American Reacts to The Beauty of Football - Greatest Moments

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[@gpreactions3194]

Thank you that was a fab video. May i make a suggestion. This team in the link was probably the greatest national team I ever saw. Brazil encapsulated the term the beautiful game. This link does include your favourite bicycle kick xx kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp7ag3Vpm5uon5o

[@meggyreeves]

Wales v Denmark. Tomorrow. Amsterdam. Cymru am byth.

[@the_engineer2345]

Curved balls....you give the ball a spin when kicking it. The physics behind it is called Maxwell effect.

[@kaszaspeter77]

Some answers to your questions: 1. Curved balls: soccer players are trained to kick the ball in various ways, straight, curved with the inside, curved with the outside, with the toes, with the heel etc. They curve the ball e.g. to get around defenders and make it harder for goal keepers because the ball comes from a more difficult angle if it's curved. Another reason is to be able to pass to somebody when you cannot pass directly in a straight line because he is being marked by a defender. 2. Free kicks are awarded to the opposing team when a team commits a foul. They can be anywhere on the pitch. If they are close enough to the goal, the player taking the free kick might make an attempt to score directly out of the free kick. If the free kick takes place farther from the opponents goal, they will just pass it. If the foul takes place within the box, it's a penalty kick, not a free kick. 3. If you want to see raw talent and brilliance in all aspects of the game (dribbling, passing, shooting), watch videos of the Brazilian player, Ronaldinho. 4. UCL = UEFA Champions League. 5. Inbounding a corner kick: you don't have to be out of bounds. You have to be out of bounds when you throw in the ball after it had left the field on the sides. 6. Time limit on inbounds: no, there isn't, but the ref can take the possession away after some time if he feels like you are wasting time.

[@ryklatortuga4146]

Need some GOALKEEPER action - SCOTT STERLING of Yale is probably the best penalty kick stopper ever. GORDON BANKS (England) save against Pele (Brazil) in 1970 is a classic from 51 years ago.

[@mebarkiimad8999]

"Messi and Ronaldo, yes i heard about these guys" She has no idea yet 😂😂

[@ahmedjuhar6051]

The barrage of videos that are waiting for her😅

[@kay9din]

can I tell her?... 🤭😂

[@Diamond-vy1lx]

She's still neutral in the greatest debate

[@mvf1998]

@@Diamond-vy1lx Ronaldinho is the best

[@mebarkiimad8999]

@@mvf1998 the best at highlight reels

[@Glund117]

The guy at 18:39 (Trent Alexander-arnold) was going to allow another player to take the corner but he noticed that the opposition were not paying attention so using his initiative he suddenly took the corner and it lead to a game winning goal

[@paulgdunsford7469]

Go you Redmen

[@JacopoBasanisi]

because the rule is that most of the time, when the ball leaves the field, you don't need the referee authorisation to put it into play

[@russbillington6291]

I ran around my front room like a mad man when Origi put that in...I will grow up one day!

[@paulgdunsford7469]

@@russbillington6291 nar mate we all did

[@jsreacts7582]

You mentioned about learning about stadiums so would suggest you learn about Spion Kop and link to football stadiums! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spion_Kop

[@notoriousbmc1]

Ironically, the one who is so precise with his dribbling, is called Messi.

[@MarioPlinplin]

Took me a while, ngl

[@acuarionohyogaable]

You know thats a joke un english, but here un Argentina messy as a word has no meaning

[@notjustmedamnit]

@@acuarionohyogaable Really? I coulda sworn that Messi meant "even better than Maradona". 😜 Jokes aside, love them both! Greetings from Sweden.

[@toddhellyar4167]

And ironically, the one who is known as a sex symbol named Ronaldo is as camp as a row of pink tents

[@Johan91NL]

Was* so precise

[@TheZeusQ8]

Saw Roberto Carlos freekick and being impressed about it. Later: So, curving the ball is a normal thing? No. Roberto Carlos curve was not normal at all!!

[@davidsosa538]

Some curve: Sure That curve: Not really...

[@hman8338]

Most great free kick takers have beautiful curving shots. None have that ridiculous amount of curve

[@horndogy2k6]

It’s the combination of curve and power that’s truly incredible. That is arguably the greatest free kick ever. Fabien Barthez (the French goalkeeper) is no pushover but he was rooted to the spot. I remember watching that game live and everyone was thinking no way Roberto Carlos was even going to attempt that. Not from that distance, surely?! Cue a million jaws hitting the floor as the net rippled.

[@muhamad89982]

left foot, uses the left corner side of the foot(somewhat), and power. difficult for most pro players. but maybe not Roberto Carlos. So if use right foot you'll see the curve going the other way. Knuckleball.

[@latrellpremdutt3678]

That my friend... Is a banana 🍌

[@Toracube]

The corner... He was pretending to leave the corner so someone else would take it...Saw the other team relaxing ...so took it quick....and they scored... it was one of the greatest football moments.

[@matthewchampion8214]

Except it makes no sense to say he was pretending. That would imply it was a routine they practiced. The fact it was completely improvised is what made it iconic.

[@Toracube]

@@matthewchampion8214 good point.

[@aryaanbasu9636]

I would like to disagree....

[@louiekavanagh7397]

Also the other three goals with a weakened team

[@horndogy2k6]

Also helps that it capped off an incredible comeback from 3-0 down in the first leg. Everyone had written Liverpool off, especially against Barca, and yet they pulled it off.

[@Beggar42]

"Football is the most important triviality in the world" - The friggin Pope

[@PROPAROXITONO]

there was a brazilian journalist that said: Football it's the most important thing among unimportant things".

