Most Incredible Fan Culture in the US - Inside Seattle Sounders

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[@davidmcd95]

I've been following Seattle Sounders from Ireland for 3/4 years now. One day i'll get to a game in Seattle!

[@grassrootsfootball225]

no disrespect but wtf would you support them hah

[@r.2zz192]

Why the fuck would you be from Ireland and choose to be part of an embarrassing fan base like this

[@Soundersandusmnt]

Hey bro, it’s been 6 years, did you ever go to a game?

[@MrSabas15]

You ever make it?

[@andrewwatkins4852]

Hey lad um we got updates remember Garth and Pineda well lad they are dawning the red black and gold for Atlanta United fc

[@michaelmatt9752]

Its funny how the US gets hate from the English and other Europeans for their football/soccer. To be honest I'm very impressed at the fact that there're great fans like these in the MLS considering how much soccer trails behind other major sports in the states. I'm happy to see these improvement so just keep doing what you're doing and gradually the MLS looks destined to achieve greatness as things only seems to get better and better. The USA national team is also known for being entertaining and showing world class at times unlike England who look destined to be forever mediocre. The women are also killin it. You also have many youngsters who are aware of the game and will likely contribute to the future success of the sport. I'm happy for you and I'll start watching the MLS next season and maybe I'll grow to love it as well. They hate cause they're just jealous of how far you've come and the growth is only going to get bigger. Well done to the supporters and I hope to see greater things in the future.

[@cristopherklose4122]

+Michael Matt BPL is overrated, competitive but overrated, Champions league recent years its a very clear prove..

[@cristopherklose4122]

***** england even pass to round of sixteen, loses to costa rica....

[@cristopherklose4122]

Brazil was eliminated for Australia in the confederations cup....so many exemples

[@danofthesouth]

+Michael Matt "The USA national team is also known for being entertaining and showing world class at times" lol

[@fredrikhedlund]

Atleast English should stfu because there games are fat middleclass sitting on there arse eating pie. Getting thrown out for standing.

[@Deletistjerk]

Sounders v. Timbers...not even the NFL can match that atmosphere.

[@DavyK17]

So disgusted with all the comments belittling the Sounders fans in this video…the people love their club, their passion is more than immense, their tifos are great and they stand behind their players no matter what. Football isn't reserved for anyone…fantastic to see the beautiful game growing so rapidly in the US.

[@anthonylong9067]

People rag about the US regardless

[@hollyw9177]

Thank you. One thing I can say is that Sounders Supporters are not, and never will be, bandwagon fans. And it pays off.

[@maximilianmaier3950]

Well, they started it. They thing that's unique about their fans is that they don't turn on them and get behind them even stronger and that's certainly not the case in Europe, really? Seattle may have pretty good fans for American standards, but they're not even close to the love Europeans fans have for their teams.

[@salemlitt6934]

@Maximilian Maier what you’re saying is slightly true. With big clubs like Real Madrid and such. The fan bases are probably a little bit more passionate. That doesn’t mean that the Seattle fans aren’t passionate though I live here in Seattle. Sports in general or a huge part of our lives here specially football/soccer. The record for the most fans ever at lumen Field which is the stadium that the sounders and Seahawks play in. Guess which team has the record for the highest attendance not the American football team but the sounders. Don’t just criticize US football/soccer. Because of his reputation it is changing a lot.

[@tp3725]

@@salemlitt6934 shut up mate you dont know anything.

[@skilltwins]

Such a great video and IMPORTANT video to show that the football is growing in the US. Football is a beautiful game and it's important that it's being highlighted just as you did, Big respect Copa90! - SkillTwins.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Superman Spiderman

[@xAA7]

There are always going to be a lot of anti-Americans but when I watched Seattle play on the tele I could hear their fans loud and clear. Immense support.

[@malukusatusuku682]

Come to Europe

[@donovandempsey-jones1702]

@@malukusatusuku682 There you go discrediting the growth of soccer in America. Smh.

[@donovandempsey-jones1702]

@Bzvz Maybe because there's still a group of people that don't take our growth seriously lol.

[@JX-jk9qn]

@@donovandempsey-jones1702 the moment you call the sport "soccer" yes, I'm definitely going to discredit your opinion. Plus, you keep saying "America", you are not the only country in the fucking continent, it's USA, another reason to discredit your opinion; your problem is that you feel like you are the only country in the planet, everything has to be about you. Listen, fuck the MLS and fuck everyone who believes this club is at the same level as the smallest clubs in Europe. You lack passion.

[@wolffriendinus]

@@JX-jk9qn You do realize that we are literally the only country with "America" in the name....right? I mean, the name is literally United States of America. Almost everyone just shortens it to America since the other is such a mouthful. As for calling it soccer I'd like to point out that it was the British who came up with the word, not us.

[@DQSFMotivation]

It's so funny when Brits complain about the sport being called, "Soccer", when it was their own people that came up with the name in the first place. LOL!

[@ThePeckhamPlonker]

"Some brits"* Only some stupid people complain about that.

[@sophiebeaumont9608]

If you know your football history it was the upper classes and people who didn't like football who called it that. They called rugby 'rugger' and football 'soccer'. The working classes and people who liked the game have always called it football and only football. They've always made fun of people who say soccer, whether they were posh English idiots or Americans.

[@DQSFMotivation]

Sophie Beaumont Okay, but at the end of the day, the posh English idiots are indeed BRITS, as were the working English people.

