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BBC News
11-06-2025
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- BBC News
Argyle's Talovierov wins Ukraine cap in win over NZ
Plymouth Argyle centre-back Maksym Talovierov earned his eighth cap for Ukraine in his country's 2-1 win over New 24-year-old came on with 24 minutes to go in the friendly in Toronto as he won his first cap since moving to Home Park in Hutsuliak put Ukraine ahead nine minutes after half-time, only for Marko Stamenic to equalise five minutes Oleksandr Zinchenko got the winning goal with 15 minutes to go as recently released Argyle striker Ben Waine led the line for the All fellow Plymouth defender Victor Palsson played in Iceland's 1-0 loss to Northern Ireland. He did not face Argyle team-mate Conor Hazard after the Northern Ireland goalkeeper was injured in his side's 2-1 loss to Denmark on played the full 90 minutes, four days after scoring for his country in their 3-1 win over Scotland at Hampden Park.
Scotsman
08-06-2025
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- Scotsman
'Lost boy': Victor Palsson lifts lid on Hibs spell, nightclub incident, giving up alcohol and career
Iceland midfielder landed six-month ban but has gone on to travel world and be successful Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Any Hibs fans watching Scotland's meek 3-1 defeat by Iceland on Friday night may have cast their minds back to 2011 upon seeing the name Victor Palsson on the visitors' team sheet. Back then, Hibs signed the highly-regarded Icelander on an 18-month contract from Liverpool, where he had come through the youth system. His time at Easter Road was chequered, the occasional glimpse of ability in a bang average team overshadowed by an incident in an Edinburgh establishment that resulted in him being banned from all capital nightclubs for six months. He left almost exactly a year from his arrival in Leith. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad That was a long time ago, though. Palsson has grown significantly since being a 20-year-old at Hibs, both on and off the pitch. A fruitful career has taken him across the globe. He has played in the MLS for New York Red Bulls and DC United and trotted around Europe with NEC Nijmegen, Helsingborgs, Esbjerg, FC Zurich, Darmstadt, Schalke and Eupen. Currently he is at Plymouth Argyle. Have boots, will travel is clearly his motto. Victor Palsson during his time at Hibs. | SNS Group 0141 221 3602 A midfielder at Hibs, Palsson is now a defender. For Iceland, he plays right-back and was an unlikely scorer when he popped up to head their third goal past Scotland keeper Cieran Slicker to prevail 3-1 at Hampden. It was only his third goal in 49 appearances for his country. Palsson was kind enough to stop in the Hampden mixed zone afterwards to chat. "A very long time ago,' he said when we recalled his time at Hibs. 'I mean, I was a young boy - a very lost young boy back then. 'What should I say? I mean, memories from the Hibs time. Looking back at it, I was young, not really aware of the importance of life and being a professional footballer. So I did a lot of mistakes, especially in my time at Hibs. It started off okay, but then it wasn't good. Left not in a good way either, so I don't know if my name at Hibs is maybe remembered for the wrong things.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Hibs nightclub incident and going teetotal Palsson is happy enough to bring up the incident in question, when he was accused of urinating in an Edinburgh nightclub. He was given a half-year order not to attend such venues in the city as a punishment. He is not the first nor the last to get caught up in the trappings of a young footballer and it is to his immense credit that he learned from his mistakes. 'It was the big incident, the six-month ban from all the nightclubs,' admitted Palsson. 'I look back at that time, like I said, I was lost and young, but happy.' That experience helped him mature and was also a milestone in terms of finally giving up drink - he has been teetotal now for more than a decade. "Oh, 100 per cent,' continued Palsson when asked if his time at Hibs made him focus. 'I mean, later on, a few years later, I did a lot of shift in my life and took some big decisions because I knew that I needed to sort out my life. So I'm happy I've done that big best decision. Gave up drinking because it wasn't...' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Victor Palsson celebrates scoring for Iceland against Scotland at Hampden. | SNS Group Was the nightclub incident the main reason? "Well, that was part of it, but then I gave up drinking a few years later because I just couldn't handle my drinking,' Palsson said, honestly. 'Gave up drinking and haven't had a drink for almost 11 years now, so just had to focus on the importance and yeah, I've made a decent career.' He is an old head in young and vibrant Iceland team who play brave, possession-based football under their new head coach Arnar Gunnlaugsson. They surprised Scotland with the way they played in Glasgow and are in stark contrast to previous Iceland teams built on resoluteness and a conservative outlook. "I thought we played some great football in the first half,' said Palsson of the win. 'I thought we didn't give away a lot of chances. It was really annoying to concede from a set-piece. But yeah, I thought the first half was alright. 'Second half, I thought we came well into the game, didn't give them much and then suffered a bit in the last 20-25 minutes where they had more ball possession Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'We've got a new manager now who's got a completely different view of how to play. If you look at how we've been in the last years, where we were more direct and more defending, now we've got so many good footballers. Not that we didn't back then, but now we've got a new manager, he's got his new ideas. It's only his third game, so just building it up, yeah.' Victor Palsson and his Plymouth teammate celebrate beating Liverpool in the FA Cup last season. | Getty Images In a World Cup group with France, Ukraine and Azerbaijan, progress from that won't be easy. It will likely be Palsson's last chance to play in such a tournament, but as an established internationalist, he remains a key player for Gunnlaugsson. At club level, there is a bit more flux. Plymouth were relegated to England's League One last season and manager Miron Muslic has left for Schalke. St Mirren's Stephen Robinson has emerged as a candidate. 'It's a great place to live,' Palsson said of the Devon outpost. 'It's a bit far from everything, but south of England, it's a beautiful place, great place. You know, not the biggest of clubs, but a family club. Good mentality, good lads.'
BBC News
21-03-2025
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- BBC News
Argyle's Bundu scores in World Cup qualifier
Plymouth Argyle forward Mustapha Bundu scored for Sierra Leone on Thursday night as they beat Guinea-Bissau 3-1 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 28-year-old latched on to a poor backpass from a Guinea-Bissau defender and rounded the keeper to give his side the who has scored six times for Plymouth this season, also has four international goals to his name since making his debut in August Plymouth defender Victor Palsson featured in Iceland's 2-1 Nations League defeat by Kosovo, but Maksym Talovierov missed out on Ukraine's excellent win over Belgium, after being sent home on Tuesday, external due to a knee injury.
