NFL Fan Reacts to Football Explained For Clueless Americans

[@GazilionPT]

I always found it funny when Americans say football (soccer) is slow and boring - because that's *exactly* what I think whenever I watch *American* football. Those guys are aaaalways stopping, it's really boring! (No wonder the big attractions and sources of debate of the Super Bowl are the commercials and the mid-time musical show...)

[@papalaz4444244]

It's a truth inversion. They cannot admit us football is really long and dull

[@Vinz3ntR]

There's a reason why literally the whole world loves football and only 1 country likes the game I like to call American Handball

[@panamafloyd1469]

I think they just don't know the rules. I'm an older US fan, my career was television. Was working with a guy my age one week, Fox had a USWNT game and CBS had UEFA Cup games. He said, "I just don't get it..", so I just told him the change of possession rules for the touchline/endline, what the 6yd and 18yd boxes were for, and 'demonstrated' the offside rule with some objects on a countertop. About 20min later, he said, "I see it! Holy crap, someone's damn near about to score most of the time! No wonder y'all go crazy when it happens!" He's probably not watching EPL (or even MLS) on his day off, but he didn't whine about the game being on at work anymore.😆

[@GazilionPT]

@@Vinz3ntRI saw it somewhere: "Handegg" or "Handmelon". 😁

[@hw2508]

Don't understand the American Football stuff as well. If you wanna watch the exciting big brother of American Football, watch Rugby.

[@sahillsx]

I wish others were as patient as you, I completely enjoyed the video. Great work. The line "soccer isn't popular in the US because they can't shove in commercials every 5mins" got me😅

[@chrisquinn3377]

Funnily enough they can with sponsors on kits, barriers surrounding the field and even behind the goals

[@sahillsx]

@@chrisquinn3377 glad you didn't mention the ball as "football"

[@gonzalezm244]

Don’t forget the commentators who will deliver commercials at breakneck speeds in the style of game commentating so it blends in.

[@RegularFlyGuy]

Its definitely a big reason why its not as big of an event.

[@RegularFlyGuy]

@@chrisquinn3377 oh, we dont mean advertisement on stuff. We mean a 2-3min commercial after every change of possession.

[@STOREpappa]

Another really cool part about smaller teams meeting big teams in the National Cups is that they can possibly draw in huge crowds for the small stadiums, adding good money to the yearly cash flow

[@zoroslost1199]

this is true, but the best part about it for me is that their could be an upset where a small team defeats a huge team and kicks them out of the tournament.

[@B0R0M1R]

@@zoroslost1199just like Saarbrücken (3rd divison) kicked out Bayern and Frankfurt this year :D

[@mavii918]

and hercules (4th division) won against ajax in the dutch cup@@B0R0M1R

[@wozzablog]

Maidstone of the none-leaue have racked up 800k from their cup exploits this year in prize, tv and gate money. The cup is such a great opportunity for all the english clubs.

[@tripplebarrelfinn4380]

@@zoroslost1199Happend in Germany right now, Saarbrücken a third league team kicked out several Bundesliga teams including Bayern Munich who recently had 11 championships in a row. It was grandious.

[@Jazzmany11]

Fun Fact about Jose Mourinho and his defensive style - he went 9 YEARS without losing a game at home with multiple different teams in multiple different countries

[@Ervinabrahamian]

Wow, I can't believe I never knew that. I always hated him cause I'm a lifelong Barcelona fan, and you know, he's not the special one to us but I gotta admit that fun fact is impressive.

[@harrykumoro4335]

​@@Ervinabrahamian even he was not football players. We admit and respect him. Greetings from dutch East India 🇲🇨👍

[@Ervinabrahamian]

@harrykumoro4335 Greetings Brother 👋

[@TonyMontanaDS]

@@Ervinabrahamian You're a Barcelona fan? That's sad!

[@Ervinabrahamian]

@@TonyMontanaDS It is right now 😔

[@lucasfelipe3102]

As a brazillian this video is so nice, cause the things that are been teaching are so natural for us who just watch and play a lot of football from child to elders. great video bruh

[@hurtigheinz3790]

I'm German and I think it's the same when we Europeans or South Americans watch American Football. I get most of the rules but I don't have a deep understanding of the game and every so often something happens that I don't understand.

[@neville3059]

In the us there are so many other things to do that draw people away from soccer.

[@Feeber2]

Offside is actually super easy to understand. Some rules make it complicated, but if you want to understand the main concept. It's very easy: When a team attacks and a pass is played, then at the moment of this pass, draw a line where the very last defensive player is positioned. Any offensive player who is behind this imaginary line is marked as "offside", which in itself isn't illegal at all. But once an offside player receives a pass, the ball is rewarded to the defensive team. The main reason for this is simply to prevent "camping" near the enemy goal, which is very hard to defend.

[@DenUitvreter]

It's got it's origin in rugby, you have to get through the line of the opponent rather than just play the ball over it. Rugbyers can only throw the ball sideways, footballers can only pass sideways basically. But that's more difficult to see because in football the defensive line is only 4 players usually and the attacking line 2 or 3 players. But both sports are about gaining territory by moving your front line up and forcing the defensive line back. People who want to get rid of off side don't respect the having to move up towards the goal of the opponent over that massive field part of the game. That's why it's called of side, you moved into the other side's turf. One team is on the back foot and gets pushed towards their own goal, the other teams comes closer and therefore towards shorting distance, without off side you lose that aspect of the beautiful game.

[@xxZitroxx]

Technically not how it works but good enough for 95% of situations 😊

[@Feeber2]

@@xxZitroxx I know. But that 95% mark was exactly where I was aiming it. keep it short and simple. Once this is understood you can work on the next step.

[@Feeber2]

@@DenUitvreter I wouldn't necessarily say that offside emerged out of rugby. I think it's better to say that both, football and rugby had a common ancestor which at that time was called football, but which also had very different rules depending on the different schools. Out of these, modern football and rugby union emerged. But football was actually the first of these two sports that standardized rules all across England. Rugby union was formed out of protest against these first official football rules. I know I'm splitting hairs here, but I just find this very interesting. Lastly, people who suggeest to get rid of offside have never ever played a game of football themself imo.

[@DenUitvreter]

@@Feeber2 You are right, I didn't word that fully correct. But when I had to join rugby training in school we had to run in a line and then pass the ball sideways and I suddenly realized both games are bit like a turf war between two groups of men trying to gain territory on the other by moving their frontline up the pitch. It's not just about the striker hanging in front of the goal, the whole idea of moving towards the opponents half with all 3 lines depends on the off side rule.

[@tspot816]

I'm American. 53. Played and coached most of my life. There is no sport that comes close (that is just my preference). I have spent years with talented athletes trying to explain many basic football concepts. For example, when I watch a game, I often don't even care where the ball is because I am watching what several players on both sides are doing without it. To break down a defense, an entire team of players need to move as one, but also move as individuals long before the ball comes near to them. It takes a long time to learn this for casual fans. A player may make dozens of amazing runs and never receive the ball as his goal is to change the shape of the defense and create space for his teammates. When you sort of get it, the game becomes exponentially more interesting. And that is only one example.

[@MoReal2]

Yup, it's called playing without the ball, it is meant to force the defending side to change their positioning in order to mark a player that might get the ball if he is left a lone. Playing without the ball is as important as playing with the ball.

