To the background music of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2, UK rapper Danny Graft sings a song about his admiration for Arsenal Football Club. Entitled "Arsenal Anthem {Keep The Faith}," the song chronicles some of the history and players who have made...
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As we've seen before here on Pies, Umbro's hook-up with the soon-to-be-revived New York Cosmos has produced some pretty natty garb to date, so you'll be glad to know that their new 'Blackout' collection is ploughing a similar furrow.

The limited edition Blackout line has been designed to commemorate the day that Brazilian legend Carlos Alberto signed with the Cosmos back on July 13th, 1977, which also happened to be the day of the infamous New York City blackout.

This landed in my inbox last night:

Management Update from the New York Cosmos

November 2, 2011 (New York, NY) - There has been a buyout at The New York Cosmos and management changes have taken place in various areas of our organization.

The Game The UEFA Champions League Anthem. Eight teams, including "weak" sides like Shakhtar Donetsk, Schalke 04 and Tottenham Hotspur. But Arsenal, is not there. It hurts to sit down and watch Gary Lineker's hand go round ...

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Umbro have roped in Liam Gallagher and the rest of the Beady Eye chaps to help launch the new Man City home kit, which they did with lilting rendition of the City's appropriated anthem, Blue Moon...

The bods over at Umbro have also released a video that documents the story of the 'Blue Moon soundwave' design that they have studiously incorporated into the new shirt.

Video: RVP Sings You'll Never Walk Alone

Everyone knows the Liverpool fan base is huge – it stretches from within the corridors of Anfield itself to the most obscure and unlikely of locations. Whereever you are in the world, you're probably not far from a Red, but one place you wouldn't expect to find one is in the Arsenal dressing room.

To the background music of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2, UK rapper Danny Graft sings a song about his admiration for Arsenal Football Club. Entitled "Arsenal Anthem {Keep The Faith}," the song chronicles some of the history and players who have made...
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The result, in the end, was something approaching an honorable draw, which both sides of this particular argument will now likely try to claim as a victory. The Premier League vs Karen Murphy had gone to the European Court of Justice to try and determine how the concept of a single European market weighs up against the country by country rights selling system which, amongst many, many others, the Premier League uses to sell coverage of its matches.

DOHA, Qatar The 15th Asian Cup kicked off Friday with a brief, colourful opening ceremony in the Khalifa Stadium in Doha Friday. Flag bearers representing the 16 participating nations performed a dance routine that was accompanied by a spectacular light show that had the capacity crowd in the 40,000 seater-stadium cheering.

Mamadou Niang admits he is flattered by links with Liverpool, amid strong speculation the Reds are preparing to swoop for the Fenerbahce attacker.
The 31-year-old Senegal international has been in fine form for Fener this season, scoring nine league goals in 15 matches, and various reports in Africa suggest Kenny Dalglish has made him a transfer target.

The Friday night anthem. I'm spinning at The Annex tonight and this will be ON BLAST.

The Manchester derby this weekend will see the introduction of a new Manchester United Anthem 'United Road' and you can be amongst the first to listen to it on Truly Reds. The song was written by...
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Ahead of kick-off tomorrow, the new United 'anthem' will be played.

It's bloody awful.

The Telegraph article

"Prepare For The Embarrassment Tomorrow" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Of course I'm a Celtic fan and this is our song.
But anyone at the Socceroos v Uruguay game and indeed watching the Brisbane Roar game on the weekend will know that this song can work in Australia as well.
So many fans in Australia want their own song, their own anthem, after six seasons, few clubs it seems has one, one that any fan can join in.

The final chorus was familiar. Soaked and suffering as the Everton supporters at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday were, they nevertheless hailed David Moyes. The chants of the manager's name are as much of a soundtrack to life at Goodison Park as the Z-Cars anthem. They have been a constant in a reign that has lasted almost nine years, giving the Merseysiders a continuity rivaled only by Arsenal and Manchester United.

The final chorus was familiar. Soaked and suffering as the Everton supporters at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday were, they nevertheless hailed David Moyes. The chants of the manager's name are as much of a soundtrack to life at Goodison Park as the Z-Cars anthem. They have been a constant in a reign that has lasted almost nine years, giving the Merseysiders a continuity rivaled only by Arsenal and Manchester United.

It seems there is a tradition down at Stamford Bridge, when a new player joins the club, they have to sing a song in the dressing room.
Well it turns out that Fernando Torres picked our anthem and he sung it with such gusto that his new Chelsea team-mates joined in with him.
I don't know wether to applaud Torres or condemn him right now, but he obviously has some genuine feelings from his 3 years on Merseyside.

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston's 'Ready or Not' is the official song for the FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in Germany June 26-July 17. The track is a follow-up to last year's World Cup anthem "Waka Waka" by Shakira.

'Ready or Not' is a collaboration between Kingston and German house and dance producer duo Michael Mind Project, and it is expected to conquer the German soccer stadiums and international dance floors soon, said a statement.

Every loss will be a stepping stone, especially in this first MLS season. The final preseason friendly against the Colorado Rapids was a strange one: while the Whitecaps wanted to show the fans a strong team, the players and coaches also wanted to make sure nobody got injured before the big debut against TFC.

The Japanese LFC Supporters Club have hailed a charity event in aid of the victims of the earthquake and Tsunami disaster as a 'huge success'.
Chairman Keiko Hirano revealed that over 150 Reds fans had turned out to participate in a fun-filled auction on May 21, a day that saw them raise approximately £2800 courtesy of LFC gear donated by fans across the globe.

