football anthems,songs and why they matter

football is the most popular sport in the world. it has become a game that symbolizes much more than 22 man running around a ball in order to score a goal. it is a literally popular sport. through its position as a social and cultural gathering,some thing were brought into this sport in order to make more than a game. and here enter the football chants.
it is a form of vocalisation performed by football supporters, an expression of collective identity to show their pride or to support the team. fans also use chants against other teams and their fans,especially rival teams.

it is being said that football chants were first used from the late 19th century,but it was modified into its current popular forms in the 1960’s.
fotball chants have become a common thing in football games. it helps you to get into the atmosphere of the game,whether it’s a normal league game,rivalry match or a grand final.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RuMgKUmzf8

but there are some specific song that came to define a club, to become it’s anthem,like a national anthem of a country. the most known example to me is the song “you’ll never walk alone” by gerry and the pacemakers. it is best know as the anthem of liverpool FC. how did it became a sporting anthem? well,first the bands were citizens of liverpool and club fans, and when they presented the song to legendary manager bill shankly he was in awe from it,and it quickly became a favorite of the fans too,who began to sing it in the terraces ever since 1965 before,durning and after the matches. for them the song was an expression of the unity of the club,players and fans together,of how no matter what they are always together,in the good and in the bad,like friends helping out each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go-jJlGd1so

the song quickly became famous around the football world that other clubs have adopted it as their anthems,in which the famous cases are dortmund from germany,feyenoord from the netherlands and club brugge from belgium.

in conclusion,football chants and song are helping us fans not only to enjoy a good atmosphere of a agthering,but also to unite people together,to give them an identity,to know that they are all together,a part of something bigger that they truely love.