The Skonto Gazette
Squad17 Aug 2026
Denis Popović breaks a bone — 114 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 114 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Skonto
Karel Soldát was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market17 Aug 2026
KDV Tomsk join the queue for Marcis Vanins
Add another name to the list: KDV Tomsk have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Marcis Vanins. The answer from Skonto has not changed — yet.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Skonto training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rodolphe Ekou is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Kristaps Ciganovs signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Kristaps Ciganovs and Skonto agree another 3 years.
Market17 Aug 2026
No place for Pavels Cauna in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Pavels Cauna has his answer from Skonto; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
In brief
- Market Marcis Tarasovs runs his contract down
- Market Skonto put Raivis Savalnieks up for sale