American Reacts : Football Explained For Clueless Americans

[@fairgreen42]

Just yesterday there was this seasons champions league finale. Spains Real Madrid played against Borussia Dortmund (Germany) at the Wembley stadium in London.

[@garyballared2077]

the relegation and promotion gives every team a chance of progressing - its so cool

[@gregcable3250]

That is an interesting thing, but the problem is that the richest teams just buy championships--it's kind of like baseball, here, but worse. Who wants to watch that BS?--if you don't have money you can't win. NFL, NHL, NBA all have salary caps which genuinely allows every team to build and win. Relegation/promotion is related to money. Advancing in NFL, NHL, NBA is about having a great organization.

[@RuudVanDrijver]

@@gregcable3250There are financial fair play rules in place. Man City are facing 115 charges. We’ll see what happens.

[@itotallycare]

Most people who don't understand football will say something like "American football is for real men, in soccer they just roll around crying all the time". Not understanding that the guy is not on the floor because he is fragile and hurt, it's actually just like a game within the game. He is trying to influence the referee as well as throw the opponents off their game as well as manipulate the outcome of things depending on what's going on at that point in the game. Some players are much better at this than others. Van Bommel, a Dutch player, was a real bastard at getting under the opponents skin. It's also a balancing act, you can't overdo it especially today. The referees have quite a lot less patience if they sense that they are being played.

[@AlexEternalChamp]

soccer is also infinitely more physically intense than american football and requires a fk ton more endurance given a soccer player runs 8-12km in 90 minutes at high levels while in american football a match lasts around 3 hours and players run roughly 2km. 2 km over 180+ minutes vs 10km (lets say average) over 90 minutes That's 5 times the distance ran in half the time. Thats 6.6km ran in an hour compared to 666m average ran in an hour. That's 10 times more.

[@AC-dn7yq]

6:57 so far the best substitute for tribal warfare...

[@mats7492]

compared to US sports its very easy.. ive been watching baseball for quite some time now and THERE ARE SO MANY RULES!

[@thomashovgaard3134]

As a euro, we dont really see 4:3:4 and whatnot. We see the team playing. americans just see 11 people running :-)

[@2nerC9]

Thing is, old football wasn't that much falling. I watched some old prestigious matches and Maradona used to get right back up after a fall like it was nothing. Same was for Ronaldo Nazario and other great players. Falling and staying there was developed throughout the years as a tactic.

[@Aliquis.frigus]

While true, the pace is far higher today, and afaik player run a lot more, especially off the ball.

[@DarkVeilNebula]

Why modern football got boring, if it wasn’t for my hometown i wouldn’t even watch it anymore

[@waveringvermin2102]

Calling this video a reaction is generous

[@stephenboley3487]

I'd agree with you but then I realize there are always people like XQC out there!

[@budoshi-f2l]

Yes these people are used to influencer over react over stuff .

[@waveringvermin2102]

@@budoshi-f2l it doesn’t need to be an over reaction, just any sort of reaction, dude presses play, barely says a word then ends the video pretty quickly after the end. It’s closer to a reupload than a reaction

[@EvieWillNotDie]

Copa America is just a couple weeks away and it's being hosted in the US. The next world cup will be hosted in America too but definitely look into the copa America (assuming you're American). Basically the world cup but for just the Americas, happens every 4 years and it's a good reason to get patriotic this summer along with better introducing you to the game. Not saying you need to go buy tickets, but watching on the tv or going to a sports bar or other viewing venue could be lots of fun.

[@svendemadsen8275]

The world cup for just Americas 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Cope America is the South American Championship for national teams, just as there is one for Europe, Asia, Africa, North/central America & Carribbean etc. The world cup for just the Americas, again 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EvieWillNotDie]

@@svendemadsen8275 what?

[@24magiccarrot]

@@svendemadsen8275 Say you don't know what you are talking about without saying you don't know what you are talking about. The Copa America starts a week on Friday, the first match is Argentina v Canada (One South American one North American team) So the OPs description is accurate it's the world cup (in that it follows a similar structure to the World Cup) But for the America's (both north and south America) Your ignorance of the tournament and poetic language is disturbing.

[@bali-b292]

@@24magiccarrot nah bro the Copa America is a South American Football tournament (Conmebol) the U.S has hosted it twice and when not hosted in the U.S Conmebol invites a couple nations to compete, sometimes they invite Mexico or like 2 countries from the AFC confederation 2024: Hosted in U.S again 2021: All South American 2019: Japan and Qatar competed 2016: it was hosted in the U.S (100 year anniversary) USA. Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Haiti competed 2015: Mexico and Jamaica competed 2011: Mexico and Japan competed etc etc our main Tournament is the Gold Cup (Concacaf) North,Central America and The Caribbeans, but the Gold Cup is considered a shit cup ngl

[@RuudVanDrijver]

“Only their mums” comment was a bit unfair tbh. Even in League Two (fourth tier in England) they get average attendances of 5,000-6,000. Bradford City are averaging 14,000. My team, Gillingham are around the 7k mark. That’s an awful lot of mums turning up!

