🎥 Is this the world's greatest football anthem? 💚
The Edinburgh derby might live in the shadow of its Glasgow neighbour but there's no doubting the passion from fans in the Scottish capital.
Yesterday it was the turn of Hibernian to host against Hearts and it was a great day for supporters at Easter Road.
Hibs went third with a 2-1 victory as Jack Iredale's late strike secured all the points.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗜𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹™️Sunshine On Leith. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/KpvZOSKDcc
— Hibernian Football Club (@HibernianFC) March 2, 2025
But it was after the final whistle that fans really took it to another level with their rendition of the Proclaimers classic 'Sunshine on Leith'.
It's been a Hibs anthem since the 1990s and had potentially its best ever rendition on Sunday.
Just glorious stuff.
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