Football Was More Football in 2000s

Football Was Much More Fun, Much More Emotional, Much More Enjoyable, Much More Exciting, Much More Entertaining & Much More of a Beautiful Game Before. Back Then It Was a Real Sports, Now It Is More Like a Business Where Winning Is All That Matters. ||
Footballers Were Stronger, Tougher & More Naturally Talented. LEGENDARY Players of Good Old Days Are Not Even Comparable to Current Ones:
Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho Gaucho, Ronaldo Nazario de Lima, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Thierry Henry, Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba, Andriy Shevchenko, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Miroslav Klose, Patrick Vieira, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Fabio Cannavaro, Gattuso, Petr Cech, Iker Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Guti Hernandez, Francesco Totti, Fernando Torres, David Villa, Wayne Rooney, John Terry, Calude Makelele, Thomas Muller, Adriano, Robinho, Juninho, Juan Roman Riquelme, Frank Ribery, Arjen Robben, Diego Forlan, Wesley Sneijder, Xabi Alosnso, Mesut Ozil, Yaya Toure, Radamel Falcao, Diego Milito, Javier Zanetti, Ricardo Kaka, David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi. ||

[@MessiMagicHD]

Football Was More Exciting, More Fun in 2000s AND Had Passionate (Real) Fans.

[@viyasineskitchen8824]

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[@sallo7765]

Круто

[@welcometolife4237]

Back then more fun in 1250 we can kill and plunder with no repercussions. Get over it

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

I still feel there are teams that still have that passion for beautiful football. Barcelona are probably the best example but yeah of course the game has always been a huge business. It was back then and it is right now.

[@Beanskiiii]

Dumbest take I’ve heard all day

[@dinbachok6424]

Long hair + big jersey + flashy dribble = epic 2000

[@thechampteamm]

Lmao that was funny

[@ay613]

@@thechampteamm u were in brandao vids u alive

[@JoaoVictor-pz8pt]

What is big Jersey? (I don't speak english very good, i'm from brazil)

[@thechampteamm]

@@ay613 ok nikka

[@gonzogrons3065]

@@JoaoVictor-pz8pt big jersey = camisa grande

[@AhmadFouad10]

No social media. No overpricing. No tattoos. Players just focused on “playing”.

[@areyoufuckinright]

and a lot of alcohol xd

[@wellingtonrodrigues7654]

yeah today Harry Maguire costs 80 million, with 80m in the 2000s you could buy a team of stars

[@3headedsnake388]

@@wellingtonrodrigues7654 Insane inflation is

[@paulgilbert3139]

You forgot about women, alcohol, drugs and hatred against their rivals

[@amosamwig8394]

@@areyoufuckinright and partying lol

[@alfinkurnia7381]

Everything was more everything in the 2000s, really

[@teiloturner2760]

It'll be the 2000s for the net 1000 years don't worry

[@kunalpatil442]

@@teiloturner2760 Clever

[@MegaRice28]

Facts

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

Actually, everything was less in 2000s really,technologically wise anyway

[@parthapratimbarman8750]

​@@mrmeeseeks2534 simple days

[@farhany8129]

No social media, just pure talent.

[@fa4comps254]

The amount of quality football players there was.

[@ABCDEF-yj6tk]

There are enough quality players today

[@codydawkins153]

@@ABCDEF-yj6tk There are but the coach tactics now sucks compared to back then to me. Players are restricted in games in my eyes

[@Iman-sr7ih]

@@codydawkins153 everything you said was true

[@G30rg31415]

@@ABCDEF-yj6tk Nope

[@ABCDEF-yj6tk]

@@G30rg31415 today you can see the best football ever.

[@fredericsoupa7884]

In the 2006 World Cup 12 players that played being CR7, R9, Messi, Cannavaro, Kaka, Modric, Ronaldinho, Shevchenko, Zizou, Nedved, Owen and Figo all won or would go on to win the Ballon D'or 👍

[@migueLitomigueLete]

Thats unfair. In 2006 Messi and CR7 havent started to win yet, and in next World Cups, both didnt let win to anybody else

[@jayh3283]

This was the era of football that had me fall in love with the game. 2014 was the last year I’ve ever enjoyed the football before it went downhill.

