REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) To prepare for his job of keeping Lionel Messi quiet in Iceland's opening game of the World Cup, defender Birkir Saevarsson worked as a salt-packer at a warehouse in an ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) When Lars Lagerback took over as Iceland coach in 2010, he set big targets for a tiny nation that had never qualified for a major MANCHESTER, England (AP) When Lars Lagerback ...

To most of the world, the country of Iceland is little more than an exotic curiosity. "It's that island in the middle of nowhere in the freezing North Atlantic with a bunch of volcanoes and viking ...

He’s just won a presidential election – now he’s targeting the European Championship finals. But anyone thinking that Gudni Johannesson is ready to swap his place in the stands for a suit and ...

Iceland will face Montenegro at the Laugardalsvöllur on Friday in the opening game of their 2024-25 UEFA Nations League campaign. The home side failed to impress in the last edition of the Nations ...

Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, June 27. Halldorsson is a former film director. Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson at the Allianz Riviera stadium in ...

While Iceland's Women's National Football Team continues to captivate fans across Europe with their fearless play, an unexpected trend is rising alongside them: a new kind of travel movement inspired ...

Iceland secured a comeback draw against Wales in the Nations League in a match of two halves played out in the cold conditions of Reykjavik. Wales started the game as the more aggressive and competant ...

Iceland are one step closer to history. The nation put itself in an amazing position to qualify for a first-ever berth in the European Championships, beating the Netherlands 1-0 behind Gylfi ...

Among the dedicated fans who will be filling Reykjavík’s squares, parks, and pubs to cheer on Iceland during its first-ever FIFA World Cup appearance is a surprising group: native Poles for whom ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) When Lars Lagerback took over as Iceland coach in 2010, he set big targets for a tiny nation that had never qualified for a major football tournament. ''Lars told me that the ...