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The list contains every single recorded by a professional football team or individual player which spent at least one week in the UK top 75.It does not contain singles recorded in tribute to football teams by existing bands or groups of fans such as the 1975 hit "Viva El Fulham" by Tony Rees and the Cottagers, or other hits with a general football theme such as the four-time number one hit ...
In the many countries where football is popular, and in the UK in particular, football music is a varied and popular subgenre of popular music. Songs are often released to coincide with specific events, such as the World Cup, or to become anthems for particular teams. Since football has a huge spectator base, such songs are often very popular ...
Music Notes 1994 United States "FIFA Anthem" 1998 France: 2002 South Korea Japan "2002 FIFA World Cup Anthem" 2006 Germany "FIFA Anthem" 2010 South Africa: 2014 Brazil: 2018 Russia "Living Football" (New FIFA Anthem) When both teams' national flags and FIFA flag enter the pitch "Seven Nation Army (Instrumental)"
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Tournament Year Song Chart Writers Performers Notes World Cup 1970 "Back Home" 1 Bill Martin, Phil Coulter: England squad [5] While not an official song for the England team, "World Cup Willie" by Lonnie Donegan was the official song for the 1966 World Cup, and can be seen as the birth of the link between football and pop music in the UK.
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