American Reacts to Football Fans & Atmosphere USA vs. Europe

[@espenvippen]

My feeling is, in the US, sports are entertainment. In Europe it is passion. But I'm from Europe so maybe I'm wrong.

[@josebustamante9182]

No no you right. I’m American and sports here are basically entertainment, that’s why we go over the top with all the shows, cheerleaders, halftime shows, fireworks

[@Specc54]

the question is , what would you pref?:) if u could chose @@josebustamante9182

[@deflandre8286]

You ain't wrong. Living both in US and Poland, definitely passion is in Europe while entertainment is strong side of US fans.

[@GholaTleilaxu]

In Europe is tribalism, not just passion.

[@jarrettreckseidler]

You're right

[@baskoning9896]

These are the 'fun' fans. Wait till you find out about the 'ultras'.

[@da_gonozal6754]

Lest we forget the hooligans.

[@DocHempy]

The guys, wich Control the chants ARE the ultras

[@DocHempy]

The guys, wich Control the chants ARE the ultras

[@DocHempy]

The guys, wich Control the chants ARE the ultras

[@baskoning9896]

I know some are technically ultras, but they all behaved very well in these clips. The most brutal ultra clips are like way way more extreme then this. @@DocHempy

[@raistormrs]

Football is deeply rooted within the social fabric of many countries, which is why you often find clubs associated with class struggles, many of the so called working class clubs are still very much proud of that history like Schalke in Germany, who still connect strongly to mining workers culture. Or you have clubs like Liverpool, where the fans celebrated the passing of the famous conservative Thatcher singing "the witch is dead" and stuff. You have Clubs like Celtic, once formed to support the starving poor in Glasgow and many other stories that have little to nothing to do with the sport itself, it just happened to be football that was popular with the people at those times. could have easily been any other team sport but the fact, that all you need is a ball to play it, surely made it easy.

[@dpunktgehpunkt5876]

true. absolute football offers the crowd a political stage as well

[@voyance4elle]

thank you I didn't know that (as a German :))

[@Brynoize]

Yeah bread and circuses

[@kecenavrtep]

16.11.1893 - Sparta Praha!

[@n1c3s43]

it's not only football tho, Ice Hockey is intense in Germany aswell

[@NikitaKarciauskas]

In the US, sports are family events. You bring your family, get some hot dogs, and enjoy the show. A Disneyland basically. In Europe, you put on your armor, say goodbye to your loved ones, and tell your fellow warriors that if you should fall to tell your sons that you died with honor.

[@bjorndebar8361]

Correct, that describes it very well, large parts of Europe were divided into many princely states, these could be the remnants of the conflicts of that time, which are now mostly carried out in sports, sometimes there are also fights. xd

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

No patriotismus. With flags flags and more flags....and? Flags

[@MS-mw8zg]

@@bjorndebar8361 Europe is not devided in states it’s devided in countries! That when needed have eachothers backs!

[@bjorndebar8361]

@@MS-mw8zg I never said that, I just wanted to explain the rivalries in the stadiums in Europe, that there are clubs that fought each other in the Middle Ages, for example: Hannover96 and Eintracht Bruanschweig, they were principalities in the Middle Ages, and the rivalry has developed held to this day and has an impact in the stadiums. Such examples can be found all over Europe. 100%

[@jazantic]

Made my Day 😊

[@pascalnitsche8746]

For those wondering here the translations of the German chants: - BVB 09 (4:54): Borussia Dortmund, black and yellow is my club. Whether it’s the fight against relegation or for trophies, Borussia Dortmund, singing for you so you may win, because there is nothing more beautiful in the world for me and my friends. - 1. FC Köln (5:28) Regardless of what may happen the red wall stands behind you, does not move from your side, because it’s only here for you. Oh FC Kölle. A whole life for the club. - Eintracht Frankfurt (6:17, 9:41) Hey Eintracht Frankfurt Shalalalala lalalala (This is sung to the melody of the TV series „Pippi Longstocking“ based on the works of Astrid Lindgren, at the end of the second time „Louder“ is shouted) And as a bonus the one Dutch chant: Ajax Amsterdam (9:57): 90 minutes long, for our club from Amsterdam, madhouse on the tribunes, nobody can stop us.

