LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Ederson will be Manchester United’s first signing for next season. Talksport confirms that negotiations are nearing completion for the 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder’s transfer from Atalanta to Old Trafford. The deal is valued at approximately €40 million, given that Ederson’s contract with Atalanta expires in a year. The Brazilian is expected to fill the void left by Casemiro’s departure.

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LIVERPOOL (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Liverpool have chosen Andoni Iraola. According to BBC Sport, having sacked Arne Slot on Saturday, the Reds will begin negotiations in the next few hours with the 43-year-old Spaniard, whose contract with Bournemouth expires and who has also been linked with AC Milan in recent days.

Iraola isn’t the only option—Sebastian Hoeness of Stuttgart and Pierre Sage of Lens are also interested—but the Reds will do everything they can to convince him to take the Anfield job.

Incidentally, Liverpool’s current sporting director is Richard Hughes, who was Bournemouth’s technical director when Iraola was hired.

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KANSAS CITY (USA) (ITALPRESS) – Lionel Messi’s sixth World Cup has officially begun. The former Barcelona and PSG star, along with his compatriot and Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul, arrived in Kansas City a few hours after the Seleccion landed to join the rest of the national team.

The bulk of the group arrived at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport on Aerolineas Argentinas charter plane number 1978, a tribute to the Argentine’s first World Cup victory. The plane featured a special livery: Messi’s number 10 was emblazoned on the tail, nestled between the traditional white and blue stripes, while three gold stars commemorated the three world titles won.

Argentina has chosen Sporting Kansas City’s training facilities as its headquarters during the initial phase of the tournament. Placed in Group J, the Seleccion will debut on June 16 against Algeria in Kansas City. Their other opponents in the group will be Austria and Jordan.

Before the start of the World Cup, Argentina will play two more warm-up friendlies: against Honduras on June 6 and against Iceland on June 9.

It remains to be seen whether Messi will be involved in these tests, given the muscle fatigue he suffered in his last outing against Inter Miami.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Three explosions occurred in the early morning hours in Magħtab, involving a fireworks factory, shortly after 6:30 a.m.

A large plume of smoke was seen rising from the site and was visible across multiple areas of the island, prompting concern among residents.

The police confirmed that no one was present inside the facility at the time of the explosions, and no fatalities or injuries have been reported.

However, nearby residential properties sustained damage as a result of the blasts. Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosions.

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MILAN (ITALPRESS) – “I think I gave AC Milan everything I could give.” AC Milan striker Rafael Leao’s words in an interview with Portuguese club Sport.tv sound like a farewell. “It was a club that helped me grow a lot, that supported me in difficult times. I’m happy to have managed to write my name in the Rossoneri’s history. I want to try a new challenge in a new league. And if this were to happen, I would be very happy and satisfied, because it would mean I did my job to the best of my ability.”

Leao’s contract expires in June 2027. “Now the most important thing is the World Cup and helping the national team however I can. When the time comes, I will evaluate the best options to continue my career.” Leao’s future club could be in Spain, the Premier League, or Saudi Arabia.

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PARIS (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) – One person has died, as well as one seriously injured, in the heavy toll of incidents overnight in Paris, which began immediately after PSG’s Champions League victory over Arsenal. A 24-year-old man died from injuries sustained in a scooter accident on the Paris ring road, near Porte Maillot, according to French media reports. The Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation to determine the cause of death.

A 17-year-old is currently in a coma, in critical condition, after being involved in a knife fight last night in the 16th arrondissement. When police arrived, the young man, dazed, had two eye wounds and was bleeding profusely from the mouth. The attackers immediately fled. The total number of injured rises to 219.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Labour Party has won Malta’s general election, according to early vote-count sampling conducted by agents of the two major parties as counting got underway.

Speaking at the counting hall in Naxxar, Nationalist Party General Secretary Charles Bonello said the PN expects to lose by around 18,000 votes.

Labour supporters celebrated the projected victory with chants of “Viva l-Labour”, “Robert tagħna il-mexxej Alleluia”, and “ir-raba’ rebħa” (the fourth victory).

While final results and parliamentary seat allocations are still pending, the sampling has effectively ruled out any surprise outcome.