The tough part about being a glory hunter is the occasional opprobrium that comes with it. Maybe you don't remember the name of 'your' club's all time goalscorer, or know what the most recent (adopted this very year!) fashion on the terraces is. Maybe you don't even know the name of the club's anthem, or even where the club plays its home games.

Every loss will be a stepping stone, especially in this first MLS season. The final preseason friendly against the Colorado Rapids was a strange one: while the Whitecaps wanted to show the fans a strong team, the players and coaches also wanted to make sure nobody got injured before the big debut against TFC.

Do you have a beautiful voice? Can you sing the Canadian and American national anthems? Can you do it in front of thousands of fans? If you can, then the Whitecaps FC are looking for you!
I recently noticed the the official Whitecaps FC website that the club is searching for the next singing sensation.

Grant Wahl mentioned in the Gold Cup final that the El Tri male players no longer salute across their chest while the anthem plays. Not so the women - they still do it.
England have their superstar, Kelly Smith, but what makes them good is now it's not just the Kelly show, ala Jordan and the Jordanaires.

This may end up being my summer rap anthem. You have to have a new one every summer, you see. If not there is virtually no way to time-stamp the drunken, sweaty capers that make the season so memorable. Except for photos on Facebook.
Although Chiddy Bang's recent mixtape wasn't all that and producer Xaphoon Jones' penchant for utilizing sped-up indie songs for hooks might get him pigeonholed as a nuevo College Dropout-era Kanye West, this track is just fun for fun's sake with a hook that's hard to hate.

TFC attacking strategies of 2011 - not a best-seller
TFC wins have been rare things this year. Tonight Toronto managed to find a way to gain their third of 2011, but it was underwhelming to be charitable. There is no room for gloating tonight, Vancouver must have their eyes on Saturday's Canadian Championship game as priority one.

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Advance, Australia Fair! The Matildas will be hoping their anthem proves prophetic. Norway's anthem is more stately, but is apparently harder to sing, as their players look like they're just mumbling along.
I wish Noway was listening to Adrian Healey and Kate Markgraf intone their obituary.

Danny Graft from The Manor has shown his love for his boyhood club and at the same time given Arsenal fans everywhere a theme song to chant to in amidst the black clubs encircling the club. His song; entitled 'The Arsenal Anthem' recalls his memories of Arsenal football club from 1988 to present and captures [.

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In which HIK's Brazilian striker Marcello Matrone nets against FCK, pulls some decidedly ropey props from behind a strategically-placed ad board and ropes in his teammates to stage a full-on, Shakira-inspired tableaux in celebration to the tune of 'Waka Waka' i.

Can Modric and Cahill find motivation after big moves broke down?

It might just be worth monitoring the events at Molineux and, a few hours later, at The Reebok Stadium on Saturday. And in particular, the performances of Luka Modric for Tottenham against Wolves and Bolton's Gary Cahill against Manchester United.

Cue the Heineken commercials, the unmistakable anthem, and the goosebumps the Champions League is here again. To be Manchester United is to be a perennial favorite in the competition, and that's no different this season, as United eye a fourth final in five seasons. And the first stop on the journey to next May's [.

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Why foreign dishes are a recipe for saving Britain's pubs and there must have been a misprint on Joorabchian's conference invite

So, European courts looked at the issue of pubs showing Premier League games beamed in from abroad and acted appropriately. Like visible studs in a tackle and a striker's advantage in an off-side situation, no one ­understands the ruling.

Why foreign dishes are a recipe for saving Britain's pubs and there must have been a misprint on Joorabchian's conference invite

So, European courts looked at the issue of pubs showing Premier League games beamed in from abroad and acted appropriately. Like visible studs in a tackle and a striker's advantage in an off-side situation, no one ­understands the ruling.

Why foreign dishes are a recipe for saving Britain's pubs and there must have been a misprint on Joorabchian's conference invite

So, European courts looked at the issue of pubs showing Premier League games beamed in from abroad and acted appropriately. Like visible studs in a tackle and a striker's advantage in an off-side situation, no one ­understands the ruling.

Why foreign dishes are a recipe for saving Britain's pubs and there must have been a misprint on Joorabchian's conference invite

So, European courts looked at the issue of pubs showing Premier League games beamed in from abroad and acted appropriately. Like visible studs in a tackle and a striker's advantage in an off-side situation, no one ­understands the ruling.

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Presenting: Umbro's swish new Peter Saville-designed Special Edition Away kit range, a modified version of the current strip which sees a couple of subtle changes made to the badge and the collar with Saville's 'Modern England' design (the interlocked St George's crosses) cut-and-pasted from the 'eye-catching' goalkeeper's jersey and the Three Lions rendered in monotone navy.

Here is just a quick thought to keep us going as frankly, we all wait for tomorrow.

In two hours Wales boot off against France, and just before the starting gun sounds, we will hear the whole of Wales joining in a round of "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", or to some "Land of our Fathers", and what a rallying anthem it is.

Remember Afroman's "Because I Got High"? Much like Alanis Morrisette's "You Outta Know" it was one of those rare late 90s/early 2000s pop songs that managed to sneak a blatant oral sex reference onto America's most mom-approved radio stations. Subsequently, many of us experienced that awkward moment where you are in a small confined space (i.