Icelandic soccer superstar Kiefel Sigurdsson made a miraculous return to the field last season and managed to get back into the national team squad after leaving Everton in England three years ago due to a sex scandal. However, earlier this year, he was released from his contract with Danish club Nymbi due to injury problems, and recently chose to return to his home country of Iceland, where he signed a two-year contract with local top-flight side Hualualua. However, he was recently left out of Iceland's European national selection list, and Sigurdsson has expressed extreme disappointment, making it clear that he is sticking with soccer only so he can continue to represent the national team.
After learning that he would not be able to play in the Europa League match against Israel, the 34-year-old Sigurdsson said in frustration, "I'm very disappointed, my biggest motivation for continuing to play is so that I can continue to enjoy the honor of representing Iceland. I have been preparing for this important battle for the past few months, but the result was disappointing. I think I'm in better shape now than I was when I was last selected for the national team, and I'm confident that I can continue to contribute to the national team.
In October last year, Sigurdsson returned to Iceland to play in the European Championships and was honored as Iceland's all-time top scorer after scoring twice against Liechtenstein. Although Iceland's head coach Charlidi said that he did not select Sigurdsson because he had just recovered, he also said that the door to the national team was always open to him.
