NYON (SWITZERLAND) (ITALPRESS) – UEFA has announced that the next meeting of the Executive Committee is scheduled in Bilbao, Spain, on Wednesday 21 May from 10am to 1pm, before the Europa League final League between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United to be played at the San Mamés stadium on the same evening.

The main points Agenda: “Issues related to Euro2028; Benefit programme for clubs 2024-28, principles of Distribution; Regulation of the Under 17 men’s competitions and Under 19 2025/26; Regulation of the Under-19 women’s competitions 17 and Under 19 2025/26; Rules of the Super Cup 2025/26; Standing observer programme, update; Reports of the UEFA committees”.

The choice of host cities for the Champions League final League 2027 male and female has been postponed to the next UEFA Executive Committee meeting in September.

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MANCHESTER (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – “I have clear ideas about what to do and I know the team’s problems”. This is what Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim said at a UEFA event ahead of the Europa League final against Tottenham next week.

“I just say that we have to give our all, otherwise the owners will change us, but that’s normal, that’s how it works. I know that if we don’t win the Europa League it will become really tough, the patience of the fans and the pressure from the press will be at the limit next year. I tell the players that being in the final doesn’t matter, the message is clear: we have to win, the rest doesn’t matter”, added Amorim.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Dejan Kulusevski has undergone surgery on his right kneecap, Tottenham have announced. The Swedish attacking midfielder, who injured himself during the Premier League match against Crystal Palace, will therefore miss the Europa League final against Manchester United on May 21.

The former Juventus and Parma player, who immediately began rehabilitation, has scored 10 goals and provided 11 assists in 50 games for the London club this season and will therefore miss a Champions League final that seems to be the only hope for Tottenham, currently 17th in the Premier League, to salvage a disastrous season.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta has officially taken over the Presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers for the next six months, with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg chairing the council. The transition was marked by a ceremonial handover during which the symbolic gavel was passed to Borg.

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LA VALLETTA (ITALPRESS) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – On the eve of Malta assuming the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ian Borg announced that Malta will be contributing financially to the Council of Europe’s Action Plan in support of Ukraine.

Speaking at a meeting in Luxembourg, Borg emphasized Malta’s steadfast commitment to peace, clarifying that the financial assistance will not be used for weapons or ammunition. Instead, the funds will aid efforts aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s administrative and social structures, as the country continues to grapple with the devastating consequences of Russia’s invasion. “Malta, in a concrete way, is once again giving its support to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in favour of the Action Plan of the Council of Europe,” Borg stated. “Our assistance is humanitarian and institutional—meant to help rebuild Ukraine’s institutions and capabilities once this war ends.”

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta’s economy is at a critical crossroads and requires a fundamental transformation away from its current reliance on population growth and domestic demand, according to a stark new report by the Malta Fiscal Advisory Council (MFAC).

In its annual assessment of the government’s 2025 Annual Progress Report, the MFAC delivers a sobering analysis of the country’s economic trajectory, highlighting long-term sustainability challenges that threaten Malta’s competitiveness on the global stage. At the heart of the Council’s concerns is a growing productivity crisis.

Labour productivity in Malta has remained stagnant for three consecutive years, even as employee compensation continues to rise. The report notes that average wages increased by 4.5% annually over this period, with another 5% hike expected in 2025. This mismatch between wage growth and productivity has led to soaring unit labour costs (ULCs), eroding Malta’s competitive edge internationally. The MFAC warns that unless addressed, these trends could make Maltese businesses increasingly vulnerable to global market pressures.

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BARCELONA (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – “A player has to be happy where they are, but I can’t see a better place for Lamine to be”. Deco, sporting director of Barcelona, ​​cannot hide his satisfaction with the Blaugrana’s season, now one step away from conquering La Liga, to the microphones of Espn.

However, there is also talk about Yamal’s contractual situation: “The boy grew up here; he’s from here. This generation of players has the chance to make history. Putting myself in his shoes, I would want to be here, to be part of it. I don’t see any problem, especially as he has a contract” until 2026. The renewal “will end up happening”, he continued.

“I don’t believe anyone will want to leave this team, given the dynamic and the fun they’re having,” the former Portugal international added. Yamal is out of contract in 2026, but it seems to be close to renewal.

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BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) (ITALPRESS) – “It was all a set-up, an act to carry out what they wanted: to isolate Dad in a dark and ugly place.” At the San Isidro courthouse, where the trial for Diego Armando Maradona’s November 2020 death is underway, it is the turn of Gianinna, the youngest daughter had by the former Pibe de Oro from Claudia Villafane.

Between tears and with her voice broken with emotion, Gianinna, 35years old, points her finger mainly at Leopoldo Luque, Maradona’s former personal physician and main defendant. “Even though I did not completely agree with the home hospitalization, I chose to put my trust in them-the reference to the medical team that had been treating the former soccer player-they had been following Dad for a long time and proposed this option to us, they would have fixed that house properly for a real home hospitalization.”

During the hearing, a recording was played of the Nov. 10, 2020 meeting where the decision was made to move Maradona from the Olivos Clinic to the apartment where he later passed away two weeks later.

“It hurts a lot to listen to that conversation, all the things that were promised and then not kept, the things that were assured to us that then did not come true. I feel it was a horrible manipulation, it makes me very angry, I wish I could go back in time and kick them all out.”

Gianinna had visited her father a week before his death. “He was very swollen, you couldn’t even see his eyes, he had a robot voice but they told us that we had to give him his space, that it was part of the recovery process, that dad wanted to be alone”.

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MANCHESTER (INGHILTERRA) (ITALPRESS) – Ruben Amorim‘s future at Manchester does not depend on the Europa League final on May 21 against Tottenham: no matter what happens, he will still be United’s coach next season.

According to the “Guardian“, the management intends to continue with the Portuguese coach who, arrived in November to replace Ten Hag, has indeed led the Red Devils to the final act of the Europa League but has not managed to reverse the trend in the Premier League where the team has collected 17 defeats and is 16th, its worst season since 1973-74.

The final in Bilbao could give United the pass to the next Champions League but in any case the management believes that Amorim has the right to play his cards by working from the pre-season and with a transfer market that brings the squad closer to his ideas. Matheus Cunha and Liam Delap are two of the main targets but it will also be necessary to sell, especially if the Red Devils were to remain out of Europe: Rashford, Sancho, Antony, Casemiro and Hojlund are the main suspects to raise money.

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