Three Good Articles about Football Tactics
Football is a game of manipulating space. The pitch is a certain size, but because of the offside rule the area of play is functionally only between the last but […]
The World Cup in the Middle East
None of the Middle Eastern nations made it into this World Cup, yet the football loving region is following the tournament avidly. Here are three links. I especially recommend the
Supreme Court Rules Loans Pinned to Foreign Currency Illegal
The Supreme Court of Iceland ruled just moments ago that car loans pinned to foreign currency – which has subsequently put many families in deep financial debt – were i
What’s So Special About the World Cup?
I go years without caring much about spectator sports. 2 years, to be exact. Sure, I enjoy watching games now and then, but I don’t actively seek it out. Except [&helli
National Doctor Says Detox Therapy Has No Proven Medical Benefits
MatthÃas Halldórsson, the assistant Medical Director of Iceland, told morning radio yesterday that the so-called Detox Therapy being touted by JónÃna Benediktsdóttir has no pr
Parliament Closing
As parliament draws to a close for summer vacation, it appears things are ending with a whimper and not a bang. Members of the opposition – including the Independence Party [
My Top Three World Cup Websites
The Guardian has the best English language all-round football coverage. They have Jonathan Wilson, whose probably the best tactical analyst in journalism, and the other writers are
It’s been a great World Cup!
Ah yes, the World Cup, when the entire globe spends hours of its time watching Algeria play Slovenia, or New Zealand face up to mighty Slovakia (well, mightier, anyway). Or [&helli
Economy Continues to Recover
Both inflation and unemployment will continue to decrease, predicts Statistics Iceland. Minister of Finance says that country is “a year and a half of everyone else” in
Water Rights Law Protested
A group of protesters assembled outside of parliament yesterday, dousing the building with water, to demand that parliament strike down a law on water ownership rights that may go
EU Agreeing to Talks with Iceland Already Decided
The European Union has already decided to begin formal accession talks with Iceland, according to Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. While a formal decision is schedu
Average Price of Groceries Up 10 ISK
According to a price survey conducted by television station Stöð 2, the average price of a trip to the grocery store has gone up by 10 ISK. The survey notes […]
Welcome to the World Cup Blog
I have a confession. I support France. There, I’ve said it. Most years saying that you support France is uncontroversial. They have the tendency of either being somewhat anon
Town Protests New (Old) Mayor
A group of protesters in Hafnarfjörður have protested what they see as the undemocratic appointment of the town’s previous mayor back in office, despite him not even winnin
The Flaming Banshees: Satan is a Farmer
A lot of the acoustic based releases making the rounds this year seem to be following the same tired 60s and 70s template of Neil young/Nick Drake/Van Morrison. The end […]
A Mourning Community Of Poles
Just because you imagine something cannot happen doesn’t mean that it will not. Early in the morning of April 10, a plane with 96 Polish passengers on board crashed near [&hellip
Believes Iceland Should Pay Full Amount on Icesave
Vooral Gerard van Vliet, who represents some 250 Dutch citizens who lost money in Icesave, told the Grapevine that the Icelandic government is obliged to pay back all the money [&h
Most Want to Withdraw EU Application
Most Icelanders want their country to withdraw its application for admission into the European Union, according to the latest poll. Of those surveyed, 58% said they were either ver
National Church Minister Celebrates New Marriage Law
Sólveig Lára Guðmundsdóttir, a minister in the Evangelican Lutheran Church of Iceland, told RÚV that not only is she happy about the new law on marriage that parliament passed
One Marriage Law for All
Iceland’s parliament passed a law today that eliminates the distinction between “marriage” for straight couples and “civil unions” for gay couples, cr