American vs. European Football Fans | Who does it better?

[@TucoBenedicto]

Well, this was a weird selection of samples. I'm not even that much into football (which makes me basically an Unicorn here in Italy) but I can assure people that there have been FAR more spectacular examples of of fans chanting/choreographies over the years.

[@uccc2282]

Yeah, I wonder why there was no Liverpool with its "you'll never walk alone" for example. Or Rome, or Naples in Italy.

[@rmj7]

💯. While I wouldn't dare compare US soccer fans to the likes of our friends across the pond, the support has certainly come a long way over the past decade. This vid is just trying to sell a false narrative. So yeah, US soccer fans can't light a match against other football fans across the globe, but the difference is nowhere as extreme as it's made out to be in this compilation. All that being said, maaaaan would I pay good money to go to one of those European games just to experience that atmosphere!

[@stonedmountainunicorn9532]

You're not alone, there's more of us

[@drbenwaynewyersy9976]

amici... these are Americans watching.. you can't hit them with the pyro and everything else Ultras do... Americans would sh*t themselves ;)...

[@joepiekl]

I find the main difference with the US chants I see on KZbin is that they're just very generic. You could sing them about any team in any situation. I sort of feel the same about those very choreographed ones you see in Germany, but I don't speak enough German to know what they're singing, so maybe they're fairly organic. I remember going to a cup final in Malaysia and they had this perfectly choreographed chant with the entire end jumping and flags all waving at particular points in the game. It looked impressive, but once they're 40 minutes in, you realise they're not actually reacting to anything that's going on on the pitch and it was all just a bit weird. But in England, while there are obviously the old classics and some generic/recycled chants, the majority of the time, the chants are either about what's happening on the pitch, the opponents, or the individual character of the players. Mario Balotelli used to have a chant that was expanded every week with a new verse as he inevitably ended up in the newspapers doing something crazy again. And the greatest ever chant was for a recently diagnosed schizophrenic goalkeeper in Scotland: "There's only two Andy Gorams. Two Andy Gorams."

[@andrewrankin1921]

The European cities/countries were Dortmund, Cologne, Frankfurt,Northern Ireland, Milan, France, Iceland, Thessaloniki, Frankfurt again, Amsterdam, Malmo, Paris, Romania

[@Varasalvi2]

It's nice of you to think that Iceland has such big stadiums but Iceland is nowhere in there. That is the "Icelandic viking clap" though, so i can see why you'd think it was Iceland. Iceland didn't even invent that clap, Iceland just made it popular and other teams/nations have started using it since then.

[@andrewrankin1921]

@@Varasalvi2 The video is about the fans and not home sections. I said what cities and countries correspond. A few of them are not at home, the Aris FC fans clip is at the Etihad for instance. I think you misread my comment

[@akulakaboom]

He missed AC Milan which has more trophies than all of these combined

[@andrewrankin1921]

@@akulakaboomthere fixed it

[@saschabeck1800]

​@@akulakaboomthis comment ist bullshit 😉😂

[@arkarmoethouk2445]

2:33 It's BVB Borussia Dortmund fans from Dortmund, Germany. The city's population is around 580,000 people. The home stadium of BVB, Signal Iduna Park, has a capacity of about 82,000 people. It's the SECOND BIGGEST club stadium in all Europe. (The first is Barcelona's Camp Nou, 99,000) And it's completely sold out like every week and jam-packed with their fans. Dortmund's population-to-fans ration is insane!

[@williamwilkes9873]

Missing the old rallies?.......LONDON,.,........

[@joepiekl]

Sort of, but that's like how Paris has an official population of 2.2 million, but if you include the full metro area, it's over 11 million. Dortmund might only have 580,000 people, but the surrounding metro area is well over 5 million, and over 11 million people live in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area. Still got amazing support though.

[@wallythewondercorncake8657]

My city has a population of somewhere around 115 thousand and we went to play at Wembley there were around 30k supporters there. I'm on the complete opposite end of the country to London too

[@skullboy1003]

The city in the video isn't Dortmund. its Brugge, Belgium. probably from the match between these clubs in the 2022 champions league

[@Nikioko]

@@skullboy1003 Right. Dortmund doesn't have such a nice historic city centre. It's all post-WWII.

[@cuszco]

You're right that the difference in passion most likely has to do with the history of the clubs. And I think the fact that clubs aren't franchises that buy into leagues, but rather clubs that are deeply rooted in their respective cities that have earned their place in the league(s) they're in, plays a big part too.

