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It's Norway two, England one. Vi er best i verden! He had a lively, skilful, understanding of sport and a humorous crazy repertoire within the Norwegian language.’’

Lillelien also presented a jazz programme as well as covering winter sports and boxing. Jeg har et budskap til deg: Vi har slått England ut av Verdensmesterskapet i fotball.

England, kjempers fødeland. England, birthplace of giants",

before taunting a roll call of English warriors, statesmen, a boxer and a royal princess, usually quoted in an edited, English-only form as follows:

"Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana, vi har slått dem alle sammen, vi har slått dem alle sammen!

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The OSM accolade came as no surprise to the Norwegians. Your boys took one hell of a beating!"

And again, when England's cricket team finally won a game against New Zealand on the 2006/7 one-day series, the BBC's web coverage came up with:

"Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Peter Jackson, Neil Finn, Sir Edmund Hillary, Jonah Lomu - we have beaten them all!

“He was an amazing commentator and during this era not many radio commentators on the international stage could fit into his shoes.

bjørge lillelien norge england

It is completely unbelievable!

Lord Nelson. Crocodile Dundee! Can you hear me? Det er aldeles utrolig!

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Bjørge Lillelien

Lillelien went to Northwestern University to study journalism in 1948.

But it didn't take long before he was working for the Norwegian broadcasting network.

In 1963 he began a long-term working relationship with Håkon Brusveen at a cross country ski race at Holmenkollen. Your boys took a hell of a beating!"

The full version, completely translated to English:

"We are the best in the world!

We've beaten England 2-1 in football! Steve Irwin!

We've beaten them all! In 2002, it was acclaimed as the greatest commentary moment by Observer Sports Monthly (is that a decision with which you agree? Your boys took one hell of a beating!"

Following Scotland's 2-1 victory against Norway in Oslo in September 2005, the Daily Record parodied the quote, using known Norwegians:

"King Olaf, Roald Amundsen, Liv Ullmann, Edvard Munch, Vidkun Quisling, Thor Heyerdahl, Henrik Ibsen, Edvard Grieg, Monty Python's Norwegian Blue, Morten Harket, and Anni-Frid from ABBA.

We are the best in the world!

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“A lot of people tended to turn down the television and listen to his radio commentary.”

Lillelien’s fame spread throughout Scandinavia.

Clement Attlee.