The story behind the Champions League anthem, as told by the man who wrote it

"It's to UEFA's credit that they wanted to restore The Beautiful Game to being a beautiful game, because it had got pretty ugly, with the hooliganism that was really bad, and they were determined that they were going to make this a class act. That was really important to them."

In this episode of Unsung we speak with the man whose creative flourish over 30 years ago left an indelible mark on Europe’s elite football tournament. His name is Tony Britten, and he’s the composer responsible for the #ChampionsLeague anthem.
 
In the episode, Tony describes what it was like to silence the San Siro, how he wound up Steffen Effenberg on German TV, and why Man City fans need to “grow up”.
 
We also discussed the European Super League, Tony’s royalties, and what it’s like to have Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher on backing vocals.

Click the link at the end of this video to listen to Composing the Champions League anthem, with Tony Britten.