Ahead of the 2024/25 season, UEFA released a slightly refined version with more vocal focus and a slightly faster tempo, though the core melody remains the same.
Did you know the iconic UEFA Champions League theme was actually inspired by a piece written for a Royal Coronation in 1727? Composer Tony Britten adapted Handel’s Zadok the Priest back in ’92, and the rest is football history. UEFA Champions League Official Theme Song
The anthem is an adaptation of George Frideric Handel’s a choral piece written for the coronation of King George II in 1727. Britten famously "pinched" a rising string phase from Handel and built his own Handelian-style melody around it. Anthem Facts Ahead of the 2024/25 season, UEFA released a
