Virsliga 2023 is over, so it’s time to reflect on how it ended, who won (or lost) what, who scored how many goals. In this first episode, we talk about the final standings and the top scorers. (00:00) How it all ended (07:07) FK RFS and Riga FC (10:49) FK Auda (15:37) Valmiera FC (21:56) FK Liepaja (28:42) FS Jelgava (34:07) BFC Daugavpils (38:01) FK Tukums 2000/Telms (42:35) FK Metta (49:03) SK Super Nova Salaspils (56:09) Top scorers

Latvian Cup 2023 is over and Riga FC had won it in a penalty shoot-out against their arch rivals - RFS. Join us as we sit down right after the match to reflect on how it went and on what we can look forward to!

Jānis Vītols of Latvian Footy in English (@LV_footballnews) joins us for our second special episode to reflect on the Virsliga summer transfer window 2023. Who came, who left, who got loaned out and why, and was this transfer window a net gain for the Latvian Higher League? Tune in to find out what the man behind the largest Latvian football English-language social media account thinks of it all!

With the Conference League in the rear view mirror, we reflect on how Riga and Valmiera did in QR3 as well as catch-up on the Latvian Cup and the Virsliga. (02:04) UECL QR3: Riga FC vs FC Twente (and Stipic) (16:50) UECL QR3: Valmiera FC vs FK Partizani Tirana (and Kalns) (25:19) Chasing the Top 33 (28:16) The Latvian Cup (45:52) Catching up on Virsliga (57:04) Metta in Europe?

Games that made sense, games that didn't, games that went as expected, and games that made us lose our minds - the UECL QR2 had it all! Join us as we reflect on how it went for the four Latvian teams in QR2 of the Conference League - Riga, RFS, Valmiera, and Auda - and what awaits Riga and Valmiera in QR3. (00:54) Valmiera FC vs S.P. Tre Penne (10:13) FK RFS vs Sabah FK (22:21) FK Auda vs Spartak Trnava FC (28:27) Riga FC vs Kecskeméti TE (42:38) European games and Latvian football (46:05) UECL QR3: Riga FC vs FC Twente and Valmiera vs FK Partizani Tirana

UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League are here and we could not be more excited! Join us as we discuss how Valmiera did in their Champions League debut against Olimpija Ljubljana and how both Riga FC and RFS performed in their respective Conference League draws against Vikingur Reykjavik and Makedonija GP! We also look ahead to Qualification round 2 and compare and contrast our, apparently, very different perspectives on how it's going to go down. (00:38) UCL Q1: Valmiera FC vs Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) (12:01) UECL Q1: FK RFS vs Makedonija GP (MKD) (22:27) UECL Q1: Riga FC vs Vikingur Reykjavik (ISL) (33:55) UECL Q2: Valmiera FC vs Tre Penne (SMR) (41:41) UECL Q2: FK RFS vs Sabah FC (AZE) (44:56) UECL Q2: FK Auda vs FC Spartak Trnava (SVK) (51:16) UECL Q2: Riga FC vs Kecskeméti TE (HUN) (52:50) Looking back and looking ahead

In our first Special episode, Dmitrijs sits down with the CEO of Virsliga, Maksims Krivunecs, to talk about the business of Latvian Virsliga. Football, in general, is an interesting context within which to examine the various organisations involved, but Virsliga is even more interesting still on account of it being a young competition with very little budgetary impact of matchday revenue. And yet, Latvian club football is punching well above it's weight, currently being ranked 34th by UEFA. How do they do it? Join us for this fascinating conversation to learn how Virsliga is pushing the envelope of digitisation and business model innovation, all the while working on a shoestring budget and devoid of even domestic TV sales! (01:20) Maksims Krivunecs (05:19) The business model of Virsliga (17:09) A note on how clubs make money (17:53) Digitisation and the business of data (38:12) Interest, engagement, commercialisation (42:44) Getting more people into the stadiums (50:01) Three ways to grow further

Latest two rounds in the run-up to the European games did not bring many surprises, but did deliver a few exciting games (especially from the lower end of the table). Join us as we catch up on what happened in rounds 21 and 22! (01:29) Tukums vs Metta (03:51) Auda vs Valmiera (07:45) RFS vs Jelgava (12:22) Riga vs Liepaja (18:34) Daugavpils vs Super Nova (22:37) Valmiera vs Tukums (27:42) Liepaja vs RFS (35:27) Riga vs Auda (40:08) Jelgava vs Super Nova (44:39) Metta vs Daugavpils (47:59) Current standings (56:30) Goal of the Round

The biggest domestic football night of the year - The Big Riga Derby at Skonto - has arrived and, boy oh boy, it did not disappoint! Join us, as we talk about our experiences of the game (we were both there), rest of matchday 20 clashes, and about some other news in and around Virsliga! (00:00) We are now also on Instagram! (03:09) Some transfer news: Steponavicius, Lemajic, Berqvist, Liepaja, and Riga FC (22:35) The Harušták interview (25:17) Valmiera vs Liepaja (28:49) Metta vs Auda (35:16) Daugavpils vs Jelgava (38:30) Super Nova vs Tukums (43:29) Riga vs RFS (1:00:39) Goal of the Round

As we roll into the third lap of Virsliga 2023, another competition is upon us - the Latvian Cup! It's been ongoing in the background for a bit of time now, but we are now at a point where Virsliga teams are mixed into the bunch. Join us, as we review the latest round of Virsliga and introduce the six non-Virsliga teams in the Cup draw! (00:00) Introduction, Liepaja vs Metta (09:32) RFS vs Valmiera (19:23) Super Nova vs Auda (24:37) Jelgava vs Riga (32:22) Daugavpils vs Tukums (37:45) Latvian Cup 1/8 Draw (40:16) The 6 non-Virsliga teams