[@pocobull]

The one from Northern Ireland is "Ryan Giggs on fire, your defence is terrified".

[@Fynnw99]

​​@@pocobullRyan Giggs is from Wales😂 They sing Will Grigg's on fire

[@pocobull]

@@Fynnw99 I'm Canadian, what the hell do I know? ;)

[@Briareos1712]

Very nice of you to bring some of our culture into the world 😊😂 Just one small thing: Before the second "Borussia Dortmund", they also say "Don't want to be a single day without you anymore"

[@thomasaantjes482]

Too bad its from Ajax. Feyenoord has the better fans, the better stadium and the better songs. (And yes, Ajax jas more succes. )

[@ingobordewick6480]

The floor has to built to be able to move, otherwise it would break. Like skyscrapers are built to be able to move in the wind... Ajax is not Greece, that's Netherlands, Ajax Amsterdam.

[@EBGamez1]

That’s what he said…

[@pascalnitsche8746]

He referred to the previous one which indeed is Athens if I read correctly ;)

[@EBGamez1]

@@pascalnitsche8746 no. It’s actually Aris Thessaloniki. The team I support :)

[@DCBrta]

Frankfurt by character so Germany

[@Louise-u3w]

​@@DCBrtaYeah, it was in Frankfurt

[@happyhornet1000]

Football has a deeper history in Europe and the rest of the world. It's special when there's 4,000 singing a song. I've started songs that 30,000 people have ended up singing. It sends a shiver down your spine and you sit there thinking that I started it.

[@neotdrum]

Reminds me of the Terry Pratchett novel “Unseen Academicals” where he describes ‘the crowd’ in football as an almost sentient being; a beast made up of thousands passionate souls. I’m not into sports at all, but even I have a deep respect for that kind of collective passion and the sheer force behind that 😌

[@thomasalbrecht5914]

5:30 that’s the fans of Cologne. I live about two miles from the stadium as the crow flies, and I can hear the chanting from my apartment when my window is open on match days. And there are a number of busy streets and a substantial forest between my place and the stadium.

[@greentoby26]

Alaaf uss em Veedel!

[@AeonSaint]

And in case JP is interested in a more lenghty version. Cologne Club Hymne: kzbin.info/www/bejne/np29gJ2Vq96MopY

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Maybe it’s me but the UK can descend into a chant on any topic and they can be funny depending on the occasion.

[@mrbliss9288]

Uk Fans amd chants are highly embarrassing

[@HumongousBeastBoi]

I bet you're fun at parties...@@mrbliss9288

[@itzmultio]

@@mrbliss9288nah unless it’s targeted at you

[@Epikeditzz]

Fr the one that goes he fingered your mum😂😂😂 and your f*ckin sh*t 😂😂😂

[@Jbkeditz]

​@@itzmultioyep it's true ask United fans what City fans said in the Manchester Derby

[@Leseliebe]

As an Eintracht Frankfurt fan I am sooo proud to see the ultras twice in this video. When we won the europacup the fans gone crazy.

[@FireCrack83]

Grüße aus Köln :-)

[@CeltiChris]

From a Celtic fam, thanks for beating they rats Rangers. Love Frankfurt after that! ... Loved seeing their ultras also, superb 👏 🍀

[@lannifincoris6482]

Ja, das waren echt geile Bilder aus Frankfurt.

[@pabloacosta1630]

🦅❤

[@SKSG1909]

Hätte euch gerne international gehabt wär ein spektakel gewesen für uns als kleiner österreichischer verein :D

[@epicjane]

As a german I dare say american fans are more cute than ….ambitious ! No offense !

[@dereknewbury163]

Catharsis is the word that comes to mind. When you have had a shit week in a not very stimulating job it can feel amazing to be part of a big group bellowing your lungs out until you are hoarse. If you win so much the better as you can completely justify the celebratory pints and consequent hang-over that you were going to get anyway. Good stuff

[@bemilie2841]

It’s definitely why those games are so popular. It may be one of the best way to relieve stress and other emotions, party late when your team win and think of nothing else than enjoying the moment. Personally, every time I went to Football or Rugby games, I had no voice left, sometimes even before the games ended, and I couldn’t speak at least the next 2 days. I lived a year in Chicago. Ambience during American Football games or Baseball games was great but definitely not what I would call crazy and quite different than my experience back in Europe.

