Three Lions song legends Baddiel and Skinner reunite for England in 'most beautiful picture on the internet' to celebrate World Cup win

The comedy duo led the celebrity celebrations after an historic penalty shoot-out
Coming home: David Baddiel and Frank Skinner
Twitter/ David Baddiel
Emma Powell4 July 2018

They sang it in 1996 and again in 1998 – and now Baddiel and Skinner have officially declared “football’s coming home”.

The comedy duo, who teamed up with the Lightning Seeds for sporting anthem Football’s Coming Home 22 years ago, posted a jubilant photo as they cheered on Gareth Southgate’s team.

Baddiel captioned the shot: “It’s just about still coming home.”

Pictured behind the pair on the wall is the Evening Standard/Paddy Power World Cup wall chart.

Emotional fans couldn’t get enough of the picture, with one tweeting: “This photo has given people so much joy. The two of you represent so much to so many of us. Love it.”

Another wrote: “This is so wonderful.”

A third tweeted: “There is something right in the world knowing this pair are still watching football together.”

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Others deemed it “the most beautiful picture on the Internet” while another called for the duo to team up for a World Cup “Gogglebox special”.

Piers Morgan, Candice Brown and Gary Lineker were among the celebs celebrating after Eric Dier fired us into the quarter-final.

Lineker was left in tears tweeting “f*** me, I’m crying,” as was Russell Brand who posted: “I’m naked. I’m crying. I just vomited a bit of tea. England.”

England’s 4-3 win means they will play Sweden in the quarter-final this Saturday.

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