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{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 8, "sc": 1121, "ep": 12, "ec": 301} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 8 | 1,121 | 12 | 301 | Football chant | Spoken chants & Chants based on hymns and classical music | by fans of teams such as Motherwell and Lens, and a version called "Boom Boom Clap" has been used by fans of North American clubs such as Seattle Sounders and Toronto since 2008 as well as the American national teams. Chants based on hymns and classical music Several football chants are based on hymns, with "Cwm Rhondda" (also known as "Guide me, O thou great redeemer") being one of the most popular tunes to copy. Amongst others, it has spawned the song "You're not singing anymore!". "We can see you sneaking out!", "We support our local team!" and "I will |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 12, "sc": 301, "ep": 12, "ec": 917} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 12 | 301 | 12 | 917 | Football chant | Chants based on hymns and classical music | never be a Blue!".
Various teams have used the "Glory Glory" chant (used by "Tottenham Hotspur", "Leeds United", "Manchester United", etc.), to the tune of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic". Hibernian were the first team to popularise the song with the release of a record by Hector Nicol in the 1950s ("Glory Glory to the Hibees").
The Stars and Stripes Forever is often sung with the words "Here we go, here we go, here we go!".
There have been various adaptations of "When The Saints Go Marching In" (e.g. by fans of Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur), and the tune of Handel's Hallelujah |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 12, "sc": 917, "ep": 12, "ec": 1569} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 12 | 917 | 12 | 1,569 | Football chant | Chants based on hymns and classical music | chorus.
Many football crowd chants/songs are to the tune of "La donna è mobile" from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto, for example the chant by Derby County fans in honour of Fabrizio Ravanelli of "We've got Fabrizio, you've got fuck allio".
Italian tifosi employ various operatic arie, especially those by Giuseppe Verdi, for chants. For Parma's home matches at the Stadio Ennio Tardini, during the entry of the teams in the field, Aida's triumphal march resounds as Verdi is a symbol of the city.
Italian Torino fans sing their signature chant Toro alè to the tune of French anthem "La Marsellaise".
The anthem theme |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 12, "sc": 1569, "ep": 16, "ec": 263} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 12 | 1,569 | 16 | 263 | Football chant | Chants based on hymns and classical music & Chants based on spirituals and folk songs | was first popularized as a chant by A.S. Roma's curva sud after a 3-1 match win against Juventus on January 30, 1977. The anthem has also been modified by the RC Lens fans.
French PSG fans sing a rendition of "Flower of Scotland". Chants based on spirituals and folk songs Some chants are based on spirituals. "We shall not be moved" and "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" are both used by fans. An example of the latter's use was "He's got a pineapple on his head" aimed at Jason Lee due to his distinctive hairstyle. The song was |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 16, "sc": 263, "ep": 16, "ec": 908} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 16 | 263 | 16 | 908 | Football chant | Chants based on spirituals and folk songs | later popularised by the television show Fantasy Football League.
Christmas carols have also been used as chants like with the theme of "O Tannenbaum" by the likes of Manchester United or Chelsea fans.
The tune to the Shaker song "Simple Gifts" has spawned many terrace chants including "Carefree", a chant associated with Chelsea, though it was originally Chesterfield fans who adapted this. It was also used for a Tottenham song abusing Sol Campbell after his move to Arsenal in 2001 and was sung by Manchester United fans, in honour of Park Ji-Sung.
"Sloop John B" has been popular amongst English football fans since |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 16, "sc": 908, "ep": 16, "ec": 1546} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 16 | 908 | 16 | 1,546 | Football chant | Chants based on spirituals and folk songs | the mid-2000s. It was adopted by the supporters of English non-league team F.C. United of Manchester as a club anthem in 2007.
Since then more high-profile teams have followed suit, usually with different lyrics for their own teams, most notably Watford, with Newcastle, Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Hull also adopting the song as their own. It was perhaps most famously sung by Phil Brown, the manager of Hull City FC, shortly after Hull had avoided relegation from the Premiership in 2009.
The tune from the song's chorus is often sung with alternative lyrics, particularly "He scores when he wants", "You know what you |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 16, "sc": 1546, "ep": 16, "ec": 2142} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 16 | 1,546 | 16 | 2,142 | Football chant | Chants based on spirituals and folk songs | are" and "We know what we are". Some Rangers fans sing a version expressing Anti-Irish sentiment in the lyrics, with the chorus notably replaced by "Your famine is over, why don't you go home?".
The Geordie folk song "Blaydon Races" is associated with Newcastle United. Other folk songs to have their lyrics altered include "The John B. Sails" to "We Won it 5 Times" by Liverpool fans, "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" to "We'll Be Coming Down the Road" by the Scotland national team and Liverpool fans, "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean", "The Wild Rover" and "Camptown Races", which |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 16, "sc": 2142, "ep": 16, "ec": 2739} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 16 | 2,142 | 16 | 2,739 | Football chant | Chants based on spirituals and folk songs | is used for "Two World Wars, One World Cup", whilst Birmingham City fans sing "Keep Right On to the End of the Road".
The melody of "Bella ciao" is often used as a chant by Italian ultras groups of Salernitana, Cosenza Calcio, A.S. Livorno and also outside of Italy like with Aris Thessaloniki, AEK Athens F.C. or Paris Saint-Germain F.C. fans. The song was also adapted by Brazilian fans during World Cup 2018 to tease and taunt Argentina about their possible exit in the first round, which eventually did not occur, with references to Argentinian players Di María, Mascherano, and Messi |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 16, "sc": 2739, "ep": 20, "ec": 179} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 16 | 2,739 | 20 | 179 | Football chant | Chants based on spirituals and folk songs & Chants based on popular music | (Brazil and Argentina have a well-known football rivalry).
Italian tifosi are strongly used to sing mocks based on national, and internationally famous folk tunes, like L'uva fogarina,
Oh! Susanna and Alouette.
"The Fields of Athenry" is a widely used anthem by Irish sports fans, sang particularly at rugby and football matches. The song was adopted and reworked by Liverpool fans as "The Fields of Anfield Road". Chants based on popular music Several football chants are based on popular music. Music hall songs such as "My Old Man (Said Follow the Van)", "Knees Up Mother Brown", "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", "I Came, I |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 20, "sc": 179, "ep": 20, "ec": 793} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 20 | 179 | 20 | 793 | Football chant | Chants based on popular music | Saw, I Conga'd" and "Two Little Boys" all form the basis of terrace chants. Popular standards such as "Winter Wonderland", Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer", the Cuban patriotic song "Guantanamera" and the 1958 Eurovision entry "Volare" are also widely adapted to suit players and managers. The tune "Tom Hark" is often played at many stadiums following a goal by the home team and for chants such as "Thursday Nights, Channel 5", whilst "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" by Doris Day is generally reserved for matches where the venue of the final is Wembley Stadium.
The rhythm, rather than the |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 20, "sc": 793, "ep": 20, "ec": 1390} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 20 | 793 | 20 | 1,390 | Football chant | Chants based on popular music | melody, of "Let's Go (Pony)" by The Routers is widely used for clapping, drumming or banging by fans worldwide.
Music of the 1960s influenced terrace chants. "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash and "That's Amore" by Dean Martin have been used by several sets of fans. "Lola" by The Kinks, and "Hi Ho Silver Lining" by Jeff Beck have been adapted by several clubs - most prolific of these include Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Wolverhampton Wanderers. "All You Need Is Love", "Hey Jude" and "Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles are often used. Songs from musicals have become very popular as |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 20, "sc": 1390, "ep": 20, "ec": 1949} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 20 | 1,390 | 20 | 1,949 | Football chant | Chants based on popular music | football chants, such as "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from the 1964 musical Mary Poppins.
