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Italian Mangia Appointed Malta Coach

December 30, 2019 5:34 pm

Former Italy under-21 manager Devis Mangia has been appointed head coach of Malta, the national football association announced on Monday.

The 45-year-old Italian has signed a four-year contract until December 2023.

“Devis’s knowledge of Italian football and his coaching experience, having worked at different levels of the Italian league structure, will be an asset for us in this context,” FA president Bjorn Vassala said in a statement.

Mangia coached Italy to the 2013 UEFA Under-21 Championships final, and has had spells with Italian league sides including Palermo and Bari.

Pressure Rises On Malta PM To Resign Over Slain Reporter

November 30, 2019 4:38 pm

Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat came under increasing pressure to resign on Friday as protesters cried foul over the latest twist in the case of slain investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

The escalating murder investigation has rocked the tiny Mediterranean island and reached the highest rungs of the country’s politics, with two ministers and Muscat’s chief of staff Keith Schembri stepping down from their posts this week.

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Valletta after Muscat refused to give immunity to the main suspect in the 2017 murder, tycoon Yorgen Fenech, to disclose what he knows …