It’s been the iconic celebration of the World Cup – Norway fans simultaneously ‘rowing’ with their players in unison – but one supporter wants the ‘Viking Row’ stopped.
Emil Lappen went viral when television viewers spotted him sat completely still among an entire crowd all miming rowing after Norway beat Senegal earlier in the tournament.
And now, on the eve of their quarter-final against England in Miami, he has explained why: A ‘stupid, factual inaccuracy’.
During the chant, several fans wearing Viking helmets have been seen rowing in unison in bars, in the stands and even on public transport, to embrace the heritage
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