Bayern Munich defender and Icelandic women’s national team captain Glodis Perla Viggosdottir has long been celebrated for her unwavering determination on the pitch, but few anticipated the adversity she would face in Iceland’s much-anticipated Women’s European Championship opener against...
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iceland women’s national team
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England manager Sarina Wiegman stood on the sunbaked training fields of their Swiss base camp, expressing measured confidence ahead of the Lionesses’ Women’s European Championship opener against France in Zurich. For Wiegman and her staff, the looming heatwave in Switzerland has not just been an...
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It’s a tough pill to swallow when your evening ends face down on the Octagon canvas, and the next morning brings not just bruised pride, but a cold, clinical reality served on official letterhead: you, sir, are medically suspended. Such is the case for six battered gladiators who stepped into...