Argentina song insulting England over the Falklands reaches Spotify No1
Argentina's players and their millions of fans back home have all come together over a particular football chant that slates the English and their fiercest rivals Brazil
Argentina’s “f***ing English in the Falklands” chant has surged to No.1 on Spotify.
Lionel Messi and co have been filmed chanting the anti-England song after many of their victories in the World Cup. Former Manchester City defender posted a video of La Abiceleste singing jubilantly, in unison, after they secured their place in the World Cup final with a ruthless 3-0 victory over Croatia.
Diego Scaloni’s side will likely belt out the number if they overcome France in the World Cup Final. And so will millions of passionate Argentines, and maybe millions of others around the world, considering the fact the chant is trending at No.1 on Spotify.
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According to Globo report, the song which is known amongst Argentine fans as “muchachos”, was played more than 500,000 times in one day. Otamendi posted the video of the song on his Instagram account.
The central defender, alongside Manchester United ace Lisandro Martinez and Julian Alvarez can also be seen joining in with the song. It is a song that had gradually snowballed in popularity with every match Argentina win.
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Sung in Spanish, the song says “f***ing English in the Falklands,” in direct reference to the conflict Britain and Argentina had over the island in 1982. The 74-day conflict saw 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders killed.
It also mentions Argentina’s Copa America victory in Brazil last year, giving extra special attention to their victory over Tite’s side in the final. In full, the main verse of the song reads, "Brazilian, what happened, the five-time champions screwed up. Messi went to Rio and left with the Cup.
"We are the Argentine band and we will always cheer them on, because we have the dream of being the world champion. I'm like that, I am Argentinian, f***ing English in the Falklands, I don't forget. I'm like that, I encourage you, I follow Argentina everywhere."
No doubt this song will be sung out for eternity if Argentina are able to overcome France in the final.
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