US pop star Justin Timberlake will perform in Lithuania next summer. However, the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) says the concert will again harm the sport.
Justin Timberlake’s concert will take place on June 6, 2025, at Kaunas Darius and Girėnas Stadium.
This summer, large concerts by British pop star Ed Sheeran and Lithuanian pop star Jessica Shy took place at the stadium. After these events, the LFF had to move the Lithuania national team’s match from Kaunas to Marijampolė due to damaged turf.
It is now clear that the Lithuanian national football team will not be able to play home matches in Kaunas next summer either.
The Lithuanian national team is scheduled to play FIFA international matches on June 6–7 and June 9–10 next year, coinciding with Timberlake’s concert.
“We will celebrate again, we will dance. We already knew last week that the stadium operator was planning this concert. They knew that the FIFA window was scheduled at the same time, but it is what it is. I will not say anything new. Football is in the background again,” LFF President Edgaras Stankevičius told the 15min.lt news website.
At the beginning of June next year, the Lithuanian national team will be playing qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup. Lithuania’s opponents will be revealed after the draw ceremony on December 13.
“Before the tournament, each federation will receive a special FIFA form, where we will mark when we can play home matches. Now it will be very simple – we will mark that we cannot play at home in June because there will be no suitable pitch,” Stankevičius said.
According to the LFF president, the management of the Darius and Girėnas Stadium did not consult the federation when deciding on the concert.
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