The emergence of funk and disco in the 1970s also made its mark on the terraces with songs such as "Go West" by the Village People and "Oops Upside Your Head" by The Gap Band remaining popular amongst fans. "Ain't Nobody" by Rufus and Chaka Khan has been used by Arsenal fans and others. Music popular in the 1980s and 1990s is also used widely. Chants have been based on "Just Can't Get Enough" by Depeche Mode, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division, "Pop Goes the |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 20, "sc": 1949, "ep": 20, "ec": 2541} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 20 | 1,949 | 20 | 2,541 | Football chant | Chants based on popular music | World" by Men Without Hats, the Band Aid song "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" by Pigbag and "This Is How It Feels" by Inspiral Carpets. Other chants have used tunes from on pop songs include "Three Lions", the official England anthem for Euro '96 and Manic Street Preachers song "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next".
More recent releases to have their music appropriated include "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes, which became highly popular across nations - most notably during 2006 FIFA World Cup by fans and players of the Italy |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 20, "sc": 2541, "ep": 20, "ec": 3154} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 20 | 2,541 | 20 | 3,154 | Football chant | Chants based on popular music | national football team. A number of song became popular in the 2010s, an example being "Freed from Desire", which is used to celebrate particular players – it was first popularised as "Will Grigg's on Fire", then used for others such as "Vardy's on Fire" and "Grizi's on Fire". An Italian disco song "L'estate sta finendo" became popular among European clubs such as Napoli, Juventus, Porto, Atlético Madrid and others as "Un giorno all'improvviso", later picked up Liverpool fans, who created their own version as "Allez Allez Allez" for their 2017–18 UEFA Champions League campaign, and it then spread to other |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 20, "sc": 3154, "ep": 24, "ec": 398} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 20 | 3,154 | 24 | 398 | Football chant | Chants based on popular music & Chants based on advertising jingles, nursery rhymes and theme tunes | British clubs in the 2018–2019 season. In late 2017, "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire had a big impact in English stadia. Chants based on advertising jingles, nursery rhymes and theme tunes Football crowds also adapt tunes such as advertising jingles, nursery rhymes and theme tunes. "The Farmer in the Dell" known in some regions as 'The Farmer Wants A Wife', provides the famous chant of "Ee Aye Addio", a tune which also provides the first bars of the 1946 be-bop jazz classic "Now's The Time", by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker. The marching tune "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 24, "sc": 398, "ep": 24, "ec": 937} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 24 | 398 | 24 | 937 | Football chant | Chants based on advertising jingles, nursery rhymes and theme tunes | also used a basis for songs, such as "His Armband Said He Was a Red", sung by Liverpool fans in honour of Fernando Torres while he was still at the club. Chelsea fans then adapted the chant to match their own colours when Torres was transferred to the London club in 2011, with "He's now a Blue, he was a Red." The children's song "Ten Green Bottles" became "Ten German Bombers", to the tune of "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain," both songs used by English fans to their main rivals, Germany. The nursery rhyme "This Old Man" is sung |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 24, "sc": 937, "ep": 28, "ec": 418} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 24 | 937 | 28 | 418 | Football chant | Chants based on advertising jingles, nursery rhymes and theme tunes & Club-specific songs | by both supporters of Manchester United and Manchester City.
Theme tunes which have been used as chants include Heartbeat and The Banana Splits. Club-specific songs Some football teams also have songs which are traditionally sung by their fans. Birmingham City adopted Keep Right On To The End Of The Road by Sir Harry Lauder after the team sang it on the coach before the 1956 FA Cup Final Versus Manchester City , it was heard by the fans outside Wembley Stadium .The song was a favourite of Alex Govern and has been the Blues Anthem ever since.
The song "You'll Never Walk |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 28, "sc": 418, "ep": 28, "ec": 1027} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 28 | 418 | 28 | 1,027 | Football chant | Club-specific songs | Alone" from Carousel is associated heavily with Liverpool. In 1963, the song was covered by Liverpool group Gerry and the Pacemakers, which prompted the song's adoption by the Kop. At this time, supporters standing on the Spion Kop terrace at Anfield began singing popular chart songs of the day. The mood was captured on camera by a BBC Panorama camera crew in 1964. One year later, when Liverpool faced Leeds in the FA Cup final, the travelling Kop sang the same song and match commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme commended the "Liverpool signature tune".
Since the late 1920s, fans of West Ham United |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 28, "sc": 1027, "ep": 28, "ec": 1633} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 28 | 1,027 | 28 | 1,633 | Football chant | Club-specific songs | F.C. have sung the song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" at both home and away matches.
Supporters of Hibernian are known for singing "Sunshine on Leith" due to the song's composers and performers The Proclaimers being well known Hibernian supporters and the song's reference to Hibernian's home in Leith and as such the song has become an unofficial club anthem. The club has in the past also played other songs by the pair at its home ground Easter Road, such as "I'm on My Way", though none have the same association with the team that "Sunshine on Leith" does.
Manchester City is strongly |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 28, "sc": 1633, "ep": 28, "ec": 2238} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 28 | 1,633 | 28 | 2,238 | Football chant | Club-specific songs | associated with the classic popular song "Blue Moon". The song is now an established and official part of the club's brand and culture: 'Blue Moon' is also the name of the club's leading fansite, images of a blue moon (a moon that's blue in colour, not the astronomical phenomenon) appear on licensed and fan-made clothing and merchandise, and the team's mascots are a pair of blue aliens from the moon named 'Moonchester' and 'Moonbeam'.
Stoke City fans often sing "Delilah" by Tom Jones.
"Go West" by the Village People has been co-opted by fans of Arsenal F.C., using the words "1-0 to |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 28, "sc": 2238, "ep": 28, "ec": 2873} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 28 | 2,238 | 28 | 2,873 | Football chant | Club-specific songs | the Arsenal" as a reference to the club's defensive style of football under former manager George Graham. The same "1-0 to the Arsenal" was also often sung, in ironic spirit, by fans of opposition by way of mocking their perceived boring style of play during this time.
Fans of Tottenham Hotspur sing Barry Manilow's "Can't Smile Without You".
Brighton & Hove Albion play "Good Old Sussex by the Sea" before each home game at the American Express Community Stadium, a tradition continued from their time at the "Goldstone Ground."
"Marching on Together" is played and sung at Elland Road by supporters of Leeds |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 28, "sc": 2873, "ep": 28, "ec": 3477} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 28 | 2,873 | 28 | 3,477 | Football chant | Club-specific songs | United, and is one of the few club songs specifically written for the football club in question, being an original composition by Les Reed and Barry Mason. It was first released as the B-Side to Leeds United to coincide with the 1972 FA Cup Final.
Supporters of Sheffield Wednesday regularly sing the words "Honolulu Wednesday" to the tune of "Honolulu Baby"; a song which featured in the 1933 film Sons of the Desert starring Laurel and Hardy. Across the city, Sheffield United F.C. fans celebrate the start of home games with a chorus of The Greasy Chip Butty Song.
Before every match, |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 28, "sc": 3477, "ep": 28, "ec": 4118} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 28 | 3,477 | 28 | 4,118 | Football chant | Club-specific songs | Nottingham Forest fans sing "Mull of Kintyre", replacing "Mull of Kintyre" with "City Ground", and "Mist rolling in from the sea" with "Mist rolling in from the Trent". "Mull of Kintyre" has also been adopted by Charlton Athletic, with Valley, Floyd Road and the Thames similarly being referenced.
"Can't Help Falling in Love" has been adopted originally by Sunderland as well as several other teams including Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Preston North End, Rotherham United, Swindon Town, Swansea and AFC Wimbledon.
The Dave Clarke Five's "Glad All Over" has been sung since the 1960s by Crystal Palace and is also used by |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 28, "sc": 4118, "ep": 28, "ec": 4758} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 28 | 4,118 | 28 | 4,758 | Football chant | Club-specific songs | several clubs after a home goal is scored, including Swindon Town.
"Sailing" (originally by the Sutherland Brothers, but most commonly associated with Rod Stewart) is sung by Chesterfield fans, usually whenever the Spireites look to be 'sailing' to victory. A much faster-tempo version of the melody is used by Millwall F.C. fans for their famous chant "No one likes us, we don't care".
"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" is used by West Ham United supporters. The pop standard was adopted by supporters at Upton Park in the mid-1920s.