[@JulianJamesProd.]

Yes, playing without the ball is something few people understand. EVEN football fans

[@brandonball1760]

It's funny you say this. I experienced this, but in reverse. I grew up loving and watching soccer (as we call it in Australia). I then got really into basketball. And it took me years and hundreds of games of watching to stop watching the point guard and the ball all the time and start watching things like the post players grapple for entry passes and rebounds, and the guards as they move around for pick and rolls and corner threes. When you're not watching the ball anymore that's when you really get it

[@DeeEditor1]

I used to think busquets was over rated until I spent an entire match focusing on just him. It was honestly pretty boring, but it made me realize the game is so much deeper than what I thought I knew.

[@trajansmethod2050]

you got it, its all about the off the ball play, creating openings overlaps, defensive push, wingback overlap. also the unsung heroes "destroyers" breaking up play, holding midfielders putting in loads of tackles without getting sent off for yellow cards. easily the greatest game. it why its called "the beautiful game".

[@katb.78]

A lot of people go purposfully to the bathroom during a game to force a goal by the "goals come always, when I am in the bathroom" rule 😂 Keeping the ball is not really a popular strategy when you ask the audiance.

[@bramharms72]

Yup, we tend to forget that "tiki-taka" was originally meant in a disparaging way.

[@Vinz3ntR]

You mean the taking a dump goal?

[@pedroleal7118]

Depends who you ask, if they've won or lost...!

[@richardedgar9670]

No word of a lie, Arsenal scored three goals in a Champions League match twenty odd years ago. Twice when I went for a wee and once when I let the dog out for one.

[@peartreez]

I've probably watched 4 games at the stadium and yeah I think half of the goals that happened, happened when I ran to take a piss lol

[@LeoMumford]

It's touching how respectful you are of our sport. Also you got a great way of explaining things and you're great to watch. Thanks for the video mate! From UK

[@szczypior2714]

I love your openmindedness and your cheerful disposition! You seem like a kind person, you give off the good vibes hahah

[@chinaski2020]

One thing I didn't hear you mention when you were talking about how cool it is that lower league teams can be drawn against top sides in a cup competition, is the fact that it's traditional to split the gate receipts for these games. The dream for a lower team is to get drawn against a team like Liverpool or Arsenal or Man Utd and play at their tiny home stadium in from of five thousand local fans, and then to bravely earn a draw (tie) meaning you get to play the replay at Anfield or Old Trafford in front of 60,000 - 75,000 and be featured on television in front of millions. These kind of draws can literally save football clubs from going under in some circumstances. Others use these windfalls to build infrastructure etc. It's wonderful to see somebody so enthusiastic hearing about a sport they didn't grow up with. It's infectious, and made me take a fresh look at it and realise how special it is. Subscribed.

[@santiagomunoz7300]

I’d recommend watching his previous video of learning Football. He definitely has a take on this and he definitely understands the hype!

[@AVAXII]

do they split gate money only if game is played at the big club ground?

[@saintsnaps]

​@@AVAXII no they split them at both gates.. but when you draw a big team they have massive 60,000 seat staidums where the lower league may be 2 or 3 thousand.. so splitting a gate like that doesnt mean much to the big club but it can actually be life changing for the smaller club

[@AVAXII]

@@saintsnaps I understand that, that is why I asked the question. Why would any of the English big clubs like Liverpool, United, Arsenal, Everton, Tottenham, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Newcastle or Leeds want half of 2000 revenue

[@smsebas]

​@@AVAXII Because it's the rule rather than charity, yes one team gets the overwhelming upper hand out of it, but that's just how it is. Plus for most players, playing in a top stadium in front of 70k people is a dream come true, even if they didn't manage to be part of the best team they still got to play in the big scenario

[@papalaz4444244]

1.5 billion people watched the World Cup final 2022

[@paulguise698]

I was one of them, I was delighted when Lionel Messi won the world cup

[@papalaz4444244]

@@paulguise698So I posted about 1.5b people watching the game, and then YOU came on and told us all about YOU. That's autism right there. You wanted to talk only about yourself ffs lol

[@IWrocker]

Holy smokes that’s insane 🎉

[@AnnoLP]

@@IWrocker I have very fond memories of watching the world Cup on vacation. When France won vs germany we were in france. And watched the 3rd place match there(Germany v Portugal) with french locals. It was fun. And the last 2 worldcups I had to watch at hospitals but in one we had a big viewing auditorium. I watched the Germany v Brazil 7-1 destruction. It was WILD. (That game was so desastrous for brazil 7-1 is a slur in brazil because of it)

[@marcelschelenz4026]

I think Germany-Argentina in 2014 had like 3,4 billion people that watched.

[@Nabend1402]

You might want to look for a video on one of the big stories in German football right now: Frank Schmidt and Heidenheim. Schmidt was born in the small town of Heidenheim Southern Germany, he played for 1. FC Heidenheim, then became the coach of 1. FC Heidenheim 17 years ago and has since led them from the 5th tier all the way to the top tier for the first time this season. He is the ultimate home town hero.

[@Myrvold]

Or the third tier cup-run that's happening atm, considering the whole "no one outside the top leagues will ever win the cup" :P

[@jennyferprus8024]

Yeah Saarbrücken 😅i couldn't even be mad when they kicked "the one and only borussia" out of the cup

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

​@@jennyferprus8024Dortmund were knocked out of the German cup this year by Stuttgart,not Saarbrucken. Maybe you were confused by them knocking Bayern Munich out?

[@jb7279]

​@@DanceySteveYNWAthey knocked out Borussia Mönchengladbach

[@GDNachoo]

@@Myrvold i think that quote in the video still holds true, has a third division team ever won their country's league cup? I know second division winners, but third? And even then, third in germany is still on the top half of the leagues in their system

[@jlrolling]

A release clause is usually ridiculously high for very good players which are virtually impossible to pay

[@RJVMS]

Unless it is for the Middle East market, where they have the funds to pay millions for a player

[@nunosousa3750]

Hey, you actually have one of those cup fairy tale stories happening right now in Germany. Saarsbrucken, a 3rd division mid table team, knocked out one 2nd division team and 3 Bundesliga teams, including Bayern Munich that is one of the best teams in the world. Saarsbrucken is now in the semi finals and it's really awesome to see how football can gather a community around such a story. Everyone, (but their oponents ofc) is cheering for them at this point. Also, in many countries, winning the cup grants you a spot on Europa league(in Portugal it does). So from time to time you get a 2nd or 3rd division team playing international games

[@kebabkelvin]

Luton Town FC who recently got promoted and currently plays in the Prem, were in the 5th division of English football just 10 years ago. Successive promotions from League 2 to league 1 from the 2017-2018 and the 2018-2019 season. Pretty remarkable.

[@Jaycee52548]

back to the championship mate 👋🏼

[@samuelbrook-williams1529]

Swansea city once went from 4th division to 1st division in 5 years. I think they have the record but not 100% sure.

