What's this all a-Balt?!

It's time to talk about Baltic football. Why care about Baltic football, you may ask? It is exciting. It is unpredictable. It is accessible. And, it is authentic. For us, it is also local and we are very excited to expand our aperture to include Lithuania and Estonia to our previous coverage of Latvia. Whether you reside in one of the Baltic states and want to learn about what's going on next door or you are one of our many international listeners with great taste in football, we and our pan-Baltic team of football aficionados are here to cut through the language barrier and expose Baltic football in all its glory. In this first episode of the Baltic Football Podcast, we talk about the new format before covering some of the key stories from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia from January 2025. Tune in and dive in! (00:00:01) Why do we care about Baltic football? (00:07:05) Fans secure a home stadium purchase for FK Zalgiris! (00:11:50) Gvidas Gineitis scores his first Serie A goal (00:14:14) The football love story called FK Grobina (00:19:47) Valmiera FC shown the Virsliga door (00:22:03) Dream come true for Tamm, "the Estonian Haaland" (00:25:15) Paide lead the way in girl's football (00:28:03) Our favourite pan-Baltic friendlies For football news from the Baltics, make sure to check out our brand new website - balticfootballnews.com