[@LlamamanFilms]

Sophie Beaumont Traditionally, all English speaking countries outside of England call it soccer because we all typically have a more dominant code of football we already call football. Like Gaelic in Ireland. Or Gridiron in Canada and the US. And Aussie Rules in Australia. And of course, Rugby (far older than soccer or any other formal code of football) in South Africa and New Zealand. That's why despite the sport being invented in the English speaking world, no English speaking country has won a world cup in 50 years. We simply play other codes of football.

[@sophiebeaumont9608]

***** Rugby is not "far older than soccer" it was invented in Rigby school when people started running with a round FOOTBALL in their hands. So football already existed.

[@904hattrick8]

CONCACAF Champions baby!!!

[@AirRaid1196]

I live in America and I'm Ghanaian and love the hell out of Ghana my country but outsiders have to admit, football is growing in the U.S. It is a bit cheesy at times and I understand, but they're trying to build their own culture here. A lot of Europeans can't seem to just admit it. They just like hate on everything American "Blah blah blah", "they're copying". Cmon now, grow up

[@notactuallytesco]

I'm more than happy that it's growing, it's just a certain mindset that a majority of US fans have that pisses me off. Met a lovely chap from Ohio who was football mad, and had a really deep and well founded understanding of what it's about and why certain groups of fans think the way that they do. The MLS needs more people like him

[@yungt7037]

@@notactuallytesco we need to make a league thats more competitive. Merge with liga MX and have tiers with constant relegation. 4 liguillas a year. Investors will salivate.

[@notactuallytesco]

@@yungt7037 I can see that, however i fear an MX merger would grind Stateside football to a halt. It worked with Canada (or at least having 1 or 2 canadian teams) because they were much further behind the trail

[@yungt7037]

@@notactuallytesco right. The league is growing in wealth every year, but the mls is definitely lacking in tactical approach and viewership. This would improve that aspect of it. Liga MX is lightyears more competitive and serves as a very viable domestic league to groom young intl talent. If we can somehow find a way to get the numbers right, get the tv money and allow teams in MLS, not only to have a fatter salary cap, but to compete vs great young talents, we can not only attract better players to the league but also improve our USMNT development of local players. I believe the salary cap should be elevated but also implemented into liga mx sides to not only avoid financial mistakes but also to keep the playing field level. Maybe luxury tax the rich teams that want to spend more. Also Liga MX is getting TV money/Sponsorship money in USD. Its a win win if they can get the numbers right. Maybe increase roster size.

[@federicobacano6050]

@@yungt7037 don’t you think a league with 50 teams might be to much

[@marcellobellia910]

As a U.S fan, i can't understand why a majority of European fans of the GAME soccer cant appreciate whats going on here. If you are a fan of the game, you should be happy of what is going on here. In America, most soccer fans wake up at 7:30 in the morning on their days off to watch your games over in England and then continue watching throughout the day to see Serie A, Liga BBVA, and the Bundesliga. No need to bash what is going on here when we have supported your teams for years

[@WESTSIDENIA]

YOU YANKS JUST DONT GET..THATS WHY..

[@tonyh7994]

@@WESTSIDENIA I despair I honestly do. They don't begin to understand.

[@catbatyeot2579]

Lorenzo Cicero-Dardon Go back to drinking tea prick

[@lisbonroardyingoflaughter3257]

i dont think hes english m8

[@UzoniCsege]

Why tf should we appreciate something that y’all stole from us and make it shit with gay flags etc!?

[@landrewc]

Most artificial fan culture you mean. Totally bought and paid for.

[@harrishardy2202]

And yours isn't?

[@landrewc]

Harris Hardy Compared to the groupon and piped in shenanigans that go on in that stadium? Not even close.

[@HeimdallUchiha]

someone's salty

[@copa90]

Supporter culture = one of the best parts of the game. Thanks for coming over to our side of the pond, guys!

[@elimengem2705]

Cheers guys, exciting times to be on that side! Will be back for sure!

[@chriscavazos4655]

Thanks for understanding the love my city has for the game

[@newyoutubesucks.4771]

"Supporter Culture" only exists in the USA. In the rest of the world its just called supporting your team. MLS fans are posers and fake

[@StargazerOo1]

NewKZbinSucks. Not every MLS team has this kind of set up, this is unique. Most of us are just normal people supporting their team. Get over yourself.

[@PuToKienLeaEstOo]

COPA90 US go check Mexican Soccer teams Chivas vs America Or Tigres vs Monterrey

[@anthonylong9067]

Im afraid to look at the comments. I might see a bunch of negativity from people of different countries

[@Basedkeane95]

Most of the people that talk shit on MLS are bandwagons lol

[@SangeevSelvaratnam]

+adawk20 i used to say that mate but now i'm impressed!

[@Yoshilover46]

Most of the negativity are from Timbers and Whitecaps supporters, that's from experience

[@UnknownPerson-uw4rh]

Honestly I hate Seattle, too. I'm not from USA and I think, most of MLS teams are not nice teams for supporting.

[@bookemdanno5596]

So you aren't from the USA, you don't think MLS are "nice teams for supporting" but you still know enough to "hate Seattle"? I'm curious now why that is.

[@JokerFromHell]

eventhough i HATE the word "soccer" and i dislike the commercial part you americans love to drag in to this kind of support, i must say im impressed! respect from belgium!

[@Michael_Chandler_Keaton]

Commercial part? Are u serious? U realize in our sports teams never had sponsors before we adopted the world model for soccer. Our teams partnered with and endorsed certain companies, but the mega corporate ad crazy atmosphere came from u guys lmao.

