AMERICAN REACTS TO FOOTBALL EXPLAINED FOR CLUELESS AMERICANS | AMANDA RAE

[@kjetilknyttnev3702]

Its a common misconception in America "that only their moms care" about the lower leagues in football. No, there are clubs with thousands, if not tens of thousands of followers low down in the system. It's what makes football special. You grow up with a team, you stick with it, you don't abandon it for one of the premier league teams. In some cases you have a small team you follow, and then one bigger one, but the one close to your heart will always be the favorite.

[@jimmy-stourbridge-fc8980]

I'm a Stourbridge fan always have been like my dad & grandad plus it's my local team but don't support a team in the Premier League or Football League therefore I don't watch it at all.

[@NoryLevi]

It's not a common misconception, it's a video explaining football FOR americans, obviously for foreign fan what he said is pretty much true, the lower league clubs supporters are basically just local supporters, a casual fan from other countries would never care about the national league (of course unless a hollywood star bought a team)

[@Isleofskye]

YES,outside England,few care but he was implying that WE don't care and many care more about The Championship than the Premier League and unlike The Prem(Man City yawn) any one of 8 even 10 Clubs could win it this year.@@NoryLevi

[@FloetenZwerg]

German leagues might be a good example, so many clubs with HUGE fanbases in 2nd or 3rd division (or even lower) because they have a long (and great) history and are deeply rooted into the region... just a few ones that jumped straight to my mind : 1860 Munich, Unterhaching, Dresden, Kaiserslautern, Hamburg, Schalke, St Pauli, Hertha, Hannover (basically just to name a few)

[@FernandoTieppo]

Not really, I mean, regional teams do have huge followings, however when you look at the big picture people just don’t care

[@PeeGeeThirteen]

No commercial breaks during a half is a godsend. I started following soccer larer in life and it made me give up watching NBA, NFL and NHL because of the excessive of commercial breaks in US sports

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

A pretty good explanation for novices Amanda . My dad took me to my first Pompey ( Portsmouth ) game in 1965 , over the years I've seen them champions of every division except the Premiership , relegated several times - won the FA cup and stumped up the money with thousands of other fans to buy them out of receivership . We are currently in league 1 with several other clubs with long histories . Being a football fan is for life and it certainly has its ups and downs .

[@LADYRAEUK]

😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@neilgayleard3842]

Roughly speaking football pitches are 100 yards long and 50 yards wide for adults. It can vary much like baseball stadiums.

[@marcwilliams1233]

When the football restarts, watc match of the day on a Saturday night. 10,30 on bbc1

[@markwalker2627]

​@@marcwilliams1233absolutely 💯

[@KneeGrowFromDaHood]

For life and after life ✌️

[@pegaz6529]

The FA Cup is the oldest in the world (over 150 years old now) and it's also called the giant killer because bigger teams don't take the smaller teams seriously and then get their asses handed to them after playing their hearts out. It happens every year.

[@TheKIMANO]

All national cup tournaments are killers. Precisely because the best clubs have to stretch their squad over so many tournaments, the coaches occasionally take chances. In addition, it is not necessarily easy for a super football team to beat e.g. an amateur team as they can play in an unconventional way and last but not least the ball is round and you can and should never write off luck and bad luck in cup tournaments. Here in Denmark, it sometimes happens that a cup match has an unlikely winner - but on the other hand, that is the beauty of cup football 🙂

[@abicrystalwing1543]

Coventry nearly beating Man United, then Antony shamelessly cupping his ear xD

[@Damaz22]

What you’ve gotta remember Amanda is football is a huge part of our culture and with so many clubs, you can (and are expected to) follow your local side or one which you have a local connection with. As I said it’s a massive and serious business so get yourself to a match to learn more 😊

[@LADYRAEUK]

🙌🙌

[@geoffpoole483]

@@LADYRAEUK You don't change allegiance to another club, no matter how bad they get. You can change nationality, religion, job, even your gender but you stay with your club for life.

[@Isleofskye]

Sadly, you are right. I had the severe misfortune to have my Dad*** take me to Millwall in 1962 and to make it worse we beat Hull City 5/1 so, obviously,I was on a winner with them. Today,I collect my season ticket as it is the 7th decade I have attended and it has been, pretty much, downhill all the way since that first game:)***I never really did forgive him for these last 60+ miserable years:) @@geoffpoole483

[@Parkerlee1000]

​@geoffpoole483 not your gender you melt😂 don't allow the left in on KZbin comments. But yes DO NOT EVER change teams it's for life.

[@catchnkill]

True. Because I always want to see my favorite team play in live. I did made a trip from Asia to London to watch the season opener. It was the first ever Friday night season opener in EPL. Luckily my team won. They nearly losed the game.

