Malta Blog

Football is one of Malta’s most popular sports, both for spectators and players. The sport has a national governing body, The Malta Football Association (MFA) – founded in 1900, which organises the Maltese national teams (men’s and women’s), the Maltese Football League (men’s and women’s) and the Youth teams and leagues.

Based right in the middle of Malta, at Ta’ Qali, the MFA looks after the National Stadium, the Centenary Stadium and the centre’s swimming pool, gym, training and physiotherapy facilities.

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Malta is the hub of online casino licensing in the European Union. If you love to play at a casino, now you will find loads which are registered in  Malta. Most of which offer amazing games, highest security, lots of different secure ways to deposit and most of all, it’s great fun!

Over the past few years Malta has successfully established itself as a leading well regulated European remote gaming jurisdiction and is estimated to host around 13% of the world’s online gaming companies.

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This year, Easter falls over the first weekend in April, and with Malta being one of the most devoutly Catholic countries worldwide, Easter and Holy Week is of particular significance. Prior to Lent, Malta celebrates Carnival in February with extravagant processions in the streets, and raucous celebrations lasting several days, particularly in Nadur, Gozo. On Ash Wednesday, the partying grinds to a halt with many observing Lenten traditions.

Holy Week commences on the Friday immediately before Good Friday, with the day dedicated to id-Duluri – Our Lady of Sorrows.

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For nationals from certain countries, a visa is required to enter Malta. Requirements for visas and the length of issue of a visa may vary from country to country. A visa is an authorization which is issued by a diplomatic mission and affixed to a passport belonging to a third-country national.

Visas for Malta must be obtained prior to entry, and can be issued at a Maltese diplomatic mission abroad, at the representative mission of another EU member state, or, if no overseas representation is based in the home-country of the person wishing to travel, by contacting the Immigration Police Headquarters in Floriana prior to purchasing travel tickets.

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In 1565, during the rule of the Knights of Malta, Turkish Corsairs led by Turgut (or Dragut) Reis invaded Malta. At the time there was an ongoing battle for supremacy in the Mediterranean and the invasion of Malta was a culmination of the bloody fight between Christians and the Ottoman Empire. In 1522, The Knights were driven out of their base in Rhodes by the Turks, and relocated the Order to Malta. Once again, the Turkish forces decided to take on The Knights and therefore gain control of Malta which was strategically placed in the centre of the busy shipping lanes of the Mediterranean.

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