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Why do Liverpool fans sing Fields of Athenry?

You may have heard the familiar melody of the popular Liverpool song at by Irish sports fans far away from Anfield – here's why

Fields of Anfield Road is a signature song for Liverpool fans to sing both at home at Anfield and on the road, almost as famed as club anthem You'll Never Walk Alone and a staple of the Anfield songbook.

But as well-known as the tune is, its roots actually belong in Ireland – as the Kop favourite had been adapted from the well-known Irish folk song Fields of Athenry.