[@diwe9984]

Football field dimensions in Germany (also in Europe) Minimum football pitch = 90 x 45 m (295.27 x 147.64 ft.) mostly village pitches. Standard soccer field = 105 x 68 m (344.49 x 223.10 ft.), mostly lower leagues. Maximum soccer field = 120 x 90 m (393.70 x 295.27 ft.), e.g. in the Bundesliga (1st and 2nd "Bundesliga").

[@MrJagger112]

The embelleshing of players is usually a way of trying to influence the ref to penalize the other team and potentially get one of their players sent off so you'd have numerical advantage in players on the pitch for the rest of the game. It's also used to waste time or slow down the pace of the game either because you're in the lead and you just want the clock to run or because the other team is temporarily dominant and you just want to sabotage their momentum. There are many reasons and "tactics" in doing it and it's absolutely hated by the other teams fans 😂. Very rarely is it done just because the player is a wimp, but there are exceptions.

[@LADYRAEUK]

Ah that makes sense 👍🏻

[@paulguise698]

@@LADYRAEUK like Jamal Lascelles,he got booked for interfeering with a player taking a throw in

[@Isleofskye]

ALL CHANGE. If you try to get an opponent a yellow card or worse then YOU get an automatic yellow card yourself:)@@LADYRAEUK

[@steveosborne2297]

What you have in Europe is the financial fair play rules which basically stops teams going into debt just so they can buy anybody and pay anything . However when you’re in somewhere like Spain the only two teams with real money are Barcelona and Real Madrid and they frequently get in trouble over financial fair play

[@LADYRAEUK]

Ahh okay, thank you!

[@TheLizzerazu]

Barcelona has alot of problems at the moment with their finances. They are dependent of selling players before they can buy players now. They are using more money than they are earning. And thats a lot of money. Player contracts are a big deal of this, so the last couple of years they have been asking players to take paycuts to even be able to keep the club alive. It is also why Messi transfered to Paris, They couldnt pay what he wanted and paris could. It's also the reason that they are not buying players like Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe. They would have done that in the past.

[@sexysadie2901]

​@@TheLizzerazuAll thanks to Nobita, I mean, Bartomeu.

[@catchnkill]

@@TheLizzerazu That is because the last chairman spent too much money to buy players. And the biggest purchases all went wrong with poor performace. Dembele, Griezman and Coutinho were all flops.

[@MMarcello1991]

Real Madrid had surplus since a couple of years, so no fair play issues

[@allenjohnstone9945]

The FA cup is a massive money generator for lower league teams Tier 1/2 league teams dont get involved until rounds 3/4. But it keeps the magic of the FA cup alive.

[@LADYRAEUK]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@geoffpoole483]

@@LADYRAEUK The third round of the FA Cup takes place in early January and it's not uncommon for a lower league team to play a Premier League team, and beat them.

[@a.e.gresel312]

He explained it well, but what he left out is the rivalry between clubs wich makes this sport so great. Fans go crazy when their club win or lose. Supporting your team is on an other level in Europa and South America. To be honest, hanging with "all your boys" is more important than the match itself. Because win or lose, we are always faithful to our favorit club.❤

[@brandonPhillips998]

Its worth mentioning that to play in the champions league you have to finish in the top four places in the premier league.. These games will be played during the week, normally a tuesday or Wednesday night while premier league matches usually take place on a saturday /sunday with some matches played during the week alongside orher cups.

[@ryankuin6681]

The reason that American football players dont run as much miles is because the players have to reset after every play. The setup time is often longer then the actual play. With real football😉 the game goes on and just like basketbal the offense and defense switch immidiatly after losing the bal.

[@gacaptain]

No. They don’t run as much because there’s an offense and defense. Each side is only out on the field half the time. When the offense is out the defense is on the bench and vs. vs. Soccer players stay out there the whole game unless they are substituted out and there are a very limited number of substitutions allowed in soccer. In American football there’s almost an unlimited number of times a player can be substituted off and back onto the field.

[@AIIXIII0]

​@@gacaptainexactly what I thought. They have like an army out there. Looks like 40-50 players while Euro football only have below 20 players.

[@fordastreeets8019]

U also gotta keep in mind that the setup time is long because a lot of strategy is involved in american football

[@richt71]

Hey Amanda. Most English (and some Welsh) towns and cities have a football team. There are 92 professional teams spread across 4 different league divisions in England (and Wales). There's a semi professional league below this and 2 top tier amateur leagues below this. Then you get your park and pub teams. Yes Wrexham were not in the professional leagues but got promoted to the bottom tier.