[@dannyfonseca07]

Sir RageAlot 4 years late but Seattle loves there sport teams eversince the Sonics left

[@notactuallytesco]

@@Michael_Chandler_Keaton woah, this lad just said he was impressed, and you want to rag on him for the largely corporate showing in your sports which he believes is there? Whilst your TEAMS may not have sponsors, the Leagues themselves often have quite a few, such as the IMMENSE competition for superbowl ads, and the ladder for the NCAA net-cutting

[@Harun-cd6jz]

Soccer is a legit British slang term for asSOCiation football. Soccer is the popular term in Canada, America, Australia, etc because there are other forms of football in these countries since early English football evolved into two variations association football and rugby football.

[@Harun-cd6jz]

@@gabrielel-ammouri1265 Yep, also there are salary caps in every American sport except baseball meaning that you can't just buy the best players to create teams like PSG, Real Madrid, Manchester City, etc. No team has ever won 3 straight Super Bowl in American football the way Real Madrid won Champions League with Ronaldo and Bale because in American Football, Real Madrid wouldn't be able to afford those players each year. Also American football playoffs is single elimination in every round, so one loss knocks you out, there is no second leg or aggregate. No one has ever gone back to back to back.

[@hollyw9177]

Wow...watching this in 2019 and it's crazy how far we've come since. 3 western conference championships, 1 MLS Cup, and we're playing for the 2nd one this weekend. Going to be a crazy game.

[@liampeterson2360]

*two MLS cups

[@hollyw9177]

@@liampeterson2360 yeah, what a crazy day. I haven't stopped smiling. Today we proved all our doubters wrong, and damn it feels good!

[@cheef825]

@@hollyw9177 what a game! it was so dope to be there

[@hollyw9177]

@@cheef825 you're so lucky, I wasnt about to pay a scalper $300 just to go.

[@cheef825]

@@hollyw9177 for me it was all luck. my dad shares two season tickets with one of his friends and so we were able to get into the early queue for tickets. seeing centurylink filled to the brim for our sounders was pretty special for sure.

[@tommallion1937]

Amazing fans, these guys are the reason we make these docs on copa90, had such a great experience filming it. They get inspiration from all over the world and do it their own way.

[@FinalFr0ntier]

You shot this? That's fucking awesome, thanks for doing justice, had chills!

[@devinsupertramp]

Turned out awesome!

[@joecotobiasdoesstuff6741]

4M SUBS 13 likes 1 comment wow I think my phone is broken

[@896t5]

Big youtuber

[@kowayyes16]

unfortunatly, a lot of european fans be like: FOOTBALL IS THE BEST! EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH FOOTBALL! americans: you know what, it's actually amazing, we're really loving it now. europeans: NO! americans: ?

[@CreeperDude17]

"Hold on, this whole operation was your idea"

[@elimengem2705]

Once again a big thank you to all in Seattle for their contribution to the video. In a crowded sport market in a very short space of time you've created a genuinely unique and exciting style of support for your city, from the ECS to La Barra to Gorilla FC. It's not easy starting a fan culture in the States, and all of you have done an incredible job getting it this far. Huge potential for the status of football in Seattle over the coming decade, any football fans passing through the city should check it out!

[@xAA7]

Seattle doesn't even have a population of a million people. That's fantastic support for an American side! I love seeing the growth of football in North America.

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

xAA7 Blackburn Rovers gets around an average of 25,000 a match in a town of under 100,000 people.

[@bellarayeoman5371]

@@slywata7780 what the fuck

[@Underpantsniper]

2.2 million in king county as of 2017, probably 2.4 million now in 2020.

[@juanchavez9380]

xAA7 wrong

[@CosmicBarrilet]

doesn´t matter wheter they are 1 M or 100k.... wich is impressive their stadium is always full.... that´s awesome

[@josh0g]

I like how at 6:24 he says "we're a supporter group that is an antifa group, so anti-sexist, anti-racist, and anti-homophobic", and that wasn't such a buzzword at the time, so no one even blinks.

[@kieranmcdonagh172]

Loool they stole their chant from Millwall 'No one likes us, No one likes us and we don't care we are Millwall super Millwall we are Millwall from the den'

[@JonasErving]

a fantastic little documentary about american soccer that i didn't know about, thank you

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@EliteElDios]

Waiting for all the comments about How U.S Football sucks

[@mrworldwide1213]

great fans! sorry for my ignorant fellow europeans and for bad english

[@jamiebarnes901]

Nice to see a club who celebrates their supporters rather than just trying to squeeze more money out of them. Amazing video!

[@jmal]

ITT: Europeans/South Americans treating the word "soccer" as if it were the n-word.

[@AFCxJaCoB]

All these "fans" hating on our much soccer has evolved in the States. True fans of football would embrace it and be glad the sport they love is growing so much all over the world. Thank you Copa 90 for showing the world how much we love our club here in Seattle. Cheers!

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

You don’t even understand what ‘true fan’ means. You don’t even have the right to declare who is and isn’t a true fan. A true fan would look at how the MLS represents everything wrong with modern football and hate it.

[@joeyb3880]

One Life Vlogs how? They show they’re passion, and put all the have to create a unforgettable atmosphere. Don’t be mad because other fans might do it differently. Which it’s not that far from what Dortmund fans do.

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

@@joeyb3880 everything about the atmosphere is manufactured and fake, in European clubs the club didn't make a designated supporters section, it develops over time like the holte end at villa park or the spoin kop at anfield. They've turned a working class sport into a middle class hobby and tried and failed to recreate a European ground.

