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Danish Football Supporters Fined After Icelandic Match
The European Football Association has issued a fine of 3.6 million ISK to the Danish football team Brøndby after its supporters’ behaviour during a match against the Icelandic team Víkingur, Vísir reports. In early August, the two teams met for the first…
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Special Forces Deployed After Football Fans Clash
One man was arrested after violent clashes involving Brøndby supporters following Víkingur’s 3-0 win over the Danish side in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday night, reports RÚV. Iceland’s National Commissioner’s Special Operations Unit was called in to assist police at…
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Airplanes Almost Crashed Due To Football Game
A crash between two airplanes over Iceland was narrowly avoided last February. The Safety Investigation Authority (SIA) has published the definitive findings of the incident, concluding that the on-duty air traffic controllers were distracted by a football match. The two planes were…
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Bringing The Game Home
Can Reynir H restore its reputation 25 years after a disastrous defeat? “The biggest challenge was probably learning to make a feature film, making your first feature film,” says Smári Gunnarsson, with his co-director Logi Sigursveinsson nodding along in agreement, as we…
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The National Court Confirms The Rape Sentence Against A Footballer
The national court confirmed today the two-and-a-half-year sentence for football player Andres Escobar, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]Titans of Icelandic photography combine in this discount box in the Grapevine Store: signed copies of both Faces of the North by RAX and Planet Iceland by…
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RVK Newscast 198: Icelandic Football Team In The Euros
SPORTS. Not something Josie Anne knows a lot about, but for this edition of RVK newscast, our journalist visits the home of the Iceland national football team, Laugardalsvöllur. The Icelandic national women’s football team have been playing in the Euros, but were…
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Blue Blues: People Unhappy with New Football Uniforms
People are unhappy with the new national team uniforms unveiled by the Football Association, reports Visir. [su_pullquote]If you are coming to Iceland check out our goodie bags that you can order direct to your hotel. Also check out our walking tour with…
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Police Launch Investigation Into Men’s National Team Captain
The police have launched an investigation of an alleged sexual assault by the national football team captain, Aron Einar Gunnarsson, who wasn’t selected for the roster this year. The assault is said to have happened in Copenhagen in 2010. Aron has denied…
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Epidemiologist Concerned About Spike After Weekend Activities
Chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason is concerned there will be a spike in Covid-19 infections after the weekend due to a lackadaisical attitude regarding disease control measures, Fréttablaðið reports. Special events over the weekend are the basis of the added concern. The Men’s…
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Kolbeinn Sigþórsson Releases Statement On Assault He Committed
In the wake of the continuing controversy involving the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ), sexual assaults reportedly committed by some of their players, and the subsequent cover-up that ensued, footballer Kolbeinn Sigþórsson—the player who had assaulted Þórhildur Gyða Arnarsdóttir in 2017—has released a…
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KSÍ Board Resigns Amid Controversy
The Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ) has been under massive public pressure due to mishandling and denial of sexual assault allegations among its footballers. Director Guðni Bergsson stepped down on August 29th. Now, KSÍ’s board, deputies and regional representatives have resigned as well,…
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Football Association Apology Falls Flat, Calls For Resignation Grow, Protest Planned
Yesterday’s apology from the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ), and the resignation of their now former director, Guðni Bergsson, has not been widely regarded as doing enough in the wake of recent news that several players for the men’s national team have reportedly…
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Football Association Board Apologises, But Questions Remain
The board of the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ) has issued an apology to survivors of sexual assault at the hands of players on the men’s national team. Now former KSÍ director Guðni Bergsson has resigned. Borghildur Sigurðardóttir, one of the vice chairs…
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Icelandic Football Association Under Fire Over Reported Sexual Assaults
UPDATE: KSÍ has announced that director Guðni Bergsson has resigned from his position. Full story follows. Public pressure is mounting towards the entire board of the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ) over reported sexual assaults committed by a number of footballers within their…
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National Team Player Gylfi Sigurðsson Released On Bail, Denies Charges
Icelandic national team footballer Gylfi Sigurðsson was arrested in the UK, where he plays for premier league team Everton, on Friday, July 16th. The charge against him is for a child sex offence. According to reports from Fréttablaðið, Gylfi has since been…
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Gylfi Sigurðsson Under Investigation Due To Alleged Sexual Violation
According to sources at mbl.is, Gylfi Sigurðsson, a football player for Everton and the Icelandic National Team, is under investigation by the police in Manchester due to an alleged sexual violation against a child. This was later confirmed by sources close to…
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Entire Staff Of Icelandic Men’s Football Team Quarantined
The entire staff of the Icelandic men’s national team has been quarantine due to an employee’s COVID-19 infection, RÚV reported yesterday. Coach Erik Hamrén and assistant coach Freyr Alexanderson are amongst those quarantined. It was confirmed in a conversation with Vísir that…
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Iceland Vs Romania In UEFA EURO Qualifiers
The Icelandic Men’s National football team will tackle Romania at Laugardalur tonight, after the UEFA qualifying match was postponed due to COVID-19, Vísir reports. There’s just one spot left at the European Championships 2020, and Iceland and Romania will come head to…
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Controversy Over English Footballers & Icelandic Women Reveals Double Standard
On September 6th, two Icelandic women—Nadía Sif Líndal and Lára Clausen—paid a visit to two English footballers—Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden—at Hótel Saga. This in itself should not be newsworthy, but one wrinkle in this story has set the international press ablaze:…
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Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir Crowned As European Football Champion
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir, captain of the Icelandic national team in the UWCL, has been newly crowned as the European Football Champion after she scored the third and final goal in Spain last night for her French team Lyon, against her old team…
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Fourth Domestic COVID-19 Infection Since Mid-May, Possible Group Infection
The fourth domestic COVID-19 infection in Iceland since mid-May has been detected (updated figure – see note). The individual, an employee of the Ministry of Fisheries and Industry, is believed to have caught the coronavirus from a top-league Icelandic footballer who had…
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Football Star Kolbeinn Sigþórsson Arrested After Rowdy Night Out In Sweden
It seems Icelandic Footballer Kolbeinn Sigþórsson drank too deeply from his own horn and landed himself behind bars in Sweden after a rowdy night out. According to Swedish newspaper Expressen, one player in the Swedish league was arrested last night. They were…
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Football Shenanigans: The Latest News From The Pitch
Everybody likes an underdog. Such is the case with the Icelandic football team. Twenty-one years ago, we won against the seemingly unbeatable French team by scoring a goal early in the first half. Technically, the game ended in a draw, but it…