[@LADYRAEUK]

Thanks so much 👍🏻

[@timarmstrong3251]

rich71 - sorry to be pedantic, but it's a lot bigger and more complicated than that. The top tier is the Premier League. This is followed by EFL (English Football League) Championship, League 1 and and League 2. These four leagues together are know as 'the League' or 'the 92 (clubs)' or similar. However, the next level down, tier 5, the one Wrexham have just got out of and back into 'the league', is the National League. It is fully professional as is the level below (tier 6) National League North and National League South. Below that, we have the semi professional leagues - their names change all the time due to sponsorship, as do the promotion and relegation criteria, but they are traditionally called the Northern Premier League, the Southern League and the Isthmian League. They cover tiers 7-9 because each has three divisions. You're not getting paid much in tier nine. Below that are a host of senior amateur leagues, although even they may pay players because the sport is open and does not distinguish between amateur and professional any more. Any club that takes a gate (charges to get in) can enter the FA Cup. That's everyone down to about tier 11-ish. The League (Carabao) Cup is exclusive to PL and EFL teams. Doubtless some of the above is outdated as the system changes every year, but that's about the gist of it.

[@denes-fekeshazy]

Not sure if it was mentioned yet, but here it goes: Depending on the region of England a team is based in, there are 19 to 20 levels in the league system. So if you were to create a team with your mates, it would take 19 to 20 years back to back promotions to get to the top. When Ryan and Rob bought Wrexham, it was in the 5th level and they brought it up to 4th. Also certain levels of the leagues have financial and infrastructure requirements. So it could happen that while your team earned a promotion, you can not afford to take it. In that case the promotion would be offered for the next team in the table. In terms of what it takes to get relegated changes depending on leagues and results. Some leagues have more teams or more even team performances. Looking back the last few years in premier league, if you lost around 17-22 games out of 38, you were in the bottom 3 getting relegated. But it is more about whether you get a draw or a win for the remaining games. As for the FA cup, every team in England from the 20 levels has the option to enter the cup. Hence the over 700 teams in the cup each year. To be honest, I am not sure if you even need to be in the English Football Association (FA) league system, or just need to be registered with them as a team.

[@badgerden7080]

I have watched soccer for years now. Soccer is huge in America right now. We have the MLS. It makes a lot of money and fandom is growing every year. Very easy game to understand for me.

[@paulguise698]

I'm a Newcastle United fan, and have been for 30 years, do you have a English Premier League team?

[@agl6441]

MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS PLEEEASE! KEEP EXPLAINING FOOTBALL TO AMERICANS BABE, GOD KNOWS WE NEED THEM TO UNDERSTAND IT!

[@1ramyus]

For the Europeans, it is entirely out of the world that you compete in an American football league, and you cannot be relegated. It is absurd as for the sport.

[@denislebrun4247]

Great reaction, Amanda ! A few items: 1) 732 clubs entered the FA CUP for 2022-23, 2) the most feelgood story in English football for 2022-23 was NOT Wrexham AFC, rather Luton Town FC, who had been docked 30 points a couple of years ago, and have been promoted FIVE different levels up to the Premier League this season, 3) the single highest paying match in ALL of football is winning the EFL Championship - GBP 170 MILLIONS. 😉

[@Isleofskye]

Having relegated from 1-2-3-4-5 so an even greater achievement,as you know,Denis:)

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

Technically it's the Championship play-off final. Well done , you've deserved it and I hope you enjoy the experience .

[@michaausleipzig]

The thing about players sometimes acting up when falling and taking their time is also they of course want to see the referee to really see how badly they have just been fouled to get a free kick. Like "hey, referee, did you see how hard this guy just shoved me!? Kindly blow your wistle now!"

[@pencilpauli9442]

Dear Americans, it's okay to call association football "soccer". It's an English word, to distinguish it from rugby football. We used to call the game soccer all the time, so I don't understand why people get into arguments about the word.

[@LADYRAEUK]

Me neither lol

[@pencilpauli9442]

@@LADYRAEUK haha It was quite funny the other day when I was talking to my neighbour's 10yo. She said, "soccer" and he reprimanded her for saying such a thing! lol He wasn't convinced when I explained the origins of "soccer". But buoys are buoys NOT booies! I will die on this hill (or in that sea) lol

[@sexysadie2901]

Because nobody in the UK uses that word anymore.

[@dib000]

​@@sexysadie2901lots of people do in South Wales it's very common.

[@forbes4007]

Been thinking this for the longest!

[@MJScrivens89]

23:41 in the four professional divisions, there are 92 clubs; 20 in the Premier League and 24 each in the three Football League divisions (Championship, League 1, League 2). Before 1992, what is now the Premier League was part of the Football League, but broke away to govern itself. I would highly recommend the HITC Sevens video on the subject, called “Why did the Premier League break away from the Football League in 1992”. Snappy title, I know, but it’s certainly informative; even if it is more about business reasons rather than sporting ones, it will give you more of an insight into how the Premier League came to be what it is now.

[@arwelp]

You have something like 700 teams entering the FA Cup, but most of them get whittled out by the time the teams in the top 4 leagues (Premier League, EFL Championship, League One, and League Two) join in the Third Round at the beginning of January - the last non-league teams usually get knocked out in the Third or Fourth Rounds, but those are where you can sometimes see a “giant-killing” act e.g. in 1992 Wrexham who were at the bottom of the 4th division beat Arsenal who’d been league champions the year before. Since the League was created in 1888, the FA Cup has only been won by a team from outside the top division (current Premier League, old First Division) eight times.

