Amidst the squabbling rich boys of Reykjavik, there still may be a place for the wistful romanticism of ÍA, the club that once ruled Iceland
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Filmmaking, and not football, is Hannes Halldórsson’s greatest passion. But as the 2018 World Cup, it may not be his greatest memory
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE France emerged victorious, at the close of a 5-2 stunner against Iceland, in one of Euro 2016’s most memorable matches. The host nation secured their…
While remaining clear that they’re writing their own story, Finland will take inspiration from Iceland. They’ll try to similarly shake up the Euros in 2020
With the 2018 World Cup just around the corner, Joel Rabinowitz spoke to five Icelandic football supporters to get the inside track on their country’s remarkable rise from international minnows to the…
In many ways, Iceland have no right to feed at the top table of world football. A nation of just 325,000 people marooned on a volcanic island in the North Atlantic, miles…
AS I SAT watching the Iceland under-17 national side at Egilshöll – a massive indoor football hall in Reykjavik, Iceland – a side under the masterful tutelage of Selfoss native Halldór Björnsson, I…
GYLFI SIGURDSSON IS THE ICELANDIC VERSION OF TIGER WOODS according to top pundit Hjörvar Hafliðason. “Sigurðsson is in a way made by his father and older brother. They took him at the age…
THE MENTALITY OF ICELANDIC FOOTBALL PLAYERS is something that foreign managers have often addressed. The number of quotes are both varied and numerous in their existence, all praising the attitude and focus on…
IN RECENT YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR CHANGE in the way Icelandic national team stars ply their trade. A greater number than ever are in overseas leagues, which in turn – often for…
HIRING LARS LAGERBÄCK HAS BEEN A HUGE PART OF ICELAND’S SUCCESS over the last three years according to Freyr Alexandersson, manager of Leiknir and the Icelandic national women’s team. Lagerbäck, and his assistant…
THE WEATHER IN ICELAND CAN BE HUGELY UNPREDICTABLE and changes the way training is conducted. The obvious drive in Iceland toward the building of better sporting facilities has altered that reality dramatically.…
SPAIN, GERMANY AND BELGIUM are countries that the rest of the world have looked to regarding the production of players in recent years. Iceland, however, has started to make similar waves in their…
Here’s a revelation that should come as little surprise to most people: Ireland and Iceland are two countries with quite a lot in common. Small island nations on the periphery of mainland Europe,…
The Arctic Circle conjures images of bleak, cold, inhospitable landscapes, but also of beauty and mystery; of the Northern Lights, stunning scenery, secluded fjords and mountains. These are not images traditionally associated…
IN GLOBAL FOOTBALL, THE NARRATIVE NEVER STAYS THE SAME. Success on the pitch is not defined by population density and landmass. Footballing excellence does not grow from dry, unfilled fields left stagnate…
*Note: As is the custom in Iceland, individuals will be referred to by their first names IF YOU WERE ASKED ABOUT ICELANDIC FOOTBALL, you’d be considered a footballing hipster if you were able…