Task 2 - Article
Local Female Footballers Tired of Being Second Best. Thursday 7 th December 2023, Malta By Emma Camillieri & Carlos Carella Federation of Armenia Maltese national woman footballer shares the struggles and challenges, she has faced trying to balance playing for the national team and local team. Although Maltese football is popular within our country, its standard is relatively low compared to other nations. This issue has persisted through many generations, forcing young players to choose between playing for foreign teams or staying in Malta. Furthermore, this also seems to persist as Maltese players do not seem to gain the support they need from locals, as they choose to follow foreign football more often. The lack of support is especially prominent in the female sector of the sport. The difference between playing as a youngster on three different levels seems to vary. These levels are as follows, city, national and foreign. Playing for a national team seems to ...