Match fixing at it's finest.
Today's Latvian second league game between Dinamo Riga and FK Tukums 2000 II ended 3:4.
Dinamo were up at the half 3:0. Look at the last two goals.
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is a former U-19 international with over 40 games in Virslīga
Disgusting
Latvian and Estonian football federation announces a pre-season friendly tournament called Livonian Winter League.
12 clubs from Latvia and Estonia will participate in this tournament. They will be divided in three divisions.
The tournament will start on 16th of January.
Virslīga Transfer News:
Riga FC has signed Costa Rican National team striker Anthony Contreras.
The 23-year-old forward played in all three group-stage games for 🇨🇷 at the last World Cup in Qatar and just played for them in the Gold Cup.
This will be his first club in Europe.
4 - Liverpool were 4-0 up against Sparta Prague by the 14th minute of this match – the quickest a team have been four goals up in a game in major European competition since Chelsea in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in September 1971 (13th minute vs. Jeunesse Hautcharage). Flash.
🏆🇱🇻 It finally happened! Kristaps Porziņģis becomes the first Latvian to win the NBA Championship!
What a season! Congrats to
@kporzee
and to the Boston Celtics!
🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻
#NBAFinals
Breaking news:
Regional Italian newspaper Il Secolo XIX reports that 21-year-old Raimonds Krollis to Italian Serie A club Spezia is a done deal.
900k euros + 600k euros add-ons as well as 10% from the next sale.
Newspaper reports that Krollis will travel to Italy next week.
RFS Roberts Savaļnieks called the Valmiera FC manager Jurģis Kalns while he was doing the post-game press conference to say thank you for helping RFS win the league title.
Virslīga Matchday 35:
BFC Daugavpils vs FK Liepāja - 2:1
Daugavpils with this win secure the Virslīga football for the next season, while FK Liepāja for the 2nd year in a row will not play in Europe.
Tamaz Pertia will be on the hot seat, that is for sure.
🚨🟡🔴 Galatasaray have reached an agreement in principle with Napoli over loan deal for Victor Osimhen!
One year loan, salary covered as Napoli have accepted these conditions.
Gala’s delegation to meet with Osimhen in Napoli in next hours for final green light to the move.
One of the most insane performances I have ever seen live at the stadium watching football.
A two-minute Gauthier Mankenda (Riga FC) highlight-reel from the yesterdays game against Kecskemet. Enjoy. 🤯
🚨 Jānis Ikaunieks in Europe this season:
1st leg 🆚️ Larne F.C. 🅰️
2nd leg 🆚️ Larne F.C. ⚽️🅰️
1st leg 🆚️ Bodo/Glimt ❌️
2nd leg 🆚️ Bodo/Glimt ⚽️
1st leg 🆚️ Santa Coloma ⚽️
2nd leg 🆚️ Santa Coloma ⚽️⚽️⚽️
1st leg 🆚️ APOEL ⚽️🅰️
Seven games - 7 goals | 3 assists 👏
@IrishPropaganda
This went viral in Latvia.
Latvian federation yesterday said that they received explanations from Irish FA about this.
Also the creators of this match-day programme apologized.
Virslīga Transfer News:
Riga FC has signed Costa Rican National team striker Anthony Contreras.
The 23-year-old forward played in all three group-stage games for 🇨🇷 at the last World Cup in Qatar and just played for them in the Gold Cup.
This will be his first club in Europe.
"So this Roberts Ozols guy, he got kneed in the face so he might be concussed, but he put on a masterclass and kept a clean sheet against Norwegian NT at their home stadium, they needed to win the game badly. Norwegians are in the mud now. Latvia is back baby."
Galatasatay fans seeing in this video that Ismael Diomande is in the wheelchair and in the quotes they are saying that a disabled person plays for RFS is MENTAL.
FK Auda fans have also made their way to Kosovo for the game!
They will be safe today as the group in carmine red shirts are the Latvian soldiers serving in Kosovo right now.
✍️🇧🇪 | Here we go!
🚨 Riga FC and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have come to an agreement for the Senegalese winger Ousseynou Niang.
1.5 million Euros will go to Riga FC and Niang will sign a 5-year-deal!
