What is Latvian FA up to? GW3 update plus big interview with Vadims Ļašenko

Baltic football is now underway, so we catch-up on what’s been happening before the first international break of 2025 – whether it’s the surprising results in Estonia, edge-of-your seat friction in Latvia, and absolute mayhem in Lithuania, the start of the season in the region is exceeding all expectations.For the second part of the episode, Frank sits down with the President of the Latvian Football Federation, Vadims Ļašenko, to find out about the plans and activities around developing professional men’s and women’s football in Latvia. (00:01:23) Premium liiga update(00:04:28) Virsliga update(00:05:43) A Lyga update(00:11:00) What is the impact of the increased foreign player registration fee?(00:20:56) The new LFF/Virsliga working group(00:24:07) Why is Latvia losing so many Champion clubs?(00:33:14) What is LFF doing to raise the level of lower divisions?(00:35:05) Why is Latvia the only European country without a Cat IV stadium?(00:42:45) Goals for the National Teams in this cycle(00:54:56) Latvians in Scotland(00:56:16) Working with the Latvian diaspora(01:01:13) Futsal EURO 2026 in Latvia and Lithuania - what to expect?(01:06:04) Draw for the RFS goodie bag winner!For latest in Baltic football, go to balticfootballnews.com and follow us on social media!#latvia #lithuania #estonia #football #soccer #virsliga#alyga #premiumliiga #futbols #jalgpall #futbolas #baltics #futsal