The Santa Lucia Gazette
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Andriy Vella says Santa Lucia went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Luiz Felipe wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Santa Lucia know it.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Luciano wants one last season at home
Every long career reaches the week the last one is thought about. He would like it to be where he started, and Santa Lucia know now that the thought has arrived.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Santa Lucia
Áquila 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.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Santa Lucia
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Artur Potiguar was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market12 Oct 2026
Santa Lucia promote Oliver Mifsud from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Oliver Mifsud 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.
Market12 Oct 2026
One of our own: Patrick Formosa joins the Santa Lucia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Patrick Formosa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Santa Lucia keep their word to Kyle Gatt
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Giovanni Caruana
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Giovanni Caruana, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Looking ahead Kyle Gatt faces his old club
- Market The Jean Carlos question follows Santa Lucia around
- The dugout Michael Barbara asks for a word with the manager