Comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel are to release a new, festive reworking of their classic 1996 football anthem Three Lions, ahead of the 2022 men's World Cup.

The pair said that although their famous refrain "football's coming home" had become obsolete following victory for the England women's team earlier this year, they would give it "one more go for the blokes".

The men's tournament, taking place in Qatar, is due to run from Nov 20 until Dec 18.

The famous line "30 years of hurt" - which would now stand at 56 years since the England men's team last won a trophy - has been replaced by "20 weeks of hurt", a nod to the Lionesses' triumph in the women's Euros in the summer.

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