Football Facilities

Last week our reporter Ben Symes travelled up to Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland to get some more insight into the background of the Irish men’s national team manager Heimir Hallgrímsson from his fellow natives. While up there Ben also travelled to some of the now world famous indoor footballing facilities that are dotted around the tundra landscape across the island, and found out that they’re not just used for football… Ben also met Icelandic football journalist Jóhann Ingi Hafþorsson who gave a little bit of insight into the 2021 scandal that saw the entire Icelandic FA board resign in disgrace.

Join Matthew Brennan, Ben Symes and David Wilson as they look back at Irish football's 2025 and what we can look forward to in 2026. Ben tells us about his sojourn to Iceland to cover Shamrock Rovers’ recent trip to Reykjavik to take on Breidablik. The lads discuss facilities, access for all, plus sharing them across sports in perhaps a municipal basis similar to what happens across the European mainland. There is discussion around the League of Ireland teams in Europe, and whether it has been a positive season on the domestic front. There is a look ahead to what could be an exciting couple of months next year. And as ever, we are looking for your inspiration to help us. What do YOU think could be a good name for this podcast? Let us know in the comments what you think. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join