UEFA investigate booing of CL anthem

[Baines' left foot]

With these lyrics everybody should boo the dirge.

These are the best teams
The very best teams
The main event

The masters
The best
The great teams
The champions

A large meeting
A great sports event
The main event

They are the best(x2)
These are the champions

The masters
The best
The great teams
The champions

The masters
The best
The great teams
The champions

This had me in stitches last night. I didn't realise it had lyrics. Looks like it's been written by a 3 year old.

 

[summerisle]

This had me in stitches last night. I didn't realise it had lyrics. Looks like it's been written by a 3 year old.

The bestest anthem in the whole wide world

 

[GlosBlue]

Does the Europa League have an anthem? Imagine the lyrics to that!

These are the mediocre teams
They play their second elevens
The 'best' teams plan B when CL goes wrong

 

[summerisle]

Does the Europa League have an anthem? Imagine the lyrics to that!

These are the mediocre teams
They play their second elevens
The 'best' teams plan B when CL goes wrong

We reached seventh
We reached seventh
Ee Aye Addio
We reached seventh

 

[davmaher]

Is there a specific reason why Man City fans booed the CL 'anthem'? Are they not happy with UEFA for a specific reason or have they just realised they're a bureaucratic bunch of wet farts?

Another reason not given elsewhere in the thread for City fans dislike of UEFA goes back to a Champions League game against Porto, I think. After the match both teams were fined for separate offences. City for coming out a minute or so late for the second half (potentially upsetting the tv companies) and Porto for racial abuse of black City players. City got a bigger fine, which showed exactly where UEFA's priorities were.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

I wish we could boo the Champions League Anthem.

I still boo it from the sofa mate, same way I boo Everton most of the time tbf

 

[mezzrow]

I can't believe that even UEFA would be that petty

You misunderestimate them. There is no limit.

 

[mezzrow]

Ooh, that makes me mildy annoyed on behalf of the author.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Another reason not given elsewhere in the thread for City fans dislike of UEFA goes back to a Champions League game against Porto, I think. After the match both teams were fined for separate offences. City for coming out a minute or so late for the second half (potentially upsetting the tv companies) and Porto for racial abuse of black City players. City got a bigger fine, which showed exactly where UEFA's priorities were.

I had to search this to believe it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...an-Portos-racism-against-Mario-Balotelli.html

Manchester City were left fuming yesterday when UEFA fined them £24,740 for returning to the field less than a minute late - a fine which is 50 per cent greater than the one issued to Porto over the racial abuse of Mario Balotelli.

City were fined 30,000 euros for taking to the field "up to 60 seconds" later than they had been due following half-time in the March 8 match at the Jose Alvalade stadium, which Sporting won 1-0.

That followed a fine of 20,000 euros issued to Porto after their fans subjected Balotelli to prolonged racist abuse in the previous round of the Europa League. A Porto season-ticket holder who contacted the Daily Telegraph said it was the worst racist abuse he had ever heard in the country.

City, who have three days to appeal are dumb-founded UEFA appear to consider that a lesser offence than their late return to the field.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was sanctioned £37,000 and given a three-match touchline ban after confronting a referee in the wake of his club’s Champions League tie with AC Milan. City cannot appeal against the fine.

Mental.

 

[The Cowboy]

This had me in stitches last night. I didn't realise it had lyrics. Looks like it's been written by a 3 year old.

For some reason, the opening 3 lines keep making me think of that bit in Father Ted, 'I'd say you were...the second best priest...the second best priest...'

 

[davmaher]

I had to search this to believe it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...an-Portos-racism-against-Mario-Balotelli.html

Manchester City were left fuming yesterday when UEFA fined them £24,740 for returning to the field less than a minute late - a fine which is 50 per cent greater than the one issued to Porto over the racial abuse of Mario Balotelli.



Mental.

It does show how completely out of whack football's morals and priorities are compared with general society. The higher up you go the more self-serving and money-obsessed the whole thing is.

 

[ijjysmith]

Quote from a city fan I know...

We were saying boo-urns

Fair enough I reckon.

 

[Lowste]

I think they are placing the fine on them as they are scruffy no mark tramps who like the Clampits struck lucky.
The anthem is just a excuse

 

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