João Prates on humanity, context and the unseen side of coaching (part 2)
A 52-year-old Portuguese coach, João Pratesas, is no stranger to Lithuanian football. From mid-2022 he spent…
João Prates: leadership, context and building competitive teams across five countries (part 1)
Football often celebrates success without context. João Prates has lived both sides - titles won and…
Omran Haydary on his career and the long road back at Sūduva
The start of last year was marked by painful injuries across the A Lyga. Few teams…
Alexandr Dovhyi: “I decided to take the risk”
Alexandr Dovhyi reflects on a career shaped by youth academies, chance moves, and contract realities, speaking…
Top 5 most extravagant A Lyga players of recent seasons
Mantas Aliukonis presents his personal ranking of the most extravagant players in recent A Lyga seasons,…
Vacys Lekevičius: “There is no football left here”
Vacys Lekevičius has long occupied the margins of Lithuanian football, speaking in ways few others do…
The long way to improvement: Miguel Carretero’s reshaping of Lithuanian football
Miguel Carretero Osuna does not measure his impact in slogans or promises, but in repeatable outcomes.…
Tjago Bomfim’s Kretinga years: coaching, control, and collective responsibility
When Brazilian coach Tjago Bomfim took charge of FK Minija in Kretinga, daily rituals, cultural frictions,…
Lost promise: Talents who failed to establish themselves at Žalgiris during the Venslovaitienė era
Mantas Aliukonis looks back at the most talented Lithuanian players who passed through Vilnius Žalgiris during…
Antonio Tuta: faith, football and the fight to stay in A Lyga
Antonio Tuta has taken a long road to stability in Lithuanian football. From early spells in…