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President Of Iceland Turns 50
Beloved Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is celebrating his 50th birthday on this very day, which coincides with the Icelandic national men football team‘s game against Croatia. Eliza Reid, the President’s wife, shared a loving message on Facebook earlier today, stating that the family…
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Interview: Gylfi Sigurðsson On Teamwork, Viking Spirit, And Iceland’s First World Cup
Before Iceland boarded the longship to Russia, we went deep into the lava fields outside of Reykjavík to the horde’s secret battle camp. They were practising manoeuvres and shield walls, running through spiky rocks, and wrestling mad horses in preparation for the…
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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 empathy is so impaired that he has been ordered by every club he has ever played for to train barefoot as a…
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The Road to Glory: Our Prediction Of Iceland’s Path To The Trophy
And so, it begins. After qualification doubts, then the arguments over who should and shouldn’t have made the squad, pundits are going into overdrive. Iceland supporters are queueing out the door of Solla the Strange’s seance ‘n’ tarot pop-up stall. Entrails are…
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#SmiteTheWorld: Iceland’s Road To Russia—A Smite News Recap
Iceland’s World Cup qualification campaign came to a dramatic head in October of 2017, when they beat Kosovo to become the least populous nation ever to qualify for the finals. The months ahead would prove to be an eventful journey, with pre-tournament…
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#SmiteTheWorld: The First Rule Of Smite Club? It’s Okay To Talk About Smite Club
The longships are loaded, the sails are set, the blades are sharp, and the runes show fair winds for the voyage to Russia. It’s just a couple of weeks until Iceland’s appointment with footballing greatness at the 2018 World Cup. Here’s the…
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#IcelandSmites: One Minute To Midnight On World Cup Doomsday Clock
As the world footballing community shivers with anxiety at the forthcoming Icelandic onslaught, things have been pretty chill at Camp Iceland. When you’re definitely going to win, there’s no need to lose your shit. When you’re definitely going to be smited, however……
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The World Cup Trophy Visits Its Future Home: Iceland
The World Cup trophy got a preview of its future life today when it was presented to the public in Reykjavík as a part of a tour of the nations competing in the tournament. The trophy was presented in a glass case—probably…
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#SmiteTheWorld: Siberian Exile, Power Tattoos, And A Giant On The Bench
As accursed frozen weather creeps over Russia with the deadly, intractable purpose of a slowly growing glacier, terrified locals are reportedly flying Icelandic flags and leaving offerings of meat and wine at their windows in a vain attempt to appease the Ásatrú…
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#SmiteTheWorld: Now That’s What I Call Smiting Edition
As the old Icelandic proverbs go: “smite waits for no man” and “the smiting horde gathers no volcanic moss.” With this in mind, the Icelandic men’s national football team continued to warm up for their inevitable World Cup win this year by…
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Smite The World: Iceland To Obliterate Argentina, Croatia And Nigeria
Lionel Messi has already booked a full year’s worth of sessions with a top shrink after his side drew Iceland in World Cup Group D. At first glance, it seems that Iceland’s group – comprised of Argentina, Croatia and Nigeria – is…
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2018 FIFA World Cup Draw: Preview
31 nations around the globe have already begun quivering at the possibility of playing Iceland; a fate that will be decided in today’s World Cup Draw at 3PM GMT. This marks the beginning of tournament formalities, which will be concluded in Moscow…
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Icelandic National Team Down – Denmark To Blame (Again)
It’s happened again. They are back. On the latest FIFA World Ranking Iceland falls one spot to 22, while this is obviously some sort of bureaucratic error, the real affront is that yet again the Danish inferiority complex towards us is showing,…
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Dear Washington Post, Our National Football Team Is Not “Cuddly”
Iceland qualifying for the 2018 World Cup has captured the world’s imagination and sports writers and international audiences have been quick to jump on the salty bandwagon. But we can’t help but feel that our latest “ally” is being a bit condescending…
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England Shakes As Iceland Beckons In The World Cup
The 27 of June 2016, a day when Old Blighty copped a Blighty and feebly left Europe for the second time in a week, will live in the memory of every Englishman until he dies. And with the World Cup coming up…
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Roy Hodgson Has Painful Flashbacks While Enduring Icelandic Viking Clap
Húh! Yesterday, Championship team Bristol City trashed Premier League team Crystal Palace in the English Football League Cup 4-1. Playing for the victorious Robins was our very own national team’s blond battler Hörður Björgvin Magnússon. Having arrived at Ashton Gate last year,…
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Iceland Up 1 Spot In The New FIFA World Ranking!
We go marching on and on, hurrah! Hurrah! Our rise up the football ladder continues and on the latest FIFA World Ranking list Iceland climbs up one spot to number 21 in the world. This means better seeding in future tournaments, increased…
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“Iceland Is The Size of Corpus Christi, Texas, How Can The US Not Figure This Out?”
“Iceland Is the same Size as Corpus Christi, Texas, or Anaheim, California. They can figure it out. If the United States can’t figure it out, then no business being involved. Because if Iceland … an area that small as Corpus Christi, Texas.…
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See The Opulent Home Of The Icelandic National Team In Russia
Preparations are already underway for our next year’s conquest of Russia, and KSÍ has revealed where the team will stay during the tournament. The seaside resort town Gelendzhik by the Black Sea, which was turned into a spa town during the Soviet…
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Iceland Will Play In A New Jersey In The World Cup
Hold up! Before you bandwagon the fuck out of Iceland’s World Cup glory and buy the fabled red, white and blue jersey you might want to step back, as KSÍ, the Icelandic football association has announced that the team will play in…
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Iceland Playable In FIFA 18
Finally, finally, finally! It only took reaching the 2014 World Cup qualifying playoffs, beating England to reach the Euro 2016 quarter finals and staying at the top of what is arguably the most difficult European qualifying group for next years World Cup…
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As The Smiting Happened: Puny Ukraine Crushed By Icelandic Einherjar
Yesterday, oh yesterday, why have you left us? It was one of those days that started by being woken up by a gentle kiss from the sweet, sweet autumn sun, and a cup of coffee chosen by Goldielocks herself–not too hot, not…
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Looking Back At The Euros With Our Greatest Football Experts
One is the elder statesman of football, the other the commentator who lost his mind at the Euros. Together they review the incredible rise of the Icelandic national team—one year since Iceland beat England 2-1. Bjarni Felixson, aka Bjarni Fel, is the…