With the Premier League having asked all its clubs playing at home this weekend to play it before matches to mark the coronation of King Charles III tomorrow (Saturday), our Liverpool experts on The Athletic’s Walk On podcast discussed the fans’ complicated relationship with the anthem - one defined by politics and social history as much as sport.Īfter the podcast was recorded, Liverpool confirmed this morning (Friday) that they will play the national anthem ahead of their game against Brentford tomorrow. It was the latest iteration of Anfield’s long-standing antipathy for the British establishment, and which manifests itself most obviously when Liverpool supporters routinely boo the playing of the country’s national anthem, God Save the King.
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