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10.09.2024 00:10
Our National Team won against Iceland 3-1 in the second match of the UEFA Nations League Group B4. It was noteworthy that Gylfi Sigurdsson, who had been imprisoned for more than a year in England in 2021 for sexually assaulting a child, played for Iceland against the Turkish national team. Sigurdsson was released due to lack of sufficient evidence and returned to football.
The football player Gylfi Sigurdsson, who plays for the Iceland National Team and Everton in the English Premier League, was arrested in 2021 on allegations of sexually abusing a child and spent more than a year in prison.
AGAINST THE NATIONAL TEAM
Our National Team defeated Iceland 3-1 in the second match of the UEFA Nations League Group B4, with goals from Kerem Aktürkoğlu. Gylfi Sigurdsson, the Icelander, also took the field against Turkey in the match at Izmir Gürsel Aksel Stadium wearing the Iceland jersey.
CONTRACT TERMINATED
Everton, the club of Sigurdsson, terminated the contract of the Icelandic football player due to the sexual abuse charge. The 35-year-old player appeared in court and was released claiming insufficient evidence, allowing him to return to football.
REINSTATED TO THE NATIONAL TEAM
After all these incidents, Gylfi Sigurdsson was reinstated to the Iceland National Team squad by the current National Team Head Coach Age Hareide. The experienced player is currently playing for Valur Reykjavik, one of his country's teams.