[@YourPersonalDays]

dont play like msn wasnt beautiful...

[@tholav0402]

Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Kaka, Adriano, Zidane, Henry, Vieira, Makelele, Seedorf, Pirlo, Raul, Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Zanetti, Totti, Thuram, Nedved, Rooney, Van Nilsterooy, Beckham, Ferdinand, Vidic, Van Der Sar, Giggs, Terry, Lampard, Drogba, Cech, Casillas, Buffon, Del Piero, Maldini, Nesta, Cafu, Gattuso, Rui Costa, Cannavarro, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Eto'o, Deco, Ibrahimovic, Ballack, Gerrard, Torres, Trezeguet, Crespo, Sneijder, Lucio, ... BY FAR THE BEST DECADE IN THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL

[@rgonzalo511]

No

[@TheThemrcool24]

@@rgonzalo511waht no?

[@rgonzalo511]

@@TheThemrcool24 That the 2000s was the best decade. Which it wasn't

[@TheThemrcool24]

@@rgonzalo511 its his opinion. I also think that the 2000 era was the best. Way more entertaining than now.

[@rgonzalo511]

@@TheThemrcool24 I disagree football in the 2000s was super slow and stagnant. Also way less scoring.

[@Mamahuevo173]

Back then was entertainment now it’s a job

[@alancantu2557]

La Liga in the 2000s was unmatched. Crazy players, crazy goals, and crazy jerseys!

[@steaua96valentyn]

You can say the same about Premier League.

[@alancantu2557]

Valentin T Yeah you could but personally I enjoyed la liga more

[@steaua96valentyn]

@@alancantu2557 👍🏻

[@karipskipunoglavac5464]

what about Serie A

[@hardcoreahly6037]

You can say that about all leagues of all over the world Football those days was like art, all players doing they best to show the crowd how creative they are

[@RGMRT]

Was lucky to grow up in this era. The passion, the tension and the loyalty to the colors. Not playing football anymore but the passion still carries on, even on the joystick with my pals on Playstation lol.

[@bigmaguire9714]

Guti was one of the most technically gifted players of all time. They don't make Guti's anymore...

[@tabrezlovesu]

The difference between 2000 and now is players spend more time on social media rather than on football pitch.

[@greatarnold]

Y'all remember playing Fifa 07 08 and 09 it was even better than what is called Fifa now

[@InMessionante]

Good old days ... Thanks for the video!

[@johnsmith12243]

nostalgia:( i remember back in 2010 cheering messi from my heart :((

[@freemind90s]

Born in 1992, watching football since 2003...I remember how Rooney used to be my favorite player and then Messi.. But now I am watching lesser because now I have to earn..! Anyway great era from 2003 onwards!!

[@sirFlowers8]

Zlatan turning footballers into farmers since 2000's

[@jalesbarjo4740]

yet never won no ballon d'or. nore a champions league. against the best teams, he had real defenders who checked him like Nesta or Jaap Stam. everybody stays quiet when Stam looks at them. your Zlatan included

[@riddicksilent5103]

Unpredictable was the true beauty of 2000s football. Now it all changed .

[@alxnd_r6345]

There was more quality.. Players like Zidane,R9,Ronaldinho,Henry,Del Piero,Raul,Figo,Pirlo,Cafu,Carlos,Totti,Kaka, and defenders that were actually real men.

[@accountuser5588]

The only thing I liked better was the big one size fits all Jerseys. From 2000-2008, kits were the best but now they’re ridiculously tight. I don’t want to see the outline of every player’s body.

[@juandiosdadomichaeyang8956]

Football was so fun back then almost every player had flair and in my personal opinion had the best talents or Wondekids like Messi,CR7, Robinho, Quaresma,Nani,van prise,Ronney the list goes on

[@AB-sg5wn]

All these players that played in early 2000's should still be playing instead of attention seeking and retiring. I'd keep going forever hammering 17 year olds at 39... I couldn't be arsed leaving my prime.

