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The Smiters Reawaken: Our Girls To Shatter German Psyche, “Horror Hooves” Provokes Limb Frenzy & More
by Noemi Ehrat and Greig Robertson
The football – and thereby the smiting – is returning to European shores, but the times they are a-changin’. Coach…
The Smiting Never Ends: Women’s World Cup, Aron & Hannes Contracts & More
by John Rogers and Greig Robertson
After a fascinating World Cup tournament reached its finale, the Icelandic men’s team are regrouping for some coming tournaments, while…
Meet The Smiters: Guardians Of The Bench
by John Rogers and Greig Robertson
Football is war. So if one of Iceland’s perfect eleven should accidentally lose a leg or a head (other than…
#SmiteTheWorld News: #ISL’s Latest Odds, Lanzini Out, Spain Cursed & More
The World Cup is here! The horde are camped out in a Russian forest practicing their long throws, shield walls…
Iceland Goalkeeper Hannes Halldórsson Directs Rousing World Cup Ad
by John Rogers
As you may have noted if you’ve been following our Meet The Smiters series, Hannes “Wild Claws” Halldórsson—Iceland’s number one…
Meet The Smiters: Ari Freyr “The Unforgiven” Skúlason
What Ari Freyr Skúlason lacks in height, he makes up for in sheer, unadulterated psychopathy. In fact, Ari’s capacity for…
Meet The Smiters: Samúel Kári “The Hammer” Friðjónsson
“Friðjónsson can hit them from here,” Guy Mowbray will say, preemptively, as Sammi lines up a 35-yard piledriver against the…
Meet The Smiters: Ólafur Ingi “The Shaman” Skúlason
When Ólafur Ingi Skúlason was a child, his father would tell him a story about the humble people of Vestmannaeyjar….
Meet The Smiters: Jóhann Berg “The Berginator” Guðmundsson
by John Rogers
It is written that in the year of 1990, a strange iceberg drifted into Reykjavík’s smoky bay and washed ashore…
The Azzurri Of The North: Italy Adopts Iceland For The 2018 World Cup
An Italian journalist has made headlines here in Iceland recently for his interview with the President of Iceland, Guðni Th….
Photos: Iceland’s Smiters Train For World Cup Combat In Reykjavík
by John Rogers
Ahead of their first ever foray into a World Cup tournament, the Icelandic men’s national team held an open training…
Russian Sanctions On Iceland Hinder World Cup Preparations
The trade sanctions imposed by Russia on Iceland three years ago have had a grave impact on Iceland’s preparations for…
Meet The Smiters: Alfreð “Arctic Fox In The Box” Finnbogason
Alfreð Finnbogason is strákarnir okkar’s “Arctic Fox in the Box,” whose cunning spearheads Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side. Alfreð is always lurking…
Meet The Smiters: Emil “The Emilinator” Hallfreðsson
Part-man, part-glacier, Emil “The Emilinator” Hallfreðsson is so strong that Hafþór Júlíus “The Mountain” Björnsson addresses him as “Master.” This…
Meet The Smiters: Birkir Már “The Steriliser” Sævarsson
Birkir Már Sævarsson is ever-present in Berserkirnir Okkar’s rearguard. He’s a fully certified bore-draw fanatic, as spindly as he is…
Meet The Smiters: Birkir “Horror Hooves” Bjarnason
Much like Freyfaxi—the galloping stallion of Hrafnkels Saga—Birkir Bjarnason is a glorious creature to be admired—but not insulted by the…
Meet The Smiters: Jón Daði “The Scythe of Selfoss” Böðvarsson
Jón Daði “The Scythe of Selfoss” Böðvarsson is so big that his hometown considers him a landmark as well as…
Meet The Smiters: Kári “The Disciple of Doom” Árnason
Born in Gothenburg, Sweden and raised in Reykjavík, Kári “The Disciple of Doom” Árnason has been canonised on terraces in…
Meet the Smiters: Ragnar “Shaggy Breeches” Sigurðsson
Ragnar Sigurðsson is a burly blockade at the rear-end of strákarnir okkar (“our boys”), and a fierce defender of national…
Meet The Smiters: Hannes Þór “Wild Claws” Halldórsson
Hannes Þór Halldórsson is more than just Iceland’s goalkeeper; he is the nation’s last line of defence and last bastion…
Meet The Smiters: Aron “The Annihilator” Gunnarsson
by John Rogers
For many, Aron “The Annihilator” Einar Malmquist Gunnarsson is the face of the Icelandic national football team. A dogged, ever-committed…