Before every game, Norwich City fans sing "On the Ball, City", a song which has been |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 28, "sc": 4758, "ep": 28, "ec": 5415} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 28 | 4,758 | 28 | 5,415 | Football chant | Club-specific songs | described as the world's oldest football song still in use today.
Gateshead supporters sing "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" from the film Way Out West.
Sydney FC supporter group "The Cove" sing "Rhythm of My Heart" by Rod Stewart in the 23rd minute of every game as tribute to supporters who have died.
Feyenoord fans sing an adaption of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" after the team scores at De Kuip.
Dundee United fans have been known to sing Daniel Boone’s single "Beautiful Sunday".
Coventry City former chairman and manager Jimmy Hill, adopted the “Eton Boating song” as the clubs official anthem to create Play |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 28, "sc": 5415, "ep": 32, "ec": 434} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 28 | 5,415 | 32 | 434 | Football chant | Club-specific songs & Country-specific songs | up Sky blues in the early 1960’s. The song has been sung on the terraces ever since and remains one of the most recognisable in English football. Country-specific songs "Vamos, vamos, Argentina" is a chant sung by Argentine fans in support of their national team. At the 2014 World Cup, "Brasil Decime Qué Se Siente" ("Brazil tell me how it feels"), sung to the tune of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising", became a popular song chanted by Argentine fans directed at Brazil.
"Cielito Lindo" is a song popularly sung by Mexican fans as an unofficial national anthem. Brazilian songs |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 32, "sc": 434, "ep": 36, "ec": 27} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 32 | 434 | 36 | 27 | Football chant | Country-specific songs & Chant Laureate | popularly sung by the country's fans include "Eu Sou Brasileiro" ("I'm Brazilian"). Similarly Spanish fans may sing "Yo soy Español" ("I'm Spanish").
Songs commonly sung by fans of England national team include "Here We Go" (with "England" enunciated as a three-syllable "Eng-ger-land"),, "Three Lions (Football's Coming Home)" and others. A few songs are directed against specific teams, such as "Ten German Bombers" usually sung at their matches against Germany.
Fans of the Wales national team have adopted the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli as an anthem since 1993. Chant Laureate On 11 May 2004, Jonny Hurst |
{"datasets_id": 1901, "wiki_id": "Q2489759", "sp": 36, "sc": 27, "ep": 36, "ec": 387} | 1,901 | Q2489759 | 36 | 27 | 36 | 387 | Football chant | Chant Laureate | was chosen as England's first "Chant Laureate". Barclaycard set up the competition to choose a Chant Laureate, to be paid £10,000 to tour Premier League stadia and compose chants for the 2004–05 football season. The judging panel was chaired by the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, who said "What we felt we were tapping into was a huge reservoir of folk poetry." |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 2, "sc": 0, "ep": 6, "ec": 595} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 595 | Football in India | History | Football in India History The origin of football in India can be traced back to mid-nineteenth century when the game was introduced by British soldiers. Initially, games were played between army teams. However, clubs were soon set up around the country. Calcutta FC was the first club to be established in 1872, though reports suggest that they were initially a rugby club and switched their attentions to football as late as 1894. Other early clubs include Dalhousie Club, Traders Club and Naval Volunteers Club. Several other football clubs like Sovabazar, Mohun Bagan and Aryan Club were established in Calcutta around |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 6, "sc": 595, "ep": 6, "ec": 1173} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 6 | 595 | 6 | 1,173 | Football in India | History | the 1890s. Calcutta, then capital of British India, soon became the hub of Indian football. Tournaments like Gladstone Cup, Trades Cup and Cooch Behar Cup was also started around this time. The Durand Cup and IFA Shield were both started in late nineteenth century.
The first Indian team to achieve success was Sovabazar Club, which won the Trades Cup in 1892. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club was set up in what is now West Bengal in 1889. The club became famous in 1911 when it became the first Indian team to lift the IFA Shield, a tournament previously won only by British |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 6, "sc": 1173, "ep": 6, "ec": 1752} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 6 | 1,173 | 6 | 1,752 | Football in India | History | teams based in India. It defeated the East Yorkshire Regiment 2–1 in the final of the tournament in a victory that is still regarded by many as the greatest win by an Indian team before Independence.
The Indian Football Association (IFA) was established in Calcutta in 1893, but did not have a single Indian on its board until the 1930s. The All India Football Federation, which runs the game in India, was formed in 1937, but took more than a decade to get affiliated with FIFA. India also insisted on playing barefoot when other nations were putting their boots on and |
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India qualified by default for the 1950 FIFA World Cup as a result of the withdrawal of all of their scheduled opponents. But lack of financial assistance to purchase tickets including the prospects of a very long sea journey meant that the team never made it to Brazil. Although FIFA imposed a rule banning barefoot play following 1948 Olympics where India had played barefoot. The myth that Indians refused to play because they were not allowed to play barefoot is not entirely true, according to the then Indian captain Shailen Manna, it was just a story |
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India even picked up the gold medal in football in the first Asian Games in 1951, beating a "booted" Iran by a solitary goal. In 1956, after having put on its boots, India reached the semi-final in Melbourne Olympics football, the first Asian country to do so. It stood fourth in the tournament. In 1962, India again picked up the football gold in the Asian Games. 1951–1962 is usually considered as "golden phase" of Indian football. The National team |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 6, "sc": 2925, "ep": 6, "ec": 3546} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 6 | 2,925 | 6 | 3,546 | Football in India | History | won numerous titles in this era under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim. Other than success in Asian Games football, India also won Merdeka Cup and Quadrangular Tournament while East Bengal garnered rave reviews after its tour of Romania. Rahim's death in the early 1960s pegged Indian football back after a successful period. The former FIFA president Sepp Blatter once famously said that India is "the sleeping giant of world football".
India never qualified for the Olympics after 1960. India did qualify for its first Asian Cup in 1964 but failed to capture the title. India's last important performance in an |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 6, "sc": 3546, "ep": 6, "ec": 4103} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 6 | 3,546 | 6 | 4,103 | Football in India | History | international tournament was in 1970 Asian Games, when it won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 1–0. In the mid-70s, Indian youth team jointly won the Youth Asian Cup with Iran. 24 September 1977, was a golden day for Indian Club football, when Mohun Bagan managed to hold on for a memorable 2–2 draw at the legendary Eden Gardens stadium in Calcutta, against a Pele led New York Cosmos. Mohun Bagan would have gone on and won the tie, had it not been for a controversial penalty awarded to the visitors that ensured the spoils were shared. The next day, |
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In August 2007, the Indian national team won the Nehru Cup for the first time in its history beating Syria 1–0. In August the following year, India defeated Tajikistan 4–1 to lift the AFC Challenge Cup and in turn qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. In August 2009, India again won the Nehru Cup beating Syria on penalties (6–5).
In January 2011 India played |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 6, "sc": 4700, "ep": 6, "ec": 5299} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 6 | 4,700 | 6 | 5,299 | Football in India | History | in the 2011 Asian Cup which was the first time India has played in the Asian Cup for 24 years. India were knocked out in the group stage which contained South Korea, Australia, and Bahrain.
Ever since the 2011 Asian Cup the All India Football Federation has been working very hard on Indian Football. For instance they allowed former coach Bob Houghton coach the Indian side in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. After going first in there AFC Challenge Cup group Bob Houghton was sacked and replaced by Wim Koevermans. Meanwhile, the India national under-23 football team won the first |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 6, "sc": 5299, "ep": 6, "ec": 5920} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 6 | 5,299 | 6 | 5,920 | Football in India | History | round of the 2012 Olympics qualifiers against Myanmar but were knocked out by Qatar. India played their next official matches against United Arab Emirates in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which India lost on aggregate 5–2.
