Top 5 Great Sporting Songs of All Time

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People, who are interested in football,  often remember the rhythms of some famous sporting songs such as "An Italian Summer", "The Cup of Life", "We Are the Champions", "Champions League" and "You\'ll Never Walk Alone". These songs’ lyrics mixing with audience’s cheering up play a vital role in helping footballers feel very exciting and strong to defeat their competitors.

 

"Un\'estate Italiana"


"Un\'estate Italiana" (in Italian) or "An Italian Summer" (in English) was composed by Giorgio Moroder with lyrics by Tom Whitlock for the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. The song has still achieved success of all time in different countries.

 

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The poster of "Un\'estate Italiana"

 

 

"The Cup of Life" (Ricky Martin)


"The Cup of Life" is a famous song recorded by Puerto Rican singer, Ricky Martin and peaks at No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.


Ricky Martin used to ain much success with his hit

Ricky Martin used to gain much success with his hit "The Cup of Life"


The song’s 1998 translation gained instant popularity when it became the official song of the 1998 FIFA World Cup and won "Pop Song of the Year" at the 1999 Premio Lo Nuestro Awards.

 

 

"We Are The Champions"


"We Are The Champions" is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury and performed by British rock band Queen in their 1977 album “News of the World”. Besides, it has become an anthem for sporting victories including 1994 FIFA World Cup’s official theme song and covered by many artists.


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Rock Band Queen and " We Are The Champions"

 

 

UEFA Champion League theme song


The UEFA Champions League Anthem, officially titled "Champions League", was firstly performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and sung by the Academy of St. Martin in three official languages used by UEFA including English, German, and French.


The logo of UEFA Champions League

The logo of UEFA Champions League


The anthem\'s chorus is often played before each UEFA Champions League game as well as at the beginning and end of television broadcasts of the matches.

 

 

You\'ll Never Walk Alone


"You\'ll Never Walk Alone" is also sung at football clubs around the world, where it is performed by a massed chorus of supporters during a match. This tradition began at Liverpool Football Club in the early 1960s and later spread to several other clubs.


Liverpool fans sing

Liverpool fans often sing "You\'ll Never Walk Alone" to cheer up their FC

 

 

 

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    liam- 2010/12/05 01:07:51 am

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This article was published on 2010/12/01