Bell & Spurling are an English musical duo. Consisting of Martin Bell and Johnny Spurling, they formed in the 1990s and are best known for the single, "Sven, Sven, Sven", which reached number seven in the UK Singles Chart in October 2001.They also had a hit with Goldenballs and appeared on Top of the Pops on both occasions. They sold over half a million singles and the tracks appeared on compilation albums totalling over 1 million sales. They had a radio show on Capital Gold and more recently their own show on Love Sport Radio. Originally session singers, they were known for their soulful voices and were regular singers at celebrity parties for the likes of Rod Stewart and Simon Cowell. They signed to Warner Music and the football anthems have various revamps each time the England team play in tournaments. More recently they appeared in Qatar and Dubai for the World Cup. They are also regular guests on GB News. The song was inspired by the England football team's 5–1 victory against Germany, and contained recordings of Jonathan Pearce's commentary from that match. It mentions a number of contemporary England and German footballing figures and events, most notably Sven-Göran Eriksson, to whom the song title and refrain refer.