In 2014, India hosted the first-ever Unity World Cup in Goa, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
India has participated for the first time in FIFA U-17 World Cup as hosts in the 2017 edition of the tournament. This was the first time ever that a team representing India participated in the finals of a FIFA-organised world tournament. India was placed in Group A along with U.S.A, Ghana |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 6, "sc": 5920, "ep": 6, "ec": 6523} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 6 | 5,920 | 6 | 6,523 | Football in India | History | and Columbia. On 6 October 2017, India played their first ever match in FIFA-U17 World Cup history in front of 47,000 people against the United States. But unfortunately, India lost the match by 3–0. India played their Second match against Colombia. In 82nd minute Jeakson Singh became the first Indian goal scorer in the finals of any FIFA organised tournaments. For the third match of group stage, India faced Ghana where they went down to lose 4–0, finishing bottom of the group A.
Recently in 2018, Indian football has reached another level, by defeating Argentina U20 2–1 in 2018 Cotif Cup |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 6, "sc": 6523, "ep": 14, "ec": 18} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 6 | 6,523 | 14 | 18 | Football in India | History & Structure & National team | and Iraq U16 the defending champions of AFC U-16 Championship by 1–0. Structure The game in India is administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which is affiliated with the regional Asian Football Confederation, as well as with the worldwide body FIFA. The Indian national team has entered into the regional Asian Cup but has never competed in any World Cup. The Indian women's national team has also played in various competitions; moreover, women's football has its own separate inter-state and state competitions. Youth football is administered by the governmental Sports Authority of India. National team The India national |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 14, "sc": 18, "ep": 14, "ec": 609} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 609 | Football in India | National team | football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for world football. In 1954, AIFF became one of the founder members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
At the peak of its success during the 1950s and 60s, the team was automatically advanced to play in the 1950 FIFA World Cup (all the other Asian teams withdrew), but ultimately they did not go to the tournament in Brazil due to |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 14, "sc": 609, "ep": 18, "ec": 26} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 14 | 609 | 18 | 26 | Football in India | National team & Indian Super League | the cost of travel, lack of practice time, team selection issues, the issue of the AIFF valuing Olympics over the World Cup, and, unusually, their instance on playing barefoot when FIFA required all players to wear football boots. They won gold medals at two Asian Games, and held the record for the best performance by an Asian football team at the Olympics.
There are also a number of other national teams from the Under-23 team to the Under-17 team, the under-23's is considered to be a feeder team for the national team. Indian Super League The Indian Super League, a |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 18, "sc": 26, "ep": 18, "ec": 605} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 605 | Football in India | Indian Super League | tournament just recently recognized by AFC or FIFA, was founded in 2013 in an effort to make football a top sport in India and to make Indian football a major player worldwide. The league operates along the lines of the Twenty20 cricket Indian Premier League, and Major League Soccer of the United States. Unlike the vast majority of football leagues around the world, the ISL does not use the promotion and relegation system. Instead, it uses an American style franchise system in which ten teams were specifically created to participate in the league. Each team in the ISL is |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 18, "sc": 605, "ep": 22, "ec": 322} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 18 | 605 | 22 | 322 | Football in India | Indian Super League & I-League | composed of players from I league or state league, apart from the foreigners who may or may not be a part of the I league. Recently it was recognised as the second national league in India, which means ISL champions from 2017–2018 leagues will be eligible for an AFC Cup qualifying slot I-League National Football League, established in 1996 by governing body All India Football Federation (AIFF) was the first "semi-professional" football league in India.
The League was renamed and restructured and the I-League was founded in 2006 after India's former top league the National Football League disbanded in a |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 22, "sc": 322, "ep": 22, "ec": 909} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 22 | 322 | 22 | 909 | Football in India | I-League | successful effort aimed at increasing the game in India. Links with clubs that were not in the I-League were maintained, and each season the bottom two clubs are relegated from the I-League and replaced by two from the I-League 2nd Division. The I-League is currently contested between 11 clubs. The Kolkata Derby in the I League (and other tournaments) played between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal is one of the most fierce rivalries in the world (featured in FIFA website) and one of the oldest derbies in the world (90 years). An average 80,000 to 100,000 supporters throng the stadium |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 22, "sc": 909, "ep": 30, "ec": 249} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 22 | 909 | 30 | 249 | Football in India | I-League & I-League 2nd Division & State League football | in this special fixture. I-League 2nd Division The I-League 2nd Division ranks second in the hierarchy of Indian football since the disbanding of India's top league in 2005. The I-League 2nd Division has 16 member clubs divided among three divisions for the 2018-19 season. Promotion and relegation of clubs takes place between the I-league and the I-League 2nd Division. State League football State league football is considered the best amateur leagues in India. Each state has their own league in India. There is no promotion/relegation between the state leagues and the I-League 2nd Division but there could be promotion/relegation between |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 30, "sc": 249, "ep": 34, "ec": 240} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 30 | 249 | 34 | 240 | Football in India | State League football & Calcutta Football League | leagues within the state. For example, the Calcutta Football League has five divisions with promotion/relegation but the winner of the Calcutta Football League will not get promoted to the I-League 2nd Division. However, apart from the clubs already featuring in the I League, AIFF may select the next best achiever of the state league as an entrant to the I league 2nd Division. Calcutta Football League Calcutta Football League (CFL) is the football league system where several football clubs of the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) participate. It currently consists of six-tier pyramid system. Indian Football Association (IFA) conducts the |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 34, "sc": 240, "ep": 38, "ec": 346} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 34 | 240 | 38 | 346 | Football in India | Calcutta Football League & Federation Cup | CFL with 157 mostly Kolkata based clubs and units. Started in 1898, this league is the oldest league in Asia and one of the oldest in the world. There are about 8,500 directly registered players of IFA who participate in CFL. Federation Cup Federation Cup (abbreviated as Fed cup) is an annual knockout style club football tournament in India. It has started in 1977. From its inception till I-League has been started in 1997 (then called NFL), it was the most prestigious national level club football tournament in India. Previously, the winning club of Federation fused to get a chance |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 38, "sc": 346, "ep": 42, "ec": 328} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 38 | 346 | 42 | 328 | Football in India | Federation Cup & Durand Cup | to compete in the continental level in AFC Cup along with I-League champion team. Presently, the cup has been discontinued since the 2017–18 season and a new Super Cup was inaugurated from the same season and this tournament is the country's top tier cup competition. Durand Cup The Durand Football Tournament was started by then, India's Foreign Secretary, Mortimer Durand at Simla, India, in 1888, initial matches were played in Dagshai. It was basically initiated, as a recreation for British troops stationed in India. The Durand Cup was twice suspended, during the two world wars. In 1940 the venue was |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 42, "sc": 328, "ep": 52, "ec": 8} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 42 | 328 | 52 | 8 | Football in India | Durand Cup & Super Cup & IFA Shield & Santosh Trophy | shifted to New Delhi. Super Cup The Super Cup is a knockout football tournament. The top six teams from both the top tier leagues for professional football in India, the I-League and Indian Super League, qualify directly for the main round of the competition. The bottom four clubs from each league participate in qualification round to complete. IFA Shield The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association, Calcutta. It is the fourth oldest club cup competition in the world (Started in 1893) after the English and Scottish FA cup's and the Durand Cup. Santosh |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 52, "sc": 7, "ep": 58, "ec": 360} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 52 | 7 | 58 | 360 | Football in India | Santosh Trophy & Women's football | Trophy Santosh Trophy is an annual Indian football tournament which is contested by states and government institutions. The first winners were Bengal, who also lead the all-time winners list with 31 titles till date. Women's football Women's football has not had the relative head start over the rest of the world that the men's game has had, and also has not had the chance to spread through the country like its male counterpart. The game was administered by the Women's Football Federation of India (WFFI) from 1975 until the early 1990s when they were absorbed into the AIFF. However, there |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 58, "sc": 360, "ep": 58, "ec": 953} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 58 | 360 | 58 | 953 | Football in India | Women's football | are complaints that women's football is treated as a poor relation to the men's game leading to (unfulfilled) plans to de-merge the WFFI.
