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Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund bestowed with 2016 FIFA Fan Award

Carl Recine / Reuters

Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund have been recognised for their supporter unity when they combined before each leg of last season's Europa League quarter-final for rousing renditions of fan anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone."

The most notable occasion came in the first leg at Liverpool's packed, iconic Anfield home:

The matches, played over March 2016, ended in an enthralling 5-4 aggregate advantage in Liverpool's favour, but the two clubs, further united by current Reds boss and former Dortmund handler Jurgen Klopp, formed an irrevocable bond in North Rhine-Westphalia and Merseyside.

The clubs beat competition from Iceland, which won the hearts of Euro 2016 viewers through its supporters' viking clap - something which has been adopted by various fan bases across the world since - and the fact that 8 percent of the country's 330,000 population travelled to France to cheer on their heroes.

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