“A World Cup is a special event not just for the sport of football, but for the cultural fabric of the entire globe. For five weeks, once every four years, the attention of the world is focused on every kick of that ball, the drama, the romance, and the inevitable heartbreak, all evoking the very essence of human nature. It should go without saying, then, that every World Cup should have a fitting soundtrack. Music has a lengthy relationship with football’s ultimate international tournament. It was over 35 years ago, for the still-iconic Italia 1990 tournament, that FIFA adopted an official World Cup anthem for the very first time, in Giorgio Moroder’s ‘Un’estate Italiana’, but that was hardly the first crossover between music and international football. Some readers, for instance, will recall the England squad’s not-so-impassioned performance of ‘Back Home’ in 1970, a song which was atoned for in the nation’s quarter-final exit against Germany. …”
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