All published opinion surveys during the election campaign had pointed towards a Labour victory.

Despite the defeat, Bonello highlighted positive signs for the PN, describing the result as the party’s strongest performance since 2008.

Projections also indicate that the PN may have won Gozo, the home district of party leader Alex Borg.

The election is set to make history, marking the first time since the establishment of Malta’s Parliament in 1921 that a political party has secured a fourth consecutive electoral victory.

Previously, only two parties had achieved three successive wins. Labour won in 1971, 1976 and 1981, while the Nationalist Party secured victories in 1998, 2003 and 2008.

The final margin of victory and the composition of the next Parliament will become clearer as counting continues.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta recorded a modest increase in voter turnout in the latest general election, according to figures released by the Electoral Commission early on Sunday.

A total of 311,949 of the 356,832 eligible voters cast their ballots, resulting in a turnout rate of 87.42%. While this marks an improvement on the 85.63% turnout registered in 2022, it remains the second-lowest turnout in a general election since independence.

Turnout increased across all 13 electoral districts, despite boundary changes introduced since the last election to reflect demographic shifts.

The number of uncollected voting documents also rose slightly. A total of 15,312 documents, representing 4.3% of the total, were not collected, compared to 4.1% in 2022. However, a greater proportion of voters who received or collected their voting documents went on to cast their votes.

Voting closed at 10pm on Saturday, triggering the transfer of ballot boxes from across the country to the counting hall in Naxxar ahead of Sunday’s vote count.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Polling stations opened this morning at 7:00 a.m. in Malta and Gozo for the early elections called by Prime Minister Robert Abela, with over 341,000 voters expected to decide whether the Labour Party will win a fourth consecutive term. Voting will continue until 10:00 p.m., with counting starting tomorrow morning.

Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg was the first politician to vote, going to the polls at 9:00 a.m. in Munxar, Gozo, accompanied by Electoral Commissioner Salvu Sant and welcomed by European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, who subsequently cast her vote in Tas-Sliema.

“I urge everyone to vote to give Malta a fresh start,” Borg said after casting his vote. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola urged people to exercise their right and vote. “This is an important day for the country,” she said. Prime Minister Robert Abela cast his ballot shortly after 10 a.m. in Zejtun, along with his wife, Lydia.

In a social media post, he said that voters “hold an important key in their hands” and deserve a voice in the country’s leadership. Around noon, Malta’s President, Myriam Spiteri Debono, arrived at her designated polling station in Birkirkara.

Turnout at 2 p.m. stood at 43.59%, up from 40.45% at the same time in 2022. This figure does not include early voting, which is reserved for police, election officials, and hospitalized patients.

There are 162 candidates in the running, including eight representatives of the ADPD, seven from Ahwa Maltin, one candidate for Imperium Europa, seven for Momentum, 72 candidates representing the Labour Party, 65 for the Nationalist Party, and two independent candidates.

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PALERMO (ITALPRESS) – The new direct flight between Palermo and Malta, part of the Maltese national airline, KM Malta Airlines, begins this evening with its inaugural flight.

The new route will operate three times a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday). Yesterday, at Villa Niscemi in Palermo, the airline and Gesap, the management company of Palermo’s Falcone Borsellino International Airport, organized a meeting with the trade.

The meeting was attended by Gesap CEO Gianfranco Battisti, Palermo City Councilor for Tourism Alessandro Anello, and Malta Tourism Authority Italy Director Ester Tamasi.

“The launch of the direct flight between Palermo and Malta represents a significant milestone in the international growth of Falcone Borsellino,” said Gesap’s CEO, “and in strengthening Sicily’s strategic role in the Mediterranean. Malta is now an extremely dynamic hub, with over one hundred European and Mediterranean destinations, and being able to reach it from Palermo in about an hour’s flight means creating new opportunities for tourism, business, economic exchanges, and institutional relations between two historically close territories,” continued Battisti.

“This new route also contributes to further expanding Palermo Airport’s international connectivity, improving the accessibility of western Sicily and strengthening the airport’s position as a strategic platform for mobility and development in the Mediterranean.”

Flights are available for booking through the Km Malta Airlines website or app, travel agencies, and other authorized sales channels.

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