[@Yochemm]

All most every city/village have a football team. From amateur to prof, it depend how big the club is.

[@a.s.944]

Dope reaction,,, yes football so strong game and number one sport in the world , so massive fans and real fans , not show ,, i love football i'm football person too , football my life 👌⚽️ !

[@francislaverty9262]

An American football field is usually 110metres by 49metres whereas an English football pitch is usually 112 - 115metres by 70-75metres (so larger in the UK)

[@neilbiggs1353]

Football pitches are usually about 112-115 yards long, they are a little shorter than the American football pitches (120 yards), this was an issue back in the NFL Europe days. Stealing this from an ORGanised website about FootballHistory: A very common field dimension among the top clubs in the world is 105 × 68 metres (114.8 × 74.4 yds), since this is a recommendation from UEFA. Some famous stadiums and the dimension of their football fields: Camp Nou: 105 × 68 metres Wembley: 105 × 68 metres Old Trafford: 105 × 68 metres Emirates Stadium: 105 × 68 metres San Siro: 105 × 68 metres Allianz Arena: 105 × 68 metres Maracanã: 105 × 68 metres Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: 105 × 68 metres Stamford Bridge: 103 × 67 metres Anfield: 101 × 68 metres

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

The original rules have maximum and minimum dimensions the minimum being 100 x 50 yds , can't remember the max but at the time there wasn't a maximum size pitch anywhere in the world .

[@LADYRAEUK]

Thank you for taking the time to explain 😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@neilbiggs1353]

@@LADYRAEUK Cool detail about NFL Europe and Kurt Warner - he was playing with 7yd endzones and he credited that with helping him in the NFL as he was used to having to be a little more accurate in short yardage situations

[@steveosborne2297]

@@DavidSmith-cx8dg I don’t know if it’s changed now because it’s quite awhile ago when I was a referee but the minimum length was 100 yards and the maximum width was 100 yards so technically you could actually have a square football pitch

[@vladimirslavkov2215]

When one player in Erope its get old it moves to MLS.

[@nicoladc89]

A football pitch (105x68 meters) is a little bit larger than an American football pitch (91.44x48.77 meters), a basket field can be all contained in the penalty area. The football goal is half as wide as a NBA court. P.S. In an American football match - more than 3 hours - the ball is in play for an average of 11 mins. In 90/95 minutes of a football match the ball is in play for an average of around 60 minutes.

[@gordonwallin2368]

Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@LADYRAEUK]

😊😊

[@shanenolan5625]

I remember a quote from a bbc football ( soccer) commentator. . Someone said. Its only a game , its not life and death. He replied, true football is not life and death , its more important than that. ( 60s ) 😂

[@LADYRAEUK]

Lol 😂brilliant

[@JohnCraig-y6f]

That was Bill Shankly the manager of Liverpool, one of the greatest managers EVER! ( NO I'm not from Liverpool , nor do I support them!)

[@galadballcrusher8182]

And then there was a joke about Italians saying they make war like playing football but they play football like making war.

[@SadaEKE]

Football and American Football pitches are roughly the same size. Roughly, because although there are limits, there aren't really a rule about football pitches. According to FIFA, the width should be between 64 to 75 metres (70 to 82 yards) and the length should be between 105 to 120 metres (115 to 131 yards). Teams decide the size of their pitch, as long as it suits the FIFA standards. For example, if you are a team full of high techniqued men, a smaller pitch would benefit you. Or if your team is made up of tall and athletic men, a bigger pitch would be adventageous.

[@brucemorton245]

Cool reaction and a lovely breakdown by the guy narrating,

[@nickdouglas7698]

Regarding salary cap: there is a system in place, but it’s different. It’s called Financial Fair Play, and it’s very convoluted but the gist of it is that your net spend has to be under x dollars. So, to offset a major signing, sometimes you have to sell players in order to stay in line. Each tier handles it differently, but if you are found to have breached FFP, your team can be given point deductions. Everton and Nottingham Forest are dealing with point deductions this season for breaches of FFP.

[@LADYRAEUK]

ah thanks for taking the time to explain, its all a bit complicated if youre not stuck in it :)

[@rnp497]

a lot of people support the team based in the city they grew up in. I have a friend lives in Florida but still watches Coventry play. I barely follow football but still have a look to see how they are doing

[@jaysnipz5524]

In regards to the running, pitch’s for nfl and football are similar but the reason nfl can go full tilt more often is nfl is broken into offence and defence teams. So they get more breaks outside of the extra two breaks after a quarter and have to run less

[@DmGray]

On football pitches vs American football fields: Around about the same length, but the former are almost twice as wide. So, "soccer fields" are substantially bigger.

