UFC welterweight Gunnar Nelson is an avid football fan. Nelson, an Icelandic, recently met with Aron Gunnarsson, Iceland’s national football team captain. The duo had a cup of coffee together and Nelson wished his friend as well as the Icelandic national football (soccer) team the bery best for the upcoming Fifa World Cup. Nelson posted a picture of him having coffee with Gunnarsson and also further revealed that they had surgery the same day.
Fifa World Cup 2018 is just 4 fdays aways now and will commence with a match between the hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia. Iceland will play their first game against the mighty Argentina on 16th June.
Here’s what Nelson said in his tweet:
Coffee break with captain of the Icelandic football team @ronnimall We had the same surgery on the same day and this weekend he flew out to Russia for the world cup ready to go. What a warrior, all the best brother I will be screaming you on! #WorldCup2018 #FifaWorldCup2018
Below is the tweet by Nelson:
Coffee break with captain of the Icelandic football team @ronnimall We had the same surgery on the same day and this weekend he flew out to Russia for the world cup ready to go. What a warrior, all the best brother I will be screaming you on! #WorldCup2018 #FifaWorldCup2018 pic.twitter.com/v6sHJEjrA3
— Gunnar Nelson (@GunniNelson) June 11, 2018
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