[@Kzander-ne4yw]

Congrats, i lived i Luton for some time

[@laugechristophersen9913]

A couple things: As a smug European I’ve kinda loved watching Americans react to this explainer for some time by now. While basically everyone willing to watch it is generally respectful, I haven’t seen anyone show an understanding of the game like you. Your insights were refreshing!! Secondly - and something I’ve seen work very Well on other channels with the same focus - is the European fan culture. It is a World apart from what I’ve experienced when travelling the East Coast at least (maybe Iowa is crazy, idk lol). It can be amazing to see and be swept up in your local rivalries. The songs, the chants, the spectacles, the lore, the stories, and not to mention the legacies. Some of these clubs have had rivalries that go back more than a literal(!) century. Thirdly if you want to get into floorball in an easy way, this summer Germany hosts the Euros - the European Championship in football. The video aludes to it but basically the best players in Europe leaves splits up into their nationalities and play each other. The tournament is structured a bit more like playoffs and it is just amazing. A few nations Will actually play each other for the final four spots later next week. You should give them a watch!!

[@struebz]

I’ve seen my local team (Cardiff, Welsh but play in the English leagues), get promoted, relegated, reach 2 of the cup competitions finals in 4 years, whilst in the 2nd tier. The rollercoaster of emotions you get in non-USA sports is insane

[@bigdawg8875]

Bluebirds !

[@alexandermanley-clayton4050]

Bluebirds 💙

[@obi-wankenobi1632]

Bluebirds!

[@merijnbras8901]

Infinity land! Great album

[@struebz]

@@merijnbras8901 opposites! Great album

[@swealer]

Hi, german dude here ;) here in german football there is the "DFB-Pokal" its like the FA cup but not as many teams enter it and we have a saying like "the cup (pokal) has his own law" which means that there can and WILL happen match results NOBODY real thought would be happen like a 3.league team or even a regional league team wins a match against a Bundesliga team (highest league national) and honestly, i really like this! its of course not that often that a low league team wins but it did happen and i believe 2-3 years ago a 3.league team got into the half-finals (or even finals idk any more) but then lost. of course they were baffled but the fans cheered the hell out of the stadium :D

[@LindellHarry]

Look at Leicester City's story (with Jamie Vardy) he used to work in a supermarket in lower leagues and won the prem with Leicester who also got promoted up the leagues. Madness 🎉

[@ericgood8960]

Yes and the bookies said they will never give 5000 to 1 odds again, because they ate it in the shorts after Leicester's run.

[@OjoRojo40]

That's like 99% of south Americans or Africans that make it to play in first division football in Europe.

[@babybuffaloadventures2051]

@@OjoRojo40 I agree anybody that makes it to first division football has beat the odds but he and the club did it together is a great story (I'm not a Leicester fan)

[@Cuppens1995]

Tbf Kurt Warner also bagged groceries lol

[@pici5533]

Tbh you are embeleshing his scenario a bit too. It's nice to say he was just a guy working a dead end job. He was a hooligan, he drank heavily and showed up drunk a lot. He had a few arrests. Obviously maybe a troubled youth. I mean for crying out loud man, when he was 20 his team had to make a deal with the police to allow him to continue playing , he had to wear an ankle brace on the pitch. This guy was an absolute mad lad and i fucking love every bit of it xD

[@zo7034]

Tottenham, who are in the top 6 teams in the premier league played an amateur team from the 7th level of the football pyramid (Marine) in the FA a few years ago, during covid. The players from the amateur team do had regular jobs like teachers, painters etc and they got to play again players who earn millions of pounds per year in a genuine competitive match. Fans of Tottenham also raised about £100k for the amateur team which helped them do a load of work to their stadium.

[@shaneb4612]

COYS

[@harveyosullivan]

I was thinking of that Marine game when he got to that bit too. COYS

[@finbar481]

Marine won 6-0 😂 COYC

[@clinging54321]

Top six Dream on...

[@shaneb4612]

@@clinging54321 In the top 6 was commented. But yes a top 6 team. COYS

[@QuartaRatio]

04:56 I like that the five mile run is exactly 5 miles

[@michaausleipzig]

I like he included monopoly on the very left ... with zero miles! 😂

[@mansonwinchester5961]

@@michaausleipzig The way i play monopoly i run at least 1 mile🤣

[@michaausleipzig]

@@mansonwinchester5961 yeah ... the emotions during monopoly can run just as high as those of an ultra supporting their team! 😅

[@mansonwinchester5961]

@@michaausleipzig MiachaausLeipzig?🤔 Dann können wir auch deutsch schreiben🤣🤣

[@michaausleipzig]

@@mansonwinchester5961 hätte ich bei manson winchester jetzt nicht gedacht! 😅

[@mhh7544]

Young Lionel Messi got cought by Barcelona talent seekers and brought him to Spain at the age of 13, to Barcelona football academy. And with him .Barcelona became the first club to achieve the sextuple, winning six top-tier trophies in a single year . And Argentina is reigning world champion.

[@Xihrzah]

a few centuries ago it was the other way around.. :)

[@leierkreuz1529]

With the help of the referees they paid.

[@ldope3904]

With the scientifically undeniable residual benefits of HGH

[@mortezamohammadi505]

​@@leierkreuz1529i don't know if you're a real madrid fan Imnot a barca fan either But if you are a madrid fan is suggested to you to not speak about refs😂

[@leierkreuz1529]

@@mortezamohammadi505 Barça is the one which is investigated by the Justice because of that, not Real Madrid, and, nope I'm not a fan of Real Madrid or football.

[@mikekolba424]

Great video. Very entertaining. Was a huge NFL fan until i was introduced to the Premier League 4 years ago and became obsessed. The world of football is massive and fascinating!

[@macky453]

Love how open minded you are. Earned yourself a subscriber!

[@tomclancy9053]

The fact about the league system can be very impactful for the club and a whole community. I’m from Geneva, Switzerland and a supporter of Servette FC, our club is really old and was famous back in the 50’-70’ and 80’ where we had most of our trophies (17 times Swiss champion in total, third club with most trophies in CH) but then in the 2000’ the club had a financial crises and cause of some bad management after that, we spent 12 years between the second and third Swiss league, in 2019 we came back in first Swiss league and this year we played the Europa League, the emotions are incredible and it brings back the people from the city to the stadium, to support the club of our heart

[@smolli91]

Allez Grenats!!! Championat et cup 2024 😉

[@petebeatminister]

You are exactly right about the release clause issue. Thats why climbing the league ladder is much harder than it sounds, for example in Germany. In theory a small regional club can work its way up all the way to the 1. Bundesliga, but - and thats a big but - there are other hurdles than just winning the matches. Usually, a club wins matches if it has really great talented players. But since small clubs dont have much money, they mostly unable to hold great players when the big 1. division clubs with the deep pockets come and offer the player millions. In addition to this, there are other problems to go to the pro leagues, kinda in the small print. For example, to be able to enter in the 1. Liga a club needs to have a proper home stadium, that can hold at least 40,000 spectators or so. And thats another huge expense, to build something like that. Basically, it can only work if you have a really potent sponsor. Like the Leipzig club when it got Red Bull as a sponsor (or even owner), or Wolfsburg with VW as a sponsor. But on the bottom line its still better than some American pro leagues, where the teams can even stay in if they never win a game.

[@DOLamba]

The thing about release clauses; They're optional in every league pyramid except the Spanish (In Europe at least). In Spain every contract HAS to have a minimum fee clause. In every other league, they can be negotiated as part of the contract, but are not mandatory.

[@TheLizzerazu]

Ahh.. yes.. Germany. Where, when a team does well one season and manages to threaten Bayern München, Bayern just buys the 3 best players from that team, and the threat is gone next season.