[@alexrobert13]

Quick search and these numbers are taken from Wikipedia, so probably taken with a pinch or 2 of salt! 40000+ clubs in 600+ leagues and approximately 800000 registered players! And as for the FA Cup 700 odd teams every year seems about right, give or take!

[@LADYRAEUK]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mikeh020011]

The best way to learn about football is to go and watch an armature match at you local pitches and get invited to the pub after.

[@LADYRAEUK]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@Pumpherstonsmith]

The atmosphere at one of those armature games will be electric.

[@B-A-L]

Just buy a second hand games console and any old FIFA game to go with it.

[@mikeh020011]

@@B-A-L But you don't get the after match pint and food at the pub.

[@Etatdesiege1979]

The best analysis of the psychology of a football fan is “Fever Pitch” by Nick Hornsby. It’s a great book recounting the 1988-1989 English football season when the title was decided by a single match between Liverpool and Arsenal.

[@roshi98]

Players in the top teams can play nearly 60 games a season. It's almost unfathomable. On top of that, many of those same players are on the national teams vying to qualify for either the World Cup or progress in regional tournaments like the Euros or AFCON. Those matches take place during "international breaks" scheduled within the league's season. So take that 60 matches for club football and add another 10-12 matches for national teams.

[@steveosborne2297]

Sorry Amanda I’m doing post after post here . I used to be a referee many years ago , about 50 , and remember refereeing one of the early qualifying rounds for the FA Cup and it was the Metropolitan police versus London transport so that gives you an idea of how obscure the teams can be . The thing with the FA Cup is anyone can enter it even a local pub team as long as they’re affiliated they pay the fee and that’s it they’re into the qualifying rounds .

[@TheRemyLeBeau]

Usually this video you reacted to is used in conjection with another video. You may want to check out (or react to) "Understanding European Soccer in Four Simple Steps: A Guide For Americans". Several of your questions will be answered there, especially regarding the Champions League and the Relegation parts. Still, good job trying to understand the whole concept. Glad I've watched it :)

[@tsrgoinc]

I love the fact West Ham United gets involved without even mentioned. We’re grown men singing about bubbles 🤣🤣🤣⚒⚒⚒⚒⚒⚒⚒

[@LADYRAEUK]

Lol !

[@stephenlee5929]

And most have never been to Greece.😊

[@barrymitchell6444]

Most West Ham Utd fans are mouthbreathers, so they have a natural aptitude for blowing bubbles forever 🤣

[@tsrgoinc]

@@stephenlee5929 Na, but we went to Prague in June 😉

[@tsrgoinc]

​@@barrymitchell6444I'm trying to take that as an insult but I'm to busy watching us win a trophy, I just can't be arsed.

[@PeoplecallmeLucifer]

12:00 yes sallary caps are a good thing European Football SHOULD adopt!

[@caballerofercho]

I'm new in this channel & I just fell in love with your tattoos

[@mysticsoundwave6620]

Have you heard of "Sepaktakraw"? The rules are like soccer for no hand or arm, the game is like volleyball but with feet, the actions are like martial art - precise and deadly....

[@pixelbartus]

in the countries that are members of the UEFA there are about 215.000 football clubs.

[@LADYRAEUK]

That’s mental lol

[@tariizm1500]

even in US there are already over 200 football clubs exists@@LADYRAEUK

[@williamdeypres1122]

Wrexham used to be a respectable League One, Two club but were relegated into the National League and had been there for fifteen years. It's an awful league to be in because there is only one automatic promotion place and the bigger ex league clubs can get stuck there for years. Oldham Athletic have fallen into the National League this season and they used to be a Premier League side.

[@Isleofskye]

I think 13 or 14 Ex League Clubs last year so you are right.

[@steve3291]

Football fields are roughly the same length as an American Football field, but tend to be wider.

[@LADYRAEUK]

Ahh ok 😊👍🏻

[@guitarman8462]

There's also : Yellow Cards & Red Cards. If you foul someone on purpose or hard , the ref could give you a yellow . If you touch the ball with your hands or take long to put the ball back in play , it could also be a yellow card. Then , if you get 2 yellows it's an automatic red card. That means you get kicked out the game , have to go back to the locker room. And you don't play the next game. If you foul a player inside the penalty box , it's up to the ref and replay for him to call a penalty. That means you get to face

[@dennishendrikx3228]

American football has 2 teams, offensive and defence. In Rest of the World Football it's all in one. So to say, in defence the team's attackers are the first defenders, in attack the goalie and defenders, are the first attackers. It moves like waves. If even 1 isn't doing the job, the opponent has 1 more player extra to use. All attack, all defend. Except Messi.