[@AmulyaBhattarai]

@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 If you'd have gotten off your European high horse, you'd have learned that the Emerald City Supporters (ECS), the supporter's section that you seem to think is "manufactured", was established in 2005. That's 4 years before the current MLS SSFC played their first game. They'd been going to game after game when the Sounders were a second division club so they were recognized by the organization for their passion and support. There's nothing fake about it.

[@ryanjohnson6272]

@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 I bet you've never been to an MLS match.

[@ianmorton1881]

seems you haven't been to portland. we're a smaller city with a smaller stadium but the support is even better than seattle. no groupon, no plastic fans, no leaving at the 70th minute. no shot at a treble, but we're there rain or shine. i highly suggest you consider spending match day in portland sometime.

[@benhay6829]

well they're definitely better than spurs fans...

[@tomwray6237]

How can anybody get excited about a league in which nobody gets relegated and nobody gets promoted?

[@gavinbegg6895]

+Tom Wray its about winning the league or progressing towards winning it theres also the match day experience etc most leagues in the world sees 2 teams fight it out for the title. its the same 2/3 teams tat win the title in every country in Europe. its also the same cubs that get relegated promoted. ost of us dont support barca or Bayern etc.. but we support our local clubs and hope we can one day win it or come close. may seem dumb to you but there are millions of football fans who would disagree I dont get excited about certain genres of music, other sports but I understand why others would be attracted to it as thats their thing

[@BenFreilich]

+Tom Wray Very true

[@kenu3884]

It's not needed. The way that American sports are run, everyone gets their chance.

[@conalquinn5276]

+Gavin Begg Supporting your local team? Lol how's that even possible in MLS. You don't have a clue

[@jake-mn2ns]

Conal Quinn very simple, i used to live in harrison, new jersey, where the new york red bulls play, so i support them

[@daracoleman5726]

the mls is a cringe compilation

[@lindasmall9778]

Why, because we don't demolish the stadium and stab people with beer bottles and soda cans?

[@scottishballer6223]

Iam am from scotland Glasgow and I support Seattle

[@ronaldgump1436]

I like them because they're sponsored by xbox XD

[@jrokur551]

soflo

[@robbiehouston3643]

Ave Europa na he should support rangers

[@robbiehouston3643]

***** we we'er not abused tho mate big jock knew

[@albannach93]

Ohh the rangers ir Shite !! Ohhh the rangers are shite 🎶

[@C0mbatW0mbat]

I'm a Whitecaps supporter and even I respect the fans even though they're a rival

[@thetruth1663]

Football is about respect. No need to start hating the other team or the supporters just because. In Europe some of the rival supporters have hated eachother for ages, and the reasons are bigger than football. involving (politics, losing jobs to the rival teams town back in the day etc.) It's always something bigger, than just rivalry. So keep up the good spirit and respect.

[@abbymaruri5443]

You have a great team with classy supporters, you have our respect as well.

[@datathegoonie4560]

Thank you.

[@CreeperDude17]

Cascadia fans > any other fanbase in the country

[@GonzaloCN19]

shit I would love to have his job. Going around the world with footbal fans would be fucking awesome. Amunt Valencia!

[@BP-ne1bl]

I'm saying😪 Always Green!!! Sounders🔥

[@miguelr246]

2:34 - 2:36 IS THAT AN OPERATION IVY BANNER!?!?!!? That's it, i'm following american football now.

[@itsmattymattymatty]

Puts English fans to shame

[@joshuaparkinson3859]

You have not been to england before I guess

[@jathedestroyer]

ahhahaahahaaahaahha demented fuck

[@jackjcavanaugh]

Hudsonator99 Tell me again about how all the English supporters wrote all thier own chants?

[@LOUISJB7]

We did this shit way before you started playing it. We're not much of a Tifo country but we're way way louder than this. You can get really vocal decent support down to the 8th tier of English football. 2nd Welsh division. 3rd Scottish division and all across Ireland

[@itsmattymattymatty]

Joshua Parkinson i have a ST at anfield the atmosphere Is shit 9 out of 10 times, every away team that comes sits there in silence!!, they maybe stealing chants but atleast they are supporting their team with passion, that's a damn sight more than United, arsenal or Chelsea

[@jasmine149]

Just thought I'd say I watched this the day before the Seattle Sounders attempted to make history again by attempting to win the CONCACAF Champion's League.

[@wolffriendinus]

attempting? psht please, we won that shit!

[@nolanroggy1233]

People need to stop hating. What makes futbol beautiful is that it's played everywhere. The bigger it gets the more competitive it gets and the more entertaining it gets. Learn to love the game she stop hating.

[@codycrawford8583]

I love when people say "It's football, not soccer" like that is some sort of insult towards Americans. The word soccer comes from England! And what is that show Jeff Stelling hosts on Saturdays again?

[@willvintage3505]

8 years later, and it's only gone up. 3 WCF, 2 MLS Cups and a Champions League + Club World Cup appearance (First American club to ever do it.)

[@wolffriendinus]

4* Western Conference finals (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)

[@marciocoelho2481]

Looking at the comments I can see all there is about the good and the bad regarding football (or soccer) in the US. Most of it is true, but the main thing to me here is that it is growing fast and becoming more and more popular. It seems to attract a more diverse crowd, more liberal and in tune with social causes worth paying attention to, leaving behind the well known stereotypes we often associate with Baseball, American Football and Basketball. In my opinion, it's a very welcomed turn and long overdue. Keep it going, fellas. Cheers from sunny Brazil.