[@cuszco]

Oh, btw, if you want a deeper dive into club rivalries, look up "derby days - a feeling deeper than hate" about the rivalry between BVB and the club I shall not name ;). Two clubs from the Ruhr-area with incredibly passionate fans. It explains pretty well why football is so big in those cities and where the passion comes from.

[@ravenward626]

I expect you're on to something, but I'd guess the biggest pole in the tent is a feeling of connection with a team. Interesting stories and history of a club probably provides more traction for such connections. Identity and pride being another pair of factors. Personally I've never felt any connection with a professional team in any sport. I'm fairly indifferent to millionaires playing kids' games. But an amateur game with people I know personally playing, that can get exciting for me. Likely because there's a meaningful stake in the outcome by wanting that person to win. Maybe gambling might make professional sports more interesting, but I don't know the games well enough to estimate the odds.

[@cuszco]

@@ravenward626 You're absolutely right. The 15-ish minute short docu I mentioned in my reply to my original comment illustrates that. It barely touches on the sport itself, but explains the connection those 2 clubs have with their fans and why they are so important to their cities really well. I can really recommend it. It's not as violent or aggressive as the title may suggest. That's merely a quote from one of the people being interviewed.

[@Isleofskye]

@@ravenward626 Next May,I enter my 8th decade in London, and (for most fans) your team represents not just your Town or City but a specific part of it like my team in South East London, for example..

[@Kelsea-2002]

@@cuszco 🤣Well, next season Schalke will no longer tremble in front of BvB, but in front of Lautern. I promise you one thing - we will give them hell on the Betze! We love to eat the big ones, as I'm sure you know. 👹❤❤❤

[@urbanastro4701]

in Europe and South America your football club is in your blood, Its passed from father to son, I support, and go to the same ground that my great great grandfather went to in the 1880's

[@رياضكريكرو]

Don't forget North Africa

[@Cynicayke]

I was at the North London derby last year, Arsenal vs. Tottenham. The atmosphere was so intense for two straight hours.

[@OldVikingSchool]

Been at 2 European football games and it's a freaking blast. The crowd bringing so much of the entertainment its unreal, sadly one of those game ended in a dramatic fight which pre-emptively shut down the game but still... the energy and passion these games brings just spreads like a disease and you'll be asking those next to you what the lyrics are.

[@shanenolan5625]

I remember a British football. Commentator was asked about football. it's just a game , it's not life and death. . He responded, "No football is not life and and death , its more important than that. 😆

[@hashshashiin.forsī]

Bill Shankly?

[@shanenolan5625]

@@hashshashiin.forsī correct. Liverpool manager ( couch)

[@hashshashiin.forsī]

@@shanenolan5625 coach?

[@jocko6065]

In Europe there are generations of fans . . . Their fathers supported & team , there fathers before them . . . Etc etc . . . its the same in South America 😊

[@dkexpat2755]

Fun fact : 3:50 these fans made engineers have to build stadiums in a new way to count for the resonance created by the jumping fans :D

[@NoProtocol]

That is the fun fact I needed! I’ve been thinking about that scene

[@chrissheldon8708]

5:30 Top 10 1) Camp Nou - Barcelona - Spain - 99,354 2) Wembley Stadium - London - England - 90,000 3) Signal Iduna Park - Dortmund - Germany - 81,359 4) Estadio Santiago Bernabeu - Madrid - Spain - 81,044 5) Luzhniki Stadium - Moscow - Russia - 81,006 6) San Siro - Milan - Italy - 80,018 7) Stade de France - Paris - France - 80,000 8) Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium - Istanbul - Turkey - 76,092 9) Old Trafford - Manchester - England - 75,811 10) Allianz Arena - Munich - Germany - 75,000

[@dannyrose8699]

That is false now though, reconstruction of stadiums.

[@fox_trot0214]

at 4:45 it's Milano club from Italy and they are singing a famous song called "Sara Perché ti amo" witch is about love, (could be translated as "It's because i love you") you can find the whole song on youtube easily And the clip just after is from France, my country ;), and they're singing the National Anthem

[@TheGabrielPT]

I'm a Benfica fan (portuguese team from Lisbon) and I've seen 3 games of them so far in my life. 2 games in Lisbon, and 1 in Coimbra, my local city.

