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Why English football chants are so much catchier than the rest of the world's, according to science

Football and chanting go hand in hand – but why are England's anthems so much catchier than the rest of the world's? With the World Cup now underway, scientists have analysed football chants sung ...
The New York Times

Jimmy Savile chants: English football’s unspoken shame

At Leeds United football matches, the chanting about one of Britain’s most notorious paedophiles and rapists usually begins like this. On Sunday, before an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Elland Road, ...