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Iceland Smites: The Boys Are Back In Town
The horns are sounding. The drums are beating. The boats are mooring. Our boys are back in town for the international break, ready for the fight of their lives. Here’s how they’ve been preparing, with some key smiters in much better shape…
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Steve Bruce’s Crack Pipe And Hodgson’s Hex: Iceland’s Footballing Vikings
As The Icelandic team rests before going once more into the fray against Switzerland on October 15th in the UEFA Nations League, the horde dispersed to pillage and plunder at club level. Here’s an update on how Iceland’s footballing heroes have been…
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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. Johannesson. The piece appeared in a prominent Italian sports magazine La Gazzetta Dello Sport. Italians still nurse the hope to replicate Italy’s…
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Location Of TV Screens For World Cup Announced In Downtown Reykjavik
It’s almost time—you can feel it in the hail and the storms. Summer is coming, and with it our Smiters’ thirst for victory. Should you want to witness their wrath in the company of other eager fans and on an extra big…
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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 ravenous for keeping clean sheets. Birkir Már spends his free time re-watching Greece’s excruciatingly dull road to the Euro 2004 title, pondering…
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“HÚH!”, The Icelandic Viking Clap And How It All Started
The magnificence of the Viking Clap has captivated audiences from all over the world, whether they were affiliated with Iceland or not. But how did it all start? (Hint: probably not in Iceland.) Yahoo Sport travelled all the way to Reykjavík to…
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#SmiteTheWorld: Iceland Rout Indonesia 6-0 Amidst Apocalyptic Downpour
The Icelandic men’s national football team inflicted a mighty thrashing on Indonesia’s select XI today in a “friendly” pre-World Cup run out. On a flooded pitch in Yogykarta, the goals rained in as thick and fast as the downpour, with Iceland netting…
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#SmiteTheWorld: Men’s National Football Team Invades Indonesia
Iceland’s raging, monstrous army of murderous footballing warlords will decimate Indonesia this week in a daring raid on the 286m-strong nation. The two “friendlies” will be played against the Indonesian national team, and a “best XI selection.” It is rumoured that the…
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Iceland On Track To Win World Cup, Starting Tonight With Kosovo
Iceland will tonight smite the weedy minnows of Kosovo on their way to winning the World Cup 2017. The last time the two teams met, it was a tough game. Iceland destroyed them, obviously, with the scoreline of 2-1 reflecting that we’re…
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Iceland Team Returns To Reykjavík Today For Celebration At Arnarhóll
Iceland’s football team will return from the Euro 2016 tournament today, having been beaten 5-2 by an imperious France side at the Stade de France last night. They may not have claimed the trophy, but they’ll be greeted as national heroes nonetheless.…
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Match Review—Politely Gifting First Half To France, Iceland Win Second 2-1
So there it is—Iceland’s improbable, exciting run at Euro 2016 came to an end with a truly glorious fixture. After beating England, they’d earned a glamorous quarter final showdown with the former World Cup-winning hosts at the Stade de France in Paris.…
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Match Preview: THE SACKING OF PARIS—Iceland vs. France
And so, the next day of destiny in Iceland’s #EuroSaga approaches. After the giant-slaying of England, it’s time for a real blockbuster: a huge, historic showdown with the hosts at the Stade de France in Paris. We at Grapevine have a wide…
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Iceland Smites T-Shirt Now On Sale!
Update: Now womens sizes and 2XL/3XL! Euro 2016 has been a lot of fun in Iceland, and especially here at the Grapevine. We’ve been having the time of our lives supporting the team, enjoying the atmosphere of downtown Reykjavík, tweeting a lot…
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“Football In Its Purest Form”: An English Perspective On Iceland’s #EuroSaga
Following the conclusion of the group stages, it would be fair to say that Euro 2016 has been something of a mixed bag, so far. There have been spectacular moments—like Luka Modrić’s stunning volley against Turkey, Daniel Sturridge’s stoppage time winner for…