The Sports Desk by Times of Malta

Former Sevilla star Diego Capel only managed four games in Maltese football before the coronavirus brought sporting activities to a halt. Now he is keeping fit, getting used to life in Malta and hoping to see football - and life - return to normal as soon as possible. 

He speaks to Gianluca Lia about his experience so far. 

The interview is in Italian. English speakers can read Gianluca's Times of Malta interview with Capel. 

Malta's men's national waterpolo team will be competing in European Championships in Budapest later this month.
It is a big challenge, but national team coach Karl Izzo is confident that the team is well prepared.

Valhmor Camilleri speaks to Mr Izzo about the team's prospects. 

Shaun Goater spent five years with Manchester City at the turn of the century, scoring almost a goal every two games and becoming a fan favourite. 

The Bermudian striker remains very involved in UK football and is now a youth coach at Macclesfield Town. 

Gianluca Lia spoke with him about the ongoing Premier League season.   

John Hutchinson won 11 caps for Malta between 2009 and 2011 and is to this day the most capped Central Coast Mariners player in the Australian club's history. He's now working as a coach at A-League side Western United. 

Gianluca Lia caught up with the former Malta midfielder and heard what he had to say about sharing the dressing room with Michael Mifsud and Andre Schembri and how he's adapting to life on the touchlines. 

Gilberto Silva won a World Cup with a Brazil side that featured Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho up front.  Then he came to Europe and went an entire season undefeated, as part of Arsenal's 'invincibles'. 

The iconic midfielder speaks to Valhmor Camilleri about his glittering career, Brazil's future prospects and what it takes to be the best. 

Malta'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. 

Aged 40, Francesca Piccinini is still going strong and winning volleyball Champions League titles.

Note to listeners: this interview is in Italian. Read the written version here

 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.

Pierre 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. 

Should 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.