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Gibraltar league
06
Aug
2018

We need more girls to play football

Europa Women are hoping a fourth team is added to the league as a women’s international football tournament featuring Atletico Madrid and Everton kicked off in Gibraltar and neighbouring town La Linea. Both the coach and a senior player believe there is a future for the sport in Gibraltar if it is only promoted more...
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26
Jul
2018

Who is the new local signing showing early promise?

After a short break the pre-season is already upon us and the manager is looking forward to the new season after a disappointing Europa League exit earlier this month. “The start of pre-season has been hectic even though we have hardly had a rest,” said Europa manager Juanjo Gallardo. “The team has been able to...
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04
Jul
2018

Precious goals can help us win this tie

Europa are hoping to increase their control of the ball and score more goals in the second leg of the our Europa League preliminary round. The manager is expecting a big crowd in Kosovo this Thursday night but he believes this will only push the players to do even better. “It will be a different...
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08
Jun
2018

New stars are hungry for the big stage

Europa’s two new additions are ready to add steel and grit to the club as they aim to compete for the top honours. Olmo Gonzalez Casado, known simply as ‘Olmo’ and Ruben Blanco Rodriguez whose nickname is “Rubo” will both be donning the green and black in the Europa League campaign. And both these seasoned...
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07
Jun
2018

Liam Walker: I want to carry on making history

Liam Walker, who helped us win the league and cup treble back in 2016/17, is returning to Europa on a three-year contract. The attacking midfielder, who is Gibraltar national side’s leading goalscorer and most ever capped player, will play in the Europa League Qualifiers. He is hoping to do “amazing things” throughout the coming season...
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29
May
2018

It is sad that Mons Calpe finished the season empty-handed

The Europa manager extended a hand of solidarity to his beaten foes in last Sunday’s Rock Cup Final, Mons Calpe. Juanjo Gallardo praised the fighting spirit of our opponents and wished they had taken more than just pride from this season’s displays. “We knew that against Mons Calpe we would under a lot of pressure,”...
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25
May
2018

We will give 200% to lift the Rock Cup on Sunday

The new Europa boss thanked the hard work of the man he replaced as he set his sights on becoming Gibtelecom Rock Cup Champion for the second time. Juanjo Gallardo – who lifted the trophy for the first time in the club’s history exactly a year – believes his boys are more than ready to...
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24
May
2018

Europa teens believe they can be first teamers

Three local teenagers and a youth coach gave their verdict on their chances of making it to the top at a special teen training session last week. Liam Crisp, who joined the club in January, said he had always looked forward to a learning the Europa way: “Training with the full squad has been really...
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16
May
2018

Our secret weapon in the battle for the title

Many would think that beating teams is all about the players and their confidence. But our manager Johnny Parrado today revealed how he orchestrates the downfall of his rivals. “Playing St Joseph’s was more complicated than the score suggests,” said Johnny. “But we had studied the way they play quite extensively and we understood how...
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03
May
2018

Defensive opposition are a testament to our attack

Lincoln’s stout desire to play for a draw is an indication of the respect they have for Europa. This is point of view of our manager Johnny Parrado, who saw the league leaders line up in one of the most defensive formations he had seen them in since the start of the season. The move...
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