Meet another of the world football giants - Aron Gunnarsson.
Growing up Aron could only practise football in the summer. The rest of the year in winter the ground was covered with several metres of snow, the temperature was minus 10 degrees celsius and there was only 4 to 5 hours of sunlight daily.
In the summer when the snow had melted and the sunlight returned, he still could not practise playing football on the grass. He practised on gravel with many gashes to the bargain.
Find out how Aron Gunnarsson (Iceland) despite these conditions made it to the world cup.
The Players' Tribune/ articles/ There Be Ice Dragons Here by Aron Gunnarsson --->
Get the latest news and statistics on the 2018 World Cup below:
FIFA World Cup 2018 news ----->
Growing up Aron could only practise football in the summer. The rest of the year in winter the ground was covered with several metres of snow, the temperature was minus 10 degrees celsius and there was only 4 to 5 hours of sunlight daily.
In the summer when the snow had melted and the sunlight returned, he still could not practise playing football on the grass. He practised on gravel with many gashes to the bargain.
Find out how Aron Gunnarsson (Iceland) despite these conditions made it to the world cup.
The Players' Tribune/ articles/ There Be Ice Dragons Here by Aron Gunnarsson --->
Get the latest news and statistics on the 2018 World Cup below:
FIFA World Cup 2018 news ----->