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Edition
The Skonto Gazette
31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Upbeat
Squad31 Aug 2026
Kristaps Dubra damages knee ligaments — 36 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 36 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Olegs Jagodinskis breaks a bone — 75 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 75 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market31 Aug 2026
Skonto turn down Liepaja for Olegs Jagodinskis
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
In brief
- Market Alvis Savalnieks asks to leave Skonto
- Squad Eduards Zjuzins in a row with a teammate
- Squad Skonto lose Nikita Oss
- Market Aliou Thiaré arrives on loan