[@TheoneofnoneHD]

No matter what we do it pisses off the Brits and I love it

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

SteveSupreme it’s not what you do that pisses us off, it’s how you do it and how you don’t understand what it represents.

[@conpop6924]

@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 you brits aren't even that good of fans. The ones that actually are in Europe are much better

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

@@conpop6924 eastern Europe has the best fans but that's because they're generally poorer and suffer from high poverty rates and unemployment like Britain did in the 70s and 80s, nowadays our economy is better and the government have cracked down on hooligans and violence

[@escjacob541]

@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 Please explain

[@jax2065]

@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 thats fair but you gotta give Americans a chance to be proper if you want it to improve right?

[@PeterDawoud]

As someone who moved to Seattle recently, I've been extremely impressed by the city's love for the Sounders. This video really does demonstrate the passion and drive these fans have and they are comfortably some of the best fans in football! Proud to be amongst them.

[@lawrencetallis4328]

It was great to see such a passionate fan culture in it's early days. Not a lot of people get to be involved in forming something like this. Massive respect to the ECS and all the Sounders fans.

[@MikeLaBelle]

Very Nice Coverage.. You Guys Better Believe MLS is on the COME UP!!

[@georgedale3359]

Why have they copied milwalls no one likes us chant and just made it sound cringy

[@TheFootballRay90]

Better atmosphere than some of the English teams, at least they can stand up :/

[@rameshchandraghosh7340]

Rami no

[@abhishekjami1999]

I have been to anfield and I live in Seattle so obviously been to watch ssfc . Anfield atmosphere is way better

[@896t5]

No

[@896t5]

Have you heard the guy who says fight and win. Near sure it was a seatle sounders guy

[@bradstarkey4320]

Go fuck yourself non league clubs with 500 fans have more atmosphere than your bitchy 'fan bases'

[@quinnyquinny1]

they're copying europe, they don't have originalor their own chants

[@chottstuff]

originalor? sorry we cant make up our own words.

[@michaelgilmore9286]

Nothing is original now, everyone is inspired by everyone. Like Dortmund and their banners

[@quinnyquinny1]

Michael Gilmore dortmund didn't invent banners, they're overrated as well

[@michaelgilmore9286]

I not saying that, am saying that sounders were inspired by dortmund, and thing their fans are class tbh

[@pnweuskadi]

We have several chants you won't hear anywhere.

[@KratosAurionPlays]

As an MLS fan from Arizona I'm happy to have adopted the Sounders as my team. Of course I'd prefer my own to cheer for one of these days but until that happens I'm more than happy rooting for this team. It's a great fanbase.

[@colinsmith9887]

Arizona United and come stand with La Furia Roja 1881

[@KratosAurionPlays]

colin smith I'm aware they exist but I need an MLS team to root for :( I might go to a United game or two this season though.

[@KratosAurionPlays]

***** Yeah I don't get that either. Considering that MLS has a large share of hispanic viewers it would make sense to put a team there.

[@rzkyyy]

+Kratos Aurion Plays support your local team...

[@KratosAurionPlays]

***** I will once we get an MLS team.

[@zsocc]

Its amazing what happend in the US MLS in the last few year's. Greatings from Hungary. Ferencvaros TC supporter. Goooo Green Brother's ,

[@RossoBianco1895]

I've been to many stadiums around Europe and from what I've seen on the internet I think the fan culture in Seattle or also Portland need not fear comparison.

[@thekeegster6278]

The Sounders and Timber have the two biggest and loudest fanbases in the MLS! I’m a Sounders fan, but as much as I hate the Timber, I respect their fan base. I walk and drive all over town, and I see tons of people wear Sounders merch from a shirt to a hat and it puts a huge smile on my face! And Seattle has always stuck to our beloved teams. Heck, we love the Mariners and they keep letting us down year after year. I’m proud to be a Seattleite! Go Seattle! 💚💙

[@chipo715]

I love that MLS clubs have passionate fan bases. Not every club does but a lot do. Orlando City is huge, every other car I see has OC emblems. The stadiums in the US like Seattle seat anywhere from 50k -75k fans. Don't see empty seats and think no one shows up. Some top clubs in Europe don't seat anywhere near that. Btw, DeAndre Yedlin is rapid and could be sick for Spurs

[@hamzahsyahputra696]

In U.S. I must say that this is the best supporter in MLS. (50:50) with Chivas USA. Seattle was great city. Everyone talk about football and very excited about this. Recommend this city for watching Soccer err.. I mean Football.

[@fastzander]

Say whatever else you will about them, Europeans, at least these people seem capable of supporting their team without getting drunk, starting fires, overturning cars, throwing chairs onto the field and stabbing fans of the other team with broken bottles...

[@BP-ne1bl]

Alexander Bars God, you're so wrong.. it's not all soft and shiny like this. Trust me ahhh

[@DarwinVega]

Since Freddy Montero was Sounders footballer I started to love this team. I'm an Atlético Bucaramanga fan, from Colombia, here we have the football in the blood and we are used to see amazing 'Barras Bravas' and an ambient full of true passion in every match. However, Seattle Sounders is kinda of different than rest of teams from US, I think the city and the people love the football almost as much as others famous sports 'gringos' (baseball, american football, basketball, even Hokey) meanwhile cities like LA or New York still liking these sports and ignoring the 'soccer', as all of you call it. I just love the passionate of Seattle Sounders fans, their Barra Fuerza Verde, their love for this wonderful sport; Seattle makes me feel that a little bit of our passion are in US. Surely someday I'll be there, in your city at the Sounders' Stadium, drinking beer and singing for the colours of that beautiful team. It's a dream that I have to do! ¡Viva Seattle Sounders! :-) Honestly, by a south american and Atlético Bucaramanga supporter.

