Three Lions
English football anthem
Three Lions is England's national football anthem, released by comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner with the band Lightning Seeds for the 1996 European Championship.
The song's refrain—Football's coming home—expresses hopeful longing for England to win a major tournament, cycling between optimism and resigned disappointment.
It resurfaces whenever England competes internationally, sung by fans as both sincere hope and self-aware ritual.
Three lions also refers to the emblem on the England football shirt, inherited from the royal coat of arms.
- goalkeepersPlayers defending the net
- World CupPremier international football tournament
- national teamCountry's official sports squad
- historic matchesSignificant past competitions
- EnglandLargest British country
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