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Bużu’s Back! Malta’s All-Time Top Scorer To Return To Pitch For Exhibition Match Against Manchester United Veterans

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Legendary Maltese footballer Carmel Busuttil absolutely dominated local football from the mid 1980s all the way up to the year 2000. Affectionately known as Bużu, the Maltese star scored a grand total of 213 goals throughout his career…. and he’s now set to make a return to the pitch for one night only!

This Sunday, Busuttil will be joining a couple of other Valletta FC former stars for an exciting exhibition match against Manchester Reds Legends XI, a team entirely made up of former international football stars who played with Manchester United between 1971 and 2008.

Beyond scoring over 200 goals – 23 of which were scored for Malta’s Natioanl Team – Busuttil also spent four years as Captain at Belgian football club K.R.C. Genk. He finished as the Belgian club’s top-scorer for three years, going on to win three Premier Leagues, two Maltese Cups and four Maltese Super Cups back home.

Il-Bużu doing what he does best… getting on the score sheet

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The match is being organised as part of Valletta’s European Capital of Culture calendar of events, with all proceeds going towards the Ursuline Sisters’ Creche, Angela House in Gwardamangia which works with Maltese children and families in need.

Now 54 years old, Busuttil will be up against United veterans like Wes Brown, Raimond Van Der Gouw, Ronny Johnsen, Jonathan Greening, Lee Martin, Chris Casper, Andy Ritchie, Sammy Mcllroy, Keith Gillespie, Danny Webber, Ben Thornley, Arthur Albiston, Russell Beardsmore, Nick Culkin, and manager Jimmy Greenhoff.

Joining former Valletta stars Reggie Cini (goalkeeper), Nicky Saliba (midfielder) and Gilbert Agius (current assistant manager) are Sean Sullivan, Ray Mifsud, Joe Camilleri, Jeffrey Chetcuti, Stefan Giglio, Nardu Farrugia, Keith Fenech, Frankie Grima, Joe Zarb, Ivan Zammit, Carlos Dimech, Ray Sciberras, Ian Zammit, Jeremy Agius, Melchior Cremona, Chris Camilleri, Shaun Bajada, Joe Micallef and Eddie Vella.

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This Sunday’s match kicks off at 6:30pm at the Centenary Stadium in Ta’ Qali.

Tag a Bużu fan… and a Manchester United fan!

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Lovin Malta's Head of Content, Dave has been in journalism for the better half of the last decade. Prefers Instagram, but has been known to doomscroll on TikTok. Loves chicken, women's clothes and Kanye West (most of the time).

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