[@abbymaruri5443]

We hope you make it out to a game soon!

[@lopezneymar11]

#LAGalaxy #5Cups

[@mikejunior211]

I'll buy you a beer.

[@quinnyquinny1]

USA will never be as big as Europe, because there's no champions/europa league etc and that's where the best players want to play. so if they want to grown they might have to play competitively with teams in europe, otherwise usa's best players will leave to europe.

[@chottstuff]

the USAs best players play in MLS. beckerman, bradley, donovan, dempsey etc.. but it doesnt matter because your opinion is shit.

[@ThePeckhamPlonker]

I'm English, i also believe the BPL is the best league... However, i believe the USA will have the best league in the next 20+ years. The money, the cities, the funding, the attraction of being rich in the USA. The varying enviroments for people to live in. It will be Huuuuuuuge over there soon.

[@sacr1f1c3]

We have a champions league, we play against Mexican clubs and Central american clubs, from the Concacaf region, the winner gets a spot in the Club World Cup just like UEFA.

[@quinnyquinny1]

Tyler Chott i wasen't critisizing, and those players are all over 30 and are there for their final pay. Look at Yedlin, young and is ready to compete in europe

[@chottstuff]

and yedlin went to O'dea high school. just down the street from me. but he is far away from being americas best.

[@AndersMcA]

The stuff about Seattle being the epicenter of soccer in America is so true. I don't know one kid who hasn't played Soccer here. (Including me)

[@magyarian]

Thank you for coming to the US of A, Sounders of course has the best fan base in the country, but look out for our league and teams in the future

[@JA-zo8su]

Manchester United second team 6-0 la galaxy 1st team

[@GurpreetSingh-vf7so]

***** same thing could be said about bpl

[@ThePeckhamPlonker]

Joe Kuta Mikey said "look for us in the future", he didnt say the teams were already great, also it's a pre-season, pre-season doesnt mean shit, that is a fact, look at West Ham' pre-season this year, awful, look at them in the league, pretty decent and doing quite alright. So don't be an idiot. ***** Dan, all of our great players in the prem are from europe and not home grown. 1 3rd of our league is british, and most of our players are average at best.

[@magyarian]

guys england only won a world cup once after 60 yrs of a top tier football league, cut us some slack, the MLS has been around for some 20 years, we just need the budgets of the BPL

[@drewsteps]

2014 Results: Seattle Sounders 3 - 3 Tottenham Hotspurs

[@Gwyndion500]

Mls players wages are nothing compared to the top European teams wages so trying to compare one league (mls) to top teams in Europe that have been around forever is unfair

[@hazbutler]

To all the Europeans, especially English people, stop being ignorant and bias for your own view on the sport. I've lived in the US for ten years and have seen the sport come leaps and bounds. Until you've lived on both sides of the pond and experienced both climates, your arguments sound very petty and childish. This is great for the game of football, regardless of where you live.

[@cameronlowe3088]

Not all English people (like myself) are ignorant. Actually a lot of English people have loved watching the mls grow into what it is today because it shows that there is a lot of love for the beautiful game that is football/soccer Peterborough united T.I.D

[@hazbutler]

Cameron Lowe good on ya

[@Haroldee]

Hazbutler, your support is just pathetic watch Red Star not this crap....

[@Kebeans]

So they are basically admitting its called football calling it something"FC" football club ¿why are they calling it soccer then?

[@anthonylong9067]

Dont blame us for calling it soccer. And besides, CANADA calls it soccer and nobody cares

[@samiahmad3355]

And Australia

[@fistateos]

The comments about bandwagon fans and remarks about the stadium not being full are funny coming from Europe, where there are a lot of famous clubs who only get their stadium full for derbies, but for a typical league matches the attendance is much lower, just a few thousand in some cases. And to the people quoting attendance numbers, the Sounders had an average attendance of 43734 in 2014. According to Wikipedia, in the 2013-14 season there were just 23 European clubs that had a higher average. The attendance for the Sounders match featured by Copa90 was certainly a disappointment at just 38912. And as for Europeans complaining about Americans copying the culture from Europe, well, where did you copy it from? From another European country, of course. It is not like this culture was born everywhere in Europe simultaneously. And of course you all know full well that in Europe, too, a lot of the same songs are sung by supporters of different teams (usually with their own lyrics, obviously). Of course some groups have original songs as well, and songs that other groups do not do but so do the supporters in Seattle.

[@evolancer211]

I will still watch European football over the MLS, but we're getting there. Slowly but surely, football is getting it's foot in the door.

[@Basedkeane95]

People like you is why MLS won't grow quickly

[@Basedkeane95]

Yup I'll enjoy it every weekend at the STADIUM. Why all yall barca bandwagons wake up early to see a team you'll never get see lmao

[@Basedkeane95]

Salty? Na I don't give a shit what bandwagons have to say about MLS. Rather go to the stadium and watch a team I grew up with and see them in person not wake up at 7 am to watch your "favorite team". Lmao bandwagon logic

[@Basedkeane95]

And the only player that has retired in MLS has been Henry. Beckham retired at PSG and I don't go around on post calling Ligue 1 a retirement league. Lmao Barca bitch boy

[@Basedkeane95]

See you ain't got shit to say cause you're Barca bitch boy and glory hunter. You're probably scared to support MLS cause you care to much what people say you Barca bitch boy.

