Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson Arrested for Allegedly Child Sex Offence

Police in Manchester arrested footballer Gylfi Sigurdsson, an Everton player in the English league and the Icelandic national team, on Friday, on suspicion of sexual offenses against a child. 

Everton confirmed yesterday that a player in the team's main group had been sent from the team due to a police investigation. "The company will continue to support the authorities' investigation and will not issue further statements this time," the company said in a statement.

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The British newspapers Daily Mail and the Sun among others had reported the arrest yesterday without mentioning Gylfi by name. In their news, it was stated that the police had searched Gylfi's house because of the case, but after his arrest, he had been released on bail. It was revealed that the player was 31 years old, married and that the accusations were serious.

Gylfi has played 78 national games for the Icelandic men's national team and scored 25 goals in them. He was a key member of the national team when Iceland played in its first major tournament, the European Championship 2016, and reached the quarter-finals after a glorious victory over England. He was also in the group at the 2018 World Cup.

He is also the owner of the fishing company Blikaberg, which he has run together with his father and brother. In 2012, he brought ISK 38 million to the country through the Central Bank of Iceland's investment route to invest in its operations.