[@petebeatminister]

@@TheLizzerazu Well, not just inside their league, they have their talent scouts everywhere. Already in the youth leagues. But there are there are other teams with deep pockets, like Dortmund, RB leipzig, Wolfsburg and so on. And then of course also the foreign country clubs from UK, France, Spain and that, who have stacks of money, too. At the end of the day, even if a good player is loyal to his home town club, the big money will win. And its understandable, a player has only some few years to make money, before injury hits him or he gets too old.

[@joaoricardo9174]

About the stadiums minimum size, in reality if that happened the team would probably play at a nearby's team stadium that can accommodate that. Not ideal for the fans, sure, but they wouldn't have to actually build a brand new stadium

[@GazilionPT]

In Cup competitions, the first few rounds are between lower quality teams only, to "weed out" as many as possible. Then the best of those carry on to play against the higher ranking teams (top 3 leagues). Occasionally, a low-ranking team goes quite far, eliminating professional teams. When that occurs in my country (Portugal), those low-ranking teams are nicknamed "tomba-gigantes", which translates as "giant-toppler".

[@roquefm]

Man, it’s so refreshing to see your journey learning about the beautiful game! Your attitude towards it is commendable! Keep it up!

[@HeatherKimmick23]

In 2020, my team Bayern Munich won the Sextuple. They got the Champions League, the Bundesliga, the Pokal, German Supercup, UEFA Supercup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. That was an amazing season! There is nothing in the world like watching your team win trophy after trophy in a season. The fact that it doesn't happen often makes it even more special! I grew up watching the NFL and nothing it has can hold a candle to football for me

[@bazzelboss7542]

Another Bayern Munich fan ❤❤Mia San Mia !!, I definitely agree with you, if it was a constantly reoccurring phenomenon then it would have lost its allure.

[@HeatherKimmick23]

@bazzelboss7542 Mia San Mia! ❤️❤️ Although we didn't win any trophies this season, it was still really special to see Leverkusen get their near-perfect season, another thing that just doesn't happen.

[@RoonMian]

Don't look into what the success of the FC Bayern München was originally built on then.

[@kingbeat3406]

As a Bayern fan i agree MIA SAN MIA ❤❤❤❤

[@adventurerpan8527]

I hate to break it you, but Bayern Munich didn't know win a Sextuple in order for that to happen it has to be within the same season which runs from August to May (This awards Doubles, trebles, quadruples, etc. do not work on a calendar year.) So, let's take a look at the 2019-20 Season Bayen Munich won the 2019-20 Bundesliga, and 2019-20 DFB-Pokal, and the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League However, the 2019 DFL-Supercup was won by Dortmund and the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup was won by Liverpool. 2019 UEFA Super Cup was won by Liverpool This constitutes a treble Now Let's take a look at the 20-21 season Bayern Won the 2020-21 Bundesliga, 2020 DFL-Supercup, 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, 2020 UEFA Super Cup Dortmund won the 2020-21 DFB-Pokal and Chelsea won the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League. So, not only you got the number of trophies wrong as Bayern Munich manage to win 7 trophies in 2020 (which is impressive and I'm sure you are all happy to hear that because is better than 6, the trophies are split through 2 separate seasons) so Bayern is awarded with a treble for the 2019-20 season and a quadruple for the 2020-21 season. (Note and that is me being nice because often one of games like the DFL-Supercup and the UEFA Super cup don't usually count for the double, trebles, etc.).

[@Dementat]

2004-05 Champions League final, Liverpool vs Milan, possibly the most edge of the seat come back of all time

[@user-reddevilutd]

Nahhhhh 1999 United Bayern

[@Dementat]

@@user-reddevilutd hahahaha, not even close

[@peepeepoopoo3614]

@@user-reddevilutdI got 05

[@DClike]

They scored all their goals in ten mins in the middle of the second half, only Liverpool fans where on the edge of their seat. Game was awful after it went 3-3 and shootout is just hoping the keeper goes the wrong way. Doesn’t even crack the top 5 champions league finals when it comes to edge of the seat stuff, legendary comeback though

[@JT-rx1eo]

The Liverpool return home game in the two-game Champions League tie a few years back was amazing. They had a lot of goals to score in that game to make up the aggregate gap and they did it.

[@GBLecci]

It's really nice the way you are learning it. You are clearly being mindful and really respectful to football (soccer) fans and trying to always explain why you don't understand the game. I wish the internet (mainly the trolls) were the same way. Ileraned about NFL way back in the 2000s and I was in a country where no one ever heard about NFL until about 8y ago when it exploded there. Try watching some really old games and some recent ones to see how different is the football (soccer) today. Even the ball changed SO MUCH. It is fun to see.

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

Not to mention the removal of leather studs nailed onto the soles of boots no longer being a thing. Then the introduction of Blade Boots (banned by Sir A) which caused innumerable metatarsal breaks but still seem to be permitted.

[@uncle_matula]

I recommend the Welcome to Wrexham docu series. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney joined(buy) the team a few years ago. You can follow their progression up from League 5, I think they're already in League 3. It's a lot of fun and you get a little bit more understanding of the history of football and the fans' attachment to their team.

[@junewalker9341]

They're in the 4th tier, but it's called league 2 (I know, I know). They could get promoted again this year but it's gonna be close I think

[@uncle_matula]

​@@junewalker9341 thanks for the info

[@5age6]

for grassroots football culture there are really good videos imo by @stuntpegg which showcase how football culture is intertwined to English culture in general and how young people develop a sports-affinity and local pride via football

[@Yayo404]

They just got promoted to League 1/3rd tier

[@thegumyum255]

i really like that youre adding so much to the original video, makes it really worth watching!

[@tokyoracing1736]

I gotta give you the respect calling Football. It’s giving me chills listening to you and by the way I just subscribed your channel in this very moment

[@dianabialaskahansen2972]

Formations differ based on teams and philosophies of their coaches. Some are very rigid and use only one formation every game, but it is one they seem to be very effective in. Another coach may switch around a few formations, to counter opponents and may also switch during the match, and teams may have different formations to default to when they possess the ball and another when they are out of possession.

[@mayurgawali18]

Yes Jose Mourinho is one of the greatest football coaches he's called "the special one" you should watch the video "How Mourinho won everything with no money" just shows how big of a role coaches play in football and depicts Mourinho's class in very good way

[@ronindreamer1919]

Massive props to u for being so inquisitive. I think you'd be interested in watchin the Welcome To Wrexham show. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney from Always Sunny bought a low league welsh football team and are taking them up the leagues, hoping to one day get them into the English Premier League. Good introduction for Americans on the magic and culture of the beautiful game.

[@jackrobinsonpullen1243]

I’m an obsessive football fan. It’s refreshing to see an American who is taking the time to appreciate our game but also the honesty in your lack of understanding is awesome too. It’s funny when you get things wrong such as phrases etc but the fact you admit that you don’t know was nice to watch and sort of created a warm feeling whilst watching this video. Good on you mate, hope you enjoy learning more and of your ever in the Uk I’d happily take you to a game. However I can’t say I’d ever be a NFL fan, I’ve tried but I couldn’t do it. Sorry haha

[@Sodoato]

@20:53 it is (and it is becoming more and more criticized by every actors in this, barring the instances). To put it in perspective, top flight teams in each league would play a game every 3 days in average just for their club. If you add upon that the national team games (about 10 / year), players can reach upwards to 60 official games / year, which takes a toll. Pedri, a young spanish talent, played close to 80 games back in 2021 when he played for most of the season for his club, almost every game for the national team, competed in the Euro Cup (european competition for national teams) and then went on to play at the Olympics. Needless to say, he started getting injured way more often from this point

[@kay9din]

11:10 Here in Portugal there is an old saying that says that "attacks win games but defenses win championships"... And Mourinho happens to be Portuguese...

