Freddie Mercury and his love for United, the reason he made We Are the Champions

Freddie Mercury, was the leader and vocalist of Queen, one of the most successful rock bands in history with hymns of modern culture such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen and We Will Rock You, however, if we go to just one song from the English band that is recognized worldwide even by those who have not heard of them, that is We Are The Champions, a famous song appropriated by sport in general that serves to crown all those teams that win titles, but before of all the success, it was written by Mercury focused to be used by the club of his loves, Manchester United.

Since his childhood, Freddie Mercury became a faithful fan of Manchester United, after having seen how the Red Devils lived their first great era between the 50s and 60s, at the hands of historical players such as George Best and Bobby Charlton. It was thus that he decided that his love for United would be eternal.

Years later, when success came with Queen and they filled stadiums throughout the world, Mercury got fed up with the fact that You'll Never Walk Alone, the famous song sung by Liverpool fans, was the anthem with which many fans in England They made themselves felt in the buildings prior to their concerts, it was like this when, after a concert, Freddie left angrily and set out to compose a song that would serve as a badge for Manchester United fans.

In 1977, when We Are The Champions came out on Queen's News Of The World album, it immediately became a hit and was embraced by Red Devils fans themselves, the world of football, as well as other sports. they made it their own to pay tribute to the champions that sport has given us.

The legendary photo with Diego Armando Maradona

It was in 1981 when Queen visited Argentina for the first time to give one of their most remembered concerts at the River Plate stadium, however, before giving said recital, Maradona was able to enter the band's dressing room to take a historic photo where Freddie Mercury He was wearing the Argentina shirt while Diego wore a shirt with the flag of the United Kingdom, said photo became historic, after in those years both England and Argentina lived through the Falklands War, an armed conflict with which the European country violently claimed part of Argentine territory.