[@lucastanciu2567]

the text on the banner the romanian fans are holding up at the end of the vid can be translated to: “we were all roman regiments: moldova, wallachia, transylvania”. imagine being a football player and stepping onto the pitch reading that…. it’d probably make you feel like the game was a significant moment in national history, and not just a football game…

[@drigerdranzer7514]

I have wondered about that banner. Thanks for the translation.

[@alincocos7076]

​@@drigerdranzer7514and they chant Romanian national anthem

[@drigerdranzer7514]

@@alincocos7076 Yes as they have the national flag.

[@gamer1q658]

we were all *romanian regiments: Moldova, Wallachia, Transylvania

[@estebangarcia4409]

​@gamer1q658 nope, actually Roman. In the 2 century for over 150 years. Romania gets its name from that. Romanian is a Roman language. Ancestry traces back to the actual Roman legions.

[@Mytea1]

in case you were wondering about the countries: 4:52 dortmund (germany), 5:28 cologne (germany), 6:17 frankfurt (germany), 7:26 northern ireland (ireland), 8:03 milan (italy), 8:06 marseille (france), 8:57 iceland (iceland), 9:18 thessaloniki (greece), 9:40 frankfurt (germany), 9:57 amsterdam (netherlands), 11:06 malmö (sweden), 11:57 paris (france), 12:28 romania (romania)

[@davidmills2477]

Hi with the flooring moving it's built in like structures in earthquake areas saves them falling down so often regards Dave

[@the_piper001]

a lot of them are to stop the resonant frequency which seems to happen a lot when people jump or walk together

[@JeremyParker072]

You have to applaud the engineering and the build quality of those stadiums. I don’t know if I would like to be there though seeing the concrete flex as much as it did. 😮

[@jonasb.3018]

@@JeremyParker072 If the concrete is flexing, it won't crack :)

[@nachtrevi82]

I played kettle drums for years with the ultras in the 90s, I was so young all the bigger older guys were so amazing I went with the group everywhere up and down the country, by train, ferry, vans and cars, they were like an extension of my family. My father was thrilled, he brought me to the first game when I was 5 and when I was born he made an announced at the stadium loudspeaker, "another supporter was born today" 😂

[@hellund2874]

Football, especially in Europe, has become the way in which people (especially men) vent their aggression and feelings of rivalry with others. For centuries those aggressions have turned into national rivalries and wars. Football seems like a "safe" way of venting those base feelings. It gets even crazier in world cups and euro cups where patriotism adds to this, but again, football is their way of dealing with local and national rivalries without anyone getting hurt (mostly).

[@Louise-u3w]

Yeah, it's the modern version of two tribes going to war. Including Hakas and all.

[@aggdga]

Don't worry about the European football stadiums, the designers know the fans and build everything so that the buildings can withstand it. XD

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Nobody in Europe, would even take the title of this video seriously 😂

[@AxelWerner]

The U.S. have FANS at a soccer game ?!?! Who was expecting that! ^-^ Respect!

[@klaraskymningskronan]

In 6:20 - I started to smile, it was the title tune from Pippi Longstocking!

[@Alfadrottning86]

well, the National Icelandic football team (that was the giant, the dragon, the bull and the eagle on blue) summoned quite literally half the country to watch them. And of course we are enthusiastic when any Icelander manages (or any team) to gain international recognition. For a country like America it must be much harder to get recognized - hence summon the enthusiasm of the crowd.

[@lichkinggamer5708]

Weren’t they also doing a Viking Chang if I remember correctly

[@10848514959]

@@lichkinggamer5708 Yes, but I believe they took that from one of the European club teams that had done that for years beforehand

[@babybear9443]

Yes, the 'Thunder Clap' as it's now known. An Icelandic team played Motherwell FC (my club as it happens) where they saw the supporters doing this. They then copied, and then they started doing it when the Icelandic national team played. I honestly don't know if 'we' invented it or not, but the Icelandic definitely got it from us.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

A lot of clubs have their own song. It's worth listening to some like Liverpool and AS Roma, because when the whole stadium sings a beautiful song it's really moving.