[@henry247]

Same here in Brazil 😂

[@willybauer5496]

True that, but this is also the case for the more ball possessing minded teams. Btw., the Mourinho type of football is really a pain to watch. The Greek national team in 2004, winning the European championship title, was just a pain in the ass for the viewers and lovers of this beautiful sport, but the Greeks were happy, when they outplayed all the other teams and won the cup.😂

[@kay9din]

@@willybauer5496 I wasn't happy... 😭😂

[@rufus1346]

@@willybauer5496 Only for the team that's playing a Mourinho team, I'm a Chelsea fan and I loved watching us dismantle team after team when he was our manager first time around. We had the best defensive record but what people over looked is we also had the second highest goal scoring record too and by far the best goal difference! We went unbeaten at home for years....

[@dangster010]

Not lying on the ground? Crying for cards? And taking as much time as you can at dead moments? Because that's the real Portugese and Italian strategy

[@cristiangarcia1260]

I have seen a ton of american youtubers react to this video. However, tht video thou informative it was clearly made by an american that (as he said) has been watching soccer for 5 years. It has several mistakes and skips several important subjets.

[@stevet7695]

He doesn't seem to be able to pronounce or spell Premier League either.

[@masterchef9023]

​@@stevet7695 you're lucky it isn't barclay's anymore😂

[@JosephNderi-g9p]

He did... nice. I've seen worse

[@yoogeo1]

The release clause thing in particular

[@cookieCutSE]

Adding to the wear and tear, the big clubs have players that play for their national team aswell. This included the Euro(or equivalent outside EU) cup and World cup with their qualifiers, so many of the big players have added games to just their club games every year. This also adds on to friendlies and training camps so the national teams can actually perform well in the qualifiers and main events.

[@brunoaheise]

I'm a Brazilian, and congratulations for this video man. The explanation was awesome and your reaction too. And I laughed pretty hard about murphys's and the match, because it is really common to go for a beer or to the restroom and a team scores. Again, awesome video.

[@georgehh2574]

I was watching the Euros 2024 opening game of Germany v Scotland (in a German bar!) and Germany scored *immediately* after I left the toilets, so I got to watch them score as I walked back to my seat cheering. 🤣 It was hilarious, because I ran to the toilets as soon as the ball went out of play, whereas most guys went 20 seconds after me and missed the goal hahaha

[@SpiritmanProductions]

*A simple explanation of the off-side law* *‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾* At the exact moment that your team-mate passes the ball, you are off-side if: • you are ahead of the ball; and • there are fewer than two opponents between you and their goal. Notes: 'Ahead' means closer to your opponent's goal. The keeper counts as an opponent, so it's usually just one defender + the keeper. If any part of your body (with which you can legally score) is beyond the second-to-last opponent, you're in an off-side position. It's not an offence to be in an off-side position. It only becomes an offence when you make a play for the ball, or interfere in some other way, from an off-side position. When that's the case, a free kick is awarded to the opponent, at the position where you were off-side. Loved your reaction to the video, by the way.

[@Obi-J]

No commercial breaks during the game, except at half time. Instead they have advertising hoardings surrounding the perimeter of the pitch and sponsor's logos on the teams shirts that are highly visible during the games.

[@alexwtf80]

also some popup sponsor on the bottom of the screen for a few seconds every now and then

[@derg6222]

commercial breaks have a much higher marketing value though, hence every major american team sports creates bigger revenue in their own national league than football/soccer does in their respective leagues.

[@alexwtf80]

@@derg6222well, you can't compare the revenues when the US is about 350 million people and the biggest country in Europe is under 70 millions.

[@derg6222]

@@alexwtf80 you absolutely can, especially since the US has four widely popular team sports, while Europe only has one. and if you compare the Champions League to the NFL, which would be the fairest approach, the NFL is still leaps and bounds ahead in terms of revenue and marketing. btw Germany has a population of about 83 million people.

[@Playerone1287]

Even cricket's league IPL is bigger than any of your football leagues​@@alexwtf80

[@Wonderingmillenial]

14:42 happens in the cup occasionally. “Giant killers“ we call those teams.

[@S3nn4h]

Yep happened a few times in France where amateur teams managed to reach semi-finals and I even believe finals once. Pretty good when you think they were just guys playing football as a passion but having normal jobs like baker, mailman, mechanic...

[@gletscherminze9372]

FC Saarbrücken entered the chat

[@jennyferprus8024]

​@@gletscherminze9372😂😂👍👍👍

[@mxlexrd]

I noticed you referred to the Premier League as "the pros", I'm sure you were just speaking colloquially, but in fact (in England) most teams are fully professional all the way down to the 5th level.

[@zellhaufen8583]

Agree, the German 2nd Bundesliga is certainly a good league too with famous clubs and big, full stadiums. There is just a lot less money from TV which means no superstar players but the teams are generally doing ok, regularly generate new talent (Niclas Füllkrug for example was a 2nd league player for a long time and it seems to have made him tougher than superstars) many teams make it to the 1st league regularly. They then find it hard to stay for many seasons but it's not a desaster to be a second league team at all.

[@MarylandTerps1]

Dude, kudos to you for having an open mind! I grew up playing soccer, lacrosse, and football, and just totally got absorbed into the Premiere League as a kid! It’s so much fun, and it runs basically from August till May, there’s always games going on, and in the few months there aren’t, it’s transfer time (silly season). Hope you keep up with it, it’s easier now than it’s ever been here in the States!

[@Idyllic332]

Fun fact! Coventry (currently 7th in the championship with virtually no chance of promotion to the Premier League this season) have made their way to the FA cup semi final. They have pretty much no chance of winning, but IF they pull the upset, they will be playing in the Europa League next season, making them the first english team to play in Europe while not being in the Premier League the season before. Similar case in Germany where Bayer Leverkusen is the ONLY first division team left in the competition. If they lose, a 2nd (and possibly 3rd) tier german club will play in the Europa League

[@an4189]

Ha! As a long time football (soccer) player and watcher, watching this has made me have a bit of empathy about players who sat down after a tackle for the first time, never thought of it as a rest. When I used to play 11 a side I got tackled two footed and nearly flipped in the air and got straight back up, I should probably have stayed down for a few minutes, my knee clicks every time I walk since and this was 15 years ago 😅😅

[@martinwatts4214]

if only you had been playing American Football, your knees would likely have been protected

[@dannyfloresbo]

Regarding the option of founding a club and rising through the ranks, let me share an inspiring tale from the Club Dorking Wanderers. Despite starting in the depths of English football, at the 17th tier, in 1999, this club has climbed to the national league (5th Tier) through sheer determination. Led by their chairman, who wears multiple hats as manager and former player, the club has orchestrated an incredible journey, securing an astounding 12 promotions in just 23 years. It's a testament to the power of passion and perseverance in the beautiful game.