[@AhmedYT7]

It's nice to see that a Messi fan using Cristino's clip #Respect .keep up the good work

[@vegarstuen190]

It's really childish to like just one.. they are both amazing players so if you like football you like both.

[@shubhtiwari6942]

Messi and Ronaldinho when the miss is better than the goal...

[@Iman-sr7ih]

???

[@danielade04]

onizuka ronaldinho’s and messi’s almost wonder goals were better than most of the scored goals here

[@nabeelbajwa4976]

2000s era of football legends/greats was the best!!

[@SK-kh2rs]

96-2010 was peak football. Declined last year. Too robotic and more corporate

[@lazarousmuzandu2568]

Just like Figo said it to robotic

[@3stars359]

Who loves Messi but doesn't hate Ronaldo??? Like here

[@schrodingerscat6119]

there is nothing to hate cr7

[@3stars359]

@@schrodingerscat6119 yep but I am a great fan of Messi.

[@lionelmertmessi9499]

I'm fan messi but I respect to ronaldo

[@3stars359]

@@lionelmertmessi9499 me too cuz what both of them are today is because of their hardwork

[@Iman-sr7ih]

@@3stars359 I like cr7 but I hate his fans

[@abasqanas1995]

Money has ruined football

[@ay613]

so trueee my friend so true

[@nucos121]

Love the video and love the fact that you included some plays that didn't end being a goal. Some of them were brilliant!

[@diegobarreto3010]

Who else hates these new video editors that keep cutting and changing cameras before we get to see the whole play, it totally breaks the immersion

[@zmufasa9704]

4:04 you'll see how Giuly anticipates Ronaldinho's pass. Amazing!

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

Dude the crowd ambient was fire

[@isaiah1604]

Football in the noughties was too good, too many many legends and memories.

[@juniorluis669]

More competitive back then

[@yvesmanao7972]

4:55 WTF!!! 7:30 Maradona spirit!

[@MakaveliDior]

No Messi spirit nigga

[@Jonalexher]

@@MakaveliDior that run is always compared to maradona's run against england in 1986 WC quaterfinal "goal of the century"

[@blazeoriginal4625]

@@MakaveliDior like Maradona sprint

[@blabal2102]

Before was more passion now is more for money and fame.

[@stephenjames227]

Bla Bal dont be stupid. Footballers in the 2000s earned alot as well. Plus alot of footballers have passion for the sport

[@Dacio1202]

@@stephenjames227 its Not about player Salary. Its about Fifa who softened the rules in order to protect their cash cows, the attacking player. These player attract new fans to the game which bring fresh money Into the System. Thats why its Not favorable if these player get injured seriously. Big clubs want to make success predictable in order to earn more money. Thats why player get restricted by coaches and club and thats why coaches in topclubs dont last long. So overall he is right

[@streetscholar3539]

Best time to be alive... and watch football.

[@diulikadikaday]

2000s= flair and individual skill (eg Ronaldinho and Zizou) 2010s= team systems (tiki taka and gegenpressing) 2020s= athleticism and power (eg Bellingham, Mbappe and Haaland are the biggest stars)

[@popatlal2024]

Stupid comment

[@dqf9830]

After 2010 football started to lose its magic

[@rgonzalo511]

No it started to lose its magic after the 90s

[@kunalpatil442]

El phenomenon played for Barcelona and Madrid German players were training especially for him in 2002 WC but still they somehow didn't manage to stop him just how much better it can get just imagine great video magical messi 😍😍

[@ChilesheKateule]

Modern day footballers are more of athletes.

[@i5r43ln4zi]

Late 80s and early 2000s = the peak football.

[@jozc4273]

Idk what was crazier the fact that Ronaldinho successfully passed the ball of his back. Or the fact that the #8 at the time reacted and scored making the back pass into a back assist....

