We Are Scientists, the band behind “Goal! England,” explains it all: “The lyrics to a great football anthem must beg listeners to sing along, which means they need to be catchy and easy to memorize. But that’s not enough: They also have to be informative and accurate. We took our starting point from the most basic act of football: kicking the ball. We decided to say most of it a few times: ‘Kicking the, kicking the, kicking the ball’.”