[@zuhause61]

Dann hör mal die Hymne von Hertha BSC, gänsehaut pur, gibt nix besseres

[@helgaioannidis9365]

@@zuhause61 ist ne nette Hymne, aber halt "we are sailing" umgedichtet. Die beiden Hymnen des AS Rom wurden komplett nur für das Team komponiert und das merkt man den Songs auch an.

[@froznfire9531]

@@helgaioannidis9365 Aber warum Liverpool ^^

[@Briareos1712]

In Dortmund we have a song singing about faking our grandmother's death to get a free day from our job so we can attend international matches (which are mostly on tuesdays and wednesdays)

[@SounderMom31]

9:15 This is called the “Boom Boom Clapp”. Seattle Sounders do this at every single home match and the entire stadium participates. It’s amazing

[@cronus-kumo]

When you're standing in the middle of a crowd like that you jump automatically .... because of how hyped you get yourself from it and also because the floor just bounces back up making you jump even if you aren't trying to do so

[@Brauiz90]

10:18 - "so this is a dutch gathering, with the guy on the lightpost" You're right - these are the fans of Ajax Amsterdam, a well known dutch club.

[@piranha4362]

rather than every country thinks they have the best fans, its more like every town/club is convinced they have the best fans

[@racmanov]

Easy. Funnies footbal chants are from england, best fanbases and atmosphere: Germany, Nnd for basketball it is either Serbia or Greece.

[@Briareos1712]

Best atmosphere in the world? I'll give my opinion: WESTFALENSTADION 🖤💛

[@lawsomejustlawsome7293]

You should watch a video of the choreographies the Ultras do, especially in Italy and Germany they are huge

[@l.f.bittaker.6182]

Ive been to sport events in both Europe and America (I'm European) and i can tell you that division 3 German football matches has a better atmosphere and culture than what i experienced when i watched a Dallas Cowboys game live.

[@salbenrosli707]

IN the US, sports is entertainment like all the major leagues. In Europe, football is a way of life, a religion, a sense of belonging, an identity. The players are the fans' soldiers, they fight on the pitch while the fans provide the atmosphere to scare the away team.

[@jtmassecure4488]

You’re describing college football yall Europeans are just ignorant on American sports

[@andrewobrien6671]

In the Uk the crowd is known as the 12th man, because their chanting lifts the team and act as an incentive.

[@boyis12]

Same here in the Netherlands

[@Briareos1712]

Germany too

[@bjorndebar8361]

Sometimes the 12th man is also the referee if he has whistled against you again. 😁

[@KarlTheSwabian]

Those call and response type chant like the Seattle sounders do are very common in Germany, but they only work if you got thousands chanting it instead of the 10s or 100s participating here. In Germany fan songs are also often times like love letters to your club, like at 5:27

[@davidgjones6914]

ppl forget, america its just show and entertainment, where as europe, sports replaced tradition and tribal wars. europe basically is compeatig tribes just without slaughter nowadays

[@1themaster1]

Considering Europe, you should also watch fans from the eastern part of Germany, especially Dynamo Dresden and Union Berlin (but don't get fooled by RB Leipzig fans as they view their matches more like commercial events, while for the majority of other fan cultures, football is more like a religion). Also Turkish fans in general are spectacular, they are so loud that they regularly outclass fans from other European countries at away matches (with the away side often having just about 10% of the tickets) during European club competitions as well as international matches.

[@michaelmedlinger6399]

The match in Marseille and the last one in Romania are matches with the national team and the crowds are singing the national anthems (unlike in the US, the national anthems are played only when the international teams play or frequently at the Cup Final, but not for league matches or the regular Cup matches; not even at international club matches such as the Champions League). Not quite the same as the football chants themselves.

[@adema1978]

Except in Turkey. They play the national anthem before every league match.

[@adelinar]

Hearing fans jumping and singing for their team puts me in tears. The joy of seeing a game with fans just like you, supporting a country or a club is very dear to my heart. I've been to football games in various European countries and it's an amazing atmosphere.

[@hasan9540]

In Europe, football is a matter of honour, nobody takes any nonsense and you stick with your own club until death, no matter what league they play in. Football here is so strongly influenced by everyone that even fans get upset about very old defeats. Once a fan, always a fan

[@matteoruzzon]

Amen

[@MitmachGaming]

If you want to delve a little deeper into the atmosphere of a football game, I recommend the video by Connor Sullivan "Mein ERSTER DEUTSCHER FUSSBALL SPIEL! * Verrückt *" This is a video of an American at his first football game and the atmosphere beforehand. Very well done in my opinion.