The women's game, like the men's game, also has its early pioneers in the state of West Bengal. The large Kolkata teams, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, started women's club sides in the 2000–01 season, and they participate with other teams in the Calcutta Women's Football League. However, it has been seen recently that players from Odisha and Manipur have made advances in the game. Players from these two states make up a large part of the India |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 58, "sc": 953, "ep": 58, "ec": 1615} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 58 | 953 | 58 | 1,615 | Football in India | Women's football | women's national football team.
The women's national competition is played on a state vs. state basis in the India women's football championship. There are also similar national championships for junior teams like the Junior Girls National Championship (for under 19s) and the Under-17 Girls National Championship.
Some female players have become internationally recognised. Among them are Chitra Gangadharan who was selected to play for the All Asian Star team. Jaanki Kotecha was selected as captain to the All Asian Star Team in 2008–2009, where she led her team to victory. In February 2000, Sujata Kar and Alpana Sil became the first Indian |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 58, "sc": 1615, "ep": 58, "ec": 2232} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 58 | 1,615 | 58 | 2,232 | Football in India | Women's football | footballers to sign a contract outside India. They signed with the German team TSV Crailsheim, but had to return after a month due to problems with the clearance of their international transfer.
Until 1983, women's football took part in international tournaments like the AFC Women's Asian Cup. For example, the team won silver in 1980 at Calicut. In later years it had become poor in status just like its male counterpart. During the 2003 AFC Women's Championship, the Indian team were embarrassed by a 12–0 defeat to China.
The poor support of the national team by the AIFF became evident, when the |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 58, "sc": 2232, "ep": 58, "ec": 2829} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 58 | 2,232 | 58 | 2,829 | Football in India | Women's football | team's trip to Germany was only made possible by Non Resident Indians in the country, and by the support of the German Football Association. Furthermore, championships are held in remote locations, and national media coverage is said to be restricted to state and local newspapers.
The women's game reached a new low in June 2009 when FIFA delisted the side from its world rankings for being out of action for more than 18 months. This comes at a time when the game was gaining in popularity amongst the younger generation as evident by the local leagues conducted around the country. The |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 58, "sc": 2829, "ep": 62, "ec": 263} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 58 | 2,829 | 62 | 263 | Football in India | Women's football & Indian Women's League | recently concluded Mumbai Women's Football League 2009–10 organised by the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) was a major success and featured many talented players who had played for the national team. Furthermore, the popularity of the event gave hope that the women's game could rise in India. Indian Women's League On 21 April 2016, over a year after the AIFF started plans for a women's football league, the AIFF President, Praful Patel, said that a women's football league would kick off in October 2016 with six teams to be decided, with the goal to expand to eight teams by |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 62, "sc": 263, "ep": 62, "ec": 895} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 62 | 263 | 62 | 895 | Football in India | Indian Women's League | 2017. Just over two months later, on 5 July 2016, the AIFF organized a workshop to discuss the India women's national team and discuss the proposed women's football league. Five Indian Super League sides (Delhi Dynamos, Chennaiyin FC, Kerala Blasters, FC Pune City, Atletico de Kolkata) and three I-League teams (Bengaluru FC, Aizawl FC, Mumbai FC) attended the workshop. It was announced that the league would feature the eight teams in the league and two other spots would be determined through a pre-qualification round.
On 14 October, the AIFF announced that the preliminary rounds for the Women's League would begin on |
{"datasets_id": 1902, "wiki_id": "Q1860977", "sp": 62, "sc": 895, "ep": 66, "ec": 229} | 1,902 | Q1860977 | 62 | 895 | 66 | 229 | Football in India | Indian Women's League & Media | 17 October 2016 in which ten teams are split into two groups of five teams each, with the winner from each group qualifying for the national finals. Media The Indian Super League is officially broadcast on Star Sports network in India. International coverage is done by Fox Sports.
Star Networks was announced as the official broadcaster for I-League since the 2017–18 season. |
{"datasets_id": 1903, "wiki_id": "Q1354045", "sp": 2, "sc": 0, "ep": 6, "ec": 194} | 1,903 | Q1354045 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 194 | Foothills | Description | Foothills Description Foothills primarily border mountains, especially those which are reached through low ridges that increase in size closer and closer to the mountain, but can also border uplands and higher hills. |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 2, "sc": 0, "ep": 6, "ec": 578} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 578 | For You Blue | Background and composition | For You Blue Background and composition George Harrison wrote "For You Blue" in late 1968 as a love song to his wife Pattie Boyd. In his autobiography, I, Me, Mine, he describes the composition as "a simple twelve-bar song following all the normal principles except it's happy-go-lucky!" The song was partly influenced by Harrison's recent stay in Woodstock in upstate New York, where he had collaborated with Bob Dylan and jammed with the Band. The visit allowed Harrison to experience a musical camaraderie that contrasted with the tense atmosphere in the Beatles over much of 1968, particularly during the recording |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 6, "sc": 578, "ep": 6, "ec": 1209} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 6 | 578 | 6 | 1,209 | For You Blue | Background and composition | of their self-titled double album (also known as "the White Album"). In addition, the creative equality Harrison enjoyed among these musicians, as on his recent collaborations with Eric Clapton, contrasted with the continued dominance of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the Beatles during a period when Harrison was emerging as a prolific songwriter.
"For You Blue" is a country blues song in the musical key of D. Aside from the introduction, it is one of the few original songs by the Beatles in which every section follows the twelve-bar blues (I-IV-V) pattern. The five-bar introduction deviates from the pattern due |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 6, "sc": 1209, "ep": 6, "ec": 1797} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 6 | 1,209 | 6 | 1,797 | For You Blue | Background and composition | to its length and the inclusion of what musicologist Alan Pollack terms a "V-of-V" chord – namely, E7 in the home key. On the Beatles' recording, Harrison performs this opening section alone, playing a series of "elegant introductory hammer-ons", according to musicologist Walter Everett. The song's bluesy feel is accentuated by the addition to the minor pentatonic scale of a ♭7 note on each of the I (D7), IV (G7) and V (A7) chords. Harrison opts for a popular variant within the twelve-bar blues formula, by moving briefly to the IV chord for the second bar, rather than remaining on |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 6, "sc": 1797, "ep": 6, "ec": 2442} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 6 | 1,797 | 6 | 2,442 | For You Blue | Background and composition | I until the fifth bar.
The composition comprises two verses, a two-round instrumental break, and two further verses. In his lyrics, Harrison unashamedly states his love for Boyd; Pollack describes the message as "unusually unmuddled romantic euphoria". Early in the song, Harrison tells her, "I loved you from the moment I saw you", and by the last verse, in the description of author Ian Inglis, "[Boyd's] 'sweet and lovely' personality makes her irresistible ... he now loves her 'more than ever.'"
As reproduced in I, Me, Mine, Harrison's original handwritten lyrics show the song title as "For You Blues". The song was named |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 6, "sc": 2442, "ep": 10, "ec": 212} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 6 | 2,442 | 10 | 212 | For You Blue | Background and composition & Twickenham rehearsals | "George's Blues (Because You're Sweet and Lovely)" when the Beatles recorded it in late January 1969, and then "Because You're Sweet and Lovely" when mixing began on the unreleased Get Back album two months later. By the time that album had been presented to the Beatles for their approval, in late May, the song was listed as "For You Blue". Twickenham rehearsals "For You Blue" was one of the many new songs that the Beatles rehearsed at Twickenham Film Studios in south-west London, in January 1969. The film project, which became known as Get Back and eventually Let It Be, |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 10, "sc": 212, "ep": 10, "ec": 836} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 10 | 212 | 10 | 836 | For You Blue | Twickenham rehearsals | formed part of the band's proposed return to live performance for the first time since their 1966 North American tour. Harrison said that after coming back from Woodstock in December 1968, he was "quite optimistic" about the new project, especially the plan to return to a more ensemble-based approach to playing. The rehearsals were filmed and recorded by director Michael Lindsay-Hogg with the intention that the documentary film would accompany a televised concert by the Beatles.