[@tryingmybest9819]

The pitch size is similar but they can vary slightly. Old Trafford is 116ft but you'd have to take account of the amount of running elite players run and lack of replacements like stated in the video On the rolling around, it is something to do with being pushed over at pace but also in the 90s Italian sides would dive to gain advantage which worked so it spread. Wrexham were in the National League, they were promoted into the Football League which includes the Prem to League 2 This guy did excellent research. I'd get nowhere near as informative if i tackled an American sports

[@joelpayne1193]

Hey Amanda, if you're want to know more about soccer then you watch matches of the day. This show will be at every weekend and you will know football club and managers in UK. 😊

[@jameshumphreys9715]

Length of a pitch can be from 90m/100yds to 120m/130yds to the width being 45m/50yds to 90m/100yd.

[@AlexisReyess00a]

I played throughout my childhood, and I remember there are moments in the game when you wish you didn't receive a pass, because of the fatigue you feel.

[@guitarman8462]

And every country has their own accent , but it's still known as : Football worldwide.

[@rmyikzelf5604]

Depends, Italians call it Calcio

[@spyro257]

the Soccer World Finals, in 2018, had more than half the worlds population, over the age of 3, watching it... more than 3.5 billion people...

[@grenvallion]

you could also make your own football club if you wanted to. Anyone can make their own club. might end up being expensive and it will surely be a lot of work but you can.

[@TheTygertiger]

Yeah, that's true. In Finland there is this thing called puulaaki football. Puulaaki comes from Swedish language word "bolag" which means a company. Companies can start their own teams and play against other company teams in puulaaki competitions. I was once a founding member together with a colleague of such a company team. We played on a really low level, so we played with 6 players in a team on a half pitch for 2 x 20 minutes. I tkink they play with fullsized teams on the highest puulaaki levels. The difference between starting a hobby team with friends and a puulaaki team is that puulaaki teams are official company teams. The players have to be employees and the company sponsors the team by providing a budget for the jerseys with the company logo. In a hobby team anyone can join. Some big European football clubs and a whole lotta less famous clubs started out as company teams. PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands started out as Philips' sports club for their employees. Bayer Leverkusen in Germany was a team for the employees of Bayer chemical company. Both teams are nowadays among the best professional clubs in their countries.

[@dcharvetto]

Rob and Ryan do a good job explaining the leagues and what Wrexam have been through in their series Welcome to Wrexham, (Disney+ in UK) following their takeover and journey back to League 2. React to that, please.

[@LADYRAEUK]

I’ll check it out, thanks 😊

[@markysumm72]

Your eyes in this video are even more stunning than usual. 😊

[@LADYRAEUK]

Thank you 😊

[@TheKIMANO]

The systems as they are mentioned for the four biggest leagues in Europe are actually roughly the same for all countries and relegations are a matter of course for a sport that wants to take itself seriously. It is the only way to ensure that a top league contains the best teams and not the teams with the most money. In principle, all top teams in Europe can gain participation in the Champions League by qualifying, but for some countries there is a long way to go.

[@marciusnhasty]

Wrexham is currently three promotions below the top league. In theory they could get in the Premier League by winning three consecutive seasons. It's not just winning matches, it's collecting most points per season and winning entire seasons. A club can't get promoted (or relegated) more than once every year. They don't need to really win each league, top three spots lead to promotion, or into playoffs for one.

[@pedroleal7118]

The best to have an idea, watch an important game in it's entirety (like a "Classico" between Real Madrid and Barcelona), it's 90mn long (45 mnx2)+ stoppage time. In some situations, there are prolongations, and, at the end, if it's a draw, they'll go to penaltys. Enjoy!

[@anti167]

To explain sell out clause you have Enzo Fernández example, he played for Argentina club river plate then with a sell clause he moved to benfica and then Chelsea bought him from benfica a percentage of the money benfica received was for river plate

[@sebastianfavoritas4517]

Also it fair to say that those international club competitions are the most difficult ones to win...

[@SuperfluousIndividual]

3:12 - The difference between an american football field and a football pitch (we call it field too, I'm calling it pitch so Americans don't get confused between the two once more) is in it's width. You see, football pitches don't really have a standardized size except the ones for professional play with actual stadiums built for the purpose of having one in it - especially when it comes to 11 vs 11 pitches - since they're massive considering the space available to build one in most cities for casual sports. Even semi-professional clubs often don't follow the ideal pitch size and build them slightly smaller depending on the size they have available to build it on. The ratio between length and width remains more or less the same in most cases, however, otherwise it'd throw everyone off. In fact, most public football fields are either 5 vs 5 or 7 vs 7 size fields because who the hell even has 21 other friends to go play with every weekend? Anyways, I digress. Here's the sizes for comparison for those of you who're interested: The size of an NFL field is standardized (values rounded to units cus who cares about decimals here anyways): Meters - 110 by 49 Yards - 120 by 53 Feet - 360 by 160 The size of a FIFA's recommended pitch (which is what most professional playing pitches use, give or take a few meters in the old and unmodified pitches) is: Meters - 105 by 68 Yards - 115 by 74 Feet - 344 by 223 As you can see, the difference is almost negligeble in terms of length given the size of the fields in general but almost 1/3 larger in width compared to the NFL. And trust me, most TV shots don't make the size any justice. The only TV shots that make you aware of how big they actually are regarding their size are the ones where they're standing behind the goals. That's how it feels being in one.

