“We are the champions, my friends”

There is nothing wrong with your mind if you inadvertently start humming this tune while watching your team of choice playing at a large sports spectacle such as the Euro Cup 2024. Its writing was inspired by a sports crowd in the UK. But note that the world-shaking performance of the song in Wembley Stadium in 1985, at the Live Aid concert which reportedly reached a global audience of 1.5 billion people, had nothing to do with sports. It was about facing a challenge for the human race and going on despite setbacks, thereby winning over adversity. On the other hand, you also don’t need to consult your doctor about an onset of cognitive dissonance if you do not feel a chill in your sensory nerve endings when remembering Queen rock out We are the Champions or USA for Africa intone We are the World, twin anthems of the 16-hour