Harrison presented an early draft of the song on 7 January, during a day marked by acrimony within the group. In their study of the |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 10, "sc": 836, "ep": 10, "ec": 1485} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 10 | 836 | 10 | 1,485 | For You Blue | Twickenham rehearsals | tapes from the Get Back project, authors Doug Sulpy and Ray Schweighardt write that the Beatles rehearsed "For You Blue" half-heartedly, amid heated discussions about their future and with Harrison in disagreement with McCartney over the proposed concert. Adding to Harrison's dissatisfaction since the start of the Twickenham rehearsals, his compositions "All Things Must Pass", "Let It Down" and "Hear Me Lord" had received little enthusiasm from Lennon and McCartney. The Beatles returned to "For You Blue" on 9 January, by which time Harrison had completed the lyrics. He suggested that the song required an acoustic arrangement akin to skiffle |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 10, "sc": 1485, "ep": 14, "ec": 352} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 10 | 1,485 | 14 | 352 | For You Blue | Twickenham rehearsals & Recording | or, citing slide guitarist Son House as an example, traditional country blues. The following day, Harrison walked out of the sessions, weary of what he considered to be McCartney's overbearing attitude and Lennon's lack of engagement with the project. Recording As a condition of Harrison's return to the group, the Beatles abandoned the idea of a concert and relocated to their Apple Studio in central London, on 22 January, to record an album of some of the songs rehearsed at Twickenham. Until Lindsay-Hogg chose to include footage relating to "I Me Mine" in the documentary, necessitating a formal recording of |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 14, "sc": 352, "ep": 14, "ec": 980} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 14 | 352 | 14 | 980 | For You Blue | Recording | that song in January 1970, "For You Blue" was the only Harrison composition recorded for the album. Music critic John Harris remarks on the surprising decision to include "For You Blue", in light of the more substantial compositions that Harrison had presented. Like Harris, author Elliot Huntley considers that Harrison deliberately refrained from pushing for the inclusion of his best material, believing that his bandmates would not do justice to songs such as "All Things Must Pass", "Let It Down" and the similarly overlooked "Isn't It a Pity" and "Something".
The session for "For You Blue" took place at Apple on |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 14, "sc": 980, "ep": 14, "ec": 1609} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 14 | 980 | 14 | 1,609 | For You Blue | Recording | 25 January, with Glyn Johns and George Martin sharing the role of producer. According to Sulpy and Schweighardt, the band played the song with a "complete focus" that contrasted with their indecisive approach that day when working on McCartney's "Let It Be" and "Two of Us". With regard to Harrison's suggestion for a light acoustic arrangement on "For You Blue", Sulpy and Schweighardt describe the group's performance as being closer to the urban blues style.
Take 6 was selected as the master take. The recording features Harrison on acoustic guitar and Lennon playing lap steel guitar. Lennon performs the first solo |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 14, "sc": 1609, "ep": 18, "ec": 133} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 14 | 1,609 | 18 | 133 | For You Blue | Recording & Overdubbing and mixing | over the instrumental break, after which McCartney plays a piano solo. According to various commentators, Lennon used either a cigarette lighter, a shotgun shell, or the standard slide that came with the Höfner lap steel. To achieve Harrison's request for a "bad honky tonk piano" sound, McCartney intertwined paper between the strings of the piano. Ringo Starr contributed a drum part that, in Everett's description, provides a "heavy backbeat" throughout the performance. Overdubbing and mixing After the film project was revived in January 1970, for a proposed cinema release under the new title of Let It Be, Harrison chose to |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 18, "sc": 133, "ep": 18, "ec": 755} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 18 | 133 | 18 | 755 | For You Blue | Overdubbing and mixing | re-record his lead vocal for the track. With Johns producing the session, Harrison overdubbed the vocal part at Olympic Sound Studios in south-west London on 8 January. Harrison sings falsetto through much of the song. His ad-libbed comments during the instrumental breaks – including "Go, Johnny, go!" and a reference to Mississippi bluesman Elmore James – originated from this session also.
When Phil Spector remixed "For You Blue" for inclusion on the Let It Be album, on 30 March 1970, he added a spoken introduction by Lennon in the style of a newspaper headline: "Queen Says 'No' to Pot-Smoking FBI Member." |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 18, "sc": 755, "ep": 20, "ec": 8} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 18 | 755 | 20 | 8 | For You Blue | Overdubbing and mixing & Release | This comment was edited in from dialogue recorded at Twickenham Film Studios on 8 January 1969. Described by Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn as a "most interesting" idea, Spector created a tape loop of the song's instrumental break over which he inserted other items of dialogue from the film, including contrasting reactions from members of the public to the Beatles' Apple rooftop concert on 30 January 1969. The tape was possibly intended to help promote Let It Be but never released. Despite Johns' extensive contribution, Lennon denied him a producer's credit on the album, which was instead credited to Spector. Release |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 22, "sc": 0, "ep": 22, "ec": 570} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 570 | For You Blue | Release | Apple Records issued Let It Be on 8 May 1970 with "For You Blue" sequenced as the penultimate track, between "The Long and Winding Road" and "Get Back". The release came four weeks after the Beatles' break-up and shortly before the premiere of the Let It Be documentary film. The song's appearance in the film signalled the change of location for the troubled Get Back project, from Twickenham to Apple Studio.
The song was selected as the B-side to "The Long and Winding Road", a single released in the United States on 11 May, but not issued in Britain. In the |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 22, "sc": 570, "ep": 22, "ec": 1172} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 22 | 570 | 22 | 1,172 | For You Blue | Release | US, "For You Blue" gained sufficient radio airplay for Billboard to list the two songs together, as a double-sided hit, when the record topped the magazine's Hot 100 chart. The release was similarly treated as a double A-side when it topped Canada's singles chart and peaked at number 6 on Australia's Go-Set national chart. On the US listings compiled by Cash Box, which continued to monitor single-sides individually, "For You Blue" peaked at number 71.
"For You Blue" was one of Harrison's most successful songs on the Billboard charts, both as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist. |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 22, "sc": 1172, "ep": 22, "ec": 1724} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 22 | 1,172 | 22 | 1,724 | For You Blue | Release | In 1976, it was among the seven Beatles tracks that Capitol Records selected for inclusion on the compilation The Best of George Harrison. Recognising that its status as a US chart-topper was due to Billboard's policy at the time, however, Apple did not include the track on the Beatles' 1 compilation, released in 2000.
The first take of "For You Blue" from the 25 January 1969 session was released on the Beatles' Anthology 3 compilation in 1996. The edit of the song as used in the Let It Be film – a composite of takes 9 and 6 – was issued |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 22, "sc": 1724, "ep": 26, "ec": 303} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 22 | 1,724 | 26 | 303 | For You Blue | Release & Critical reception | as a promotional video for the compilation. A new mix of this film version was included on the Anthology DVD in 2003. That same year, a remix of the original album track, without the introductory dialogue added by Spector, was issued on the album Let It Be… Naked. Critical reception Among contemporary reviews of Let It Be, Alan Smith of the NME described "For You Blue" as "another strong one from George, a whispery chunky rocker ...'Elmore James,' he calls out at one point, 'got nothin' on this baby!'" Melody Maker's Richard Williams considered it to be "an amusing trifle", citing |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 26, "sc": 303, "ep": 26, "ec": 943} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 26 | 303 | 26 | 943 | For You Blue | Critical reception | Lennon's "camped-down bottleneck guitar" and the reference to James. Less impressed, John Gabree of High Fidelity magazine found the lap-steel playing the only point of interest on an "otherwise boring" track.
In a 2003 review for Mojo, John Harris highlighted "For You Blue" as one of the tracks that remained true to McCartney's original concept for a "return to the group's beginnings" with the Get Back project. Harris admired the song's "mesh of piano, acoustic guitar and lap steel" as "quietly wonderful". Writing in Acoustic Guitar magazine that same year, David Simons said that, along with other "standout"s such as "Here |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 26, "sc": 943, "ep": 26, "ec": 1610} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 26 | 943 | 26 | 1,610 | For You Blue | Critical reception | Comes the Sun" and "I Me Mine", "For You Blue" exemplified Harrison's creativity as a rhythm guitarist and introduced a new element to the band's sound, through the composition's origins on capo-ed acoustic guitar.