[@cap.delvin]

Messi is the best thing that happened in that decade

[@giovannirodriguez4444]

@CIA CR7 came in first and he was a greater impact

[@cap.delvin]

@@giovannirodriguez4444 you wish

[@alxnd_r6345]

Sorry but it was Ronaldinho

[@cap.delvin]

@@alxnd_r6345 nice joke buddy

[@G30rg31415]

*laughs in dinho*

[@felixito713]

I miss the football boots of the 2000s, each boot was unique in their own way with all the different color ways

[@seedheechhaatee3891]

When players had individual displays of greatness on the field...they let them be creative. Now they're control robots playing by a control system...thank you Guardiola🙏🏾

[@subhajitghosh207]

No kaka,no Bergkamp,no Henry,no Scholes.Only Messi Messi and Messi....... This is how u called urself a football fan. Football was more football in 2000's with them...

[@shjjfg]

У меня от Месси уже глаза кровоточат. И от Роналду

[@asammahmood5775]

Football was more technical and more enjoyable back then

[@IamDaPhoenix87]

The era when footballers played god football with skills and finesse. Now it’s one coach tactics

[@user-nj3is5xh5s]

Back then every team had at least one absolute baller who wasn't afraid to do his own thing on the pitch. Now days everyone moves to a bigger club after one good season and are forced to play in a system or a certain way which doesn't exactly suit their playstyle.

[@iandecastro6661]

Social media has us hyper analyzing every little thing these players do instead of just enjoying them like we did.

[@shivamkotnala2764]

Bro this video was absolutely beautiful.. proves your love for the game😊

[@Kiggelson]

The automatically created english subtitles on the first clip are crazy lol

[@ronrowefc]

Ahhhh. The good days

[@lkkljasdjklhas9878]

basicly EVERYTHING was better in early 2000's

[@mrpahabigbeat]

1998-2010 the pick of this beautiful game.

[@TuncOzturk]

Sweet childhood memories...

[@MaverickLee11]

It used to be Football, now its Fitnessball

[@barjeesali4040]

it all changed after 2010 or 2012.i can say

[@user-hd8ej8yx9p]

i missed all of these games in the 2000s because i was too poor to see them in Mexico (no cable, no sky) now i can see as many games as i want, but covid canceled football. why god, why

[@user-ut9pt5hw9g]

With that commentary yes football was more football.

[@jacksonstam2338]

Almost every team had legends back then, even almost every national team was able to compete against the power houses like Germany, Brazil, Argentina, etc.

[@emilarfn6723]

90s football is better

[@indracaiya9362]

Maybe the only thing i hate that days was juventus almost win every game with longshot (nedved,davids, Marchisio etc) but i still enjoy that😂

[@lacaagchasin]

Go look up the difference between the ballon d’or top 10 list in 2000 and the ballon d’or top 10 list in 2020...big difference

[@MessiMagicHD]

Exactly. Quality Has Decreased.

[@lacaagchasin]

Messi Magic™ why do you think it decreased so bad?

[@MessiMagicHD]

@@lacaagchasin Social media attention, players are more focused on getting famous or being rich or enjoying life than enjoying football and giving everything for the game.

[@GOATStudioHD]

@KBK Football Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho Gaucho, Ronaldo Nazario de Lima, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Thierry Henry, Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba, Andriy Shevchenko, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Miroslav Klose, Patrick Vieira, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Fabio Cannavaro, Gattuso, Petr Cech, Iker Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Guti Hernandez, Francesco Totti, Fernando Torres, David Villa, Wayne Rooney, John Terry, Calude Makelele, Thomas Muller, Adriano, Robinho, Juninho, Juan Roman Riquelme, Frank Ribery, Arjen Robben, Diego Forlan, Wesley Sneijder, Xabi Alosnso, Mesut Ozil, Yaya Toure, Radamel Falcao, Diego Milito, Javier Zanetti, Ricardo Kaka, David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi.

[@yvesmanao7972]

@@MessiMagicHD sad reality ...

[@paddypgaming23]

love that he also included misses

[@charlesjunior8476]

Beautiful era

[@mebansharaisantasticokhong7312]

This is the only video I like from this channel! This is the only video from this channel that actually is true

[@NP-qq8fz]

It will never be the same 💔

[@7osam88]

Lads , the woman smiling after gutti's goal i aaa i think i'm in love❤

[@iamericgonzalez]

We’re in the 2000’s for another thousand years tho

[@anthonyf3680]

It’s the decade 2000s is 2000 to 2009

[@amosamwig8394]

we'll see robots later

[@sakketin]

People are always missing the good old days. When in 1905 Alf Common became the first footballer to cost over £1000 people said professionalism had ruined the beautiful game. So why is it that 105 years later the line was actually crossed and the game ruined?

