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.
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Posted in Business, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Sports, United Kingdom
Posted on 25 August 2010. Tags: celebrity, divorce, elin nordegren, Sweden, tiger woods, usa
Swedish model Elin Nordegren has divorced Tiger Woods, claiming their marriage was “irretrievably broken” following a string of scandals about the golfer’s infidelity. Nordegren, 30, and Woods, 34, issued a joint statement on Monday confirming that they had ended their six year nuptials.
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Posted in General, MBL, Sports, Sweden, United States
Posted on 21 August 2010. Tags: disability, Iceland, limbs, Marathon, ossur, Reykjavik, running, sport
Five overseas runners are not letting physical disability get in the way of running the Reykjavik Marathon today. The five marathon runners include a world record holder.
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Posted in General, Iceland, International, Lifestyle, MBL, Sports, Technology
Posted on 09 August 2010. Tags: eric clapton, fishing, halibut, harold, Iceland, king, Norway, record, salmon
The King of Norway, Harald V is due in Iceland this week on an unofficial visit. He intends to use his time fishing for salmon in Vatnsdalsa river in north-western Iceland.
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Posted in General, Iceland, Leisure, MBL, Norway, Sports, Travel
Posted on 02 August 2010. Tags: al Qaeda, barack obama, Cheney, chris wallace, confidential information, dick chaney, fox television, george w bush, government of iceland, Icelandic Governement, interior ministry, Liz Cheney, US President, war in afghanistan, whistle blower protection, wikileaks
Dick Cheney’s daughter, Liz Cheney wants the government of Iceland to stop its
Wikileaks support. Iceland passed its “law on press freedom and protection” in June. These laws are thought to be the world's strongest dealing with
press and whistle-blower protection.
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Posted in General, Iceland, International, Lifestyle, MBL, Politics, Society, 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.
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Posted in General, Iceland, International, Leisure, MBL, Sports
Posted on 22 July 2010. Tags: Arnar Reynisson, Football Competition, Iceland Airport, iceland holiday, keflavik airport
Last month, in coordination with the FIFA World Cup Football Championships 2010,
Keflavik International Airport in Iceland launched an online competition in the spirit of the event.
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Posted on 16 July 2010. Tags: children, court, crime, legal, stockholm, Sweden
A Stockholm sports trainer has been jailed for three years for a string of sex attacks against boys. The 22-year-old man was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault and child rape against one boy and one count of sexual assault against another. He was also convicted of a further 16 additional counts of sexual harassment.
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Posted in General, MBL, Society, Sports, Sweden
Posted on 08 July 2010. Tags: Arnar Reynisson, Football Competition, Iceland Airport, keflavik international airport, Marketing Manager
Keflavik International Airport in Iceland launched a competition at the beginning of June in coordination with the World Cup Football Championships 2010.
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Posted in General, Iceland, Leisure, Lifestyle, MBL, Sports, Travel
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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