[@chucku00]

The frigging Argentinian Pope* European Popes never were so fond of this sport.

[@joaarc28]

He's argentinian, gotta love football

[@williamwilson5618]

@@chucku00 I don't know chap, Karol Wojtyła was a good goalie back in his younger days by all historical accounts...

[@souparnomistry1126]

@@chucku00 where are you from

[@tuttlezeke]

Some of those goals are so important because they are scored in great finals that made history for their respective teams. Without knowledge and background on these, il's hard to grasp the emotions in them.

[@Arltratlo]

Super Mario comes to my mind...

[@Christbaggs]

Exactly. Not the best goals, but probably the most important.

[@queenbutuncrowned1780]

Alsoo, some impossible come back that she doesnt understand too

[@georgebaker1486]

@@queenbutuncrowned1780 Yeah, the Moura hattrick for spurs against ajax is the perfect example. Not the craziest of goals, but with context it's great.

[@TheChiraagG]

Honestly I would love England to watch the original video a few times before their games just to remind them how beautifully they can play if they embrace it. I'd rather see them go out in with a dramatic, enthusiastic battle than fizzle out with uninspired play.

[@brucetrappleton6984]

“I’ve heard of Messi”. There is no one mortal who hasn’t heard of Messi. I just love this girl. I love her candid approach to football.

[@Drosden]

Just a nice little detail you didn't know. When Iniesta took his shirt off, he did it in memory of his friend Dani Jarque, who was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a central defender and was Iniesta's best friend. He spent his entire career with Espanyol, and was named team captain one month before his death from a heart attack at the age of 26. Iniesta's shirt said "Dani Jarque Siempre Con Nosotros" which means "Dani Jarque you will always be with us".

[@nicomagliaro]

"Football is the most important thing out of less important things in life", Jorge Valdano (World champion with ARG '86). Best quote ever!

[@nicoladc89]

The best quote is "Football is a great thing, but we must not forget it's full of air". (Giovanni Trapattoni) Or "If a man love a woman more than a iced beer watching the Champions League finale, maybe it's true love, but he's not real man" (Vujuadin Boskov)

[@curropataqui]

@@nicoladc89 There is another good one by Vujadin Boskov .... football is football Another one from Luis Aragonés ... football is win ..., and win..., and win..., and win again..., and again...., and again .....

[@craigireland5629]

Taking your shirt off is actually an infringement of the rules and will result in the player being shown a yellow card.

[@DeadliestWarriorZZ]

Sponsors need their money, right...

[@JakobFischer60]

It has not been in the early years.

[@smartACE42]

@@DeadliestWarriorZZ well more like the advertising space they bought

[@ajt22]

stupid rule

[@gastrickbunsen1957]

Not if they have a plain vest or t-shirt underneath.

[@AdrianJNyaoi]

when it says World Cup it really means it, the teams are from all around the world; unlike the American World Series

[@theborderer1302]

It's not the World Series, it's the World's Series - because it was sponsored by a newspaper caller the Daily World.

[@AdrianJNyaoi]

@@theborderer1302 then why was it not named Daily's Series

[@theborderer1302]

@@AdrianJNyaoi don't be thick

[@martinusv7433]

@@ejiroodibo5154 Because the US = world for many Americans. International = between states 😭😭

[@behrangbehzad6056]

I was always wondering why they call it the world series if its just American teams. thanks for clearing that up but it could also be argued that it has now developed a secondary meaning as in the most important baseball tournament in the world (might be true but not enough to call it that) and probably when they chose that name they kinda meant this secondary meaning, too? What are your thoughts?

[@Aurora-po1rv]

The announcers hyperventilating when they see something really good is also a part of football 😂

[@AlbertKekstein]

GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL GOL

[@JoaoPedroPT696]

So true xD

[@davidpryle3935]

The Norwegian commentator when Norway beat England back in the 80s was incredible.

[@chissaa-ec5pg]

Every Spanish or South American game commentators are aweso,e

[@freakysquirrel7218]

@@chissaa-ec5pg Italian too. The energy they bring sometimes is extreme tbf xd

[@davidbuduen6441]

I’m glad that KZbin algorithm recommended this channel today. It’s so nice to see new people trying to know and love “the beautiful game”. No doubt the best sports ⚽️ in the world and full of roller coasters of emotions. “Que comiencen 90 minutos del deporte más hermoso del mundo”

[@MarkSmithSa]

Rugby Union.

[@abdero]

The thing with the first curve ball, from Roberto Carlos, different from the others is that was with the outside part of the foot

[@djoscartj]

I remember asking my college physics professor back when that kick happened. He said Bernoulli's Principle was at play with that one. Roberto Carlos was a master of the free kick, and kicking with the center-outside of his foot with massive force!

[@TheBarroomHero321]

@@djoscartj From what I've read, it was a combination of the physics of a curved shot and a knuckleball - the air bladder inside compresses when kicked hard af, and when the compression rebounds it exaggerates the spin on the ball. In a typical knuckleball, a la Ronaldo's best free kicks, spin is minimal, so the bladder compresses and rebounds kind of randomly, giving the ball it's weird left-right-up-down flight pattern. Someone nerdier than me will probably correct this.

[@paulleach3612]

"I didn't think that was possible..." Zlatan: Hold my other beer.

[@freizent]

how many cl titles win zlatan? ;)

[@peartree8338]

😄 touché! Then again, Zlatan got cursed with hubris way back, the better Zlatan plays, the worse his team gets.

[@critterval]

@@freizent what are you trying to prove buddy

[@sephas79]

Impossible doesn’t know Zlatan

[@Simon-gq8wn]

@@freizent Doesnt matter.

[@Alkymisten100]

"UCL" is short for "UEFA Champions League."

