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"Ten German Bombers" is a children's song with the tune of "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain".It has been adopted as a football chant by English football fans, and is sung mainly at football matches during international competitions, namely the UEFA Euros and FIFA World Cup, especially in games against Germany. [1]
The late 1960s saw the rise of fan violence and football hooliganism throughout England; Millwall was one of several English teams that saw elements of hooliganism develop within its fanbase. The club's fans created the chant in response to sustained criticism of their behaviour from the press and media, who perpetuated an image of them as ...
A number of England fans at Euro 2024 were filmed singing a controversial chant referencing German casualties in World War Two.
Other early football chants still sung today include "Pompey Chimes" or "Play up, Pompey" sung by Portsmouth fans since the 1920s (a form of the chant is believed to have been sung at Fratton Park in 1899, therefore it is arguably older than "On the Ball, City"), [12] and "Blaydon Races", a Geordie folk song from 1862, which was adopted by ...
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"Two World Wars and One World Cup" is a football song sung by supporters of the England national football team to the tune of "Camptown Races" as part of the England–Germany football rivalry. [1] The chant refers to the United Kingdom 's victories in the First and Second World Wars, and England's 4–2 victory against West Germany after extra ...
"No Surrender (to the IRA)" is a British football chant sung to the tune of the "Oil in My Lamp" hymn which expresses opposition to the Provisional Irish Republican Army.It was commonly sung in UK pubs in the 1970s and 1980s, including by Rangers F.C. supporters, many of whom held strong unionist sentiments.
The song was later sung by Germany fans during their team's first appearance at the new Wembley in 2007. [25] The original version still receives regular airplay in England around the time of major international football tournaments. It has been adopted as a terrace chant and is occasionally sung by fans at England international matches today. [26]