[@TIDYJOKER]

Jay Jay Okocha isn't your uncle is he? He's one of the best ever from Nigeria. He's the African Ronaldinho. I think you should check both of them out You gotta love the magic of the FA Cup. We could start a team today, and possibly be playing in the Cup in a year or so (The main tournament, qualifying can be straight away) Love that the video classed Tottenham as one of the best in England. Some good teams were left off, and our Rivals

[@kevmccormick1767]

Get it correct Ronaldinho is the Brazilian Jay Jay okocha lol. Seriously before Ronaldinho became the superstar he was that's what the media called him, the Brazilian Jay Jay okocha, they played together for a season i think it was, it was at psg when Ronaldinho first came to Europe.

[@TIDYJOKER]

@@kevmccormick1767 I know. I didn't want to overload him. With his family, i was sure they'd fill in the gaps. I expected Ronaldinho to get most of the comments

[@andreanecchi5930]

I follow various teams and leagues in the USA, the "commercials" are made by the commentators during the commentary... , However, if you want to see a video about a player who was a defender I recommend Paolo Maldini, one of the best there has ever been, however I am happy that you watch videos about this sport, I hope you watch more 😊

[@davidechersini9965]

First soccer lesson: play right-footed. play left-footed / put on wax, take off wax, The Karate Kid. Ciao

[@TheSMomin]

People usually say that FOOTBALL is a matter of life and death.I dont like that attitude. I can assure you it is far far farre serious than that.

[@johnchristmas7522]

You ought to watch a video of Ronaldinho, he was probably one of the best with a ball. Once you understand the game of football, I guarantee, like millions of others around the world, you'll be hooked! My favourite team (I'm a Brit) is Barcelona in their Heyday were untouchable.(Messi's team) I've been to the city of Barcelona and to the Barcelona Football Teams Ground called Camp Nou. I've seen their trophy room, its something else. Enjoy football you'll find it much better than Americans football and no ads!! Oh, is called FOOTBALL not soccer, if you watch Ronaldinho you'll understand why!!!

[@Caambrinus]

American football = draughts (that's checkers to you); association football (soccer) = chess.

[@riquetc0060]

As a fan of both from a nation where football/soccer is the primary sport (was also a fan of football/soccer way before american football) it's literally the complete opposite of this.

[@lorenzsabbaer7725]

@@riquetc0060 football is an ongoing constantly moving game where every position and marking is important and instantly has to be adjusted yet small little mistakes are not over important. american football is analized and cut down to every person on the field by every trainer available and you are constantly switching out whole entire teams for eather offense or defense and special teams, the players are barely moving and most of the time the clock is stopped and everything comes constantly to a total hold. so yes, american football is more chess, but football is never rly stopping, so its the advanced version of chess like the board game "go", with way more possiblities and outcomes and also the physical aspekt but also the technical aspekt is very important whilst in american football the physicality component is way over important, still skill is importan of course, but you cant win if your line of offense or defense is just not as big and powerfull as the other ones, you can be as skilled as you want, they will own you! this is not the case in football!

[@AlexEternalChamp]

@@riquetc0060 you clearly dont know wtf you are talking about lmao

[@riquetc0060]

@@lorenzsabbaer7725 That's just a bad take. If you've ever seen an NFL playbook you wouldn't think this. It's by far the most complicated sport in the world and you could never play at the highest level unless you're really smart.

[@riquetc0060]

@@AlexEternalChamp It sure is easy to say that when you know nothing about one of the sports. If you knew anything about american football you'd know I'm right.

[@gregcable3250]

It's funny to me how soccer fans don't like the stoppage of play in the NFL for most plays--actually there is a time clock which limits between play time, but I watch soccer and there is alot of non-action when they are setting up and passing it back and and passing back and forth to develop an attack--I am not saying it does not make sense, I am saying that is a de facto stoppage of play.

[@nicoladc89]

No it's not

[@clarakam3858]

Our clubs / our religion ❤

[@garyballared2077]

not true about the lower leauges - its a huge football pyramid

[@Yorkie83]

Pick a premier league team out of a hat and make an effort to follow results and watch their games 😁

[@homevideos1749]

Good advice, except don't pick a team out of a hat. Pick Newcastle, the only real choice.

