The Mosta Post
Market31 Aug 2026
Nathan Agius asks to leave Mosta
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad31 Aug 2026
José María Riquelme in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Mosta this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Mosta
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Munther Al-Nakhli 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Mosta promote Marco Formosa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marco Formosa has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market31 Aug 2026
Kenneth Scerri steps up from the Mosta academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kenneth Scerri has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market31 Aug 2026
Mosta promote Julian Debono from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Julian Debono has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad31 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Giancarlo
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match29 Aug 2026
Naxxar Lions take the points off Mosta
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- Boardroom Mosta turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad Mosta pick somebody else ahead of João Victor
- Player ratings Giancarlo runs at them all day