The Paide Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Pa Modou Sohna says no to FCI Tallinn
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Pa Modou Sohna had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Market10 Aug 2026
Paide turn down Vitebsk for Abdourahman Badamosi
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel Cabral signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Daniel Cabral commits to Paide for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel Cabral in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Paide this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Paide promote Martin Hein from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Martin Hein has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Joonas Dmitrijev steps up from the Paide academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Joonas Dmitrijev has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad 6 new faces, and Paide are still learning each other
- The dugout Daniel Cabral knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Bubacarr Trawally wants to know why he earns less