[@eviljesus84]

...and UEFA is short for "Union of European Football Associations"

[@dragonlord4643]

@@eviljesus84 so its United Champions League... :D

[@Vickzq]

@@eviljesus84 Well, yes... but it's in french. Same with FIFA.

[@eviljesus84]

@@Vickzq uhh... no. In French, it would be UAEF - Union des Associations Européennes de Football. Ironic as it is, English is actually, the 'lingua franca' of the modern world (even amongst the French) FIFA is French though, so you at least got that right

[@Alonelythoughts]

UEFA Christiano League 😁

[@GiuseppeLeopizzi]

The "U" stands for UEFA, so UCL stands for UEFA Champions League

[@seban678]

And UEFA stands for Union of European Football Leagues so the U does kinda stand for union

[@smartACE42]

Don't worry about forgetting its name. just like FIFA it is a very corrupt organization.

[@qpratan]

Did you notice you had 8 JAW DROP MOMENTS, in this vlog, yes there is a time limit to take corners and congratulations you know more about football than 60% of USA .

[@TheRealAlfkerensky]

Correct. There's other Champions Leagues in other confederations and sports, so most people refer to it as the UCL in order to distinguish it from the others, like the CAF Champions League or the CONCACAF Champions League.

[@pieceofgosa]

@@seban678 Union of European Football Associations, hence UEFA & not UEFL :D

[@calebh9102]

"is that what Messi is known for?" why yes...yes it is

[@Kazuya720]

16:48 you missed that part! They show the the final result of 5:1 for Bayern, which is a very high result. Even more remarkable is, that all 5 goals were shoot by 1 player, called Robert Lewandowski, and he hits all goals within less thant 10 minutes, what is absolutely insane!!! Extreme rare!

[@eldiego68]

Still can’t hold the laughs at the commentator yelling “Dennis Bergkamp!”

[@alfonsstekebrugge8049]

And so you should. But also understand that when that happened in 1998 I was crying tears of joy and millions with me.

[@Inferiis]

that is a classic

[@atharvpatil0]

This video was biased against Real Madrid(Barca Fan made it)...No moments of Sergio Ramos and only one moment of Cristiano Ronaldo

[@Skarloc10]

I am German and I was 13 back then And I to this day think its one of the greatest goals ever.

[@eviljesus84]

@@atharvpatil0 actually, Ronaldo has three moments in this: 6:12, 10:01, 13:07

[@andyr.6126]

Learning to curve the ball is the Holy grail when you're a kid playing in the park with jumpers for goalposts. You have to kick it right to put spin on it which curves it.

[@ptolem139]

nah the holy grail is the knuckleball

[@xzaz2]

@@ptolem139 or billebrant don't know the English word

[@LukeSciberraschannel]

inward curls are easy and basic

[@joealyjim3029]

The outside of the foot spin is the one

[@nirfz]

@@joealyjim3029 Absolutely! After seing Roberto Carlos doing it regularly on TV, i tried to get consistent with that too from a non moving ball. (i never played in a club, just in the school and among friends, but this still was important ;-) and it worked.)

[@mglenadel]

Football, when weel played, is perhaps the most beautiful of all team sports. It doesn't have the rigid sameness of American Football, neither the constant scoring that dilutes the excitement in Basketball. It may sound odd to American ears to hear that a match tied at one goal each, but that's why a match can be so exciting: your team may score the match-tying goal at the last minute and avoid defeat, or better, score and win.

[@bigpod]

but honestly the best games i watched in last little while got to be the spain vs croatia and france vs switzerland matches in eight-finals of euro cup those matches were exciting becuase you never know how it will end

[@mrko209]

@@bigpod Search for Red Bull Salzburg - Red Star game.

[@nicoladc89]

@@bigpod There are plenty of matches like those. Milan Liverpool UCL final 2005, Italy France World Cup Final 2006, Barcelona PSG UCL 2017, Italy Brazil World Cup 1970, Italy France EuroCup 2000, Spain Argentina World Cup 2010, Manchester United Bayern Munchen UCL 1999. But more of other things, the great beauty of football is that everyone can defeat everyone. For example, in rugby the 14th team in the ranking (Italy) never won against the second (New Zealand), in football the 14th (Switzerland) defeated the 2nd (France).

[@pastek93]

That's the particularly of football. Scoring a goal is high stakes. It takes one goal to turn the tides of a whole game.

[@louiemartin9238]

She called gerrard “Gerald” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dannyfraser3155]

Pmsl 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@royjordi7950]

Gerald is an american name modified from Gerrard.

[@ΓιάννηςΤανιδης-ψ9μ]

That was Totti...chief of Roma for over a decade😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@ran5068]

Gerald : Wanna play Gwent?

[@TheBarroomHero321]

She'll learn soon enough his real name is Slippy G.

[@mrh678]

That Liverpool Corner kick you paused on @ 19:00 was a great goal, Barcelona thought they were changing the kick taker and were relaxed, when Alexander Arnold realised none of them were looking he quickly ran back to take it after him and his team mate Origi had locked eyes. There were 2 legs to this game to go to the Champions League final and Liverpool had lost to Barcelona 3-0 at their home ground and they had to overcome this deficit and score 4 goals to win which they did in amazing style in Liverpool.