[@samuelhawes6735]

Bad that they're actually better than English fans

[@sophiebeaumont9608]

^ Someone who's never been to an English game.

[@samuelhawes6735]

I go every week I'm a season ticket holder at Wycombe Wanderers

[@sophiebeaumont9608]

Sam Hawes Easy to lie on the internet

[@samuelhawes6735]

Whaha you really think i'd lie about that?

[@MONAHAN97]

Well of course its gonna be better than at Wycombe wonderers. Who are they?

[@lukeaitken8332]

They've stolen Millwall's famous chant 😂 11:05

[@sirmacos]

+Luke Aitken haha yes, i wonder why they did that.

[@elpeurko]

they steel all their songs. My big beef with MLS fans as that they just copy pasted from other clubs instead of evolving their own thing. It isnt like Seattle has any local music to pull from or anything. I've met people that thought "Take em all" was a Seattle Sounder original fan song. That is why people hate them. Hopefully the originality will finally show up to match the enthusiasm.

[@seamuswoods8436]

I want to also point out that immigrants who have come into America from Europe and South and Central America have also done fantastic things to grow this sport here in America.

[@yungt7037]

The african and asian immigrants as well

[@tschavalala]

@@yungt7037 no offense but the asian football culture is a joke

[@yungt7037]

@@tschavalala yeah but they come here and some of them qre pretty good at football

[@tschavalala]

@@yungt7037 really few but ok. I dont know lots of good Players from asia, just Japan, the rest is a joke

[@yungt7037]

@@tschavalala Korea and the middle east ppl. Its definitely not the powerhouse of football. But they have a few good players.

[@jackgrant6098]

oi eli go watch portland timbers they have better fan base and watch Sydney derby and the old firm coming up in the scottish cup

[@pokegidam]

I wish Toronto was like this... Instead Montreal out chants us in our own pitch

[@allenstevens5458]

So many people here butthurt because someone like another sport or another team. LOL! Pretty pathetic.

[@jrp95]

Thanks for coming to Seattle!! Come back soon!!!

[@T234-i6e]

Let's face it..they're even (as good as) with the best English football fans.

[@Alan-bd1cv]

Imagine coming here just to hate on MLS fans?? ,some people need to get a life .

[@MultiCASINOS]

USA is going to the best footballing nation one day .. MARK THESE WORDS

[@SporzyGaming]

+jorge a vasquez HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

[@juan1189]

+The Death Squad no civil war unless you caling the 1800's back

[@elchucofried5683]

+The Death Squad that's stupid to say especially if you don't even live here

[@elchucofried5683]

+The Death Squad serious racial division??? are you from the U.S if not stop talking out of your ass my step dad is black and my half brother and sister is half white and Mexican and I'm Mexican I don't think it's as serious as you think racism exist everywhere and it's worse in Europe fifa promotes no racism and our NFL promotes no domestic violence or no drugs lmao

[@ahmedkhalid7441]

jorge a vasquez are you fuckin high?

[@creativeavesta]

too much redbull in the beginning

[@conrad152]

They are fantastic fans.

[@ramsuporter8]

Athletic Bilbao badge, Seattle style, at 4:23?

[@m.m.3329]

rams8 copying everything

[@2510-y5z]

Its a joke! real fanatics only in east-europe,balkans! ;) FERENCVAROS 1899

[@black-op345gaming5]

FUNNY

[@juni104]

have they ever been in Europe? XD

[@2510-y5z]

I'm not starving for attention.Thats a fact,Chad! ;)

[@anthonylong9067]

People from eastern europe really enjoy football. It's just sometimes it can grow violent like FK Partizan vs Red Star in Serbia. I have a friend who's serb. He went to a red star vs partizan match. After the game, he got attacked. He's recovered but that's an example of how rowdy it can get down there They dont mess around in that region.

[@MMAmachinhead92]

The English National Team, who's players play in the supposed best league in the world, finished last in a group with a CONCACAF team (Costa Rica), which finished first. Which BTW also had MLS players. The US National Team, who's best players play in MLS, managed to get out of an harder group which had a team that has the best player in the world, and a team that has beaten them twice before. Again, when will this Eurosnob elitism from English fans in particular, subside when when you realize you're on your way down? England is falling down the cracks. The US U-17 team beat the England U-17 team 3-0. You're going to come down.

[@DaveeyyHD]

So if you use that logic, Usa are better than Spain, England, Italy? And didn't you lose to Ireland 4-1 or something haha

[@MMAmachinhead92]

Tom Davey Certainly England. They're still relevant thanks to their outsourced league, which is 20% English. And the ones good enough to play for the national team are old. Gerrard will not last forever, and they're still going to rely on the new NYCFC player, Frank Lampard. The US definitely outperformed both Italy and Spain in the last World Cup. I was talking about contemporary results. Also, losing to Ireland in a friendly with test players is not 'shocking'. Especially when Ireland was the home team, and MLS players were out of form, since the MLS regular season ended a month before. Apart from the fact the US team had to travel many time zones to get there.

[@DaveeyyHD]

MMAmachinhead92 Gerrard and Lampard havent played since the world cup retired from england, we have wilshere and henderson now. And won 9/9 games since the world cup.

[@drewdk6374]

+MMAmachinhead92 Another clueless American, don't you have rounders and handegg games to watch?