[@hussain6469]

BVB is the second most famous club in Germany, its based in Dortmund one of West Germany’s popular cities

[@cuszco]

Too bad they showed the march to the stadium and not the The Yellow Wall in all it's glory. 🖤💛

[@Kelsea-2002]

The second most famous club in Germany? It's nice that you realize that BvB is coming behind Lautern! 😂👹

[@MastG]

Hi, I have been to most UK grounds supporting Chelsea and in the 80's & 90's went regularly to support the German team FC St Pauli. Today I follow my local West London club, Hayes and Yeading United FC, with average 200 attendance! The wildest crowds I have seen were in Argentina, both 2011 Boca Juniors v River Plate, then the River Plate v Belgrano de Córdoba which together were the most exciting, oppressive, explosive and dangerous matches I have yet attended. and ended with the relegation of River Plate.

[@angusmcwhorter9012]

In the 80s, I went to a game in London at Crystal Palace vs. Brighton. Also, I have also been to a MLS match at St. Louis, the new expansion team. They have the loudest stadium in the MLS.

[@arthurhudson5544]

"WORLD'S BEST ULTRAS CHANTS With Lyrics & Translation" is a great one, a mixture of powerful chants from around the world, with lyrics. Thanks for the reaction

[@NoProtocol]

I’m writing this one on the list!

[@McLeod2022]

We had Beastquake when Marshawn made Seattle fan's jumping cause a seismic register. Two thoughts... a cursory glance shows the same "micro earthquake" phenom has been recorded for futball matches.. and props to the architects and engineers who have to design a stadium to be pounded like that so relentlessly.

[@petebeatminister]

Yes, the national anthem part can be fun - especially if the wrong anthem is played. Like it happened when the Kasachstan national team was surprised with the fictious Kasachstan anthem from a "Borat" movie, with rather creative lyrics.

[@sirsancti5504]

Or a band (orchestra) plays live the spanish REPUBLICAN anthem. (Spain is a monarchy).

[@Rugby0nTop]

The expression on her face when Dortmund came on😂

[@valley6824]

They ain’t ready for the European flavour bro. They act surprised but they are the ones who can freely buy guns in a random local shop. 😂

[@Kelsea-2002]

I'm a huge fan of a small German provincial club, but when there are almost 50,000 fans at home games and drive our red devils forward, then even the players of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich panic. Fun Fact - due to the Ramstein Air Base around the corner, our traditional club has also been able to win over a lot of American fans who now prefer to watch our football than AF. Tradition and passion are what make a sport big and successful - not the big money!

[@cuszco]

The German league is pretty unique in Europe in that regard, with their 50+1 rule preventing investors from buying a majority stake in a club. This keeps big money out and makes it so the fans own their club, in a way.

[@Kelsea-2002]

@@cuszco 👏👍👍

[@kix_501st]

is your team Kaiserslautern? if so i know what you mean 😂 i live in Wiesbaden but the fans are passionate for Wehen despite our 30.000 something arena. the playoff we had against armenia bielefeld was something else. also a lot of americans from the base come to watch which i guess includes me.

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

European sporting clubs like pubs and private members clubs were attached to factories and businesses which the workers and their families were the members and could access. Which is why the passion and unity because these clubs grew from local communities.

[@Isleofskye]

THIS is what KZbin should be about. My favourite and most intelligent reactor viewing the World's most popular sport by a Country Mile. :) I have attended 1,770 matches(mostly in London) and my first game was on 3rd September 1962 so 61 years ago now and I have seen endless thousands more and I still go though now I live in The Outer London Suburbs, not so much as I used to when between 1962-1993,I missed 6 Home games in 30 years until we moved just 1/2 mile to an All Seater Stadium which does sanitize the old extremely passionate English atmosphere. ULTRAS GREATEST CHANTS VOLUMES 1,2,3 AND 4 or World's Greatest(including the amazing South Americans) ENJOY..

[@SimonJM]

I've been to two professional football games, both many yaers ago, way, waaaaaay before you were born (early 1970s). First was Brighton and Hove Albion against Crystal Palace, the second was a match with (I think) Red Star Belgrade being the visitors (the only thing i remember is the game was delayed whilst the Red Star Belgrade goalkeeper was sent back to change his shirt as he was wearing a colour (yellow, I think) that was not allowed in a non-international (country-level) level game).

