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The Sports Desk is your main port of call for news and discussion about sports in Malta. Join Valhmor Camilleri and Gianluca Lia from Malta's number one news outlet, as they delve into the local sport... more
FAQs about The Sports Desk by Times of Malta:How many episodes does The Sports Desk by Times of Malta have?The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.
October 11, 2019Why Malta's waterpolo future is looking brightMalta's men's waterpolo team has done the country proud over the past years. Coach Karl Izzo believes there's scope for them to go from strength to strength. Ahead of key matches against Portugal and Romania, Izzo speaks to Valhmor Camilleri about those games and the team's future. ...more10minPlay
August 11, 2019Francesca Piccinini: volleyball's golden girlAged 40, Francesca Piccinini is still going strong and winning volleyball Champions League titles. In this interview with Valhmor Camilleri, she looks back on a glittering professional career and the people who helped her make it to the very top of the volleyball world. Note to listeners: this interview is in Italian. Read the written version here...more14minPlay
July 17, 2019Rising up the referee ranks Trustin Farrugia Cann has been promoted to an UEFA Category Two official, capping a successful summer which also saw him serve a fourth official during an Under 17 European Championship match between the Netherlands and Italy. Gianluca Lia speaks to Trustin about life as a referee and what he hopes the future holds in store for him. ...more15minPlay
July 01, 2019Women's football on the rise - Part 2Pierre Brincat heads Women's Football at the Malta Football Association. He speaks to Gianluca Lia about a FIFA Women's Football Summit held in Paris, an UEFA Grassroots Seminar held in Belarus and takes a look at how women's football is developing across Europe. ...more41minPlay
June 29, 2019Women's football on the rise - Part 1Should women's football have smaller goalposts? Will we soon see women manage top teams in the men's game? And just how did Ireland manage to get thousands of girls to lace up their boots? Sue Ronan, who heads Women's Football at the Irish FA, speaks to Gianluca Lia about the growth of the women's game in her home country and some of the controversial issues arising from this summer's women's World Cup. ...more21minPlay
June 23, 2019Jan Mølby, Liverpool's Great DaneJan Mølby was one of the finest passers to ever grace Anfield and became such a key part of 1980s Liverpool that he was made an 'honorary Scouser' by the city's mayor. He speaks to Valhmor Camilleri about Liverpool then and now, why he thinks the club could finally end its 30-year title wait and what Jurgen Klopp has brought to the team. ...more23minPlay
June 19, 2019Across the AtlanticWayne Attard used to work for the Malta Football Association. Now he is a coach at Albion SC Vegas, in a role which makes him part of a nationwide grassroots movement to crank up 'soccer' fever in the USA. Gianluca Lia learns more. In part two of this episode, Gianluca speaks to Faizhal Khan, who previously served as the MFA's head of recruitment and is now working in that role with the Guyana national team. Faizal talks about the team ahead of its appearance at the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. ...more40minPlay
June 16, 2019Why did Malta and Saintfiet never hit it off?Tom Saintfiet lasted just three games before he was sacked as Malta's national football team coach in 2018. One year on, Gianluca Lia spoke to the Belgian to understand what went wrong in that short-lived relationship. The two also discussed what Saintfiet has planned for the Gambia national team, which he is now coaching, and what he expects to see at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. ...more17minPlay
June 09, 2019There's only one ZlatanThe name Zlatan Ibrahimovic needs no introduction. The global superstar has played for some of the world's most prestigious clubs and won trophies wherever he's been.Valhmor Camilleri spoke to Ibrahimovic ahead of Malta's Euro 2020 qualifier against Sweden, which ended 3-0 to the Swedish hosts.They discussed his career highs and lows, his plans for life after football and what young Maltese players should focus on if they want to succeed. ...more15minPlay
May 25, 201920 minutes with Gianluca Di MarzioWorld-famous Italian football journalist Gianluca Di Marzio was in Malta for a two-day MFA football symposium this week. His namesake Gianluca Lia sat down with him to chat about what drove him to journalism, what sort of manager Juventus actually need and why he always carries his mobile phone in his hand when he's live on-air. Note: You'll need to understand Italian to enjoy this one!...more21minPlay
FAQs about The Sports Desk by Times of Malta:How many episodes does The Sports Desk by Times of Malta have?The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.