[@drewdk6374]

+MMAmachinhead92 Name 5 decent MLS players below the age of 30...

[@motorsportfan1246]

Fight and win come on Seattle

[@taro1586]

Even though I live in the U.S. the fan base in America sucks if balls. Americans don't even know what offsides is.... It's sad

[@SportsA13]

I'm American and I know exactly what offsides is. Don't generalize.

[@TheYkelTarblow]

It's also just "offside" not "offsides" so next time you want to call people out for not knowing a rule you might want to know the name of the rule...

[@jackryan7850]

Mls is championship standard I'd say

[@brendanf1591]

Nothing to be ashamed of with the very tight salary cap.

[@zombiekmpgpisang]

Doesn't matter whether u want to call it 'soccer' or 'football', whether it is 'MLS' or 'EPL',,,,show some SUPPORT in this game !!!!!!!!

[@wetalkhawkstv]

Frei, you were brilliant this evening..just awesome

[@dakers2052]

I was just watching a piece by Keith Olberman on KZbin ("7 recommendations to improve soccer in America"). I find it interesting that Mr. Mengem has taken the time to actually investigate and report the state of soccer in America (Colorado, Seattle, etc), while American sportscasters and reporters have not. I am happy that Mr. Mengem has visited our fair cities, especially my hometown, Seattle, and can see that soccer has arrived and is flourishing quite well. Maybe Keith Olberman and his fellow dinosaurs should get together with Mr. Mengem and see how real reporting is done. Mr. Mengem series makes for great reporting and viewing. As a side note: Since the establishment of the original Seattle Sounders in 1974, it has pretty much remained in the city conscious during the rough and turbulent times of the 80's and 90's. Support for the original Sounders ranged from tepid to fair, but faith in the game remained strong with the NASL Sounders, Seattle SeaDogs (CISL indoor), Tacoma Stars (MISL indoor, with the great Preki and Steve Zungul), the "A" League/APSL /USL/USISL Sounders & FC Seattle Storm (WSA). Eli Mengem got to experience one of the premier pre-game environments found anywhere in the world....the Emerald City Supporter march from Pioneer Square to Century Link Field. Now, if you really want to experience the Emerald City and her legion of soccer fans, along with another passionate site, Portland and the Timber Army supporters, come back over to this side of the pond for a home and home match between the longest rivalry in American professional soccer, Seattle and Portland. There is no love lost between the to cities, and matches the rivalry and intensity of Celtic/Rangers, Man United/Liverpool or Barcelona/Real Madrid. But of course......you have to wear Rave Green!

[@JackHiltonPecheurduPNW]

That's my uncle, Allez Mon oncle Frank MacDonald! He speaks the truth and he is someone that people really need to pay attention to. Thank you Copa90 for asking him these questions, he knows his stuff. From France!

[@mahan3379]

Seattle Sounders are amazing

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

I don’t hate the MLS itself, I hate how perfectly it represents everything wrong with modern football. In Europe football clubs were about the working class paying a few pennies to represent their city when there was nothing else to do. Nowadays it’s all about millionaires and foreign investors in big cosy comfortable grounds. Almost any fan who was supporting a club before the 90s would rather be standing on an old terrace with rain pouring on than at a new plastic half and half scarf arena.

[@FinalFr0ntier]

Wish you could understand the irony in your comment when talking about the Sounders

[@LethalDamageGaming]

If they call it soccer, why is there FC Dallas ? why not SC Dallas ?

[@anthonylong9067]

Canada calls it soccer. They have toronto FC. Vancouver whitecaps FC. Montreal impact fc.

[@CaptainXD]

Lethal Damage Gaming ikr the league is called Major League "Soccer" but so many teams append FC -_-

[@willnaberhaus718]

Columbus Crew SC.. After the reform of that club they changed to SC

[@CaptainXD]

Will Naberhaus So does Orlando, but they couldn't resist appending the word "City" to their team name just to sound like EPL... ugh

[@thefootballplanet5784]

"FIGHT AND WIN." "COME ON, SEATTLE."

[@yonisyma6700]

Proud to be from Seattle and a soundest fan, having to take a train from school and see that beautiful stadium is just a pleasure

[@xboxgod]

I think Atlanta United has a better fanbase

[@896t5]

"Fight and win" Lol

[@Christian52537]

Wearing a flounders scarf, what were you thinking Eli?

[@kokogajatebe]

american fan culture hahahaha

[@mayena]

In the United States MLS/Soccer is still a minority sport compared to NFL/Gridiron, MLB/Baseball, NBA/Basketball, NHL/Ice Hockey in media exposure and cultural references so you have to put that in perspective.

[@ARCHIEOLOGYx]

Honestly so cringeworthy. These fans don't understand the concept of away days, spontaneous chanting. They just attempt to copy Europe.

[@silvershogun1]

if they have a Capo you moron it is not spontaneous chanting

[@ARCHIEOLOGYx]

Referring to england where there is spontaneous chanting.

[@silvershogun1]

then the two don't correlate then because all the chanting in the video were led by a capo

[@jasonbutton840]

they are developing their own footballing culture and style, it takes time

[@robbiebrown602]

I agree, american (soccer) is so cheesy and cringeworthy it's horrible

[@Ultras010]

Any decent ultra group >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Seattle Sounders fans (as said: FANS, not ultras) Haha. They never will get that feeling I guess what we Europeans have.

[@ViciousGubbins]

"The fans get behind the team no matter what that's certainly not the case in Europe" ....XD