[@RH-ro3sg]

10:43 "The announcer is about have a heart attack." This is Netherlands vs. Argentina, quarter final, World Cup 1998. (I.e. win this match and you join the group of the last 4 national teams still in the race for the world championship), so there was a lot of tension surrounding this match. It had been a nerve-wrecking game (at least for us Dutch) with a lot happening on the field. Playing time was almost up, there were about 45 seconds left, and the score at that time was 1-1 (i.e. undecided). So everyone was already figuring the game would drag into 2*15 minutes extra time when suddenly this decisive goal fell in those last dying seconds. The Dutch commentator then completely lost his composure and could only keep screaming the name of the player that scored the goal (Dennis Bergkamp). The goal has become legendary in World Cup history (especially the way Bergkamp is able to get the ball under perfect control with just that one touch from his right leg in mid-air after that long pass across nearly the entire field is seen as brilliant), and, at least in the Netherlands, this commentary has become about as famous as the goal itself. In 2018, on Dutch national TV , the commentator himself described his own commentary of then 20 years ago as 'perhaps slightly orgiastic'.

[@acuarionohyogaable]

I remeber very few about that day, except for the fact that the black dutch playera with glasses looked so cool un them. I hated him at the end of the game thought cause i'm argentinian so... Yeah... We still got our revenge a few years later thoug ;D

[@JamoonXerxesSauber]

Im English and this is still one of my favourite goals of all time. I remember watching it as a kid and everyone was trying to replicate it at school the next day. Bergkamp is a legend of the sport and I'm a Liverpool fan saying that.

[@davidtamlyn6696]

It should be remembered that Argentina were coming of winning one of the most dramatic games in World Cup history to hold out for almost an entire game before conceding Bergkamp's wonder goal.

[@Ankzar13]

7:45 "how did you do that?" Probably the most asked question in all football. To put it simple: the Laws of Physics do NOT apply to Roberto Carlos Jokes aside, you are correct, you need to kick the ball in a certain way so the ball can curve. But to curve like THAT is a feat of few

[@zatoichiMiyamoto]

That curve is sheer power. Roberto Carlos is the most powerful kicker I ever seen.

[@Damindeater]

Actually they do. There was a scientific paper written on this goal a while back.

[@RichO1701e]

@@Damindeater nerd

[@RichO1701e]

The look on Barthez's face watching that ball swing back and going in his goal was epic.

[@Damindeater]

@@RichO1701e yes, and very happily so

[@gle._.]

UCL = Uefa Champions League Uefa is the confederation

[@berndheghmanns1437]

the confederation of Europe!! To be exact:)

[@gle._.]

@@berndheghmanns1437 Yes, The Union of European Football Associations

[@alfonsstekebrugge8049]

You have essentially watched a repository of some of the most emotional events in recent human history. With football being the monolith it is, you've seen moments that will rank among the happiest moments in the lives of many many millions of people. It has one of mine too, the Bergkamp goal against Argentina.

[@KaitainCPS]

The Bergkamp goal is one that doesn't look spectacular to football newcomers, because Bergkamp makes something that is INCREDIBLY difficult look easy. He just gets everything perfect in three touches, to conjure a goal almost out of nowhere. An experienced football watcher seeing the long pass is not going to assume there's a strong chance of a goal because of how difficult it will be to get that ball under control, get past a marker who is right on his shoulder and then beat the keeper from not the greatest angle. And then he just does all three in quick succession.

[@oxyiscool]

I've always wondered who it was that scored that goal..

[@alfonsstekebrugge8049]

@@KaitainCPS Good point, I don't think I've ever thought about it in that way. Usually after a pass like that and proper marking players just try to hammer it into the corner immediately which is a low percentage shot or control the ball, carry it wide and look for a cross. That Bergkamp found this solution speaks volumes about his instincts.

[@joaquinnava6806]

​@@KaitainCPSAlso, not any random defender and not in an everyday match. Bergkamp was unique and that goal was the perfect summary of the kind of player he was.

[@hareecionelson5875]

I remember watching the Barca-liverpool game, it was good, even for a man united fan.

[@sephjnr]

As an absolute demolition I agree. But for raw emotion Spurs/Ajax the following night beats it out.

[@Abhishek-ql3qu]

i'm real madrid fan and I love this game

[@elitav5491]

You can curve the ball by hitting it a certain way, just like you thought! The curve in the air happens due to the spin the ball has - just like when a baseball is thrown a certain way.

[@JacopoBasanisi]

And yet, Roberto Carlos did something incredible that time

[@stryyker9]

@@JacopoBasanisi didnt they change the ball design that made his skill less effective?

[@beyonder299]

And the version with the outside of the foot ist really fascinating. Also called "trivela".

[@alexanderf362]

Another QI factoid on this subject is the film 'Bend it like Beckham' is so called because of Beckham's ability to curve the path of the ball.

[@T0mB1ll]

@@JacopoBasanisi to me, this is one of the most beautiful goals ever.. free kick from 37m.. I know there are lot of other nice ones, but I would always pick Robertos...

[@aliccolo]

It's so awesome to watch you as you're just getting into the sport. From one American gal to another, welcome to the wonderful world of football. You're gonna love it.

[@christiankalonda7990]

The fact that she has no idea about the significance of both Liverpool and Tottenham games, still gives me chills 😂

[@mattpotter8725]

She'll learn!!!

[@gattonpc]

She's American.. she knows only about the "american football" that is actualy imported there from our rugby.. Changed some rules and rename it "American Football". They call Football "soccer" REALLY? muhahaha. I laugh everytime i hear that.

[@elliot5047]

As a Chelsea fan and I am sure Hammers/Gunners fans would agree, I was so happy when Liverpool beat Spurs in that final.

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

16:48 - that was a crazy moment. Bayern was down 0:1 at half-time, then Lewandowski came on as a half-time substitution, and 6 minutes later scored a goal. 9 minutes after that, he'd scored 4 more times - insane.