[@arthur_p_dent]

9:54 if you are interested in a very insane football match to watch, may I recommend the 2014 World Cup semifinal between Brazil and Germany. It's certainly a good example of why you can't go to the restroom during the match. I know two people that did - and ended up missing 3 goals. (The other semifinal, Argentina vs the Netherlands, was however quite the snore-fest.)

[@walkir2662]

Re running to the bathroom, that game was one were 2 goals were scored so quick after another people did that, missed a goal and thought it was still the repeat of the last one on TV...

[@bramharms72]

I recently re-watched it and it's not really a fun football match. It was at the time (although as a Dutchman I shouldn't really say this). It just isn't an example of a great, exciting match for a first time viewer, you have to have more context for what's happening or you'll come out of it with all the wrong impressions.

[@MrFreezeYo]

I had the absolute same idea :D I hope he will watch it

[@DenUitvreter]

Netherlands vs Spain in the first round was great though. That was actually a real match, and only a destruction party later in the 2nd half.

[@VanezBane]

may i add Bayern München vs Vfl Wolfsburg in 2015, Lewandowski scoring 5 goals in 9 minutes is absolutly mental. and yeah... Battle of Nuremberg at the world cup 2006 netherlands vs portugal became quite infamous

[@nottodaybro12]

I’ve been obsessed with football my whole life. Work in football and study the game on a tactical level. This video was so enjoyable for me and I appreciate how open you were to learning everything. All this info is so normal to me, to see it broken down like this was actually so interesting

[@atzincastellanos6778]

You approached this with so much respect bro (or maybe fear? lol) I didn’t think you needed to, it’s awesome you’re learning

[@MrMechanox]

My team Ipswich Town have recently been victim of an FA Cup giant killing, at home to Maidstone United 1-2, who are 5 levels below us in the league system! This was an amazing achievement for Maidstone, and will be talked about for many years to come. Additionally Ipswich were in League One (3rd level) last season and gained promotion to the Championship, and this season currently we are one of the contenders for promotion to the Premier League, this is very rare and would be an amazing achievement for Ipswich, and again would be talked about for many years.

[@001savagE]

Watched a friendly at Portman Rd. v Blackburn, years ago. Only 8000 total attendance that day. Still the best atmosphere I've ever experienced at any sporting event.

[@reggie18b]

You also got beaten by Lincoln a few years back, when they were still in the National League. Lincoln then went on to beat Burnley from the PL.

[@FlagadorTV]

respect for calling it football

[@gromosvidaselvagem]

Respect too I from Brazil and love Football ⚽️👍

[@HasselnodderTube]

I love that you take such an interest in football. I grew up with this, so everything is rather clear to me, but I love your enthousiasm.

[@attila7892]

It's nice to see seomeone who has an open mind and take the effort to try to understand this. I hope more americans learn about this, get intrested, show the kids, and many kid start to play the football.

[@stevemitchell9176]

I'm a dual US/UK ciitizen and longtime footie fa, Got to say I've enjoyed watching your baptism into the sport that the world plays. Good stuff!

[@janmortensen9314]

For the world cup 1994 in USA there were requests if it was possible to stop the play every 15 minutes for commercials

[@almostyummymummy]

I'm laughing, but not in a funny way. More like shaking my head, walking away in despair. How sad.

[@GazNeon]

There were also plans to make the pitch zonal, where defenders couldn't leave their third of the field and strikers the last third, a bit like netball. Thankfully these plans were soon rejected.

[@lordprefab5534]

Also Diana Ross took the worst penalty since the game was first played.

[@almostyummymummy]

@@GazNeon why must America always see/feel the need to Americanise global sports?

[@papalaz4444244]

American autistic exceptionalism and capitalism all in one selfish package

[@timcliffsmith]

The wonderful thing about football (soccer) is that it's much easier to defend than to attack. To score a goal you generally have to put together some kind of move that involves a few passes and someone beating someone, plus a shot past the goalkeeper (I'm generalising, of course; there are other ways), and if the defending team stops this sequence at any point, then the attacking side has to start again. That's why football is generally very competeitive, and why lower teams can beat bigger teams (as always happens in the cups). The other wonderful aspect of football is the goal. Because scoring a goal is a rare event, and often a single goal can decide a game, it means that just getting near the opponent's goal is quite exciting, and when the opponents get anywhere near your goal, it's very nervewracking. And the release and celebration when a goal goes in is just superb.

[@carlosmarkiet5391]

My club Netherlands, Eindhoven, PSV. Four Americans play there, Dest, Tillman, Pepi and Ledezma, in the past we had Beasley. Despite the fact that it is a small sport in the USA, several American players play in the Champions league, including the four mentioned above.

[@101steel4]

Pulisic won the champions league with Chelsea, and was the American captain at the time. My English cousin lived in the US (Florida)then, and nobody had even heard of him😂😂 Apart from the Mexicans of course.

[@derg6222]

USA has by far the biggest population of any western country. so even though it's a relatively small sport over there, the total number of people playing soccer/football is still large.

[@nollogs2]

Your genuine and that was a class video

[@griffinrichert3346]

It’s very common for players that play in all the different tournaments, leagues, and also with their national teams to play almost 100 games in a year, which is insane considering the wear and tear they go through each game. Put together training and travel across the world on top of that? Pretty crazy

[@darkwillow1451]

European Fotball is very entertaining for 2 aspects: Unlike sports like basketball, the player never trully has full control of the ball. The ball is at your feet, not in your hand. That means possession can switch rapidly (just like in hockey). The rules of football makes it so the whole thing is focused on the ball, not on your opponent (looking at u, american football). In american football its all about strength. Except for the quarter back, the rest dont require much ball skill. For crying out loud you run with a ball in your hand. Its all about how capable u are to not be drop kicked. In EU Fotball skill with the ball matters a lot. And i dont mean dribbling necessary. Go to a pitch and try to make a 30m pass.. and then have someone pass you a 30m air tall pass and try to stop the ball with your foot. You'll see the difference between catching a ball in your hand, and make a foot stop in football.

[@ingobordewick6480]

"I'll call it football, I'll do the right thing." Can I say it? ..... I love you LOL Greets from Germany!

[@SuperHawk0413]

Remember, Championship, League 1 and League 2, are all professional leagues (League 2 players earn about 4000-9000 pounds per month)

[@sm.8553]

Well done!! You did a very good job understanding Football. PS. There are more known position names. But the video gives a good base

[@MoReal2]

You called it football...now you can be friends with billions of football lovers

[@petermari8299]

Sub number is now 5 instead of 3 but still, the majority of the teams play from start to finish

[@wozzablog]

and the last i caught was it had to be done in 3 windows, so if you sent on three subs seperately you can't send on the other two. That may have changed again in the last thirty minutes,

[@Thunder1976NL]

@@wozzablog yes, that is right. But there is an addition. When a player has a head injury you are allowed to sub that player regardless of the count. This completely separate of the normal subs.but only once per game per team.

[@wozzablog]

@@Thunder1976NL keep forgetting about that, never seen it happen - despite some nasty head injuries. Ramsdale got a ball full on the face a while back and you could see his head rock back, game stopped a couple of minutes and they played on. Really frustrating

[@farmerjohn6192]

Also any substitutes at half time don’t count against the 3 windows

[@DraigBlackCat]

​@Thunder1976NL don't forget, if one side makes an additional substitution for an injury then the other side are also awarded an extra substitution.