[@meditationandstudyvibes4416]

Pick my team Aston Villa , we are not one of the top teams . But we are the best outside them

[@amhumanperson3592]

He might get united (unless they do 180 the team is cooked)

[@amhumanperson3592]

@twoeyedjack6836 Manchester united hasnt been doing well at all, expect for the fa cup and even that was a roller coaster

[@JH-lo9ut]

​@@homevideos1749 It's fun to follow a local team, and if there isn't one in your area or where you come from, you should choose a team who's supporter culture you identify with. Many cities in Europe have rival teams that represent not only a geographical area but a cultural and social subset, like there is often one team with a clear working-class identity and another wich may represent an academic identity, because they originated among factory workers versus students. Other teams may be representative of a certain immigrant community or have political connotations. Especially in eastern Europe there are some teams who's supporters are on the far-right of the political spectrum and some may be outright fashists or neo-na*is, so maybe do some research before you pick one of those. Today, the vast majority of clubs are privately owned, and the top clubs are often owned by business billionaires, oil Princes or oligarchs. Some countries like Sweden maintain the old system where "clubs" are actual clubs or associations owned by card-holding members, IE the fans themselves. Hooligan culture is a scourge on European football. It varies with time and place but there are still enough young men who are enthralled by this sort of machoistic subculture to ensure that basically every major european team will have a substantial group of fans who are expressing hooliganism as part of their supporter identity. The hardcore passionate identity-ism that feeds hooliganism is deeply engrained in football supporter culture. As much as teams say they want nothing to do with violent and hateful expressions, they are never late to push the right buttons to encourage a certain level of passionate animosity towards rival teams (or just any other team). Basically any expression of supporterism will contain an element of this "spirit of competitive ness". Kids learn these love-hate dynamics for teams in kindergarten and it takes a certain level of maturity to understand that it is all just fun and games. Some people never get it, and it is utterly pathetic to see grown men profess their heart-felt hatred of a rival team, not realizing that there wouldn't be much of a game if there wasn't other teams. The matches would be rather boring if there weren't any fans of the rival team there to fill out the rafters. Others, (most?), aknowlegge how bizarre the whole thing is, but shrug it off and keep playing the charade because of how much joy it brings them to belong to a group with a clearly defined "enemy", regardless of how fabricated the thing is. Going to a match will be like taking a drug that gives you a rush of shared emotion, of anticipation, excitement and bliss, or disappointment, despair, outrage, and lust for retribution. Supporters willingly enter a state of temporary mass-psychosis, just for the thrill of it. Needless to say, lots of people get hooked on this drug and struggle with moderation. Some use their passion as fuel for violent and destructive behaviour, to further ride the high when the blood runs hot.

[@BabbleBebble]

There's a thing to say tho, nowadays there's the Modern Football and I'd say that it's absolutely a different type of football from 'classical' football. So, you posted this video two days ago, but already you'd need to watch a video in order to understand the Modern Football. If you're interested in Modern Football you can watch the match Bayer Leverkusen vs Atalanta for the final of the Europa League Cup! Atalanta won 3-0!

[@Caambrinus]

Say it: PREM-yer League (in England and Wales); SAYR-yeh AH (in Italy); BOOND-ehs-leegah (in Germany).

[@alinac5512]

As a German this is surprising accurate

[@samuelpinder1215]

It can also be the arse league (bundas liga)

[@dennishendrikx3228]

I think a Red Bull or 2 wouldn't have been bad, for the narrator. I like it, but he isn't specific and clear enough. The FIFA explanation was mediocre, just like the referee ending the game "Whenever they like". Say that they count extra time for cards and substitutions. Then it's clear why the ref decides time. The Champions League was for champions alone for about a year minutes, when the European tournament point system changed. Now the top 4 countries have minimum 16 teams guaranteed. This prevents other countries from getting in between the Big Money leagues. But ok, I understand people don't want to see a Greek, Portuguese or Dutch champion. Myself, I do watch them. Off topic; Nigeria had some great players. One of the few African countries I always expected to reach atleast semi finals WorldCup. Kanu played with Finidi George, Babangida, Mike Obiku, Amokachi and ofcourse Mr Okocha. The first 4 I saw play in the Netherlands.

[@garyballared2077]

its all about the FA cup!

[@unitedman7443]

So many inaccuracies in this video... guy doesn't know what he's talking about. And yeah, even the National League IS a big deal in England. The Championship is by far the biggest 2nd-tier league in the world and even bigger than most country top leagues. The Women's League is even pulling in massive numbers now and growing all the time. I hate everything about US sports. It has zero appeal.

[@samuelpinder1215]

German 2nd division is much bigger. 3rd highest attended league in europe last season

[@nicoladc89]

well technically the Championship is the first league of English Football League, not the second.

[@Jacobbbbbbbbbbbbbx]

every American needs this! they all think messi is a god

[@24magiccarrot]

Now come on he's great and all that but God isn't in the same league as Messi.

[@DarkVeilNebula]

Well he kinda is tbh, my idol is R9 and i love a lot of players from that generation but messi really is good

[@nor.freddy]

One of the worst expatiation videos out there. I have been a football fan and enthusiastic for the game since i was 6, even i found this video confusing at times...

[@svendemadsen8275]

If you really wanna show the sport respect, stop calling it soccer, only suckers call football soccer. If you come to Europe & call it soccer to the wrong people, you could get yourself in trouble.

[@EvieWillNotDie]

No, get a grip you child

[@pda3095]

Unfortunately it was called Soccer in the UK until the 70's then changed to Football thankfully!

[@samuelpinder1215]

​@@pda3095everyone says that but it's wrong. All the clubs were founded in the 1800s with football club in their name