[@sinapilling4647]

I went to a baseball game when I visited Seattle, and I honestly found it weird, there where big screens telling people what to cheer and when to cheer, it was boring, and it seemed very superficial

[@Gapb_TheRealOneTho]

7:25 I still love northern Irelands "Will Grigg's on fire" song, he had a good season (In englands 3rd or 2nd league) prior to the euros 2016 and some fan posted this song online. They sang it every match in the euros and Will Grigg didn't play a single minute hahaha

[@MrSinclairn]

European footie fans win easily over American fans;although with the Europeans,it can get too extreme(ie hooligans ='Ultras' -PSG and Milan,etc);but when its good,its good,ie the Dortmund fans [5:10] who marched through Newcastle city centre, a few months ago,for the UCL cup-tie against my team NUFC !👌👍

[@ItsLysec]

It's just such a different culture if we're talking about supporting your team. Especially when talking about when "your" team play in their own stadium, it's getting quite insane over here in europe

[@wolfmei5ter]

Love it! Especially that Eintracht Frankfurt featured twice!

[@dschoas]

The swinging mainstand just amplifies the feeling when singing the chanties together with your brethren!!!

[@LizzieTheGreenLizard]

The "fight and win" guy from Seattle was beyond hilarious.

[@tadesubaru1383]

The energy and enthusiasm hordes of men used to spend in wars, they now use in football. It's fantastic. The energy release hasn't disappeared, it's just been rerouted into organised, nergetic passion for a non-bloody war-like competitive sport

[@Picking.a.name.is.hard1]

Watching football matches during covid was WILD because it was so QUIET. Like you could hear the players yelling 😂

[@TheRobinschaakmat]

You should watch the video: "ultras our way of life", that is how serious it is, and also why there are a lot of fights with police and other clubs

[@bestlaidplans2024]

I think in Europe it's a lot more like the fans are going to 'war' against the other team so they bring their fighting spirit

[@hellomoto5101]

thats by far not even the hardest videos from europe... when its derbytime it turns into a rampage overhere.

[@MrSinclairn]

Definitely : Glasgow(Celtic v. Rangers),Manc.(MUFC v. MCFC),Merseyside(L'pool v. Everton),Tyne-Wear(NUFC v. S'land),etc.,not incl. the continental European ones ! 👌👍

[@patrickschroedel2909]

Dude... that was the chanting - now start googling "choreos" - this is where the real fandom artwork starts. Most of the time, these choreos are only performed once. Imagine the amount of creative juices involved here...!!!

[@__-pq5eo]

Just for context: That march of the BVB fans wasn't even in their own city. It was an away game!

[@Leftyotism]

7:39 "Kerch bridge on fire! Your defense is terrified" Yes, those are the lyrics. Slava Ukraine!

[@PaulDAce]

You need to check out Dynamo Dresden. They play in the third division, but the atmosphere is incredible.

[@a.dirtydiver424]

I'm a Fortuna Düsseldorf supporter and I say hats off to the Dresden supporters for their amazing choreos

[@blackangel2783]

I think you need to come over to GErmany and watch a Football match here. Then you understnd the real atmonphere here in the stadiums.

[@aesimp3]

The Problem in Europe is that there are also Ultras and Hooligans which literally beat people up just cuz they arent fan of their team.

[@the_godfather9974]

The fans you saw singing were the ultras bruv! Hooligans and ultras are not the same thing although there certainly are overlapping spheres there that’s different from Club to club. And for most clubs the hooligans aren’t even allowed to get into the stadiums. Who do you think comes up with these chants, sings and performs them in unison sometimes tied in with bigger choreographies all in their free time? It’s the ultras.

[@MatthewBluefox]

Will Grigg's on Fire is a classic. :) Gala Rizzatto herself even had to smile about their adaption of her song. :)

[@sytax1]

well, if you want to see how a german crowd reacts to american football ? just watch some vids about the nfl game last year in munich. i dont believe you cant that compare to US too. same goes for basketball.

[@gattonpc]

Love from Romania.. the last clip in this series. Cheers mate.

