The reason for the meeting was the status of the Lucavsala site – two years ago, Rīga City Council granted the LFF a plot of land measuring approximately ten hectares for use free of charge for a period of five years, with a view to realising the plan to build the national football stadium.
No construction work has yet begun on Lucavsala, and a couple of weeks ago, Edgars Bergholcs (United List), chair of the Riga City Council’s Development Committee, asked the LFF for clarificatio...