THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ANTHEM
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This past week I have concentrated my posts on the theme "the champions league", interesting right?.
It's really worth it because it is such a great competition. It gives me goosebumps just watching it, imagine watching it live😊😍.
In fact attending a champions league final in old Trafford is one of my top wishes in my bucket list. And I have promised myself to make that dream come through.
For my last champions league theme post, I will be discussing the story behind the champions league anthem.
As football and champions league lovers we are all aware of that intoxicating song that is played before any champions league game. To me it sounds like an over-hyped catholic hymn. It's funny but that's how I feel😊.
This anthem is known to set the heart of all soccer lovers ablaze, The UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ANTHEM is played before any champions league match, both in the beginning and the end of the great competition.
This anthem doesn't have a particular name, it is simply known as the uefa champions league anthem.
This unique song which is so protected by copyright cannot be downloaded from just any website. It was written and composed by British composer Tony Britten. He graduated from the famous royal academy in England.
He was commissioned to compose this great anthem in the year 1992. He did his job perfectly, his great work is performed by the iconic "Philharmonic Orchestra". And it was sung by the academy of Saint Martin's in the fields chorus.
The lyrics mixes elements from the three official UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LANGUAGES namely : English, French and German.
Ce sont les meilleures équipes
Es sind die allerbesten Mannschaften
The main event
Die Meister
Die Besten
Les grandes équipes
The champions
Une grande réunion
Eine grosse sportliche Veranstaltung
The main event
Die Meister
Die Besten
Les grandes équipes
The champions
Ils sont les meilleurs
Sie sind die Besten
These are the champions
Die Meister
Die Besten
Les grandes équipes
The champions
Different great players have reacted in different ways to this anthem.
The great Cristiano Ronaldo who has shown and proved his worth in this great competition was once captured on video singing along to the tune before an iconic champions league quarter final fixture against Spanish giants atletico Madrid in the springs of 2015.
The great Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon who has obviously heard the anthem more times than most players said
It's almost emotional to hear the champions league anthem.
Since the year 2009 several artists have performed this song live in the final fixtures of the champions league every year.
Famous opera singer "Andrea Bocelli" performed the anthem live in the 2009,2016,2027 finals.
This thrilling football competition can never die and am sure it will last till the end of our days on earth.
MONEY IS TIME..... @milezofplay
Definitely iconic. I wonder what a Premier League anthem should sound like?