Emanuel Briffa

Emanuel Briffa (born 13 February 1994) is a Maltese former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder and made one appearance for the Malta national team.

[2] Briffa earned his first and only cap for Malta on 11 November 2015 in a friendly against Jordan.

However, he was acquitted as charges were filed prior to the expiration of a three-month window which is allotted for players to report irregularities to the relevant authorities.

[4] However, he was suspended by the Malta Football Association pending an investigation by UEFA.

Briffa received a lifelong ban from UEFA on 9 January 2018 for match-fixing offences during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification tournament (against Montenegro on 23 March 2016 and the Czech Republic on 29 March 2016).