British newspapers were similar to themselves and were playing a pun on the day after the 8-0 win over Norway. They also quote Bjørge Lillelien.
“Hell beating” was the headline of the Daily Telegraph. This is taken straight from Lillelien’s classic radio tirade after Norway’s side beat England 2-1 in a 1981 World Cup qualifier, which British The Observer called the commentator’s most iconic performance of all time.
Otherwise, there are plenty of titles playing at number eight. “Gr-EIGHT night” wrote Metro, while the Daily Star announced a British show for the “GrEIGHTest show”.
The Guardian reports that the lioness roars (the Lionesses roar), a reference to the nickname of the England women’s national team.
After much disappointment with England’s performance in the opening match (1-0 over Austria), England immediately rose to the top of the favorites rankings again. “Rampant England four Euro messages” was The Times’ headline and showed that warning performance for another team with title ambitions.
“White hot” is the title of the Daily Mail, with reference to England’s white jersey and striker Ellen White, who scored twice and surpassed Harry Kane in the list of England’s highest-scoring players regardless of gender. He only needs one more to break Wayne Rooney’s record of 53 and two to put him behind him.
Of course, there is also a pun with the fjords. The Daily Express landed at the «Fjord Fiesta».
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