The Maluku Utara United Chronicle
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 28 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Market3 Aug 2026
Muhammad Ridwan hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Maluku Utara United can pretend not to have heard.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Nílson Júnior signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Nílson Júnior commits to Maluku Utara United for another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Ciro 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 Maluku Utara United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match1 Aug 2026
Ciro’s goal not enough for Maluku Utara United
Ciro scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Persija, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market3 Aug 2026
No place for Tyronne in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Tyronne has his answer from Maluku Utara United; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
Squad3 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Alan
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alan, and the manager let it.
Squad3 Aug 2026
França 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Maluku Utara United and Nílson Júnior
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
In brief
- Player ratings Ridho Syuhada runs at them all day
- Player ratings Off the pace: Tyronne
- Player ratings A day to forget for Dimas Drajad