An anthem for togetherness

A football anthem

Imagine the scene. A Liverpool FC home game is about to begin at Anfield Stadium. The players walk onto the pitch and their thousands of fans all suddenly break into song. It's a slow and passionate song and the words ring out clearly all through the stadium.

It's a dramatic opening to the game and it happens at every home match - always the same song, always the same passionate singing from Liverpool supporters. This tradition is famous in the world of football. It began at Anfield in the early 1960s, and the song later spread to other football clubs.

So what is this song that Liverpool FC fans have made their own? It's called You'll Never Walk Alone. Let's take a look at the fans coming together in song.

Keep your head up high

You'll Never Walk Alone wasn't specially written for Liverpool supporters to sing at their home matches, as some people think. It may be the team slogan, but many of the fans who sing it so often probably don't know the origin of their anthem.