[@nikolaparvanov7113]

I have been to some football games in my country off Bulgaria. Here in the Balkan part of Europe if there is a big derby things might get willd and a bit dangerous, but that i becouse of the ultras of the team. Such derby in Bulgaria is between CSKA Sofia and Levski or between Botev Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Plovdiv. The most dangerous derby in Europe is held in the neogboring Serbia which is between Partizan and Red Star.

[@KeesBoons]

Didn't expect this topic from you, but I enjoyed it anyhow.

[@ZenixLrX]

"meanwhile in europe... they are preapering for war" i mean you are not wrong xD

[@joepiekl]

I remember when New York City FC started and for their first game, the put out a little book of suggested chants for the fans. Hilarious.

[@nickzettas5220]

Complete shot in the dark but you were correct, it is Greece. Aris is a team based in Thessaloniki

[@Isleofskye]

and that was in England when that Greek team were the Away fans.

[@JEFFwasHERE...]

This was fun but I think you'll really get a good laugh at: BEST FOOTBALL CHANTS w/ lyrics. It's a bunch UK soccer fans and it's honestly next level

[@edurevelfood]

Didn't expect that! You lived in Spain, and being Spaniard makes me happy as I follow you for quite some time already. Hope you enjoyed here.

[@juniusvindex769]

I used to go to football in the 80's, it was ruthless. I remember going to a pub, and it was chanting at full volume, and if any away fans entered, it was dangerous af. Before the fights broke out, I'd left and entered the ground. The atmosphere was epic even for division 2 👌🏻

[@youn333s]

The biggest football stadium in Europe is Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, with the capacity to hold 99k spectators. Edit: I wrote the comment before I got to you mentioning that you saw Barca play. 😅 So if you saw that game in Barcelona, then you have been to the biggest stadium in european football.

[@antonm1834]

followed by Wembley stadium in second place

[@humanbeing654]

in Europe many clubs, especially smaller ones they kind of represent a part of the population or all city depending how many teams are in that city (example in glasgow is usually irish catholic descendant that supports celtic against protestant british part that supports rangers). In many cases rivalries between clubs are way older than footbal itself and are related to some issues that might have happaned hundreds years ago. Supporting a Club could be a kind of way to show where you from and what you or you ancestors believe in. That goes with all the sports in general, many basket teams are just a side of a club that has a football team too and supporters are often the same for both sports. I suggest you to check videos of eastern european atmosphere in basketball matches

[@donjoe2112]

Theres a video of the rudest football chants from the UK, worth the watch

[@jedaaa]

There are some great vids on U.K crowd chants you might have fun with on YT, deffo NSFW but I'm not into footie so anyone reading this from the U.K who can point Miss Protocol in the right direction ..... 👍😉

[@EVANTHADUDE]

I'd love to see you react to Thom Yorke "Bloom (Live from Electric Lady Studios)!" Thom Yorke's the singer for Radiohead that's singing, playing piano, and playing a modular synthesizer on this song. Also, a side note is Electric Lady Studios where he's performing in the video is Jimmy Hendrix's old personal recording studio in NYC that's still around. It still has much of the same analog recording equipment from the 60's giving audio that lush warm vibe.

[@TheMadaFraka]

Spanish here, went to France for that Eurocup, and spend my time with Irish people... (I was by myself). They are the f best people ever... and 4:03 minute always give me chills.

[@leeharwood9624]

Need to watch newcastle United fan 🖤⚪🖤⚪ The toon army 🖤 ⚪ Best fans in England by far

[@ianp1986]

I’ve seen this video being reacted to lots of times and that Seattle bloke with the microphone still creeps me out

[@glennheuts407]

You Never Walk Alone at Liverpool is the best thing change my mind

[@soreiche]

I has visited the the HSV (H=Hamburg) a lot during school and university. Later when the childs were born I was lucky if I go 1 or 2 times a year. Now ist getting more hopefully because my son started to join me 🙂 I visited several other stadions. Once in Pasadena. The atmosphere ist totally different. Some hispanic fans were like european fans. But my impressionn was more like a visit in a cinema or show, just watching and some applause.