[@expressoevangelism80]

A few months ago you showed interest in rugby. That really is a full energy game, especially for the players numbered 5-9. Albeit for some it is generally muscle and strength 1-5, whereas 10-15 play in sprint burst. Saying all of that, the Rugby World Cup will start in France soon, have you learnt about the game yet in preparation for the big event?

[@raistormrs]

So, it is possible to live in the UK and not know those Gentlemen? Who would have thought. They even appear in Commercials on the Telly, remember the Snickers spot with the Kicker Table? That was Klopp. 😅

[@robbpatterson6796]

The release clause, if added, would be known at the start of a contract. Few players would have one unless they are really good or sign a short term deal with the hopes of attracting a better club. Most of the time there's no point as they are on a good wage or want to stay at the club

[@LADYRAEUK]

Ahh okay, that makes sense

[@Brainreaver79]

cups like DFB cup or FA cup,.. yeah its probable that the major league teams will win,.. sometimes there are upsets,.. but for the small teams.. it isnt about the win.. its a bout playing against stars they never would play ever otherwise...

[@Touchpadse]

Just as a tint fyi, there are over 1130 professional football teams in Europe and I don't even want to try and find out how many non professional teams there are. Couldn't let. It go. In England alone there are an estimated 40000 clubs divided into a league system over 24 tiers.

[@LADYRAEUK]

ah okay, thank you :)

[@B-A-L]

It's a foot, it's a ball, it's football!

[@sutej72]

There are about 20 teams in every league, could be few more in some leagues. They have to come 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the league they are playing to be able to advance. Here in Sweden where I live the 3rd spot team has to qualify against the 3rd last team in the higher league and dont get a free card up to the league, the looser of the team after playing two matches against each other gets to stay in the league they were in before and the winner goes to the higher league. Wrexham is in English League Two and not in Premier League. They have to win atleast 3 seasons in a row to be able to get to Premier League, if I counted correctly, take minimum in 4 years.

[@MrJoromekiq1]

There is salary cap only in USA, in the MLS

[@zo7034]

Salary caps only work if every team in the world uses it, the Americans sports have one as they don’t have any competition. The nfl, nba etc are the only top leagues in their sport. The premier league can’t have a salary cap as players would all go and play abroad where they can be paid more

[@LADYRAEUK]

Ah fair enough

[@steffencorcoran]

Amanda: There's salary cap in MLS. Punishing excellence is not a good way to start! A major difference between US and Europe is that clubs make money when a transfer is made, whereas in the US players make money in a transfer.

[@andrewblatherwick8758]

There's no salary cap. There is a Finanacial fair play (FFP) system. The biggest clubs make the most money and still have an advantage over their rivals.

[@Jbkeditz]

In Spain We have it

[@albinjohnsson2511]

Many newcomers to the sport who only follow the top teams in top leagues seriously underestimate the influence of promotion/relegation. Sure, Man United or Real Madrid won't be fighting to escape relegation, but there's A LOT going on below them, and there are millions of people religiously following clubs in lower divisions. In smaller leagues, it also happens that clubs that were literally formed by a group of friends not that long ago can make it to the top league. I follow the Swedish league, as of now we have Värnamo, a club that first got promoted to the top tier two years ago, doing well, while AIK (one of the biggest clubs in Sweden) is facing relegation. Just a few years ago, we had a team formed by Kurdish immigrants who managed to reach the top tier. I've also seen teams founded by e.g. Syriac immigrants, Greek immigrants, and even a famous bar in Stockholm play in the first and second tier. Just now, there's a club formed in 2015 by Afghani immigrants who have been promoted 7 years in a row. They're currently playing in the 3rd tier.

[@raphaelostrowski6336]

Why do you keep saying European leagues it’s the same rules for every league around the world except US and Australia

[@nicootimee]

Not true. South America and Central America have Clausura and Apuerta with liguillas (playoffs). Don’t comment if you don’t know what you’re talking about

[@davew4998]

Footballers often stay down when knocked over to try to persuade the ref that they've been fouled, to get a free kick. They often 'take a dive' for the same reason.

[@neilbiggs1353]

I can't say I blame them - often they are better off falling over to get the free kick than by trying to play on. I'd love to see the rules make it an automatic a foul if you put your hands on an opponent so the ref isn't left trying to guess if a player has been pushed hard enough to make them fall

[@davew4998]

@@neilbiggs1353 I totally agree. I'm often amazed at how physical the game is. I'd rather see players rely on skill than brute force.

