High Wycombe's Eden Shopping Centre ban 'It's Coming Home'

The Three Lions, who have reached the showpiece for the second consecutive tournament, are hoping to end 58 years of hurt when they take on the three-time winners in Berlin on Sunday.

But to avoid disappointment, the frequently-used shopping complex will refuse to blast out the tune that was penned nearly 30 years ago.

Written by comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel and performed with the Liverpool-based band, the Lightening Seeds, the song has been adopted as England’s official track when at international tournaments.

First played during Euro 1996 which was held in England, a second version of the tune was released two years later for the 1998 World Cup in France.

Twelve years later, another version was recorded for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, before a Christmas edition was released in 2022.

This was for that year’s World Cup in Qatar, which was the first to not be played in the summer due to the country's intense heat.

It was the anthem for when the Three Lions reached the 2018 World Cup semi-finals in Russia, losing out to Croatia before it was heard all over the nation at Euro 2020 (which took place in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic).

Sadly, the championships ended in heartbreak as England lost the final to Italy at Wembley Stadium via a penalty shootout.

This meant Gareth Southgate’s side had become the third nation to lose the tournament on home soil, following Portugal in 2004 and France in 2016.

So to avoid any upset, the famous tune will NOT be heard at the Eden Centre.

Marketing manager, Rebecca Gomme, said: "Like the rest of the country, we're crossing our fingers that this is the year England gets over that final hurdle and brings home the Euros.

“After the heartache of the last two tournaments, where we might have played It's Coming Home a few too many times at Eden, we've decided to try a different approach.

"It's not Saka at left back – but it's what we can do!"