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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by England fans at Euro 96, and is used in with some variation in crowd chants to this day ("we're going up", "you're going down", etc) with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament -- which, given the inherent pessimism with which English fans invariably approach international tournaments as a counter-balance to the jinogism displayed by [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers the tabloids]], tends to mean ''whenever'' England do reasonably well at an international tournament (which was taken UpToEleven at the 2018 World Cup, when England's run to the semi-finals led to "Three Lions" not only re-entering the UK singles chart, but getting to #1 again). Despite occasional accusations of arrogance levelled against English fans for doing this, it's also become [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff popular with fans from other countries]] -- Italian fans at the 2021 European Championship final (against England, at Wembley) changed the words to "it's coming ''Rome''", which English fans found to be ActuallyPrettyFunny.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by England fans at Euro 96, and is used in with some variation in crowd chants to this day ("we're going up", "you're going down", etc) with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament -- which, given the inherent pessimism with which English fans invariably approach international tournaments as a counter-balance to the jinogism jingoism displayed by [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers the tabloids]], tends to mean ''whenever'' England do reasonably well at an international tournament (which was taken UpToEleven at (at the 2018 World Cup, when England's run to the semi-finals led to "Three Lions" not only re-entering the UK singles chart, but getting to #1 again). Despite occasional accusations of arrogance levelled against English fans for doing this, it's also become [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff popular with fans from other countries]] -- Italian fans at the 2021 European Championship final (against England, at Wembley) changed the words to "it's coming ''Rome''", which English fans found to be ActuallyPrettyFunny.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football fans at Euro 96, and is used in with some variation in crowd chants to this day ("we're going up", "you're going down", etc) with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament (which, given the inherent pessimism with which English fans invariably approach international tournaments as a counter-balance to the jinogism displayed by [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers the tabloids]], tends to mean ''whenever'' England do reasonably well at an international tournament). Despite occasional accusations of arrogance levelled against English fans for doing this, it's also become [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff popular with fans from other countries]] -- Italian fans at the 2021 European Championship final (against England, at Wembley) changed the words to "it's coming ''Rome''", which English fans found to be ActuallyPrettyFunny.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football England fans at Euro 96, and is used in with some variation in crowd chants to this day ("we're going up", "you're going down", etc) with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament (which, -- which, given the inherent pessimism with which English fans invariably approach international tournaments as a counter-balance to the jinogism displayed by [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers the tabloids]], tends to mean ''whenever'' England do reasonably well at an international tournament).tournament (which was taken UpToEleven at the 2018 World Cup, when England's run to the semi-finals led to "Three Lions" not only re-entering the UK singles chart, but getting to #1 again). Despite occasional accusations of arrogance levelled against English fans for doing this, it's also become [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff popular with fans from other countries]] -- Italian fans at the 2021 European Championship final (against England, at Wembley) changed the words to "it's coming ''Rome''", which English fans found to be ActuallyPrettyFunny.
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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football fans at Euro 96, and is used in with some variation in crowd chants to this day ("we're going up", "you're going down", etc) with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament (which, given the inherent pessimism which English fans invariably approach international tournaments as a counter-balance to the jinogism displayed by [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers the tabloids]], tends to mean ''whenever'' England do reasonably well at an international tournament). Despite occasional accusations of arrogance levelled against English fans for doing this, it's also [[GermansLoveDavidLasselhoff popular with fans from other countries]] -- Italian fans at the 2021 European Championship final (against England, at Wembley) changed the words to "it's coming ''Rome''", which English fans found to be ActuallyPrettyFunny.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football fans at Euro 96, and is used in with some variation in crowd chants to this day ("we're going up", "you're going down", etc) with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament (which, given the inherent pessimism with which English fans invariably approach international tournaments as a counter-balance to the jinogism displayed by [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers the tabloids]], tends to mean ''whenever'' England do reasonably well at an international tournament). Despite occasional accusations of arrogance levelled against English fans for doing this, it's also [[GermansLoveDavidLasselhoff become [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff popular with fans from other countries]] -- Italian fans at the 2021 European Championship final (against England, at Wembley) changed the words to "it's coming ''Rome''", which English fans found to be ActuallyPrettyFunny.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football fans at Euro 96, and is used in some crowd chants to this day (usually something like "we're going up" or "you're going down", with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament (which, given the inherent pessimism which English fans invariably approach international tournaments as a counter-balance to the jinogism displayed by [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers the tabloids]], tends to mean ''whenever'' England do reasonably well at an international tournament). Despite occasional accusations of arrogance levelled against English fans for doing this, it's also [[GermansLoveDavidLasselhoff popular with fans from other countries]] -- it was a hit in Germany as well as England during Euro 96 (especially notable given that the Germans ''won'' that), and Italian fans at the 2021 European Championship final (against England, at Wembley) changed the words to "it's coming ''Rome''", which English fans found to be ActuallyPrettyFunny.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football fans at Euro 96, and is used in with some variation in crowd chants to this day (usually something like "we're ("we're going up" or up", "you're going down", etc) with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament (which, given the inherent pessimism which English fans invariably approach international tournaments as a counter-balance to the jinogism displayed by [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers the tabloids]], tends to mean ''whenever'' England do reasonably well at an international tournament). Despite occasional accusations of arrogance levelled against English fans for doing this, it's also [[GermansLoveDavidLasselhoff popular with fans from other countries]] -- it was a hit in Germany as well as England during Euro 96 (especially notable given that the Germans ''won'' that), and Italian fans at the 2021 European Championship final (against England, at Wembley) changed the words to "it's coming ''Rome''", which English fans found to be ActuallyPrettyFunny.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football fans at Euro 96, and is used in some crowd chants to this day (usually something like "we're going up" or "you're going down", with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament [[note]] it was also popular in Germany during Euro 96 [[/note]]). On a less positive note, the mockery of Jason Lee on the show quickly translated to abuse being chanted at Lee during games.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football fans at Euro 96, and is used in some crowd chants to this day (usually something like "we're going up" or "you're going down", with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament [[note]] it was (which, given the inherent pessimism which English fans invariably approach international tournaments as a counter-balance to the jinogism displayed by [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers the tabloids]], tends to mean ''whenever'' England do reasonably well at an international tournament). Despite occasional accusations of arrogance levelled against English fans for doing this, it's also [[GermansLoveDavidLasselhoff popular with fans from other countries]] -- it was a hit in Germany as well as England during Euro 96 [[/note]]). (especially notable given that the Germans ''won'' that), and Italian fans at the 2021 European Championship final (against England, at Wembley) changed the words to "it's coming ''Rome''", which English fans found to be ActuallyPrettyFunny.
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On a less positive note, the mockery of Jason Lee on the show quickly translated to abuse being chanted at Lee during games.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football fans at Euro 96, and is used in some crowd chants to this day (usually something like "we're going up" or "you're going down"). On a less positive note, the mockery of Jason Lee on the show quickly translated to abuse being chanted at Lee during games.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football fans at Euro 96, and is used in some crowd chants to this day (usually something like "we're going up" or "you're going down").down", with the original words coming out whenever England start to perform better than expected at an international tournament [[note]] it was also popular in Germany during Euro 96 [[/note]]). On a less positive note, the mockery of Jason Lee on the show quickly translated to abuse being chanted at Lee during games.