[@walkir2662]

15:26 - that makes it look like Germany has 4 tiers only, no idea why he stopped there while giving some other countries more.^ I'm not a sports guy myself, but I know it goes right down to the suburb clubs. Which is one reason I tend to say we replaced wars with sport, from the local conflicts against "those guys over the hill/river/whatever" to playing against other nations.

[@jacklynch7802]

I assume he either wasnt bothered or maybe he just listed the leagues with professional clubs

[@kebrl]

It seems like he only listed nationwide leagues. They break down into regions and districts at different levels in different countries

[@jennyferprus8024]

​@@kebrlhe mentioned the Regionl leagua though

[@Deano-Dron81]

Watch the original clip, some of it is clipped out in this.

[@davidbateleur8357]

This man correctly calls the sport, Football... for that alone u got my sub.

[@FernandoTieppo]

There are some strategies to force a goal during a match, going to the bathroom or for a beer run is always a solid one, accidentally changing the channel works like a charm as well, my favorite is answering the phone, it always works.

[@ahmedmiladi9362]

There's basically 3 main types of managers in football: - Attacking/possession obssessed managers: keep the ball and try to create ways to score. Example: Pep, Arteta, Klopp, Xabi alonse, Kompany.. - Defensive/Counter attacking managers: sit back, defend and look for opportunities to steal the ball and go straight for the goal. Example: Simeone, David Moyes, Mourinho - Man-manager: very flexible, basically create tactics based on whatever players they have available or matchups they're palying. Example: Ancelotti

[@prouvencau6343]

Im glad you saw this video , because there is a huge point to... point. (Sorry for my poor Baguette english) The only nation in the world which doesn't have relégation system in his sports is the nation that's called "The Land of Opportunity". 😂 Man, we would be so pissed that we couldn't burn to the hell our greatest rival ! Imagine not being able to break down a close rival , that is unconceivable 😅

[@GabberPinguin420]

well the dutch 2nd tier has no relegation either.

[@sheldonnouchy2533]

Australia also still has no relegation system, though are slowly working on that.

[@prouvencau6343]

@@GabberPinguin420 who cares ?

[@prouvencau6343]

@@sheldonnouchy2533 good 👍🏻

[@jasonglasser1621]

This. My local team is Pittsburgh Riverhounds, in the USL (2nd tier of USA system) and have done pretty well the last few seasons, so the fact that it doesn't matter and we still can't promote to MLS because that's not a thing here is infuriating.

[@angusielts7.00]

As a 60-year-old English fan, I started my interest in the game in the 1960s, in the schoolyard. We called the game "soccer" back then. Soccer is an abbreviation of "asSOCiation" as in Association Football to differentiate the game from the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Rugby League Football. All of which are played in the UK.

[@Stoggler]

Thank you. It does get a tiresome hearing British people moan about the word ‘soccer’ these days, when all they are doing is showing their ignorance of the history of the game. The word was coined in England, and the British used the word a lot for a century or so before getting all weird about it.

[@metalsquid]

Absolutely. Finally someone in the comments mentions this. We called it soccer or football interchangeably growing up in the 80s and no one gave a rat's ass. Fast forward to the internet age and suddenly elitist pricks are everywhere. Like, I get it. We all love to take the piss out of ignorant Americans. But u have to get your facts straight first.

[@remssser2256]

I think it’s mostly other European countries that moan over „soccer“,it’s called football(futbol,Fußball…) in those countries and they’ve never actually used the term soccer,so soccer is only valid in English speaking countries.

[@SuperDuperHappyTime]

Both Soccer and Rugby derive from ‘Mob Football’ in Ye Ole England, developed from the idea that schools/universities should develop their own games and rules. That tradition was imported over to the American schools, who each had their own game. The Association game got dropped for the Rugby one. The rugby one got turned into “American Football” after repeated rules rewrites (Rugby League has actually taken a number of rules from American Football as well).

[@Ceno-2k]

Wow, I didn't know this. Had zero clue it was ever referred to as soccer in the UK. Now that I think about it, it makes sense. Americans probably still call it this because that's what people called it when they first brought it over to America en masse.

[@dom35__]

not every player will have a release clause and usually when there is one it's an astronomical price so when his team dont want to negotiate a sale of a player the team thats trying to buy him will be forced to pay around double what they normally would.

[@pedrovictorcostalesgarcia9440]

That depends on the country. In Spain release clauses are compulsory. And usually binded to the player's salary, so out of the top tier teams, that clauses are not so high if a player blooms, and reveals himself as one able to play in better teams.

[@zo7034]

Not true, its common for release clauses to be 100s millions if not a billion for players in la liga@@pedrovictorcostalesgarcia9440

[@dom35__]

@@pedrovictorcostalesgarcia9440 right I completely forgot that they do that in spain, but like I said most of them are insane, players like gavi, pedri and vini have €1b release clauses

[@Matsudiro]

Couple things I'm noticing from this video you watched just as a heads up: The English League is called the "Premier League", not the Premiere League. Centre Forward and Striker is the same position. Striker is just the informal term for it, the position that the guy labelled as "CF" in that video would be called a Number 10, or maybe a False 9 (but that's usually a term you use in a system that doesn't have a Striker in it). On that, there are lots of positional terms that get labelled with numbers at least in British discourse, because of the history of those numbers, so for example a "Number 9" is generally a Striker who's very attacking and focused on scoring goals, a "6" is a holding or defensive-minded midfielder, and as earlier mentioned a 10 is a player who plays just behind a Striker in a more creative/semi-midfield role.

[@PeterMoore66]

Round 3 of the FA Cup is the round when the Premier League teams join the competition. Usually played in January. This is when the Goliath v Giant fixtures most commonly get thrown up as a Premier League team may get drawn against a team 2, 3, 4, or more, divisions below. And very occasionally, the lower league teams beat the giants. They know they're unlikely to win the competition overall, but a draw against a top-flight team (especially if they're playing at the bigger venue) is a huge pay-day for the small team, as the ticket money is split between both teams (not counting TV money)

[@Mozart4000]

2:07 You're right. In the Bundesliga, a player runs an average of 11 kilometers (7 miles). Running after every ball is physically impossible. 4:10 Okay, was covered later.😂

[@siryogiwan]

that's not a lot, that's just a warm up in games like league and union and they are all constantly running, not just individual players like soccer

[@janekmundt579]

@@siryogiwan That’s highly intense distance with stopping and accelerating all the time. On an amateur level it’s comparable, on the highest level soccer is more intense, this you also see plenty of cramps. But he also has statistics. 2 miles per game is not even in the same ballpark in terms of demands

[@theonetheonlyjoey]

​@siryogiwan Come on now, you can dislike football without straight up lying. There's plenty to criticise about football without resorting to lying, you've just made your own point look worse there mate

[@linabmoniz]

Thank you for using the word football for the sport that is known throughout the world as football.

[@zivkovicable]

The word soccer is English in origin, and was commonly used to describe football when I was growing up in England. Even today the main pundit show on Sky TV in England is called Soccer Saturday. People only complain when Americans use the word, which is ridiculous.

[@farmerjohn6192]

Yes exactly there’s nothing wrong with saying soccer and it’s often used in the UK

[@helloweener2007]

Just pay the release clause... Paris had to pay 222 million to Barcelona for Neymar. Barca paid 86.2 millionen to get him.

