the champions league anthem was inspired by music originally written for the coronation of british monarchs. which explains why a football match sometimes sounds like someone's about to become king.
it was created in 1992, with lyrics in english, french, and german.
and those eight stars in the famous logo? they were inspired by the original eight team group stage in 1992: ac milan, marseille, rangers, porto, psv eindhoven, club brugge, cska moscow, and ifk göteborg.
they basically took football, gave it royal ceremony music and a logo full of stars, and turned tuesday nights into something that feels like a historical event. image
top: all
|
today
search in topic