By MARTIN PHILLIPS
January 29, 2007
Passion ... British soccer fans have mixed wit and cruelty in their classic chants
WE may be rubbish at most sports but Brits are the undisputed champs of . . . football chants.
Fans have always mixed good old British wit and cruelty with their passion in songs belted out on the terraces.
Here we present The Sun’s first Top Ten classic soccer chants.
Now tell us your latest favourites by texting them to 63000, emailing us, or by posting them to:
Footy Chants, The Sun, 1 Virginia St, London E98 1SN. Please keep ’em clean!
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Before he left for Charlton Athletic, LIVERPOOL fans mocked the poor form of Djimi Traore to the tune of Blame It On The Boogie:
Don’t blame it on the Biscan,
Don’t blame it on the Hamann,
Don’t blame it on the Finnan,
Blame it on Traore . . .
He just can’t, he just can’t, he just can’t control his feet . . .
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ABERDEEN: When Glasgow Rangers goalkeeper Andy Goram was diagnosed with mild schizophrenia a few years back, opposition fans delighted in a rendition of:
Two Andy Gorams,
There’s only two Andy Gorams.
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ARSENAL: Fun is poked at arch rivals and fellow Londoners Tottenham Hotspur for a stomach upset blamed on a dodgy lasagne. It’s sung to the tune of That’s Amore.
When the Spurs start to cry
When they don’t qualify,
Blame lasagne.
When they think it’s a treat,
But it’s really dodgy meat,
Blame lasagne!
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MANCHESTER UNITED: A song in honour of defender Gary Neville borrows David Bowie’s Rebel, Rebel tune.
Neville Neville, you play in defence,
Neville Neville, your play is immense,
Neville Neville, like Jacko you’re bad,
Neville Neville is the name of your dad.
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CHELSEA: Supporters of the Champions hail their expensive stars with a Mambo Number Five tune.
A little bit of Sheva in our lives;
A little bit of Ballack down the sides;
A little bit of Terry’s what we need;
A little bit of Shauny with his speed;
A little bit of Ashley in defence;
A little bit of Drogba, he’s immense;
A little bit of Jose, he’s our man.
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EVERTON hail their latest hero to the tune of Jesus Christ, Superstar.
Phil Neville
Superstar
He’s got more medals than Steve Gerrard.
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WEST HAM UNITED: Striker Bobby Zamora is the victim of another parody of That’s Amore.
When you sit in row Z
And the ball hits your head,
That’s Zamora .
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NEWCASTLE UNITED: Fans suggest that West Ham supporters include a lot of travellers.
The wheels on your house go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round,
The wheels on your house go round and round,
All day long.
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PORTSMOUTH: With so many foreign players, fans often sing:
We’ve got the whole world, in our team,
We’ve got the whole wide world in our team.
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TOTTENHAM: Spurs fans bait London rivals Chelsea with a jibe at their coach Jose Mourinho.
Your coat’s from Matalan, Your coat’s from Matalan.
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