The Swieqi United Post
Squad27 Sep 2027
Artilio Shehi damages knee ligaments — 22 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 22 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Player ratings27 Sep 2027
Sfundo Shezi was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 26. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Match25 Sep 2027
Nobody wants to play Swieqi United right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Tempers go at Swieqi United
Emmanuel Asante was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad27 Sep 2027
A row about effort at Swieqi United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jalen Crisler was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The terraces27 Sep 2027
Swieqi United supporters have found a favourite in Salam Kojo Mawuena
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Salam Kojo Mawuena has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match25 Sep 2027
Cristian Correa the difference as Swieqi United beat Birzebbuga St. Peter's
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Cristian Correa. 2‑0 against Birzebbuga St. Peter's, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings27 Sep 2027
Cristian Correa was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.17. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Market27 Sep 2027
Swieqi United buy the years ahead of Stefan Dimitrov
He is 18, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- Squad Emmanuel Ugwu has had enough of the bench
- The dugout Robert Attard has his say
- Market The Juan Cruz Aguilar question follows Swieqi United around