Football

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Vilnius makes a bit to host Ronaldo and Messi dinner

Ten of the best restaurants in Vilnius had reserved tables for Ronaldo and Messi, and a local artist created a…

5 years ago
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WorldCoaches brings Winter, Blinker and Mendes da Silva to Lithuania

In a series of events, Dutch football legends, Aron Winter, Regi Blinker Sander Westerveld, David Mendes da Silva and others,…

5 years ago
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All-time low: Lithuania drops to 145th place on FIFA rating

Lithuania's national football team dropped to an all-time low of 145th place on the latest FIFA world rating. [...]

7 years ago
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Where are Lithuanians going to watch UEFA Euro 2016?

Although Lithuania is a basketball country, sports fans are getting ready for one of the highlights of the summer, the…

8 years ago
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Two Lithuanian footballers suspended over doping

Two Lithuanian football players have reportedly been caught doping. Tests detected Meldonium in their urine, a substance that the World…

9 years ago
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FIFA votes on new president – Lithuania backs Infantino

World football’s governing body FIFA will vote today on appointing a new president following the resignation of former president Sepp…

9 years ago
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Lithuania football team falls further in FIFA world rankings

Lithuania fell to 128th in the latest FIFA world rankings of national football teams launched on Thursday. The country is…

9 years ago
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Goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis praised despite losing debut

Lithuanian goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis made his debut in the Spanish football league for Espanyol against Spanish giants Real Madrid on…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian goalkeeper joins English Premier League club Bournemouth

Lithuania’s 18-year-old Atlantas goalkeeper Marius Adamonis has joined English Premier League Club Bournemouth after a trial at the club. [...]

9 years ago
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Karpavičius withdraws from race for Football Federation presidency

Raimondas Karpavičius, one of the candidates running for the presidency of the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), has quit the race…

9 years ago
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Court bans Polish kibice for inciting ethnic hatred

Four Polish nationals were convicted of exhibiting a poster offensive to Lithuanians at a football match. The banner with the…

9 years ago
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Baltic states go down in FIFA World ratings

The Baltic states have fallen down FIFA's world rankings this year. Lithuania and Latvia are out of the world's top…

9 years ago
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Kijanskas scored his second goal in Israeli premier league

Lithuanian 30-year-old football player Tadas Kijanskas scored on Saturday his second goal this season in the Israeli premier league for…

9 years ago
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Euro 2016: Lithuania lost to Estonia

The Lithuanian national football team lost on Saturday, September 5, to Estonia in Group E with a score of 1-0…

9 years ago
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Football player Tadas Kijanskas: ‘Happy to score, but team spirit is more important’

The captain of the Lithuanian national football team, 29-year-old defender Tadas Kijanskas, scored Saturday the first goal for his team…

9 years ago
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World Cup 2018 qualification: Lithuania in Group F with England

Lithuania, which is competing for participating in Euro 2016 in France against England and Slovenia in Group F, will face…

9 years ago
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Football player Mindaugas Panka continues in Israel

Lithuanian midfielder Mindaugas Panka, 31, signed a new contract with Israeli premier league football club Maccabi Petah Tiqua. Panka has…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian police step up security in Šiauliai ahead of football match

Around 450 police officers will gather in Lithuania's northern city of Šiauliai on Thursday in preparation for the upcoming football…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian police prevent mass brawl between Polish and Russian football hooligans

Lithuanian police on Sunday prevented a mass brawl between Polish and Russian football hooligans. [...]

9 years ago
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Lithuanian football player detained under Germany’s European arrest warrant

Lithuanian football players Tauras Grinius, representing the Rudupis Prienai club, was detained in Kaunas, Lithuania, on Monday night. [...]

9 years ago