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ICEMAN JON HAS WORLD AT HIS FEET

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The LeaguePaper Team
5 November 2017

Royals ace looks forward to Russia adventure

By Paul Eddison

COOL AS YOU LIKE: Iceland’s Jon Dadi Bodvarsson in action against Turkey

The Iceland fans and playing for Reading
PICTURE: Action Images

JON Dadi Bodvarsson grew up dreaming of playing in England, but now he has Russia on his mind.
The Reading striker was a Manchester United fan as a child even though, like most of his compatriots, Eidur Gudjohnsen at Chelsea was his idol.
For Bodvarsson, the idea of playing alongside Gudjohnsen was something he could scarcely have imagined. Going to a World Cup with Iceland was eve...

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