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David Baddiel says he and Frank Skinner have seen little in the way of royalties from their footie anthem Three Lions


The English comedian, 59, admitted the song Three Lions by himself, Frank and band The Lightning Seeds earned them money upon its release for the 1996 Euros.

The English comedian, 59, admitted the song Three Lions by himself, Frank (seen together in 1998) and band The Lightning Seeds earned them money upon its release for the 1996 Euros Former FA marketing chief Darren Venn eventually persuaded the pairs' management to tweak two he 'knew would be impossible to defend internally and would — frankly — almost certainly risk a P45.' Ian told the Mail in 2021: 'I was a bit nervous about writing a football song but when we got the 'it's coming home' section the rest came easily and I started to enjoy the tune.

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