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David Kent

Famous English football song Three Lions hits the top of Irish charts ahead of Euro 2020 final

Even though almost two thirds of Irish people have said they'll be supporting Italy over England in Sunday evening's Euro 2020 final, there seems to be one particular aspect of the English journey that Ireland has hopped on board with.

It's coming home!

While they may not be saying it, Irish fans are certainly hearing that a lot - but not just from England fans and pundits.

Because sitting on top of the streaming charts on Spotify in Ireland over the last seven days is 'Three Lions' by Frank Skinner, David Baddiel and the Lightning Seeds.

It's ahead of hits from the likes of Manneskin and Bo Burnham on the 'Viral 50-Ireland' chart.

If you can't quite place it, it's England's version of the iconic 'Put Em Under Pressure' - and it's where the 'it's coming home' refrain first originated.

The song has been a cult classic since it was first released ahead of Euro 96, before being remade two years later after England crashed out of that tournament on penalties.

It remains popular to this day, especially in Ireland it seems.

The hit by comedy duo Baddiel & Skinner and the Lightning Seeds has been played a lot on these shores (Spotify)

Didi Hamann is many Irish people's new favourite pundit after his furious reaction to England reaching the Euro 2020 final on Wednesday night.

The English beat Denmark 2-1 after extra-time with Harry Kane scoring the rebound after he missed the initial penalty to seal the deal.

But the awarding of the penalty was a big point of contention with many feeling Raheem Sterling went down softly.

One such person was Hamann, who furiously labelled it "scandalous" and said Denmark deserved more for their efforts.

He added: "This is a disgraceful decision. We brought VAR in to deal with these decisions. There is no contact whatsoever."

And RTE viewers were loving the former Germany and Liverpool midfielder's strong stance on the matter.

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