Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Wildly popular Icelandic TV commentator is a worldwide hit (The Associated Press)

Iceland's Arnor Ingvi Traustason celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Euro 2016 Group F soccer match between Iceland and Austria at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

He calls himself Gummi Ben and he's becoming a cultish phenomenon of the European Championship. Gudmundur Benediktsson's wildly enthusiastic calls of Iceland's goals for national television have been finding new fans worldwide as clips are shared on social media. On Wednesday, Gummi Ben broadcast an instant classic to describe Iceland's stoppage-time goal to beat Austria 2-1.


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