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From promise to reality: FIFA Football for Schools launches in Latvia!

The Latvian Football Association (LFF) is aiming to boost its country’s footballing development through its commitment to making football the most popular sport in Latvia for women and making the game part of the curriculum for physical education classes in schools. In their bid to achieve the latter, the LFF …

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FIFA represented at Latvian Women in Sport conference!

The Latvian Football Federation recently hosted an international conference at Riga Technical University on April 13, devoted to strengthening and widening the role of women in sport. The conference concentrated on a number of diverse topics including the challenges facing women in sport; how to combine being a professional athlete …

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LaLiga and Virsliga sign MoU to further the development of football!

The signing took place in Madrid by Oscar Mayo, Executive Director of LaLiga and Maksims Krivunecs, Chairman of the Board of the Virsliga. The MoU will also establish new lines of communication for the competitions to exchange expertise on leadership, technology, corporate governance, sports management, female football and various aspects …

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1.000 fans announce for Germany’s game vs Latvia in Düsseldorf!

Thanks to the consistently low infection rates in Düsseldorf, the international fixture between Germany and Latvia on Monday, June 7 (20:45 CEST) can take place in front of 1,000 fans at the Merkur Spiel-Arena. This number relies on the seven-day incidence rate remaining below 50 across the state of North …

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Germany to face Latvia in Euro 2020 warm-up in Düsseldorf!

The Germany national team’s final preparation match ahead of the summer’s EURO will take place at the end of the training camp on June 7. Germany’s opponents in Düsseldorf will be Latvia, as confirmed following a meeting of the DFB presidium on Friday, March 12. A further friendly match is …

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European Leagues welcome three new member leagues!

The European Leagues welcomed three new members at their General Assembly in Frankfurt on Friday, October 19. The LFA of the Czech Republic, the Latvian Virsliga and the Lithuanian A Lyga join 32 other professional football leagues representing more than 900 clubs in 28 countries. The Czech LFA consists of …

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Granatkin Memorial Cup: India U-17s lose 1-4 to Latvia!

The India Under-17 Team couldn’t garner a positive result in their last match of the round-robin stage against Latvia to advance to the quarterfinals of the Granatkin Memorial Tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia. Latvia netted three goals before the changeover, having almost secured a victory tonight. Albeit Sanjeev Stalin blasted …

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Granatkin Youth Cup: India to face hosts Russia, Belarus & Latvia!

Our India Under-17 team preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup would play the Valentin Granatkin Memorial Youth Cup in Saint Petersburg, Russia from January 8, 2017 onwards. The prestigious tournament would see the India Colts face in Group B hosts Russia (January 8) besides their neighbours Belarus (January …

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