With footy fever starting to clutch at European cities already, fans are trying on soundtracks for size, sweeping artists into viral competitions they probably didn’t even know existed. It’s summer.

Germany's coach Julian Nagelsmann arrives at a press conference for the German National soccer team, ahead of the International Friendly soccer match against Netherlands. Arne Dedert/dpa Football fans ...

There’s something electric about football season that goes beyond the game itself. It’s the crisp air on game day, the excitement that builds at a tailgating party, the roar of the crowd under stadium ...

What’s the only thing better than a really good song? A really good football song, of course. The beautiful game has a soundtrack. Some iconic toe-tappers pay tribute to the sport through their lyrics ...

Swift blended together 'Stay Stay Stay' and 'Paper Rings' during the acoustic segment of her July 19 Eras Tour show Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty; Michael Owens/Getty Taylor Swift likes shiny things — like ...

It wasn't the edgiest number, yet it sailed to No.1 on star power alone. A football song had finally conquered the UK charts (curiously, it also reached No.2 in Ireland). It fared rather better than ...