Why did Sheffield United play a friendly with Latvia in 2000?
Ben Meakin on an unlikely friendly, a bizarrely strong starting XI and the managers who became best of enemies.
Ben Meakin (BladesPod)
As England got ready to take on Latvia this week in their World Cup qualifying campaign, it came to my attention that this was the first-ever meeting between the two nations. Of course, my immediate reaction was that prior to 8pm on Monday 24th March 2025, Sheffield United had played more games of football against Latvia than Engl…
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