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FC Copenhagen coach sacked after six months


Denmark’s league champion team FC Copenhagen have fired Swedish head coach Roland Nilsson after just six months on the job. Read the full story

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KR crowned undisputed Icelandic football champions


The men’s football (soccer) team from the Reykjavik sports club KR yesterday sealed victory in the Pepsi League, meaning they have taken the domestic double after claiming the Valitor Cup back in August. Read the full story

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Roy Keane to become Iceland coach?


It is speculated that the former Manchester United and Ireland football star Roy Keane will take over as the manager of the Icelandic national men’s team next month. Read the full story

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Iceland draws tough world cup qualifying group


The Icelandic men’s football (soccer) team has drawn a difficult qualifying group for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Read the full story

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Sentences given in match fixing case


Nine foreign footballers involved in a match-fixing scandal in the Finnish league have been handed down suspended prison terms. Read the full story

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Icelandic women 17th best in the world


Football’s international governing body, FIFA, this week revealed its latest rankings for international women’s teams. Read the full story

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Six more arrested in football fixing sting


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

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Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen moves to 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

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Soccerade gains popularity in Iceland


soccerade-cristianoRonaldo1Football 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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Iceland football boss victim of erotic criminals


credit-cardsThe president of the Icelandic Football Association (KSI), Geir Thorsteinsson says that all evidence indicates that the Association’s finance secretary was a victim of organised criminals when he visited a strip club in Zurich. Read the full story

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