Adele’s “Someone Like You” is a breakup salve, a song about unrequited love and a critically acclaimed chart topper. For an English soccer team making a Cinderella run through the oldest domestic competition in the world, it has also become a victory anthem, as players belt out the lyrics after improbable wins against larger clubs in the competition.
Chorley FC, a club that plays in the sixth tier of English soccer, has advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in its 138-year history. It will host Premier League opponent Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday.