Liverpool fans booed the national anthem during their match against West Ham on October 27th.

During Liverpool’s Premier League match against West Ham on October 27th, a number of fans were heard booing the national anthem. The Reds have since released a statement saying that they “will not accept” this behaviour and will be taking action against those involved. So why did Liverpool fans boo the national anthem?

Why did Liverpool fans boo the national anthem?

The UK’s national anthem is “God Save The Queen”, but some people have chosen to replace it with an alternative. In recent years, football supporters in England have become increasingly dissatisfied with the UK government and their policies, particularly regarding Brexit. As a result, many football fans have started to sing songs like “No Surrender to the IRA” or “No Surrender to the EU” instead of God Save The Queen.

A number of Premier League clubs are based in areas that voted strongly for Brexit and thus tend to attract more pro-Brexit supporters than others. For example, at Chelsea FC around 75% of voters supported Brexit in 2016, while at Manchester United it was about 65%. However, at Liverpool FC only about 35% voted for Brexit.

This means that there are more people who voted Remain at Liverpool than there are at other clubs with larger pro-Brexit followings. Many of these Remain voters would prefer not to sing God Save The Queen because they disagree with what they see as Theresa May’s government’s current actions. Some may also be unhappy about being asked to respect a song which was written hundreds of years ago by someone who owned slaves.

What is going to happen now?

Following their match against West Ham on October 27th, Liverpool released a statement saying that they will not accept this behaviour from their supporters and will be taking action against those involved.