[@knockshinnoch1950]

What I notice about the American crowds is that the fan culture seems to be imported and grafted onto the experience - it doesn't come naturally to US "soccer" fans- they appear to be trying hard but their hearts aren't quite in it. The European clips seem. to be a mix of domestic clubs and international games which are two very different experiences.

[@jonnyboyj]

In Europe the mains sports like football (soccer) and rugby are tribal. It's town vs town, then elevates to county vs county, then elevates to country vs country,

[@littlemouse7066]

The fact there isn't the Liverpool fans chant is a crime lol. they chant "you'll never walk alone" and it's moving.

[@1RobW]

Liverpool and Borussia cup game was massive. Same anthem.

[@DasBenJo]

in europe football is life culture. the hole day is an event for the game. traveling to the stadium all together singing and chanting, enjoying the game and the way home the same. ⚽️❤

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

That Seattle one was absolutely pathetic Joel. Very insulted that you could actually ever think this would happen in Europe. ❤ from U.K.

[@actionalex3611]

C´mon m8, they´re trying. lol From Sweden

[@JJimsky]

@@actionalex3611 they tried but it was still pathetic. love from the Netherlands

[@Eliows]

You should listen to "Les Corons" from the RC Lens in France - Listens to their half time chant against Arsenal this year, chilling how epic it is

[@wieserle]

Europe: 04:54 Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 05:29 1. FC Köln (Germany) 06:17 Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) 07:25 Northern Ireland 08:03 AC Milan (Italy) 08:05 France 08:55 Iceland 09:18 Aris Thessaloniki (Greece) 09:40 Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) 09:57 Ajax Amsterdam (Netherland) 11:06 Malmö FF (Sweden) 11:41 Paris Saint-Germain (France) 12:28 Romania

[@TheJanstyler]

The European cup game of germany yesterday is a nice showcase of this as well. Stadium completely packed with germans (cause the cup is in germany this year) and over 50 THOUSAND people gathered in berlin for public viewing of the game. There would have been more, but authoroties had to put a stop to it, because it'd have been too much.

[@qazatqazah]

Don't forget to plan a visit to a ⚽ game next time you come to Europe!

[@maltest2930]

Watch “Ultras Our way of Life” 👌🏽

[@IIIJG52]

There are some that also include chilling chants from morocco as well. Those are amazing.

[@magnuswendin7924]

Thought i never would see such a compilation without Liverpool "You'll never walk alone". It gives me shivers everytime.

[@homeyg7543]

I've been to numerous NHL games and International Ice Hockey games, pretty much the same as you've shown in soccer with so much energy in the International games.

[@HG_Budde]

Hehehe.. The US has a lot of sports.. 😂 There's literally not a single sport in the US that isn't more or less enthusiastically represented in every European country - we're prepping, be prepared to have to actually fight the world in order to become World Champions. 😂❤ P.S.: I didn't know Neville (3:15) was American... 😳

[@make7983]

Stadiums are built to withstand the bouncing of the crowd and that's concrete bounching and moving. Same as skyscrapers are moving slightly with the wind.

[@itskikichthonic_]

Oh man you should totally check out Haka and Sipi Tua war dances!! They are basically something New Zealanders and Tongans do before a football match! It is extremely important to Oceania culture so as an Australian it’d be so fun to see an American react to them! They’re crazy awesome man!!

[@bemilie2841]

They do it for Rugby games as well and French love watching it. They’re also great players so if we have a good enough team, we’re sure to watch a great game. They’re definitely awesome people.

[@CB-ms2cq]

I feel like Americans are slowly learning more and more its a new sport for them. But they are passionate got nothing but love for Americans from all the ones I've met I met a few at the games in Manchester and the main thing I noticed is how excited they get when a yellow was handed out. Its like a kid being given sweets it's funny how new they all are 🤣 But don't get me wrong they are passionate some guys legit watch games at 5 am or 7 am every week. Crazy I could never wake up at 7am for a match 🤣 It will eventually grow in America to how it is in Europe just gonna take years

[@drigerdranzer7514]

11:07 "FRAMÅT MALMÖ" "HEJA DI BLÅE" "FORWARD MALMÖ" "COME ON THE BLUES" Call and respond chant from the Most Champions of Sweden Malmö FF. That was away in the Uefa Euro League against Chelsea when 3500 Malmö fans were outsinging 36500 Chelsea fans away at Stamford Bridge. Our own home support is electrifying with megasize flags, big tifo displays and flares. We sing for 2 hours straight minus 15 minutes at half time break.

