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The Hamrun Spartans Sentinel
24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad24 Aug 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Ipalibo Jack
39 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Hamrun Spartans lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Market24 Aug 2026
Hamrun Spartans say no — this time
The offer from Strogino for Célio was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Ognjen Bjeličić falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- Squad Hamrun Spartans lose Sven Xerri
- Squad Paul Calleja signs a new deal