[@Garuda0190]

when you said messi "is really good at dribbling through the defense, isn't he?", that was the most truthful sentence i ever heard on youtube :D

[@markodaly4335]

Really enjoying the football content, thank you!

[@markodaly4335]

8:40 He set the ball up for someone else to take it, but noticed a teammate in a good position and the opposition wasn't paying attention. So he kicked it quickly himself and caught them off guard

[@nari5025]

Doesn't the ref usually have to restart the play first? Quick corner/free kicks have become somewhat rare because everyone always has something to argue about to delay time...

[@lukashora5993]

@@nari5025 Usually the rule is if the ball left the field you can put it back in without a whistle from the referee, be it throw-ins, goal kicks or corner kicks. Corners usually just take time to take because most of the time the center backs go for the header so you have to wait for them, but I am pretty sure that if you wanted to you can take the corner pretty much insantly.

[@katertom]

When the ball is turning, on the surface at the side the rotation is toward the direction of the ball, the air moves quicker over the surface of the ball than on the side the rotation is against the direction of the ball where the air moves slower over the surface. The side of the quicker airflow is exposed to some under pressure, which modifies the direction of the ball. See the Bernoulli Principle in physics. This is the same law which makes airplanes fly, that are heavier than air.

[@Fandrir]

To add to this, it is basically impossible for a human to shoot a ball without any sort of spin and therefore curve. So while adding a certain curve to a shot is a skill deliberately used, every shot will have some sort of curve, becoming more noticable the longer a ball travels. Also wind becomes a factor aswell on longer distances.

[@Juice1984]

Also called the Magnus Effect.

[@pauldirac808]

I knew all that lol

[@sp4zzer]

No, that is not why planes fly. It has an effect, but it is tiny compared to the angle of the wings cutting through the air. Think of how a paper airplane works.

[@katertom]

@@sp4zzer Nearly all flight theory explains it through the pressure difference on the upper and lower side of the wings. And if the plane starts and lands in increases the effect by using the flaps. The majority of scientists explains the pressure difference by the Bernoulli principle. So maybe your teachers were no proponents of the prevailing theory. Of course, any scientific theory may be falsified and replaced by a better one. As I am no aeronautic scientist, I stick at the prevalent theory, till the majority in the subject change their convictions.

[@vahidfarahani5142]

That messi/Maradona comparison went right over her head.😄 That moment is legendary. And germany-Brazil game, damn that shocked the world. It was crazy. It was my country I would cry too.

[@Toodaloonumber2]

I literally get choked up watching football vids like those. So much emotion in a sport. It's beautiful.

[@ricardoxavier1480]

Its great to see you react to this, because for us its so emotion behind that footage. In our football the emotion is so over the top because these teams represent our countries and cities in a level that i never saw in another sport!

[@matthewthomson6126]

I love how respectful and willing to learn she is about all of this. I'm now subscribed for sure😄

[@the_oslovian]

This has been such a entertaining few hours, watching you see football for the first time, makes me see it for the first time too. So much fun, I hope you do another stream during the Euros, it's getting exciting now! I also have been reflecting on why I love football, I really don't watch that much teams, but love watching national teams play, like in the Euros, and there you get the highest level of smartness, skill, outmanouvering and plain cheek!

[@hannohanf4822]

Maybe she should watch an absolute classic: England vs Germany ;)

[@MsSharondenadel]

10:51 Ohhh 1998 World cup, brings back memories. I was able to see the stadium from my balcony, it was surreal to watch the game on TV and hear it outside my window in the same time :D

[@mrmr5580]

Honestly this video to me is one of the best on youtube, so many of my memories, ive shown it to a few people i know, it never gets boring seeing people watching this for the first time

[@tillbendixen2434]

"utras - our way of life" is a great video that shows you a little about fan culture around the world. But its kinda extreme haha

[@saluzama6426]

Yes you should, or copa90-why ultras are so important to football

[@charmeskolen5719]

Remember, that to the ultras, football is a religion, not just a game, played on the footballfield.

[@mtk3755]

@@saluzama6426 yeah that's a better intro to ultras

[@almondtea2895]

After that to understand them watch "Why Ultras Are So Important For Football" Oh and Ultras and Hooligans are not the same!!

[@michontourr]

9:00 the mario götze one in the world cup finals in 2014. i still remember this game. it was minute 113 so only 7 minutes to play and it was just perfect and in that moment we knew we won and even Angela Merkel (who was in the stadium watching the final) was celebrating that goal. it’s been a couple years already but it was the first world cup i remember watching and being excited about.

[@RippPryde]

Shame they didn't include Gazza vs Scotland in 1996. That was a gorgeous goal.

[@konradlure8729]

Or Vinnie Jones versus Gazza 😯

[@RippPryde]

@@konradlure8729 True XD

[@gastrickbunsen1957]

I was thinking that and I'm not English.

[@dammac5377]

As a scotsman, even I can accept it was a thing of beauty.

[@gastrickbunsen1957]

@@dammac5377 Excellent, funny how some things stick in your mind. Thirty five years ago an immensely talented footballer used his hand inappropriately and it still comes up. Thierry Henri, commits a similar offence and its water under the bridge to us Irish. Apparently they won the World Cup a while back but no one ever mentions it.

[@TrimTrimmer]

That Beckham free kick still gets me man, the 93rd minute at Old Trafford, England are losing 2-1, they have to score to qualify for the World Cup, enter David Beckham, what a hero!!!

[@DavidHands]

Want to see the essence of the beautiful game distilled down into a single player? Check Ronaldinho.