[@Čangrizavi_Cinik]

Not all leagues have the minimum release clause. And some teams negate this obligation by having great minimum release clause at 500 million euros (Messi, Ronaldo at their peak years).

[@hw2508]

Barca payed more to get him. They just did not make it official.

[@henry247]

​@@hw2508But he said the 86.2m with that in mind already...im not sure now but I think at first they said it was 60m.

[@hw2508]

@@henry247I think he's right (€ of course). I thought it was even more, but it seems the number is correct. Barca payed so many different parties, very messy.

[@lulkaku]

Ipswich Town promoted from League one, then the very next season, promoted from the Championship into this year's premier league. pretty nuts.

[@icuredamsterdam6237]

Not every contract includes a release clause. In Spain every contract has to have a release clause… but teams will just put in €1B release clause so nobody activates it.

[@Fernstrom91]

You should look up the super league and what happened When some owners tried to introduce a league like the nfl.

[@domiiinik4320]

If you want to watch a football game and don't know where to start, I suggest watching 2022 World Cup Final between Argentina and France, one of the best games ever And yes, couple leagues are really busy, England is the most football busy country of all, because you have around 40 league games (38 in Premier League, 42 in Championship etc) at least 1 Carabao Cup game (and it can go up to 5), the same with FA Cup so another 5-7 games if you go to the final and then there are European championships like Champions League, Europa League and Conference League : you have 6 group stage games and if you are good enough to go to the final, you play 13/15 games in Europe during a season I also have to mention that the best players are not only playing all these games for their club, but they also get called up to their national teams so it's another couple games for your country and if it's World Cup (or EURO/AFCON/Copa America/Gold Cup/Asian Cup) year, you have an entire additional tournament to play

[@sixscriptsunder]

Ok, that bit about Mourinho is not entirely true, people tend to take it far too serious because he once said that a team that scores one extra goal than the opposition wins the game and at the end of the day that is what matters. Even though he has a more defensive philosophy there is context to it that people leave out, he has always been the underdog. People also tend the forget that he has had the most inglorious gigs of modern football, FC Porto, he literally wins two European Finals back to back with a team of fishermen. Man Utd pos Fergie and that had a lot of diva issues in the locker room? he gets 2nd domestically and wins Europa with that broken team of washed overpaid players. Spurs? The eternal no winning trophies at all team? He goes on to make Kane one of the best players in the world at using his feet and gets sacked prior to a cup finals that he would've win 100% guaranteed. Roma? a team that has 4 European finals total in their history, 2 of them were back to back with Mourinho. And what about that Real Madrid time where they were faced against the strongest team that ever played football in the history of the sport? He goes on and drops 100 points (last year Barca won it with 88 points), and his team scores a record breaking 121 goals (46 from Ronaldo). He has this bigger then life persona and people like to flex on him, but he has done an unbelievable job considering the pieces he has been given. (ofc there is the overspending and missed transfers: Pogba i'm looking at you mate), but it would be interesting for you to have a look at his career if you're getting more into football because it has been one hell of a roller coaster. This is the guy that made Materazzi (Italian terminator, check his "fights" against Shevchenko) cry uncontrollably in the arms of middle aged Mourinho when he left Inter. Edit: typo in FC Port

[@woodpecker9148]

It's Porto. Not port.

[@sixscriptsunder]

@@woodpecker9148 yes mate, I edited that like 2 weeks ago when I realised the mistake. thank you for your reply.

[@Hollander113]

6:50 I would also like to point out that defenders passing the ball amongst themselves is a way to get the other team to move forwards because they want the ball back, and the hope is they will leave spaces for the attackers to exploit.

[@Jeremy-rt7ou]

Also last weekend a FA cup match took place between Manchester United (Premiership team) and Coventry City (Championship Team) it was so close was very nearly a high upset the highs and lows were immense. The FA cup is synonymous for lower league teams playing higher league teams and every year there is always an upset. It is so good to watch the cup runs

[@jqmascarado3451]

Watching you get blown away by basic football explanations makes me appreciate the game ive loved my whole life even more. Please become a football fan man, hope one day you love it as much as me

[@LiveDonkeyDeadLion]

You should have a look at Dorking Wanderers, they started recently at the very bottom and are working they up. And of course you should watch Welcome to Wrexham. The FA Cup is open to the top ten tiers of English football (there are other competitions for many of the other tiers), but only a few teams from tier 10 get selected each year. It’s not often won by the lower tiers, but there’s a saying, ‘anything can happen in the FA Cup’, and it often does

[@trapper7954]

Funny to see an outside perspective, with nice commentary. If you are into gaming maybe it would be fun to do a FIFA manager career mode! (For instance a playthrough where you create your own team through the youth academy with youth scouts) Or any other (sports) game

[@fhyss6100]

Some trivia for you about what is said in the video. In France, someone named Guy Roux became coach of a little regional team in the city of Auxerre. They were in 5th division at the time (in 1961). He took them to second division in 13 years, and then finally in first division in 1980, before making them one of the big teams of the country for 15 years. Just to show you it's possible to grind the ladder if you give it time, and have a great coach. Also, for a long time we had a town (guingamp) of less than 10 thousand people in the first division. They are struggling now and went down a few divisions. Sorry for the long post, one last thing, there is an excellent show on Netflix called "The english game", about how the football became a popular sport instead of a hobby for aristocrat, and the political aspect of it. Very interesting to watch, and doesn't take too much time. Sorry again, great video :)

[@cat-mum-Jules]

Great comment. I'll check out that documentary 👍

[@fhyss6100]

@@cat-mum-Jules My bad, i explained wrong, it's a series (one season), not documentary. So probably romancig the reality, but the big picture is still there^^

[@cat-mum-Jules]

@@fhyss6100 still sounds worth a look at 😀

[@DaveSeville-sf1ku]

Very nuanced video. Well done on the video chaps from London

[@wah0wah]

This video is awesome on so many levels for me, as a European and 40+ years football fan. First of all, thank you for keeping the name "football" correct. ❤ Second, thank you for making me feel refreshed in my excitement and respect for teams and players. Thank you!

[@lorenzosaltini5451]

love the enrgy. Us Europeans often overlook how new this must sound to a person who grew up in a country where the sports culture is so deeply eradicated AND fundamentally different from European Sports. Videos like this also help us look at our most famous sport from a different perspective. Not to mention the fact you are soaking in this information with the best mentality: I don't know, hence I listen and work my way through the information I gather. Here in Europe we are much more familiar with American sports' dynamics than most american people are with europan football, due to media coverage and how American culture is generally more close than European culture (here it's also fluid as it would be between California and Massachussets, I guess, also geographically speaking). It's crazy, great work, loving this.

[@King0neEurope]

17:40 this year the german 2. league team (a few years ago even only 3. league) "1. FC Kaiserslautern" made it to the league cup final. They in the end didnt win but came really close, which is still amazing.

[@imulippo5245]

Lack of salary cap has destroyed football in Europe, because one rich dude from middle-east buys a team and becomes their sugar daddy, it destroys fair competition.

[@Mahlaki-q7p]

Formations are a basis of a structure to work from both defensively and offensively. Teams stay in somewhat similar formation throughout the game as it flows. Loved your video