rounds in the new UEFA Nations Football League were played. I’ve said years ago that to my opinion the pots, who are classified at the draws, aren’t fair. The ranking … [Read more...]
Malta-Azerbaijan UEFA nations Football League
Last Monday I attended the football game Malta-Azerbaijan. As I knew that the MFA implemented many projects to raise the level of football, I was curious if they can compete now with the higher ranked … [Read more...]
Back from Macedonia
After a successful tournament, I flew back to Malta with Valletta FC. After two wins it was all about the last game. As Veles SC had a better goal clearance, Valletta FC had to win. Although Veles … [Read more...]
Skopje Macedonia
This week I will fly to Skopje in Macedonia, to see Malta’s champion Valletta perform in the UEFA Club Championships. The biggest rival in this tournament will be Macedonian champion Veles. My … [Read more...]
Friendly game Valletta FC
Last Friday I visited the game Valletta FC against a mixed team. As Valletta FC will go to Macedonia at the end of this month for the UEFA preliminary round, I was curious what to find. The team … [Read more...]
New rules Futsal?
Last week I received an email in which I was asked what I think about the new rules which will be possibly implemented; I pick out four of them. Goalkeeper can not throw the ball directly to the … [Read more...]
UEFA and AFC end tournament
Being back in Europa after six years Asia, I followed with full interest the UEFA end tournament in Slovenia. In view of their group stage games, it seemed that Russia and Spain had a hard time to … [Read more...]
FIFA course Latvia
After arriving in Europe I’ve immediately flown to Latvia; this to conduct a Futsal course under supervision of the FIFA. The goal is to prepare the participants for the UEFA B-level which is about to … [Read more...]