Category: football

It's not all about the boys in white...how about the girls in blue?

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FIFA Women's World Cup - Iceland team progress

www.uefa.com reports that "...Iceland maintained third place in Group 2 with a 3-0 win against bottom side Portugal. Margrét Lára Vidarsdóttir was on target twice to take her international tally to 15 in 22 games while Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir weighed in on 85 minutes scoring direct from a corner.

Helgadóttir suspension
It was the first time Iceland had beaten Portugal in four attempts, and was achieved without captain Ásthildur Helgadóttir, who missed the game through suspension. Iceland go level on points with the Czech Republic, six points behind Sweden who have played a game more.

Gudjohnsen to Barcelona?

Spanish sports daily Marca reports that Barcelona coach Frank180pxeidur_gudjohnsen Rijkaard seeks to buy Icelandic footballer Eidur Smári Gudjohnsen if he is unable to acquire Diego Forlan, a player with Villareal.

We actually work closely with Eidur's mother, who runs a superjeep excursion company for that truely high-octane adventure which is unique to Iceland. Our Reykjavik city break allows for a choice of Superjeep day excursions

Here's some more info - http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16539&ew_0_a_id=207098

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