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🚨🇧🇪| Hearing that Riga FC winger Ousseynou Niang will join Belgium Jupiler League club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
The 22-year-old Senegalese winger who has scored seven goals this season wants to move to Belgium.
Transfer window in Belgium is open till the 6th of September.
The young Latvian goalkeeper Klāvs Bethers keeping the clean sheet and also makes a great save in front of a 17550 people in attendance. 🧤
The atmphosphere in Catania FC home games is top! 🔥
🚨🇮🇹| Klāvs Bethers (2003) still has not conceded a goal to start the Italian Serie C season. 🧤
The second straight clean sheet for the Latvian goalkeeper - this time in Catania FC win over Benevento - 1:0. 👏
Latvian Cup 1/8 final:
FK PPK Betsafe vs Riga FC - 0:3
Anthony Contreras was just announced by Riga FC today, he got the start and already scored his debut goal in the first minute of the game.
Only in Latvian football.
FK Liepāja manager Tamaz Pertia started the press conference by saying he would talk with the president about his future and might consider leaving because he is ashamed of the results.
A few minutes later he got the phone call mid-press conference
Valmiera FC celebrating the first goal against Tre Penne as Maksims Toņiševs holds Ivan Zhelizko shirt who is soon joining 🇵🇱 Lechia Gdansk.
Shows how big of an impact Ivan Zhelizko had in Valmiera.
Will be a big blow for the defending Latvian champions as the season progress.
✍️| 19-year old forward Gļebs Patika in the summer will join English Championship side Watford F.C. academy.
The former Riga FC academy player this season dominated in the Cypriot U-19 league.
His Pafos FC won the league and he scored 25 league goals.
BFC Daugavpils forward Aleksej Golijanin just went straight to the dressing room during the game and substituted himself out because he was not the one taking the penalty kick. 😂
Ice Hockey World Championship is happening in Rīga.
A group of Swiss fans came to the Hanzas Stadium which is around the corner from Arena Rīga where the hockey games take place.
Latvian 2nd league (3rd tier) game. This is how they celebrate the goal with FK Aliance players. 😁
Reached 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ followers yesterday! 🥳
Thank you all for the support through these years!
Very grateful for the opportunity to write and cover the Latvian football to the best of my ability! 🙌
🚨Breaking news:
Paolo Nicolato will become the new Latvian National Team manager.
The 57-year-old Italian specialist previously was the manager for the Italian U21 National team.
New Era in Latvian football! 🙏
Andrejs Rubins unfortunately has passed away at the age of 43.
Andejs had a rich career. Most notably playing for Crystal Palace and Yaroslavl Shinnik
In total, he played 117 games for the NT, scoring 9 goals. He was one of the pillars of the NT in the EURO 2004 tournament. 🕯
🚨 FC RFS confirmed squad for the UEFA Europa League Phase:
Goalkeepers:
F. Ondoa 🇨🇲
P. Šteinbors 🇱🇻
S. Vilkovs 🇱🇻
Defenders:
D. Balodis 🇱🇻
R. Savaļnieks 🇱🇻
E. Stuglis 🇱🇻
H. Prenga 🇦🇱
P. Mares 🇨🇿
Ž. Lipušček 🇸🇮
Midfielders:
L. Odisharia 🇬🇪
J. Ikaunieks 🇱🇻
Emerson 🇧🇷
D.
Vapne beautiful free kick goal. 👏
He scored against Ireland a few days ago and now today. Lūkass is in a good form right now as the season in Latvia comes to an end.
Video credit to LTV7.
Final whistle:
Latvia U21 v Turkey U21 - 2:1
Big comeback win for the Latvian NT as they get their 2nd win of this qualification campaign.
Captain and goalkeeper Jānis Beks with a top performance!
Goals scored by two Metta players - Lūkass Vapne and Bruno Melnis.
🚨Breaking News: Serie C side Triestina is making a late push to sign Raimonds Krollis from Spezia Calcio.
That would be great for Raimonds. He needs playing time.
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Roberts Zelmanis has passed away at the age of 23 his former club SK Super Nova announced. 🕊
Roberts was part of the FK Liepāja squad in the 2020 which won the Latvian Cup.
