Members of Tólfan a small group of super-dedicated football fans who followed the Icelandic national football team to the EURO 2016 in Paris were flown to England to do the signature Viking War Cry at a ceremony for BBC Sports' selection of UK's athelete of the year. The Icelandic football fans taught thousands of people, including Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, second in line to the crown of England, how to do team-building like a modern day Icelandic Viking.
BBC Sports shared this video of the event on its Twitter feed:
It had to be done!
Remember #Euro2016? Then you'll remember this! #SPOTY https://t.co/bAAv1IhLDC
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 18, 2016
Benjamín Hallbjörnsson, the chairman of the fan-club Tólfan, told the local news site Vísir that the group has been going to all kinds of meetings and events to show people how to do the chant properly. Members of the group have gone to weddings, Christmas parties and annual festivals at companies to lead in the chant. A group of Tólfan members were even flown to Luxembourg to do the chant for the accounting firm Ernst & Young. Benjamín argues that all of this attention is testament to the power of the chant, which has become a symbol of unity the world over.
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Recently the fans of the Icelandic national football team have won a nomination as the fans of the year in a new FIFA contest, as Fans of the Year. The Icelandic fans are among three finalists for the award, chosen by a panel of experts. The final winner will be chosen by the public: You can vote until January 9.
Members of Tólfan a small group of super-dedicated football fans who followed the Icelandic national football team to the EURO 2016 in Paris were flown to England to do the signature Viking War Cry at a ceremony for BBC Sports' selection of UK's athelete of the year. The Icelandic football fans taught thousands of people, including Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, second in line to the crown of England, how to do team-building like a modern day Icelandic Viking.
BBC Sports shared this video of the event on its Twitter feed:
It had to be done!
Remember #Euro2016? Then you'll remember this! #SPOTY https://t.co/bAAv1IhLDC
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 18, 2016
Benjamín Hallbjörnsson, the chairman of the fan-club Tólfan, told the local news site Vísir that the group has been going to all kinds of meetings and events to show people how to do the chant properly. Members of the group have gone to weddings, Christmas parties and annual festivals at companies to lead in the chant. A group of Tólfan members were even flown to Luxembourg to do the chant for the accounting firm Ernst & Young. Benjamín argues that all of this attention is testament to the power of the chant, which has become a symbol of unity the world over.
Read more: Icelandic football team's Viking War Cry is one of Facebook's biggest moments of 2016
Recently the fans of the Icelandic national football team have won a nomination as the fans of the year in a new FIFA contest, as Fans of the Year. The Icelandic fans are among three finalists for the award, chosen by a panel of experts. The final winner will be chosen by the public: You can vote until January 9.
