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- ↑ Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson (21 June 2022). "Frá Kólumbíu í hornið á Hlíðarenda". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ Gunnar Egill Daníelsson (31 May 2022). "Kom á óvart að vera valinn bestur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson (25 June 2023). "Stiven genginn til liðs við Benfica". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