[@0FordPrefect0]

Most Stadiums in Europe have suspensions for the floor. The Fan's are able jump as much as the want to.

[@andrej9045]

We don't really go to stadium to watch a game but rather to chant, sing, wave the flags, put same flares on and give our team extra boost by doing so, talking from ultras perspective that is environment where you can't see much of the game. If you really want to see the match it's better to stay at home and watch it on TV but hey it's not as fun

[@a.romero.79]

I don't care much about football, but my son does...I went along once, but the atmosphere is just cool! I have to go to Frankfurt someday, I love its energy...and passion.

[@Mickman77]

Please take a look at Schalke 04, at the moment 2. Bundesliga, but an institution in German Soccer with the greatest fans and nice cheers :-)

[@ukaszgorzynski1935]

When You go to a game in Europe it's like go to a battle.

[@Mickman77]

Just have a look at SCHALKE 04 - KRASSER SCHALKERAUFMARSCH HANNOVER It's still harmless 😅

[@pocobull]

I was watching a couple of these type of videos last night, and it dawned on me what the difference is between the fans in North America vs Europe. In North America when you buy a ticket to a game, you are going as a spectator. You are going to watch the game, and cheer for your team. In Europe, when you buy a ticket to a game, you are going as a participant in the game. You aren't there to merely watch, you are there to will your team to win. The chants, the noise, the drums are like war cries. They are meant to give energy to your team, and intimidate the opposition. It's just a totally different mentality. The closest I can think of to this in North America would be the fans of the Seattle Seahawks, and the Chicago Blackhawks when they played in the old Chicago Stadium arena.

[@suicidalbanananana]

Even tho it might not look like it, EU stadiums are built for jumping people, sadly only after we had some crazy accidents, but these days the stadiums are pretty much indestructible, that ceiling/floor flexing at ~6:40 is just by design

[@christiang.1574]

I see soccer Studiums in germany are much bigger than in USA in some of this there are over 70.000 people

[@andreavoros-marky4203]

It's not just for football. You will see the same at a basketball, handball water polo etc matches as well.

[@Ines-po7pp]

I'm european. When I saw USA. I thought: Aaah cute....

[@obamtl]

JP, something you wouldn't have picked up on. The Greek team at the 9:20 point in the video are away fans that travelled all the way from Greece to the UK for a Europa League (second tier of European football) game against Manchester City in 2011. They lost the game 3-0. Manchester City have since gone on to become massive footballing powerhouses - probably the best football team in the world at the moment (they are English, European and World Champions at this moment).

[@dianatanchis2843]

European Championship right now in Germany ❤ you guys should see the best fans in the world 🎉

[@anniehope8651]

The song at 6:25 and 9:45 is the Pipi Longstocking TV series theme song, from the 70's. How funny is that. The song at 8:18 is just the French National Anthem, and at 12:50 the Romanian, which are only played at international games, when the national anthem of the other team is played as well. Not for every dang local sports game like in America. That makes it special, and it really give you goosebums when the whole stadium sings. It's part of the experience of these important matches.

[@patrickschroedel2909]

Enjoy googling the Italian, German, Dutch, English, Swiss, French, Greek choreos 🤩

[@Nazdreg1]

That Romanian national anthem is insanely beautiful!

[@TMohr]

The Ajax one with the guy on the light pole is Amsterdam 🇱🇺 😉

[@leaflet1686]

The one with the shaking floor was from Germany :D Freetings from Germany :3

[@biloaffe]

The statics of the stands are specially designed for this. Anyone who wants to host international football tournaments must build their stadiums according to these standards, otherwise the country will not be awarded the contract to host them.

[@JustMe-ks8qc]

That crowd with the flags jumping up and down wasn't during the game- that was during the warm-up

[@Thomas-m3k]

In the Netherlands we jumped so much the stadium broke that happened like 7 times since 2012

[@s4ss1n]

i feel it fair to point out that the southern american countries are just as fanatical in the support of football if not more so 😏

[@sorentanzer8789]

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