[@graeker4286]

I constantly have to remind myself that i dont know ANYTHING about baseball, cricket etc... cuz some of the questions make me go "how the fuuuuuu.. dont you know about this"... Love the reactions. I grew up on football so I just have to get in the right mindset 😂😉👍🤘❤

[@Groffili]

Oh, they included the infamous "Hand of God"! Well, I don't know if that can be counted as "one of the greatest moments" in football. In the quarter finals of the world cup 1986, Argentina was playing England. In the shown situation 10:15, the Argentinan player Diego Maradonna used his hand to achive the goal, as video evidence clearly showed. But the referee hadn't seen it clearly, and of course he had no direct access to the TV images. He considered it a header, and thus valid. Maradonna also scored a second, very impressive goal in that match, ultimately resulting in Argentina's victory, paving the way for her second title. Maradonna of course knew it was an invalid goal, though he explained it at that time as "a bit of Maradonna's head, and God's hand", thus giving rise to that term (and his nickname). He also later wrote about that it was for him a bit of a revenge for the Falkland war, which had happened just four years earlier. It wasn't until the early 2000's that he admitted his misplay, and finally expressed regret.

[@markwilliamson2864]

Indeed, one of the most controversial goals in the history of football.

[@northguy2367]

@@markwilliamson2864 Indeed Maradonna was a cheat and Argentina won the game by cheating. Says it all.

[@Groffili]

@@northguy2367 Well, Maradonna _was_ an extraordinary player... his second goal from this same match is considered one of the greatest goals of the 20th century. So they might very well have won legitimately, and they did win legitimately in the finals. That said: Maradonna is/was also not the, er, how to say it politely, most humble of people... and this was just one example. But all in all, it's the referee who has the final word.

[@davidwatkins8395]

Oh well it's not as if England have ever benefited from a tricky goal in the world cup(🗣️ Geoff Hurst 1966)🙄😒😂, but I will give you this though u r 💯 the Maradona one it was a total handball, Actually it makes me think about how many of the greatest but most controversial moments ever in football wouldn't stand up today, cos of the introduction of the instant replay, and rightly so but for some wierd reason u still find some people who are against it

[@RichO1701e]

the fact that a 5ft6 player beat a 6ft goalie is laughable. The England keeper, Shilton was/is an embarrassment getting beat like that.

[@shoutinghorse]

Three of the greatest players to ever grace the game, Pele (Brazil) Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) and George Best (Northern Ireland) hardly got a mention apart from the very beginning when Pele was speaking. This tells me that the video was made by a young whippersnapper.

[@Arltratlo]

i miss the " Bomber " Gerd Müller...

[@souzarafael_]

I'd say young AND European. Almost non mention to Brazil and its 5 world cup championships. It only showed the two worst loses in the last 30 years. 98, beaten by France in the Final and 2014, humilated by Germany. 😂

[@JoaoPedroPT696]

Yes most of the stuff is really recent when the game is not as beautiful as it was imo. Some of the stuff Cruyff made in the 70's was really groundbreaking and i doubt few players if any can really replicate it today and even if they do they are just doing something that someone did before and did it better.

[@jinujoju8183]

Made by young whippersnapper lol so you what 80 y/o who witnessed the greatness of pele live

[@shoutinghorse]

@@jinujoju8183 I'm 60 and I most certainly remember as a 9yr old in the summer of 1970 when Pele was the star of that great Brazil team at the Mexico world cup. Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto, Gerson, Tostao, Rivelino, Felix etc. One of the greatest teams ever at a tournament. I also remember as a 13 & 17 yr old the great Dutch teams led by Johan Cruyff in the world cups of '74 & '78. I was also privileged to see both Cruyff and George Best play during their careers. Sadly I never got to see Pele in the flesh but thankfully there was this wonderful invention called the television.

[@dominicschaeffer909]

“Bending”- you hit the ball in such a way as it spins in an aerodynamic fashion that it curves in flight. The term “putting English o the ball” comes to mind line cueing up a shot on a pool table. And speaking of ‘pool i have one word for you- Liverpool! Great stuff, Gal!

[@illwunbeats]

to watch someone react so emotionless to the Germany vs. Brazil game was mind boggling lol. What a sweet and earth shattering day that was.

[@TomVuk-ic3du]

I watched the game live on television, at 5:0 in the first half, my drink fall out my hands, i was so perplexed about what I see, incredible game maybe of all time

[@michael_177]

Dennis Bergkamp scores: ... Commentary: DER IS BEARCAM DER IS BEARCAM DER IS BEARCAM!

[@miloherdale1711]

I love watching your videos. Seeing someone else grow to love this game as well is wonderful. Your comparisons are great, it helps me learn more about American sports as well!

[@seban678]

I feel that to be fair to goalies who keep getting screwed over in this video, you could do a video on the greatest saves in history ;)

[@takarasan]

absolutely. Goalies are often discounted but there are really great players on that position such as Bartez, Buffon, Cassillas, Čech, Kahn, Schmeichel (senior) or Neuer. Especially Neuer has redefined how to play as a goalie and many are trying to imitate his style of play.

[@Amcsae]

Definitely! 'Keepers get a bad rap in compilation videos...

[@zoroasper9759]

So true, the work of goalies looks just as spectacular and they definately did decide a lot of important matches

[@Amcsae]

@@zoroasper9759 just look at Yann Sommer's performance for Switzerland against Spain yesterday!

[@mhh7544]

Its been great to watch these football series of yours. This vid gives me goose bumps you know, I was a kid when Maradona was on his peak etc.

[@kachdragonfly]

17:53 I was in Brazil watching this live. Brazil, the team to beat at the 2014 world cup on home soil , were flogged 7-1 by an awesome display of German football. The ENTIRE FOOTBALL world were stunned. This is equivalent to an 80+ point basketball drubbing where the favourite loses.

