It’s Friday afternoon in Santa Monica, California and Gudi Thórarinsson is relaxed. The 29-year-old has a testing encounter with LAFC in a little over 24 hours. While many of his teammates will use the international break as an opportunity to catch a breath, he will instead join up with the Icelandic National Team for the first time since 2019.
“I’m only excited,” he said. “I remember being younger and it was kind of nerve wracking, but now I just enjoy it so I’m not nervous at all. I know so many of the guys on the team as well and they’re good friends of mine.