 say that funny chants are a key part of watching a live match – and have shared their top 10 favourite chants that have gone down in football history. Peter Crouch, Harry Redknapp, and Rio Ferdinand are some of the players who have had the funniest chants made up about them – with famously tall Crouch taking the top spot for having the best fan chant. During his Liverpool career from 2005 to 2008, fans would chant 'He's big, he's red, his feet stick out the bed' about the six foot six tall striker. Meanwhile, Dean Martin's 1953 hit 'That's Amore' inspired an affectionate tribute to ex-West Ham striker, Bobby Zamora, as fans sang 'When you're sat in row Z, and the ball hits your head, that's Zamora'. And rounding out the top three fan favourite football chants was a dig at former Chelsea captain, John Terry – 'Chelsea, wherever you may be, keep your wife from John Terry'. It came after the controversial Blues team member had an affair with the partner of his then teammate, Wayne Bridge. Other cheeky chants directed at their team – or their rivals – include 'Stand up if you pay your tax', after former manager Harry Redknapp was investigated for tax fraud in 2012. And ex-Liverpool star Luis Suarez was targeted with the chant 'Your teeth are offside', after a spate of biting opposition players during matches. It comes as a survey of 2,000 football fans found the most important characteristics of a 'good' chant include banter (42%) and humour (61%). And Liverpool and Manchester United took the top spots as the clubs with the best atmosphere in the Premier League – followed by Newcastle United, Arsenal, and Manchester City. CopyBet.com, which commissioned the research, has also created this fun quiz to test your knowledge of classic terrace anthems, past and present. A spokesman for the betting platform sai){kind=link}
And they have shared their top 10 favourite football chants about specific players – with Peter Crouch and John Terry topping the list
Eight in ten football fans (81%) say that funny chants are a key part of watching a live match â and have shared their top 10 favourite chants that have gone down in football history.
Peter Crouch, Harry Redknapp, and Rio Ferdinand are some of the players who have had the funniest chants made up about them â with famously tall Crouch taking the top spot for having the best fan chant.
During his Liverpool career from 2005 to 2008, fans would chant “He’s big, he’s red, his feet stick out the bed” about the six foot six tall striker.
Meanwhile, Dean Martin’s 1953 hit “That’s Amore” inspired an affectionate tribute to ex-West Ham striker, Bobby Zamora, as fans sang “When you’re sat in row Z, and the ball hits your head, that’s Zamora”.