If you haven't heard of Stjarnan FC,a team from Iceland who created an
absolute ruckus with their goal-scoring celebrations, then you're really missing
out! From the 'Rambo' to 'Gone Fishing' moves, these guys are close to becoming
legends of their own!
For the Euro 2012 qualifiers Denmark had to defeat Cyprus, and the match was virtually over after
25 minutes, with Denmark winning 4-0. It ended 4-1, but Denmark did what they had to do, and will
now be looking towards a group final against Portugal in Copenhagen next Tuesday. Denmark needs to
win to win the group though, after Portugal managed a too difficult 5-3 win over Iceland in Lisbon.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has spoken about his joy at hitting his first hat-trick in England's
comfortable 3-0 victory in Iceland. Arsenal's Oxo Kid was in fine form in Reykjavik to put Stuart
Pearce's team top of Euro 2013 Qualifying Group 8.
The Gunners winger was a handful all night and a quick-fire brace inside 15 minutes put England
in charge in what could have been a very tricky encounter.
What's the collective noun for howlers? In the days before YouTube it is safe to say that the
Women's U17 World Cup was not subject to the same level of scrutiny as it is in the digital age we
now inhabit. So we can assume that Iceland goalkeeper Arna Lind Kristinsdottir is wishing she lived
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1. Switzerland don't waste any time. Their first-minute goal against Iceland won them the match the
Icelandic heads immediately dropped. 2. Xherdan Shaqiri might have to be fitted with a horse
racing-style handicap for the semi-finals. He looks a cut above so far. 3. It is a good job
Christian Eriksen's poor penalty bounced [.
Emerging talent: 12 players to watch at the Under-21 European Championships 2011 is a post from:
Just Football
The 2011 UEFA Under-21 European Championships get underway this weekend in
Denmark. This year's edition includes some surprise names, such as Belarus and first-time
qualifiers Iceland, as well as some big name absentees like Italy, Holland and 2009 winners Germany
who all failed to qualify this time around.
As I'm sure everyone is well aware the Premier League is jam packed with foreigners from all
corners of the globe. This practice has filtered down to the lower leagues, so I thought I'd begin
a series on foreign XIs in the Football League with this one on "Scandanavian" players in the
Championship.