In the organizer's words:

You'll Never Sing Alone

How music came into soccer

Gunnar Leue

A cultural history of the sound of soccer, illustrated with the best record covers and photos from over 150 years of soccer history

When soccer is played in stadiums around the world at the weekend, the action on the pitch is surrounded by a wall of sound: the shouts and whistles, the roars and cheers and, above all, the fan chants create a unique atmosphere somewhere between goosebumps and ecstasy. But it is not only the immediate stadium sound that has shaped soccer culture, but also the numerous songs that have surrounded soccer since its inception: they have musically processed the most painful defeats and the greatest successes and transformed them into myths. Club songs, pop songs, simple sing-along rhymes and ambitious art form the soundtrack to the big game.

Gunnar Leue has experienced the sound of soccer live as a fan in stadiums and described it as a journalist and author.

With "You'll Never Sing Alone", he presents a comprehensive account of the subject in all its facets. The book tells the story of soccer music in a captivating and detailed manner, from the bizarre beginnings of fan support to singing soccer stars and the emergence of club anthems to the Ultras' protest against commercialism and eventization. "You'll Never Sing Alone" is a fascinating journey through the history of soccer music, peppered with the most hilarious anecdotes and rare record covers.

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