At last a World Cup song that hits the bullseye
EXCLUDING Put ‘em Under Pressure (anthemic), Joxer Goes to Stuttgart (nostalgic), Three Lions (iconic), Vindaloo (catchy tune), Ally’s Tartan Army (ridiculous), most football songs are either naff in the extreme or instantly forgettable. However it’s worth going online to listen to Harry & Chris’s England World Cup song. The cult west London music comedy pair of musician Chris Read and poet Harry Baker are at least realistic about England’s chances in Russia. Meanwhile, the England players’ bizarre unwillingness at Euro 2016, encouraged by goalkeeper Joe Hart, to reveal anything to the media about their in-house darts competition has since become a notable example of what went wrong on and off the field. So fair play to a far more progressive English FA media team in Russia for setting up a three-shot darts competition between the press and the players before every press conference at the England media centre. The Joe Hart Memorial Cup, anyone?