First though, he’s Manchester bound as he heads to back to his old club where he played for eleven years to take temporary charge of Manchester United until the end of the 2018/19 season. Solskjaer has already said: “Manchester United is in my heart and it’s brilliant to be coming back in this role. I’m […]
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With all the Danish senior players refusing to play for Denmark over a dispute with the Danish Football Association (DBU) over their commercial rights. A Danish team took the field last night against Slovakia with futsal players, lower-league players and students representing their country in a friendly. They lost 3-0 which came as not surprise, but the same […]
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It certainly wasn’t a bad start for our three Nordic World Cup 2018 representatives in the opening round of fixtures over the past few days. All three teams scored and none lost with two one-nil wins and a 1-1 draw. Argentina Favourites On The Betting Apps But Iceland Deliver On The Pitch First up on […]
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To celebrate the launch of the new Össur Formfit Pro range, Össur is partnering with the National Football Association of Iceland. For the first time in its history, Iceland will participate in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. With just 350,000 inhabitants, Iceland is the smallest nation ever to qualify for this prestigious competition, which begins […]
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Danish football legend, former Manchester United and Denmark national team goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, will co-host RT’s special coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final Draw set to take place in the Kremlin later on today. Schmeichel will also host a new RT sports show covering major events in the world of football in advance of the World Cup. “I joined RT because together we will not only […]
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They are absolutely ecstatic. That’s right, Sweden last night qualified for the World Cup in Russia next summer. The first time they have reach the finals since the Germany World Cup in 2006 and they couldn’t be happier after overcoming four-time World Champions Italy over two-legs. Coming into the first-leg last week the Italians were the […]
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In the wake of this summer’s World Cup, the Icelandic national team is at something of a crossroads. Massive overachievement in Euro 2016 in France gave way to a disappointing first round exit from this year’s competition in Russia. The upcoming UEFA Nations League might give an indication of what the future holds. Following several years of […]
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Before 1990, I’d never even heard of the Faroe Islands. What put them on the map for me was their initiation into international soccer. They played Austria in a European qualifier that year, their first competitive game. The game was played in Sweden as there were no grass pitches in the Faroes. Improbably, the Faroes […]
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I’ll be honest, I actually have no idea but thought I’d best look into it for myself and of course you. I do remember there was a discussion about it six or seven years ago about how to improve European international football but then hadn’t heard much since. They have now come up with something I guess, […]
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Not wanting to refer back to the late Bjørge Lillelien’s commentary following Norway’s 2–1 victory over England in a World Cup qualifier back in 1981. However, after last night’s display by Denmark I could not think of anything better to describe how Ireland took a hell of a beating in their own back yard. It was a truly outstanding display by […]
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