Watch Billericay Town sing R. Kelly’s “The World’s Greatest” before their Ryman League Cup final against Tonbridge Angels.
It clearly worked for the Isthmian League side, who count former Premier League stars Paul Konchesky and Jamie O’Hara amongst their ranks, as they went on to lift the trophy with an 8-3 win.
In this clip you can see the players solemnly linking arms and belting out the 2003 hit under encouragement from club owner Glenn Tamplin, which includes lines like “I’m that star up in the sky/I’m that mountain peak up high/Hey, I made it/I’m the worlds greatest”.