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One Writer’s Journey to the Champions League

ESPN Daily

ESPN

Sports

4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The soul of the Champions League isn’t the players or the teams, but the fans. And every one of them has a story on how their squad earned their undying loyalty. ESPN’s very own Luis Miguel Echegaray is no different. His tale is of a stirring, intercontinental journey into the ranks of Birmingham’s Aston Villa that continues to be written. So today, as he makes his way to their big Champions League showdown against Bayern Munich, LME explains why he bleeds the Villains claret and blue and explains how a revamped format has this entire league more than ready to deliver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Luis Miguel I take a guy.

0:02.0

Did you know that the Champions League anthem was made in three different languages?

0:07.0

I didn't know that until today.

0:09.0

I did not know that.

0:11.0

I knew that it was made in one or two but three

0:18.1

I think that they're pushing it.

0:20.0

So it's German, Italian, and English, I believe.

0:25.0

Okay, that makes a lot of sense.

0:27.0

I feel like German was the original, right?

0:29.0

And they've also revamped it and remixed it.

0:31.5

What they need to do is they need to do it in every single language to really

0:34.6

spread the word out. I really like the Champions League theme. I think it's one of the most

0:38.8

underrated parts of the entire experience because it adds this like

0:43.4

that's a global importance that

0:46.5

until it gets to like 10 rounds and doesn't really have.

0:49.5

It is the iconic anthem

0:51.9

and it means everything to everybody I mean you've had

0:56.2

commercials being made for it players dream about it I mean it's the ultimate

1:00.5

intro to everything, the Champions Day.

1:03.0

The main effect. The soul of the Champions League isn't in the players or the teams, but the fans.

1:22.0

And every one of them has a story on how their squad earned their undying loyalty

1:28.4

E-P-N's very own Louis Miguel Echigarai is no different.

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