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Chant

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

/tʃænt/nounCommon term

In football (soccer), chant means: A short song or phrase that fans sing or shout together in the stands to support their team or players, or to tease the other side.

In Turkish: tezahürat, marş, slogan

How it is used

Fans sing, start or join in a chant, and popular players often have their own. Discriminatory chanting is banned and can lead to fines or stadium closures. The verb is chant: "The fans chanted his name."

Example sentences

  1. The away end started a chant as soon as the team came out.

  2. The club was fined for offensive chanting.

Common collocations

  • sing a chant
  • terrace chant
  • chant someone's name
  • offensive chanting
  • fanA person who supports a particular team or follows football with passion, watching matches at the stadium or on screen.
  • derbyA match between two rival teams, usually from the same city or region, followed with special passion by both sets of fans.
  • stadiumThe venue where matches are played, made up of the pitch and the stands around it for spectators.
  • season ticketA ticket bought once that lets a fan attend all of a club's home league matches in a season, usually from the same seat.

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