Iceland Cinderella story a model for others, says UEFA's Theodoridis


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 29 Jun 2016

Football Soccer - England v Iceland - EURO 2016 - Round of 16 - Stade de Nice, Nice, France - 27/6/16Iceland's Aron Gunnarsson celebrates after the gameREUTERS/Michael Dalder Livepic

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PARIS (Reuters) - Iceland's fairytale progress to the last eight of the European Championship is just what the competition needs to prevent it going stale and a model for smaller nations to realise their dreams, UEFA said on Tuesday.

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