[@ibrahimashraf1817]

Come on guys we also had fun in the 10s messi and cr7

[@jacksonstam2338]

Something changed from 2016 and up.

[@arifuddin6420]

2:50 that reaction..🤣

[@onyejiikechukwu6185]

First Sevilla goal was from Enzo Maresca, who's now Chelsea's manager.

[@k27ism]

Flip over to early 2000s Serie A where the defense will break your legs just for watching lol.

[@MrIzkander]

More football players, less money makers

[@najwanog9968]

When politics and money were put into the game then the quality of sport will diminishing

[@yourewrong16]

Hahaha cristobal Soria the legend come out in the beginning.

[@TheFakuza]

I miss real Football!

[@MALEXI10]

Antonio Puerta celebrates the first goal, not long before he passed away in 2007.

[@haitambarez8584]

I clicked right away when I saw the old Sevilla jersey 😂

[@ashikurrahman2339]

তখন ফুটবল ছিল একটা শিল্প এবং তার শিল্পী ছিলেন অনেক।তখন ফুটবলে জড়িয়ে ছিল ভালবাসা,অনুপ্রেরণা

[@MessiMagicHD]

কথা কিন্ত সত্য

[@tabibadnan7648]

@@MessiMagicHD I'm a Bangladeshi but are you too? Or did u translate it

[@aspiringscientist1616]

ভাই আমি ত্রিপুরা থেকে। আমি ক্রিকেট দেখে জীবনের অনেক দিন নষ্ট করলাম। আমার মনে হয় ভারত আর বাংলাদেশ দুটো দেশের ই ক্রিকেট থেকে বেশি ফুটবলে মন দেওয়া উচিত।।

[@honestpenaldo]

uddipan sinha la tuya por si acaso

[@user-ts2up4th6p]

Very interesting video. Stay home friends.

[@tg-sus7897]

Don't forget the great players from the 2010s are from the 2000s

[@mosouss]

Thanks for not putting music on the background, I enjoyed this more 😃

[@meyhaqim9090]

90s dude.

[@yourewrong16]

That back assist from ronaldinho!! And that guti back heel pass wtf!?!? 😭

[@matthewdoliveira9421]

The Europen leagues and teams were saturated with world class talent. Football was just on a different level

[@fortunepeter7285]

5:25 has to be one of the best misses in football

[@waqasahmadahmad1680]

For sure

[@rohithraman6488]

In 2030 we will appreciate the current crop of players

[@robbiepaul11]

People really say modern footballers would beat these teams of stars 🤦‍♂️

[@sameerkashyap1750]

Big jerseys i miss you

[@chuckknowkarate]

Back when actually being a good player was a difference maker not having a solid “system”

[@ahmedqureshi3220]

Football itself hasn't changed at all, but how people have viewed the game and the advanced technology that has been added into the game makes the beautiful game feel different :(

[@leonardodelacruz3859]

Ahmed Qureshi people these days dont even watch football. they just watch highlights and check wikipedia and straight check the honors to rate a player. its fucked up.

[@ahmedqureshi3220]

@@leonardodelacruz3859 maybe, maybe not, but u have to agree that football was more fair, and for example refs were more attentive back then and didn't cheat for the money, also VAR, well that's just bs -__-

[@leonardodelacruz3859]

Ahmed Qureshi yeah i agree with you said. football was beautiful back then. now its as good as dead

[@Mamahuevo173]

Back then every team believe in they’re selfs , defending was beautiful to watch

[@CygnusX-11]

Football was more straightforward and players had much more freedom on the pitch. Now it's crippled with safe tactics.

[@shubhamjoshi8674]

I think this is the first video I saw on youtube in which the thumbnail appears on the very first second of the video.

[@georgeball6997]

I feel like the issue today is that the "average or below average players" are alot better now. Last dribble I remember in a top game was salah vs city n that was time ago.