Aleksandrs Starkovs has returned to take charge of Latvia for a third time, replacing his former national team forward Marians Pahars.The 61-year-old Starkovs steered Latvia to the finals of UEFA EURO 2004 – the Baltic side's greatest achievement – and he enjoyed a second spell in the post from 2007 to 2013 following a stint with Spartak Moskva. His third coming begins with Latvia fifth in Group B of the European Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, two points ahead of Andorra, with European champions Portugal their next opponents on 9 June. "It's a major honour to take charge of the
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Futsal EURO main round line-up complete
All seven UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 preliminary round groups have been decided, with Georgia, Moldova, Latvia, Albania, France, Montenegro and Denmark through to join the top seeds in April's main round.Denmark were the last country to qualify. Having defeated debutants Kosovo 2-1 earlier on Thursday, the Nordic side were confirmed as Group E winners ahead of their opponents on direct head-to-head by Cyprus's failure to overcome Norway. They progress to main round Group 6 in Kazakhstan.Among the earlier successes were Albania making it through a round for the first time and Moldova earning a berth in a main round group hosted by holders Spain. Latvia topped Group C but were hel... UEFA.com - News
Belgium and Ronaldo make waves, Swiss stay perfect
Belgium go clear in Group H by beating Estonia 8-1Cristiano Ronaldo hits 67th and 68th Portugal goals in 4-1 defeat of LatviaGroup B leaders Swizterland extend 100% recordNetherlands record nervy 3-1 win in LuxembourgNext fixtures in these groups: 25 March 2017Group ALuxembourg 1-3 NetherlandsMemphis Depay came off the bench to score his first international double as the Dutch were made to sweat against a determined Luxembourg side. A clever touch from Davy Klaassen allowed Arjen Robben time an... UEFA.com - News
Indriksons re-elected in Latvia
Guntis Indriksons has been re-elected as president of the Latvian Football Federation (LFF) for another four-year term.Indriksons, who has been at the helm of the national association for 20 years, was confirmed in office at the LFF congress in Riga. Janis Mežeckis was also re-elected as LFF general secretary.Latvian football has developed steadily since 1996, when Indriksons became LFF president. He pledged to continue to develop the game in the Baltic country and to give the Latvian people every opportunity to play football throughout the year.Indriksons also promised that Latvia would contribute to the fight against match-fixing and that plans to build a new natio...