[@PathtoYahawah]

Such a beauty

[@Red80008]

The main difference is, imho, that European Fan clubs not only chant to raise the mood and to support their team but it actually is like a turf war between the two team-fanbases and their weapons are the chants. The examples shown her are merely touching the whole story behind it and if you know the languages and understand just a little, most of the chants are "only" motivational and kinda representational, as in "look at that team, they're great and that's what we're singing" but when you go deeper into the whole topic, many if not most chants are directed to either the other team or the other fanbase and aim to discourage them directly. I mean, there is some serious sh*t going down in some stadiums up to the point of veeery dirty insults which is usually the reason for fanbase-escalations in or around the stadium. As I'm sure is widely known, most fanbases are kinda moderate but what you should really watch out for are the masses of fans, dressed in black and having facemasks on (like the guy on the streetlamp), the usually so called "Ultras". They're dressed for war, came to "kill" and don't back down from a straight up fight if need be. The only thing keeping most of them in check are the Police and the repercussions for the team they're "representing" as in having to pay reparations to either the association or the other team or even being banned from stadiums if things get out of hand. Unfortunately, they are a big (if not most influencial) part of the whole fanbase-rivalry-thing and if it weren't for the moderate fans, that whole thing might be impressive to watch but hard to bear...

[@tobiaswedin]

6:49 whoa, that surely surprised me hearing those supporters chanting something with the melody of a Swedish children's movie from 1969 - Pippi Longstocking

[@antonyfisher7490]

Hi there. There's a comparison vid of NBA fans v Euro basketball fans. The Europeans are absolutely mental in that one.

[@maumas1312]

This video will start at 2:12

[@SirHargreeves]

Germans marching down the street “They are preparing for war” 👀

[@albertomagnani3984]

6:06 Hahaha I lived in Spain as well. I was in Tarifa near to Strait of Gibraltar.

[@RedBaron44]

I'm from Morocco, the atmosphere in North Africa is crazy as well because of the Ultras Culture. The cheering culture is brilliant in East Asia as well especially in baseball parks in Japan and Korea and Taiwan. The cheers don't stop during the entire game. It's different from football but it's a lot of fun.

[@albertomagnani3984]

5:05 If you want I can tell you what they say: It is the Milan team fans which are in Italy and I'm Italian. They sing: What confusion, will be because I love you, Tight me strong, and stay closer to me, if you love me, it is because I love you,. Then the final part I cannot translate because they say bad words against the enemy team and fans 😂😂😂

[@zillinho19cz]

4:48 "Sara perche ti amo" it's a Italian Classic! That's what they Sung before AC Milan matches

[@Enhancedlies]

you went to Barcelona's Camp Nou, which is the largest stadium in Europe with a capacity at a dot under 100k people. I went to Barca vs AC Milan Champions league semi final... the atmosphere was electric! But 100k people all leaving at the same time is something to witness, thats for sure!

[@benjaminlogan8946]

Happy Friday NP, when is the live video where we can watch with you? 😊

[@vortexathletic]

It’s dumb to compare countries where the sport is growing VS ones where it has been established for over a century

[@sejuanisupportonly7385]

5:01 "I wish I knew what they were saying" In most cases you do not want to know ... EU football chants are usually the kind of things that would get you banned from YT in seconds :P 6:25 They are Greek, but *not* in Greece. That is actually Aris FC in an AWAY game in England. That many people showed up, half the continent away :)

[@cmlemmus494]

"That many people showed up, half the continent away" : Though to be fair, the distance from Athens to London is about the same as New York to Albuquerque, the airfare is probably cheaper, and pre-Brexit there was no hassle. Not saying it isn't amazing, but it's not like getting Americans to travel internationally.

[@gianluigigreco2835]

Milan fans:" what a confusion, it is because i love you, an emotion that goes on slow and slow..."it is an old italian song.

[@TheLeagueOfNefariousGentlemen]

European clubs: (In order of de VoD) 1) Borussia Dortmund (Nickname: die Schwarzgelben (The black and yellow)) - Germany 2) 1. FC Köln (Nickname: Die Geißböcke (The Billy Goats)) - Germany 3) Eintracht Frankfurt (Nickname: Die Adler" (The Eagles)) - Germany 4) Northern Ireland national football team (Nickname: Green and White Army, Norn Iron) - Ireland 5) A.C. Milan (Nickname: Rossoneri (The Red & Blacks) - Italy 6) France national football team (Nickname: Les Bleus (The Blues)) - France 7) Iceland national football team (Nickname: Strákarnir okkar (Our Boys)) - Iceland 8) Aris Thessaloniki F.C. (Nickname: Theós tou polémou (God of War) Kitrinomavroi (The Yellow-Blacks)) - Greece 9) Eintracht Frankfurt (Nickname: Die Adler" (The Eagles)) - Germany 10) Ajax Amsterdam (Nickname: de Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods), de Joden (the Jews), Lucky Ajax)) - The Netherlands 11) Malmö FF (Nickname: Di blåe (Scanian: The Blue Ones) Himmelsblått (Sky Blue)) - Sweden 12) PSG (Paris Saint-Germain F.C.) (Nickname: Les Parisiens (The Parisians) Les Rouge-et-Bleu (The Red-and-Blues)) - France 13) Romania national football team (Nickname: Tricolorii (The Tricolours)) - Romania