[@neilbiggs1353]

@@davew4998 It's the BS around the corners I can't stand, I was swearing at my TV during MotD when Linekar was moaning about a goal being disallowed - someone was holding the keepers arms stopping him from getting a clean catch, how is that meant to be fair??!?

[@davew4998]

@@neilbiggs1353 Exactly. That and using an opponent's shoulders to launch themselves up to head the ball.

[@i.f.colville2497]

The big difference between soccer and American football is PLAY time soccer games are 2x 45 mins. PLAY time in the last Superbowl was 14 mins! out of a 4hour game time ,not much play !

[@soju69jinro]

the EPL league has 25 tiers. So, technically, yes you can rise, but honestly, you won't. youll retire before you get to premier league, but it's a great way to create a recreational soccer team that wants to play a bit more competitively.

[@robertlonsdale5326]

Leeds utd. had an American manager last season. Have a look who is involved with Wrexham.

[@lukessportsacademy]

BEST GAME IN THE WORLD!

[@ConnbineHarvester]

16:00 There is now a 3rd tier European competition, The Europa Conference League.

[@georgegard.aka.currymonste1498]

Football..a game of two halves 😊

[@PeoplecallmeLucifer]

9:10 and then there's Fulmientes who just went buckwild and their coach basically said "ya know what? Let's box up on one side and play semi to fully chaotically with no clear formation" ... O'm exadurating a bit but ye I just watched a video on Fulmientes and their strategy is interesting AF It's also posession football but way different from the chess like aproach Guardiola preffers

[@robindunning2046]

Hi, Well I am glad to see that you are trying to understand our beautiful game of football. So my suggestion for you would be to watch the Premier league, pick one side and get to know everything about them and then watch one of their games. I can make a suggestion of you for a team for you to get into, have a look at Brighton and Hove Albion.

[@pedroleal7118]

In Europe, we don't say 'Soccer', we say Football (a game you play with your feet), and call the other kind 'American footbal', that you play with the hands, and that probably only Americans watch. Football is the most popular sport in the world.

[@arnodobler1096]

Over 24,000 football clubs in Germany, each with different teams (age, league).

[@Isleofskye]

and only 2 decent ones :)

[@andrewdobson813]

The best rolling around ever was when Luis Suarez bit an Italian player in the shoulder and then twisted and turned on the ground in agony holding his teeth, as if to suggest that his Italian meal had been too hard and bony. Unfortunately, the ref didn't send his opponent back to the kitchen to be better prepared, but sent Suarez off.

[@richardhargrave6082]

It was astounding, we were on holiday in Italy at the time, the service in the restaurant suffered for about ten minutes...

[@paulguise698]

@@richardhargrave6082 He Bites who he wants, He bites who he wants, Luis Suarez he bites who he wants

[@RobertoSalasCR]

Your eyes are beautifully hypnotic.

[@MickeyStartraveller]

I knew all this but it was still exhausting to listen to :D

[@rybock]

One thing to note about soccer/football players... there are not fat ones. You have bulky baseball players, you have large football players, you even have massive players like Shaq in the NBA. Soccer/Football, you rarely see much fat on them due to how much sprinting then jogging they do for 10 km in a match. HIIT in practice.

[@glennheuts407]

Its not "European soccer" Football is for the whole world... Nice u are going deeper into the rules though.❤❤ American Football players are standing still most of a game...

[@AIIXIII0]

Sometimes getting not back up is just time-wasting. It can really messed up the momentum of the game. I remember falling and then the opposition help me up. Onlookers would say its a kind gesture but they were just didn't want to waste minutes. They were controlling the game at that moment.

[@robbpatterson6796]

We have a thing over here called "FFP- Financial Fair Play". Although there isn't a wage cap, teams can only spend fairly based on their revenue and income. Teams like Chelski and Man City are constantly being looked into due to their dodgy businesses

[@LADYRAEUK]

Ahh okay I didn’t know that, thank you!

[@robbpatterson6796]

@@LADYRAEUK Unless you watch it constantly then you never would. I appreciate the effort you put in as it will educate others, Thank you for actually covering it!

[@Pumpherstonsmith]

Now that Abramavich is gone you can stop calling it Chelski or was that a typo.

[@Boxer26]

but in reality ffp is absolutely useless

[@Noblemand]

There isnt a salerycap as such, but there have been implanted something called finaciel fairplay that shall minimize the risk of teams spending more than they earn

[@LADYRAEUK]

Ah ok! Thanks 👍🏻

[@Jack-fs2im]

soccer pitches are 30 yards wider than us football pitches but the same length

[@kennethrasmussen9964]

A Amican football feldt in meteres is 109,77m X 48,77m. A European football fealdt is 105m X 68m

[@clarkmichaels822]

Ironically, as you point out yourself as a downside of the system, Wrexham was ´saved´ by Rob and Ryan because they brought money. They performed better because they could afford better quality than their opponents. So they didn´t get better, they just got richer.