[@ultimAvalon]

Its absolutely wonderful watching you learn about football. You are spot on on most things I hear you predict.

[@nemanjav.7777]

I remember 99% of these goals and i had goosebumps throughout the whole video. It's a pity that you cannot feel the same way about it, because the feeling is amazing! Still, it's awesome that you are trying to understand the game, and once you do, it will be worth it, believe me ;) Keep it up, and I hope you will understand everything very soon :)

[@danielunderwood3198]

Lovers of this game are almost brought to tears by this video so many memories. Joga Bonita indeed.

[@devaldyjonathan]

i wish she paid more attention to those short descriptions at the bottom of the screen 😭 lotta comebacks went unnoticed

[@ihatebalrog]

Hi from Latvia here. I enjoy your passion for our beautiful game. Welcome to the world of football.

[@zoroasper9759]

The work of goalkeepers is always a bit downplayed in these "greatest moments". Some very important games were saved by the goalie

[@nicoladc89]

Videos like this are usually made by people who whatched 3 matches in all their life.

[@prototipolq-84i46]

spain vs holand lmao

[@lucadibattista4864]

One fine exmple is Donnarumma save in Euro 2020 final match... It was thanks to that kid that Italy won.

[@hamishdrake6166]

That curve must be really common then. Yup. Everyone can do it. 😂😂😂

[@daveaglasgow]

Roberto Carlos could do it better than anyone.

[@nicoladc89]

Nobody can do what Carlos did, neither Roberto Carlos. The wind curved the trajectory.

[@trorisk]

Roberto Carlos what was impressive with him was the heaviness of his strikes.

[@MrRiad-lf8xl]

@@nicoladc89 not just the wind, a scientific study was done on it and it turns out he somehow hit the ball in the perfect spot so that it spins in the air in a specific way that helped the wind to curve it that much

[@nicoladc89]

@@MrRiad-lf8xl The Roberto Carlos free kick was deviated by wind. A player can hit the ball in the perfect sport etc... but he can't give the ball that effect. After that you can study all the physics behind, but doesn't matter, the ball was deviated by the wind. Roberto Carlos himself admits that it was thanks to the wind. Every player use the Magnus Effect and the Bernoulli's Principle kicking a free kick (the ball is an object in a fluid), but in that case was thanks to the wind if Carlos scored.

[@billmorris8358]

Brazil have always been seen as one of the countries that put the beautiful into the beautiful game. If you would like to see what, in my own personal opinion, is pure footballing poetry in motion, do yourself a favour, and watch the 1970 World Cup Final. Brazil vs Italy. The Brazil team contained some of the most talented players the game has ever seen, including Pele, Carlos Alberto, Rivelino, Tostão and Jairzinho. Brazils 4th goal is still one of the most breathtaking ‘team’ goals I have ever seen. I’m sure you’ll appreciate it.

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

As a lifelong season ticket holder at AFC Bournemouth I can’t wait for August when fans are allowed back into stadiums without restrictions after the pandemic 🤞

[@slims.5066]

"is this why he's kinda known for?" not just cause his dribling skills, he's just the best at everything, thats why Messi is known as the greatest player to ever live

[@theborderer1302]

I always smile when I hear "the greatest player to ever live". Don't get me wrong, Messi is a genius. But so was Stanley Mathews or Ferenz Puskas or Alfredo de Steffano - in their day. Josef Masopust, Bobby Charlton, Garrincha, Best - in their day. Claudio Gentile, Rivelino, Pele, Beckenbauer, Moore, Johan Cruyff - in their day. Schuster, Zico, Lothar Matthaus, Marco van Basten, Shearer - In their day. Should I go on? It's impossible to say who was 'the greatest of all time'. The best might be the greatest 11 of all time. But good luck with that!

[@at_oussama]

Only the new generation think this, yes he may well go into the hall of fame of Football, but to call him the greatest ever is a sign that someone never bothered seeing early colour TV football

[@slims.5066]

​@@at_oussama 80% of all coaches, narrators and commentators says Lionel Messi is the greatest they have ever seen, just throw it on youtube and you'll see your biggest idols saying this

[@theborderer1302]

@@slims.5066 Where do you get 80% from? Because of a youtube video showing a load of them saying this - they'd hardly show the same number saying Pele or Puskas in a video about Messi, would they? If you've never really seen some of the greats, you just cannot say Messi is the best there's EVER been.

[@slims.5066]

@@theborderer1302 i'm not saying anything, statistics are

[@dkpepa]

„Ronaldo… I’ve heard about this guy too” :) a long way to go … Messi and him are legends for more than a decade. Must be great to watch all these for the first time :)

[@JoseMVelazquez]

It's not only the beauty of some of those goals, it's the timing as well. Scoring in the last minute to give your team the points necessary to become champion, or to avoid relegation.

[@jonisilk]

This is probably one of the best football videos I've seen on youtube, and well worth your reaction. :) Also, the Euro's are now at the knock-out stage. Now is the time to watch a live match as there are the best of Europe. Wales v Denmark is tomorrow (have to mention that as a proud Welshman), or you could watch England lose to Germany on Tuesday. :)

[@knottymaker3904]

Your reaction to curving the ball was lovely. You must have heard of the film and the term 'Bend it like Beckham'

[@bukitkatilmp]

If you want stadiums, Anfield Liverpool, Old Trafford, Manchester United, Allianz Arena, Munich, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, San Siro, Milan, Camp Nou, Barcelona, Maracena Stadium, Rio De Janeiro and the list goes on worldwide....

[@claSlayer]

you can't see the Bergkamp turn for the first time without thinking "wait ,wait, whaaaat?"