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* SleeperHit: Despite being initially broadcast in the Friday late-night slot on [=BBC2=], the show quickly became popular among football fans thanks to word of mouth.

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* LifeImitatesArt: The "it's coming home" refrain from "Three Lions" was ''very'' quickly adopted as a chant by football fans at Euro 96, and is used in some crowd chants to this day (usually something like "we're going up" or "you're going down"). On a less positive note, the mockery of Jason Lee on the show quickly translated to abuse being chanted at Lee during games.
* SleeperHit: Despite being initially broadcast in the Friday late-night slot on [=BBC2=], the show quickly became popular among football fans (to the point of being required viewing) thanks to word of mouth.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A few VHS tapes of the show were released for general sale during its mid-90s heyday (with names like ''Fantasy Football Video'', ''Fantasy Football League 2: The Glory Years'', etc). The show has never been available on DVD. Some episodes can be found on [=YouTube=], though.
* SleeperHit: Despite being broadcast in the late-night slot on a weekday evening on [=BBC2=], the show quickly became popular among football fans thanks to word of mouth.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A few VHS tapes of the show were released for general sale during its mid-90s heyday (with names like ''Fantasy Football Video'', ''Fantasy Football League 2: The Glory Years'', etc). The show has never been available on DVD. Some Nowadays, some episodes can be found on [=YouTube=], though.[=YouTube=].
* SleeperHit: Despite being initially broadcast in the Friday late-night slot on a weekday evening on [=BBC2=], the show quickly became popular among football fans thanks to word of mouth.
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* ChannelHop: From Creator/TheBBC to Creator/{{ITV}}, post-1996.

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* ChannelHop: From Creator/TheBBC to Creator/{{ITV}}, post-1996. And then onto Creator/{{Sky}} as a result of the 2022 reboot.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A few VHS tapes of the show were released for general sale during its mid-90s pomp (with names like ''Fantasy Football Video'', ''Fantasy Football League 2: The Glory Years'', etc). The show has never been available on DVD. Some episodes can be found on [=YouTube=], though.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A few VHS tapes of the show were released for general sale during its mid-90s pomp heyday (with names like ''Fantasy Football Video'', ''Fantasy Football League 2: The Glory Years'', etc). The show has never been available on DVD. Some episodes can be found on [=YouTube=], though.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A few VHS tapes of the show were released for general sale during its mid-90s pomp (with names like ''Fantasy Football Video'', ''Fantasy Football League 2: The Glory Years'', etc). The show has never been available on DVD. Some episodes can be found on [=YouTube=], though.

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* SleeperHit: The show was first broadcast in the late-night slot on a weekday evening, and quickly became popular among football fans thanks to word of mouth.

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* SleeperHit: The show was first Despite being broadcast in the late-night slot on a weekday evening, and evening on [=BBC2=], the show quickly became popular among football fans thanks to word of mouth.
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* ChannelHop: From Creator/TheBBC to Creator/{{ITV}}, post-1996.

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* ChannelHop: From Creator/TheBBC to Creator/{{ITV}}, post-1996.post-1996.
* SleeperHit: The show was first broadcast in the late-night slot on a weekday evening, and quickly became popular among football fans thanks to word of mouth.
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* ChannelHop: From Creator/TheBBC to Creator/{{ITV}}, post-1996.
* NamesTheSame: Played for laughs; this was why they got ex-West Ham defender Paul Brush to appear in the same episodes as [[Series/TheBasilBrushShow Basil Brush]]. Boom! Boom!

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* ChannelHop: From Creator/TheBBC to Creator/{{ITV}}, post-1996.
* NamesTheSame: Played for laughs; this was why they got ex-West Ham defender Paul Brush to appear in the same episodes as [[Series/TheBasilBrushShow Basil Brush]]. Boom! Boom!
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* ChannelHop: From Creator/TheBBC to Creator/{{ITV}}, post-1996.

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* ChannelHop: From Creator/TheBBC to Creator/{{ITV}}, post-1996.post-1996.
* NamesTheSame: Played for laughs; this was why they got ex-West Ham defender Paul Brush to appear in the same episodes as [[Series/TheBasilBrushShow Basil Brush]]. Boom! Boom!

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