The last time this many people were talking about Iceland was in June, when the small country’s soccer team defeated England in the Euro 2016 tournament. People were talking about players like Sigurdsson and Sigthorsson, who each scored goals in the game. Now, many people are talking about Johannesson. That is Gudni Johannesson, the President of Iceland. Johannesson recently visited a high school. One of the students asked him what he thought about pineapple on pizza. According to the Guardian newspaper, Johannesson answered questions on a range of topics, including his favorite soccer team. Turns out it is Manchester United. He also said he was “fundamentally opposed” to pineapple on pizza. And he would ban it, if he could. After the news of his opposition to pineapple made news around the world, he clarified his position on his Facebook page. Johannesson wrote: “I like pineapples, just not on pizza.” He then explained that he was glad he did not have the power to ban pineapples from pizza. He said he would not like to live in a country that allowed its president to pass laws just because he did not like something.
Title: Iceland’s President Suggests Banning Pineapple on Pizza
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1703/pineapple_pizza.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Icelands President Suggests Banning Pineapple on Pizza' data-article-id='2221'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='18854'>The last time this many people were talking about Iceland was in June, when the small country’s soccer team defeated England in the Euro 2016 tournament.</span> <span data-start-time='18854' data-end-time='29521'>People were talking about players like Sigurdsson and Sigthorsson, who each scored goals in the game.</span> <span data-start-time='29521' data-end-time='34625'>Now, many people are talking about Johannesson.</span> <span data-start-time='34625' data-end-time='40500'>That is Gudni Johannesson, the President of Iceland.</span> <span data-start-time='40500' data-end-time='45396'>Johannesson recently visited a high school.</span> <span data-start-time='45396' data-end-time='53229'>One of the students asked him what he thought about pineapple on pizza.</span> <span data-start-time='53229' data-end-time='66771'>According to the Guardian newspaper, Johannesson answered questions on a range of topics, including his favorite soccer team.</span> <span data-start-time='66771' data-end-time='72417'>Turns out it is Manchester United.</span> <span data-start-time='72417' data-end-time='80125'>He also said he was “fundamentally opposed” to pineapple on pizza.</span> <span data-start-time='80125' data-end-time='84479'>And he would ban it, if he could.</span> <span data-start-time='84479' data-end-time='98458'>After the news of his opposition to pineapple made news around the world, he clarified his position on his Facebook page.</span> <span data-start-time='98458' data-end-time='106125'>Johannesson wrote: “I like pineapples, just not on pizza.”</span> <span data-start-time='106125' data-end-time='114583'>He then explained that he was glad he did not have the power to ban pineapples from pizza.</span> <span data-start-time='114583' data-end-time='127229'>He said he would not like to live in a country that allowed its president to pass laws just because he did not like something.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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