My deepest condolences goes out to Roberts family and friends. 🙏
🚨 Kaspars Anmanis ties the game for the Latvian U21 NT as they play against Ireland U21.
Great run and pass by Gļebs Patika!
After the first 45 minutes:
Ireland U21 v Latvia U21 - 1:1
GOOOAL!
WHAT A GOAL BY JĀNIS IKAUNIEKS!
Vladislavs Gutkovskis crosses the ball and he perfectly connects with Jānis Ikaunieks who scores a beautiful volley.
75th minute
Moldova vs Latvia - 2:4
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso winger Ousmane Camara (2006) will join Riga FC — closing in on the deal, agreement being completed.
Camara, part of 60 best talents New Gen 2023 via The Guardian. 💫
Riga FC, very active on African market and ready to complete this big move.
🚨Rumour: After losing the league title in the last game of the season Tomislav Stipic today met with the Riga FC board and was informed that he and his assistants will be let go.
✍️ 🇨🇷|Costa Rican international Orlando Galo is set to join Riga FC.
The 23-year-old midfielder will join Riga on a season long loan with option to buy from Costa Rican side Herediano.
Orlando played in all games for Costa Rica in the Copa America 2024 including a full 90
📽 Riga FC manager Simo Valakari is visibly upset after the game against FK Auda and pretty much hinting that he is not the one who selects the starting lineup.
🏁| Final whistle:
FK Auda v Riga FC - 2:2
FK Auda for the first time in their history get a point against Riga FC after a superb 89th minute strike by Mane.
And it will be costly for Riga FC as this result pretty much gives a slim chance for them to catch up RFS and win the
What an end of the season.
But let's be real Riga FC blew it. One of the biggest choke jobs I have ever seen.
All season long they were the league leaders. Loss against FK Jelgava and when they needed the wins the most - two draws against SK Super Nova and Valmiera FC.
Great story!
3rd of September 2010 vs Croatia 🇭🇷
8-year-old Eduards Dašķevičs as a match mascot entering the pitch at the Skonto Stadium with the captain Kaspars Gorkšs.
16th of June 2023 vs Turkey 🇹🇷
Eduards makes his National Team debut at the Skonto Stadium.
🇰🇷 K League 1
The season starts in South Korea today.
Good to see Vladislavs Gutkovskis (
#9
) is in the starting lineup as his Daejeon play against Jeonbuk.
The Latvian National team forward returns to action after missing 7 months with ACL injury.
Big congratulations to the neighbors Lithuania!
As Vilnius Žalgiris beats Malmo FF they now have guaranteed atleast a UECL Group Stage.
They become the first Lithuanian football club who will participate in the group stage. Hope to see some 🇱🇻 clubs also there!
Braliukas!🇱🇹🇱🇹
Virslīga Matchday 24:
Riga FC vs BFC Daugavpils - 3:0
Riga takes care of business as they get the win over Daugavpils side.
All the Riga FWD score a goal, Stipic will have a tough decision on who to start on Thursday.
⚽️ 40 🇱🇻 M.Regža
⚽️ 70' 🇳🇬 A.Taiwo
⚽️ 85' 🇨🇷 A.Contreras
This was not counted as a goal after a VAR check in the 70th minute when the result was still 1:1.
The explanation - not enough cameras to know 100% sure that the ball went over the line. 🥲
Latvia robbed? 🤕
Full time:
Latvia vs Armenia - 2:0
Big win for the Latvia as they snap the six game losing streak!
Players came out today with a fire and wanted to get the win for the manager who is on a hot seat and fans
Great game!
Goals scored by:
Jānis Ikaunieks
Daniels Balodis
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🇵🇪|🇱🇻 Peruvian NT member Luis Iberico (25, Winger) looks to be the Ousseynou Niang replacement as he is set to join Riga FC.
He has played all his career back home in Peru mostly for one team - FBC Melgar.
Riga will pay an unknown transfer fee.
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❗️Reginaldo Ramires, a 23-year-old Brazilian striker for Riga FC, has been offered to FC Porto as a replacement for Evanilson.
@thirfernandes
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#FCPorto