Lithuanian team FK Kauno Zalgiris forced to relocate Champions League match due to Pitbull concert

FK Kauno Zalgiris, a Lithuanian football club, qualified for the second round of the Champions League for the first time in its history. However, the club will be unable to play its home leg at its usual 15,000-seat Darius and Girenas Stadium in Kaunas because the venue was rented out for a concert by American rapper Pitbull. Instead, the match against Faroese champions KÍ Klaksvík will be held 30 kilometers away in Jonava at a stadium with a capacity of only 2,500. Coach Zeljko Sopic expressed frustration, referring to the artist as 'a dog or something like that.' Club president Mantas Kalnietis acknowledged the risk, stating the concert is a major revenue source that helps fund the team's ambitions.

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