Aron Palmarsson beaten up in late night brawl By Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason 30. desember 2014 10:43 Aron Palmarsson is by many considered Iceland's best handball player. Vísir/Vilhelm Aron Palmarsson, handball player with Kiel in Germany and the Icelandic national team, was njured in a late night brawl downtown Reykjavik this past weekend. National coach Aron Kristjansson says Palmarsson will nevertheless play with the national team in the World Cup in Qatar in January. Kristjansson said he was in shock when he heard about the attack. According to him Palmarsson was swollen and Kristjansson confirmed that Palmarsson would not train with the national team today. Iceland will play Germany Sunday and Monday with both teams preparing for Qatar. The Icelandic handball association is expected to comment on the attack during today's training session. Palmarsson will not train with the national team today.Next thing I know I'm lying on the street Palmarsson says he was entering a taxi with his cousin when two men attacked him Friday night. Palmarsson has missed two training sessions with the national team due to the attack.RUV quotes Palmarsson who says the attack came out of the blue. He was entering a taxi downtown Reykjavik with his cousin when two men attacked him. "The next thing I know I'm lying on the street and the men are gone," says Palmarsson. He was taken to the emergency room and has since rested and used pain killers. Palmarsson has reported the incident to the police and says that Gudmundur B. Olafsson, the chairman of the Icelandic Handball Association (HSI), will answer further questions. "I'm not going to allow these men to get away with this. The attack has already meant I've missed two training sessions with the national team."Updated news at 5pm National coach Aron Kristjansson says the injury is more serious than first thought. Palmarsson has a bruised zygomatic bone while it was first thought he only had a cut on his eyebrow. Kristjansson still expects Palmarsson to recover in time for the World Cup in Qatar. Iceland's first match is against Sweden January 16th. News in English Tengdar fréttir Aron: Næsta sem ég veit að ég ligg í jörðinni Segir að árásin á sig hafi veirð með öllu tilefnislaus. 30. desember 2014 11:00 Aron varð fyrir líkamsárás um helgina Ráðist á landsliðsmanninn Aron Pálmarsson í miðbæ Reykjavíkur. 30. desember 2014 09:40 Mest lesið Meðhöndlarinn farinn að nudda á Kvíabryggju Innlent Höllurnar taka forystuna en aðeins hársbreidd á milli þeirra og Katrínar Innlent Hryllingur í Rafah eftir hefndaraðgerðir Erlent Fluttur slasaður frá Selfossi með þyrlu Landhelgisgæslunnar Innlent Höfðu afskipti af manni sem var að „bera sig og hrista“ Innlent Hart sótt að Sunak vegna hugmynda um herþjónustu fyrir 18 ára Erlent Dæmi um að börn þori ekki út í frímínútur Innlent Fundu loks heitt vatn í Tungudal Innlent Tveir bílar skullu saman á Reykjanesbraut Innlent Forsetavaktin 2024: Hver verður sjöundi forseti lýðveldisins? Innlent
Aron Palmarsson, handball player with Kiel in Germany and the Icelandic national team, was njured in a late night brawl downtown Reykjavik this past weekend. National coach Aron Kristjansson says Palmarsson will nevertheless play with the national team in the World Cup in Qatar in January. Kristjansson said he was in shock when he heard about the attack. According to him Palmarsson was swollen and Kristjansson confirmed that Palmarsson would not train with the national team today. Iceland will play Germany Sunday and Monday with both teams preparing for Qatar. The Icelandic handball association is expected to comment on the attack during today's training session. Palmarsson will not train with the national team today.Next thing I know I'm lying on the street Palmarsson says he was entering a taxi with his cousin when two men attacked him Friday night. Palmarsson has missed two training sessions with the national team due to the attack.RUV quotes Palmarsson who says the attack came out of the blue. He was entering a taxi downtown Reykjavik with his cousin when two men attacked him. "The next thing I know I'm lying on the street and the men are gone," says Palmarsson. He was taken to the emergency room and has since rested and used pain killers. Palmarsson has reported the incident to the police and says that Gudmundur B. Olafsson, the chairman of the Icelandic Handball Association (HSI), will answer further questions. "I'm not going to allow these men to get away with this. The attack has already meant I've missed two training sessions with the national team."Updated news at 5pm National coach Aron Kristjansson says the injury is more serious than first thought. Palmarsson has a bruised zygomatic bone while it was first thought he only had a cut on his eyebrow. Kristjansson still expects Palmarsson to recover in time for the World Cup in Qatar. Iceland's first match is against Sweden January 16th.
News in English Tengdar fréttir Aron: Næsta sem ég veit að ég ligg í jörðinni Segir að árásin á sig hafi veirð með öllu tilefnislaus. 30. desember 2014 11:00 Aron varð fyrir líkamsárás um helgina Ráðist á landsliðsmanninn Aron Pálmarsson í miðbæ Reykjavíkur. 30. desember 2014 09:40 Mest lesið Meðhöndlarinn farinn að nudda á Kvíabryggju Innlent Höllurnar taka forystuna en aðeins hársbreidd á milli þeirra og Katrínar Innlent Hryllingur í Rafah eftir hefndaraðgerðir Erlent Fluttur slasaður frá Selfossi með þyrlu Landhelgisgæslunnar Innlent Höfðu afskipti af manni sem var að „bera sig og hrista“ Innlent Hart sótt að Sunak vegna hugmynda um herþjónustu fyrir 18 ára Erlent Dæmi um að börn þori ekki út í frímínútur Innlent Fundu loks heitt vatn í Tungudal Innlent Tveir bílar skullu saman á Reykjanesbraut Innlent Forsetavaktin 2024: Hver verður sjöundi forseti lýðveldisins? Innlent
Aron: Næsta sem ég veit að ég ligg í jörðinni Segir að árásin á sig hafi veirð með öllu tilefnislaus. 30. desember 2014 11:00
Aron varð fyrir líkamsárás um helgina Ráðist á landsliðsmanninn Aron Pálmarsson í miðbæ Reykjavíkur. 30. desember 2014 09:40