[@gianluigigreco2835]

Ajax , the big noses, too

[@TheKerberos84]

I am not into Soccer, but the Song the german Fans are singing is curiously a Main Theme of a Children Show. The Name of the Show was Pippi Langstrumpf. The Song is about 2min long.

[@drigerdranzer7514]

7:15 "FRAMÅT MALMÖ" "HEJA DI BLÅE" "FORWARD MALMÖ" "COME ON THE BLUES" Call and respond chant from the Most Champions of Sweden Malmö FF. That was away in the Uefa Euro League against Chelsea when 3500 Malmö fans were outsinging 36500 Chelsea fans away at Stamford Bridge. Our own home support is electrifying with megasize flags, big tifo displays and flares. We sing for 2 hours straight minus 15 minutes at half time break.

[@647jonnyboy]

"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." Bill Shankley and he was right I come from Northern Ireland and miss the famous "will Grigg's on fire your defence is terrified"

[@Isleofskye]

Good Comment so I will allow Bill's surname being spelt incorrectly:)

[@maximilianzein6640]

Just some info on those freaking out about the stadium "shaking" while fans jump up and down during the heat and passion of the game, It's by design, to allow the energy to escape instead of collapsing in on itself.

[@atriox7221]

This is the kind of video which feels like an explanation for how Europe successfully took over the world, they’ve got an incredibly passionate and competitive culture which is beautiful to see in regards to sports

[@andydunno8188]

The first European fans you saw marching down the street, are those of Borussia Dortmund. Borussia has another team called Mönchengladbach. As you like history, maybe you'll be interested to know that Borussia is the latin word for Prussia, a former European state that comprised much of what today is Germany, Poland, Lithuania and Russia. Although having watched many of your reaction video's, i suspect you knew that already :)

[@cuszco]

It's not so much that Borussia has 2 teams, but rather that there are 2 completely separate teams, from separate cities, with Borussia in their name.

[@Isleofskye]

Where were those Dortmund fans, Andy, please?

[@michadegraaf4570]

@@Isleofskye Seems to Belgium , Belgian police car

[@Isleofskye]

@@michadegraaf4570 Thanks:)

[@thinkfree_0927]

The "Borussia" in Dortmund does not stand for Prussia but for an old Dortmund beer brand.

[@montyke5798]

the first city you saw was in Belgium (you can tell by the police car) but i can't tell where, but if i have to guess it'l probably be somewhere in the West-flanders province.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

5:00 I can help with that. Those are AC Milan fans, and they're singing the song "Sarà perché ti amo" ("It must be because I love you") by the Italian band "Ricchi e Poveri" ("Rich and Poor"): "Che confusione... sarà perché ti amo! È un'emozione che cresce piano piano. Stringimi forte e stammi più vicino, Se ci sto bene sarà perché ti amo!" Doing my best to respect the prosody, this is a rough translation: "What confusion... it must be 'cause i love you! It's an emotion that grows more and more. Hug me tight and come a little closer, If I feel good it must be 'cause i love you!" However, in typical Milan style, they change it a little bit in the stadium chant, and manage to make it even more poetic: "Che confusione... sarà perchè tifiamo! È un'emozione che sale piano piano. Stringimi forte e stammi più vicino, E chi non salta... è un porco juventino!" And here's the translation for this beauty: "What confusion... must be 'cause we're supporters! It's an emotion that rises more and more. Hug me tight and come a little closer, And who doesn't jump up... is a Juventus fan pig!" ⚪⚫ 🐖

[@NoProtocol]

This is exactly what I was hoping for!! I attempted to say some of the lines out loud (It sounded rough) lol thank you (:

[@mrgee4592]

In the US, this type of organized cheering, etc. is done elaborately in college sports. Unfortunately in EU, college sports are minimally supported if at all.