Among Beatles biographers, Ian MacDonald dismisses the song as a "forgettable twelve-bar", while Mark Hertsgaard terms it "a slight blues boogie" and considers that Harrison would have been better served on the album by the superior "All Things Must Pass" and "Let It Down". Walter Everett writes that the "promise" offered in Harrison's acoustic guitar introduction remains unfulfilled, such that the principal interest lies in "Lennon's only |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 26, "sc": 1610, "ep": 26, "ec": 2273} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 26 | 1,610 | 26 | 2,273 | For You Blue | Critical reception | lap-steel performance with the Beatles, one that seems both clumsy and polished at the same time". Ian Inglis welcomes the song's lightheartedness as evidence that, amid Harrison's usual preoccupation with spirituality and enlightenment, he was nevertheless able to produce "an uncomplicated and enjoyable love song". Inglis concludes: "Its directness, and his obvious enjoyment, reinforce the sincerity of his words." Music journalist Kit O'Toole recognises "For You Blue" as an example of a Beatles B-side that was "just as good, if not better" than the single's lead side. While remarking on the contrast between the song's upbeat and optimistic qualities and |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 26, "sc": 2273, "ep": 26, "ec": 2879} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 26 | 2,273 | 26 | 2,879 | For You Blue | Critical reception | the tense atmosphere within the band in January 1969, O'Toole likens the performance to "the four sitting in a living room, just jamming for fun".
Like Harris, Justin Gerber of Consequence of Sound considers "For You Blue" to be in keeping with the group's intended back-to-basics approach, although he pairs it with "I Me Mine" as Harrison compositions that are "not bad, but pale in comparison to his offerings on [the White Album]". Pitchfork Media's Mark Richardson admires the song's "prickly rhythmic drive" and groups it with tracks such as "Two of Us" and "Get Back" as examples of how Let |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 26, "sc": 2879, "ep": 30, "ec": 493} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 26 | 2,879 | 30 | 493 | For You Blue | Critical reception & Live performances and cover versions | It Be still contains quality material even though "little ... feels consequential to the Beatles' legacy". Live performances and cover versions "For You Blue" was part of Harrison's set on his Dark Horse Tour of North America in 1974. Harrison performed the song as a jam track during which he introduced the musicians in his tour band. A live version, featuring solos by Robben Ford, Emil Richards and Willie Weeks – on guitar, percussive bells and bass, respectively – appeared on the disc accompanying Songs by George Harrison, a limited-edition illustrated book published by Genesis Publications in 1988.
On 29 November 2002, |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 30, "sc": 493, "ep": 30, "ec": 1110} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 30 | 493 | 30 | 1,110 | For You Blue | Live performances and cover versions | McCartney sang "For You Blue" at the Concert for George, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on the first anniversary of Harrison's death. McCartney was backed by a large band that included Starr, Clapton, and Harrison's son, Dhani, with Marc Mann playing slide guitar.
Pete Molinari covered the song for Mojo's Let It Be Revisited CD, included with the October 2010 issue of the magazine. In 2013, Dhani Harrison recorded "For You Blue" as a charity release in aid of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, a project supported by the Harrison family's Material World Charitable Foundation. Dhani was |
{"datasets_id": 1904, "wiki_id": "Q2412325", "sp": 30, "sc": 1110, "ep": 30, "ec": 1286} | 1,904 | Q2412325 | 30 | 1,110 | 30 | 1,286 | For You Blue | Live performances and cover versions | accompanied by Blake Mills, Aaron Embry and Jim Keltner, the last of whom also played drums on Harrison's 1974 live version of the song and on McCartney's performance in 2002. |
{"datasets_id": 1905, "wiki_id": "Q5467902", "sp": 2, "sc": 0, "ep": 4, "ec": 118} | 1,905 | Q5467902 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 118 | Ford Proving Grounds | Ford Proving Grounds Ford Motor Company operates several proving grounds worldwide, for development and validation testing of new vehicles. |
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{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 2, "sc": 0, "ep": 6, "ec": 615} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 615 | Ford Transit Connect | 2009 update | Ford Transit Connect 2009 update Since mid-2009, the Transit Connect has been imported to the United States and Canada. First shown in the United States at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, the 2010 production model was introduced at the following year's show on 11 February 2009.
The introduction of the North American variant coincided with a mid-cycle facelift which includes a restyled front grille, a deeper front bumper and a new dashboard featuring the switchgear and instrument pod from the C307 Focus.
Initially, only the long-wheelbase version of the van, outfitted with a 2.0L four-cylinder petrol engine and 4 speed 4F27E, was |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 6, "sc": 615, "ep": 6, "ec": 1254} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 6 | 615 | 6 | 1,254 | Ford Transit Connect | 2009 update | offered in North America; elsewhere, the 1.8L diesel engine and 5 speed manual transmission was the only available powertrain. The 2.0L Duratec DOHC I-4 gasoline engine has 136hp @6300rpm, and 128 lb.-ft. of torque @4750 rpm. It specifies minimum 87 octane gasoline and fuel economy is 21 mpg city/27 mpg hwy and 23 mpg combined.
An electric version followed in 2011, converted by Azure Dynamics Corporation at a U.S. facility.
To build interest and awareness in North America, Transit Connects specifically equipped as "mobile showrooms" were displayed at industrial parks and other venues in 13 U.S. urban areas in May |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 6, "sc": 1254, "ep": 10, "ec": 24} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 6 | 1,254 | 10 | 24 | Ford Transit Connect | 2009 update & Trim levels | 2009, with the goal of offering 3,000 test drives to small business owners.
With model year 2011, Ford offered the Transit Connect XLT Premium Wagon in the USA and Canada, a passenger version of the van — with seating for five, rear windows that opened for ventilation, blind spot awareness, rear view camera, larger alloy wheels, body-colour grille, and front fog lamps.
The Transit Connect Wagon was the first Ford minivan since the 2007 discontinuation of the Freestar, though it was closer in size to the standard length Ford Aerostar sold from 1986 to 1997. Trim levels In the U.S., the Transit |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 10, "sc": 24, "ep": 14, "ec": 16} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 16 | Ford Transit Connect | Trim levels & North America | Connect was available in two different trim levels:
XL: Manual windows, manual door locks, cloth seating surfaces, A/M-F/M stereo, two speakers, black-painted steel wheels w/ plastic wheel covers, 2.0L I4 engine, automatic transmission, front-wheel-drive, and air conditioning.
XLT: Power windows, power door locks, four speakers, and exterior-colored accents and bumpers.
For Passenger models, an XLT Premium model was offered, adding these features to the XLT: A/M-F/M stereo with single-disc CD/MP3 player and USB and auxiliary audio input jacks, leather seating surfaces, rear cargo door trim, and enhanced interior sound deadening material. This model appealed very much to families. North America The 2014 Transit |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 14, "sc": 16, "ep": 14, "ec": 666} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 666 | Ford Transit Connect | North America | Connect is powered by a 2.5 L inline-4, or a 1.6 L EcoBoost turbocharged inline-4. The only transmission type available is the 6-speed 6F-35 automatic. For buyers interested in alternative-fuel vehicles, Ford offers optional hardware allowing for the 2.5L engine to be converted to use CNG or LPG/propane instead of gasoline.
Although it will be sold in the United States, the Tourneo Connect will bear the "Transit Connect Wagon" moniker. Available in two wheelbases and two roof heights, and with a choice of 5 or 7-passenger seating. The latter configuration is the first 7-passenger minivan sold by Ford since the 2007 discontinuation of |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 14, "sc": 666, "ep": 14, "ec": 1365} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 14 | 666 | 14 | 1,365 | Ford Transit Connect | North America | the Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey.
