The Floriana Chronicle
Market31 Aug 2026
Gonzalo Gamarra asks to leave Floriana
“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
Tempers go at Floriana
Gonzalo Gamarra 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.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Floriana
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
A row about effort at Floriana
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Fede Varela was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
One of their own: Mustapha Jah
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market31 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jean Bajada joins the Floriana first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jean Bajada is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market31 Aug 2026
Tristan Debono steps up from the Floriana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tristan Debono 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
One of our own: Ivan Psaila joins the Floriana first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ivan Psaila is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match29 Aug 2026
Mustapha Jah the difference as Floriana beat Zabbar St. Patrick
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Mustapha Jah. 1‑0 against Zabbar St. Patrick, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- Squad 8 new faces, and Floriana are still learning each other
- Player ratings Mustapha Jah takes the honours
- The dugout A satisfied Philip Borg