SPORTS & MUSIC IN SOCIETY

                                                        Photo by João Vicente/JVC, via Flickr

Sport and Music are part of society. They often go hand-in-hand.

We all know that Sport and Music have many things in common. 

Both of them are universal languages with the same objective: 

to bring people together.

Events such as football matches can be vehicles for promoting certain types of music.

An example of that are Spain’s biggest football teams: Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

For many people there is a connection between some songs and the mentioned football teams. 

Can you guess the songs we refer to?

The two selected songs are very popular among people in general, 

and especially popular among football players.

Watch the following videos and complete the chart:

VIDEO  1	VIDEO  2
Song:	Song:
Singer:	Band:

                    VIDEO  1

                                          

                                                                 VIDEO 2

                                                                                

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Some NOTES about the two selected songs, taken from Wikipedia.

Notes on Video 1

“Popularity in football”

The song became extremely popular in Spain and all over Europe after Real Madrid players Marcelo Vieira and Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated a goal dancing to the choreography of the song. Playing in the National Professional Football League of Spain, the dance was performed by the two players after Ronaldo scored the first goal against Málaga CF on October 22, 2011.

Notes on Video 2

“Sporting usage”

The song also became the anthem of Spanish football club FC Barcelona during the 2008-09 season. It turned out to be a season of unprecedented success for the Spanish club in 2009, as they won all six competitions they could possible be involved in, which no football club has managed before in history. The song was selected by the manager of the club, Guardiola - himself a fan - to help motivate and encourage his team. It is often played at the Camp Nou before the start of a Barcelona match.

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Now, considering the 2 SONGS and the 2 Football Teams,
Real Madrid and FCBarcelona, ...

... Can you guess which song is connected with each football team?

	VIDEO  1	VIDEO  2
FOOTBALL TEAM

ANSWERS.-

ANSWER  -  VIDEO 1

 

ANSWER - VIDEO 2

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... And you?

Do you know other examples of music related to sports?

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