It is available in three models:
XL: 2.5L I4 engine, 6-speed 6F-35 automatic transmission, front-wheel-drive, A/M-F/M stereo with auxiliary audio input jack, two speakers (four speakers for Passenger model), vinyl seating surfaces, manual windows, manual door locks, and sixteen-inch black-painted steel wheels w/ plastic wheel covers. The XL is actually slotted above the XLT in price on the Passenger model.
XLT adds: A/M-F/M stereo with HD Radio, USB and auxiliary audio input jacks and four speakers (Cargo model) or six speakers (Passenger model), Ford SYNC, power windows, and power door locks. The XLT is actually slotted below |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 14, "sc": 1365, "ep": 18, "ec": 90} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 14 | 1,365 | 18 | 90 | Ford Transit Connect | North America & 2019 Facelift | the XL in price on the Passenger model.
Titanium, for Passenger model only adds: A/M-F/M stereo with HD Radio, single-disc CD/MP3 player, rear backup camera, USB and auxiliary audio input jacks, leather seating surfaces, third-row seating, keyless entry and security system, increased interior sound deadening and interior panels, and sixteen-inch alloy wheels (upgradeable to seventeen-inch alloy wheels), as well as exterior-colored bumpers and exterior accents. This is the top-of-the-line Transit Connect model for the Passenger model, and is only available for the Passenger model. 2019 Facelift The North American version of the 2019 Transit Connect was announced with 2 new powertrain |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 18, "sc": 90, "ep": 24, "ec": 13} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 18 | 90 | 24 | 13 | Ford Transit Connect | 2019 Facelift & Safety and recall & Max speed and fuel usage | options and a new 8-speed 8F35 transmission. A 2.0 litre GDI engine and a 1.5 litre EcoBlue diesel engine was reported to be available, however as of May 2019 the diesel has yet to appear in the US Transit Connect Wagon or Cargo versions.
Ford abandoned plans to sell the diesel Transit Connect in the US Safety and recall In 2017, Ford recalled 2013-2015 Ford Transit Connect with 1.6 ecoboost engines because of a risk of engine fires caused by a “lack of coolant circulation”. The recall partly contributed to a charge of US$300 million by Ford. Max speed and |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 24, "sc": 13, "ep": 30, "ec": 445} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 24 | 13 | 30 | 445 | Ford Transit Connect | Max speed and fuel usage & Tariff circumvention | fuel usage 2.5 L 2014 Ford Transit Connect Cargo have est. MPG(City): 22 mpg‑imp (13 L/100 km), MPG(Highway): 34 mpg‑imp (8.3 L/100 km), 0–60 time: 9.5 sec. and top speed of 108 miles per hour (174 km/h). Tariff circumvention Ford imports all Transit Connects as passenger vehicles with rear windows, rear seats, and rear seat-belts to circumvent the 25% tariff on imported light trucks. The vehicles are exported from Turkey on cargo ships owned by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, arrive in Baltimore, and are converted into commercial vehicles at WWL Vehicle Services Americas Inc. facility: rear windows are replaced with metal panels and rear seats removed (except on |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 30, "sc": 445, "ep": 30, "ec": 1107} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 30 | 445 | 30 | 1,107 | Ford Transit Connect | Tariff circumvention | wagons). The removed parts are recycled.
The process exploited a perceived loophole in the customs definition of a commercial vehicle. As cargo does not need seats with seat belts or rear windows, presence of those items exempts the vehicle from commercial vehicle status. The conversion cost Ford hundreds of dollars per van but saved thousands over having to pay the tax.
Partly because of this, only the long-wheelbase, high-roof configuration is exported to North America. In most places the high-roof Transit Connect, like most Ford Econoline vans, is unable to access multi-story parking because of its height of 1.98 m (6′ 6″).
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{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 30, "sc": 1107, "ep": 34, "ec": 299} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 30 | 1,107 | 34 | 299 | Ford Transit Connect | Tariff circumvention & Grumman LLV replacement | of July 2018, Ford continues to employ the loophole but has been continuously in court over the practice.
On June 7th, 2019, the United States won its appeal in the Federal Appellate Court. The court determined that the Ford Transit Connect was a vehicle for the transportation of cargo. Grumman LLV replacement On 18 March 2010, Canada Post and Ford Motor Company announced that Canada Post would purchase a fleet of Ford Transit Connect vans to replace their aging fleet of Grumman LLV vehicles. Right-hand-drive tooling already existed for the versions sold in RHD markets, likely contributing to the model's |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 34, "sc": 299, "ep": 38, "ec": 552} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 34 | 299 | 38 | 552 | Ford Transit Connect | Grumman LLV replacement & Taxicab | selection. However, all Canada Post Transit Connects are left-hand-drive. Taxicab In fleet (taxi) applications, Ford markets the Ford Transit Connect Wagon as a replacement for the Ford Crown Victoria LWB (discontinued in 2011). For taxi use, modifications include shifting the rear seat several inches rearward (to increase legroom and to allow for the fitment of a partition), rear-seat climate controls, and school bus yellow paint.
By 2011, the Transit Connect was one of three finalists (alongside the Karsan V-1 and the Nissan NV200) in the New York City Taxi of Tomorrow bid, in a potential 10-year contract to supply |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 38, "sc": 552, "ep": 46, "ec": 101} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 38 | 552 | 46 | 101 | Ford Transit Connect | Taxicab & Other & Transit Connect Electric | the city with taxicabs exclusively. While losing the Taxi of Tomorrow bid to the Nissan NV200, the Transit Connect Wagon remains in use as a taxicab replacement for the Crown Victoria in New York City (as an accessible cab) and other American municipalities, as well as Hong Kong. Other Transit Connect has become a popular replacement service vehicle for Canada Post, Bell Canada and Rogers Cable in Canada, which had been using a mix of Chrysler, Ford and GM vans. Transit Connect Electric At the 2009 Chicago Auto Show, Ford confirmed development of a battery-powered version of the Transit |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 46, "sc": 101, "ep": 46, "ec": 789} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 46 | 101 | 46 | 789 | Ford Transit Connect | Transit Connect Electric | Connect. Later at the Geneva Auto Show the same year, Ford showed a prototype electric version of the Ford Tourneo Connect passenger van, which is closely related to the Ford Transit Connect. Ford originally announced Smith Electric Vehicles would install the electric drivetrains and lithium-ion battery packs in the vehicles, but they later partnered with Azure Dynamics Corporation instead, with Johnson Controls-Saft as the battery supplier.
Production of the Transit Connect Electric began in December 2010, and Azure Dynamics is the official manufacturer of record. The official US Environmental Protection Agency range is 56 mi (90 km) and has a combined city/highway fuel |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 46, "sc": 789, "ep": 50, "ec": 259} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 46 | 789 | 50 | 259 | Ford Transit Connect | Transit Connect Electric & Transit Connect X-Press | economy rating of 62 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (3.8 L/100 km equivalent) based on the five-cycle tests using varying driving conditions and climate controls. The electric van costs US$57,400, which more than doubles the price of the gas-powered version even after federal and any state or local incentives for electric vehicles is discounted. Transit Connect X-Press In 2004, Ford of Europe created the Ford Transit Connect X-Press, based upon a pre-production Transit Connect prototype and a 212hp 2.0L engine of the Ford Focus RS. Using a short-wheelbase cargo van with a rear liftgate, the X-Press is fitted with the front |
{"datasets_id": 1906, "wiki_id": "Q567341", "sp": 50, "sc": 259, "ep": 54, "ec": 350} | 1,906 | Q567341 | 50 | 259 | 54 | 350 | Ford Transit Connect | Transit Connect X-Press & Tourneo Connect | suspension, four-wheel disc brakes, and steering of the Focus RS. The cargo bay is fitted with a full-body roll cage along with two spare tires.
During 2006, the Transit Connect X-Press saw minor exterior changes to better reflect the production vehicle. Tourneo Connect The Ford Tourneo Connect is a leisure activity vehicle produced by Ford, which was first put into production in 2002 to the British market. Much like the Tourneo is a passenger version of the Transit, the Tourneo Connect was designed with rear windows and seats. Principally termed a commercial vehicle, Ford predicted relatively low sales of between |
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