[@joshsheff7189]

Tuesday night, England v Germany. No matter which way it goes, it's going to be a hell of a game!!

[@Silber7]

Possibly. Though we both didn't seem to be really at the top of our game in the recent matches....... could end up more of an ugly struggle..?

[@mtk3755]

I think it's not going to be that much of a good game because eng might sit back and defend. I think Belgium v Portugal will be a better game

[@RichO1701e]

England are going to lose anyways

[@joshsheff7189]

@@RichO1701e ohhj this didn't age well. 🤣😂

[@Mando0Melkor]

That is salt on the wound as a Brazilian remembering the 7 - 1

[@taseenalrashid4168]

Oh my God that night was horrifying.

[@oliverwtell]

@@taseenalrashid4168 I am sorry, I am german, I disagree :-)

[@JoaoPedroPT696]

And Germany could have pushed for even more goals if they wanted.

[@micheleduritto]

@@oliverwtell don't worry @Armando Silva i got you, i think my german friend is gonna love this...... POOO PO PO PO PO POO POOO!!!!!

[@owen-wankenobi8603]

It's great that you're learning if you wanna watch a single match that shows you the excitement and why people love football react to the champions League final 2005 the greatest final ever

[@tonyorome]

It was Pele, that featured a few times on your video who coined the phrase, ' the beautiful game'. It can be played by the poorest kids all you need is a ball and a level surface and off you go. Jumpers for goalposts and some enthusiasm. So I do suppose the nearest American sport would be basketball as both were played on the street.

[@Dobcool]

5:36 A player who used to play for the tiny team I support, Stoke city was the defender trying to save that in that match

[@dragybrate]

React to Ultra-our way of life. Its about passionate football fans(most of it its eastern and southern European).

[@dragybrate]

P. S. And dont choose to support some big clubs try something with history in Football, like Hajduk Split from Croatia . The European viewers will appreciate that 💪⚽

[@tillbendixen2434]

@@dragybrate She should support whatever team she is drawn to

[@dragybrate]

@@tillbendixen2434 yea but americans dont look bigger pictures, they see just the richest clubs, they need to dig up a little bit of history

[@tillbendixen2434]

@@dragybrate thats what she doing innt? She barely knew that Man City and United are different teams. Give her time

[@BlackBass]

Also south america teams

[@tomski120]

Just wanted to say that your channel name is an anagram of "goals" lol

[@JonsTunes]

We'll spotted 🤣

[@brunokingz]

Brilliant!

[@fewwiggle]

A lot of these plays, while being very good, are not really "spectacular" without the context of the game or moment in which the play occurred. (Of course, there were some spectacular plays sprinkled in there, too)

[@Galantus1964]

absolutely true...

[@philorox1111]

Well the 2012 final of UCL went spectaculary wrong. A symbol of the fact that sometimes football isn´t the beautiful game. Sometimes the ugly side wins. Not saying undeserved. But ugly.

[@ichigoichie369]

Looking at this video itself is beautiful but knowing the context and the implications of these moments make this even more impactful.

[@Lixmage]

With regards to the analogies with American sport... You ARE American, so you do you girl!!! I think it is fantastic that you are broadening your horizons and anyone that complains on the language you use should just "wind their neck in" as we say in Britain.

[@Beefy5039]

Pele, absolute God of the game, I remember watching that Brazil 1970 team. So much dignity and class , unlike other so called greats

[@TheRishijoesanu]

Messi > Pele

[@benderrodriguez2616]

Hey, great video, i would suggest you watch a compilation about the fans in the stadium, I think you will then understand better what football means to us. Also if you want to see some goalkeeping the highlight video of Manuel Neuer in Germany vs Algeria 2014 world cup, is considered to be some of the best goalkeeping of all time.

[@leonie6160]

I agree with all of it hahah

[@markmorris7123]

Yes some players are specialists at curving the ball. It was way more common in the 90s. Watch best of Davis Beckham, he was known for his curling of the ball.

[@RichO1701e]

Or the movie, Bend It Like Beckham

[@sounddilemma7559]

Your analogies make me understand American sports more :) I like them :)

[@manticlove]

Your analogies are great I've learnt a lot about American football with those analogies

[@DerHesse-zx8ut]

You should watch 'Watching the Brazil Final Worldwide' to get a feeling what football actually means to people around the world

[@kc_lucky3081]

I like the phrase people attribute to boxing "the sweet science"

[@Atarigen1]

You ask if did that go through his legs? Search for best nutmegs ever or crazy nut meg skills.

[@Atarigen1]

Another search that might help you is How teams qualify for the champions league

[@zVaRiaLxRecoil]

Video is just full of goosebump moments, from aguero to Liverpool are champions of Europe again! Mad

[@kachdragonfly]

I have now subscribed and on notifications. Love your work...Err, G'day from Australia!

[@jague231]

The video was not so much about the goals or the plays, but the moments and the importance of that goal

[@LoftusBlake]

React to Kevin De Bruyne - When Football Becomes Art. He's the best attacking midfielder(someone who score goals and creates chances for others to score). His team is Man City who the lost the Champions League final to Chelsea and he's currently at the Euros with Belgium.

[@MrBjergmann]

I have to agree. And I'm danish. He just ripped us apart, in our game against Belgium

[@wo3dy]

A must watch indeed.

[@chrislfc2317]

Day 2 of asking for a reaction to "The greatest Premier League finish ever deserves a deep rewind | Man City v QPR" by a channel named "Secret Base"

[@07calabria]

Fun fact. The beautiful game is like a general nickname for football. But it’s also a play style from Brazil where there’s a bigger focus on flashier and eye catching plays over rigid tactics and by the books plays.