Posted on 25 March 2011. Tags: corruption, Finland, football, soccer, sport
An investigation into alleged match-fixing within Finnish football has taken another step forward after four foreign Rovaniemen Pallseura (RoPS) players were detained at a training session. There are suspicions of foul play in around 10 of last season’s games. Read the full story
Posted in Finland, General, International, MBL, Sports
Posted on 12 February 2011. Tags: attack, crime, food, football, police, sport, Sweden
A Swedish footballer has been attacked by a gang of women after a dispute over a restaurant order. Read the full story
Posted in General, MBL, Sports, Sweden
Posted on 12 October 2010. Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, euro 2012, football, Iceland, portugal
The Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo proved his worth yet again in Reykjavik this evening, helping his team to a hard-fought 3-1 victory in the qualifiers for the UEFA Euro 2012 championships. Read the full story
Posted in General, Iceland, International, MBL, Sports
Posted on 07 September 2010. Tags: Denmark, euro 2012, football, Iceland
Denmark scored the only goal in tonight’s qualifier for the Euro 2012 championship against Iceland in Copenhagen. The goal came in extra time and the Icelandic team feel understandably unlucky. Denmark had the better of the game’s posession; but Iceland were much better organised and polished than in their recent defeat to Norway.
Posted in General, Sports
Posted on 01 September 2010. Tags: eidur gudjohnsen, eidur smari gudjohnsen, england, football, Iceland, monaco, premier league, premiership, soccer, stoke city
Yesterday’s clinching of a deal to sign Icelandic international Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen is being hailed as something of a coup for Stoke City FC in England’s Premiership. But he doesn’t come cheap. Read the full story
Posted in Business, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Sports, United Kingdom
Posted on 02 August 2010. Tags: football, fylkir, Iceland, internet, sport, stjarnan, you tube
Icelandic football club, Stjarnan FC is currently enjoying the best possible free publicity thanks to You Tube and the nearly eight million people who have watched the team’s recent unusual goal celebration. Read the full story
Posted in General, Iceland, International, Leisure, MBL, Sports
Posted on 29 June 2010. Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, FIFA World Cup 2010, football, Real Madrid, soccer, Soccerade, Sports Energy Drink, world cup
Football fever has struck Iceland this year, as many fans are being impressed by the skills of stars like Cristiano Ronaldo during the highs and lows of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Posted in General, Iceland, Sports
Posted on 09 May 2010. Tags: Eyjafjallajokull, football, Iceland, sport, volcano
The icelandic VISA Cup got fired up yesterday as KFR from Hvolsvollur played against Arborg only 30 kilometres away from the fiery volcano of Eyjafjallajokull. Read the full story
Posted in Environment, General, Iceland, MBL, Sports
Posted on 21 March 2010. Tags: football, language, sport, Sweden, swedish
The Swedish football club Brommapojkarna (BP) has introduced a contentious language policy that demands all players at the club converse only in Swedish, or find they are ineligible for team selection. Read the full story
Posted in Culture, General, MBL, Sports, Sweden
Posted on 14 March 2010. Tags: football, Iceland, opinion, sport
Iceland currently has 53 football players playing abroad. Not bad for a little country marooned in the North Atlantic Ocean, or is it? Read the full story
Posted in Business, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Sports