Olé, Olé | ole ole ole we are the champions
Chantusedinassociationfootball"Olé,Olé,Olé"isachantusedinsport.ThechantisbasedontheSpanishinterjection"Olé"usedtosignifyapprovalbythespectatorsinbullfighting;however,thechantisnotusedinSpain.Thepopularversionofthe"Olé,Olé,Olé"chantwasfirstusedina1985songwrittenbytheBelgiansRolandVerloovenandGrandJojocalled"AnderlechtChampion"as"Allez,Allez,Allez,Allez"inFrench,butbecame"Olé,Olé,Olé,Olé"inSpanishinaversiontitled"EVivaMexico"createdfortheMexico86WorldCup.Thisversionofthechantquicklyspreadaroun...
Chant used in association football
"Olé, Olé, Olé" is a chant used in sport. The chant is based on the Spanish interjection "Olé" used to signify approval by the spectators in bullfighting; however, the chant is not used in Spain. The popular version of the "Olé, Olé, Olé" chant was first used in a 1985 song written by the Belgians Roland Verlooven and Grand Jojo called "Anderlecht Champion" as "Allez, Allez, Allez, Allez" in French, but became "Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé" in Spanish in a version titled "E Viva Mexico" created for the Mexico 86 World Cup. This version of the chant quickly spread around the world and chanted by football fans in tribute to a team or a player, and it is now also widely used in other sports as well as in non-sporting events.[1]
Olé is a Spanish interjection used to cheer on or praise a performance commonly used in bullfighting and flamenco dance.[2] In flamenco music and dance, shouts of "olé" often accompany the dancer during and at the end of...