[@Section20Ul]

Unfortunately... Pretty much every single professional European football club have academies for kids starting anywhere from 5 to 7 years old. Then under 12's, under 14 and under 18 squads. Why would we need bullshit college teams, when we have actual real football clubs providing that from a very early age? And your elaborate cheering in US sports is awful. Shouting fight and win, followed by fight and win. So elaborate, how do they come up with these? 🙄 Sorry but elaboration is just not a thing in US fans chants. Come back when you have a whole stadium chanting and singing about an opposition players sexual proclivities or the way they look, then we can talk. Meanwhile the songs and chants in European football are usually very specific to that club, many are very old and been in use for decades and are used to either to create atmosphere, be funny or to take the piss out of the opposition teams, players and/or the 'away' fans and can be extremely crude, where you'd probably get thrown out of the stadium in the US for some of the things we sing about. And there won't be just one either, you'll have a repertoire of songs and chants to be sung during a match.

[@Kelsea-2002]

The kids should learn something important at school and at universities - the clubs are responsible for leisure activities (sports)! If you were to do the same in the US, the general education would also be much higher in the country and you would not live in such a bubble!

[@derbigpr500]

It's because by the college time, kids are already in professional clubs.

[@dazo8671]

Seattle, Portland, LAFC have atmospheres that are insane

[@kevinridley8883]

i believe Barcelona stadium camp nou ( new camp) is the biggest, used to be around 110,000 people but now with seating it's around 99,354 ish

[@Yaaron_Zongo]

I hope someone does a comparison with African football. Africa's chants are a party

[@RodrigoVargas72]

Dortmund. The stadium is insane. Te faltaron los estadios de Argentina. Biggest stadium in Europe is Camp Nou in Barcelona.

[@traver1965]

It is called football. Soccer/Sucker is a US way of describing the worlds most popular sport

[@carlos_takeshi]

Association football fans tossing this around just make themselves look like ignorant pedants. The term is British, and as old as the game itself. It comes from the British habit of making slang terms by adding "-er" to parts of words, like "Rugger" for Rugby or "preggers" for pregnant. "Soccer" comes from the "soc" of association football, which, if you're not aware, is the kind of football that is commonly called "football" around the world. It's the "A" in FIFA (Fédération internationale de football association). Multiple kinds of football were developed at the same time as association football. Rugby is Rugby football, developed and codified at Rugby School. There's Gaelic football, Australian Rules football, and yes, American football. So yes, association football is football and by far the most popular form. But it's never been the only one. And "soccer" was never an American word. It's always been a British word, as old as the game of association football itself.

[@Ubotit_Unaymit]

Happy Friday NP!😊

[@NoProtocol]

Have a great weekend (:

[@fotiskoutsou2089]

6:15 I can confirm its Greece you are correct well done, did the sigma (Σ) give it away?

[@NoProtocol]

It was the badge in general but I still wasn’t positive, thanks for answering that!

[@Kenny-lz3gh]

Liverpool fan singing One Kiss by Dua Lipa should be here😂

[@xenowerks7020]

I don't think I've ever been to football/Soccer game but as a Canadian I've been to allot of Hockey games.

[@NoProtocol]

I enjoy a good hockey game as well

[@jovanisanfemio7641]

Where was the comparison?? Did I miss it??

[@paolopietropagnon8482]

Beautiful smile! 😊

[@charlesf2804]

I may get in trouble for this, but here's a video that may interest. It's called "US Women's Soccer Team LOSE 24 - 1 to Mens Team to Prove a Point." The channel is Nate the Lawyer, and the video has 1.9 million views.

[@ShaunPrince]

I went to a soccer game and sat in the "supporter" section, and the whole time we had to stand and sing chants to help out team. Incredibly powerful team energy at these games. Not my thing, but was such a great experience.

[@mattybuu4910]

BvB was Dortmund fans on an away game in Bruges

[@jordanbond7372]

For the national anthem nothing can beat Scotland's national anthem in Murray field bagpipes and all its so beautiful

[@ale1997co]

Wished they showed south America as well, we go crazy down here too!

[@jorgechamorro6054]

Stadium River Plate of Argentina has a capacity of about 86,000 people. Your fans are insane, they sing throughout the game without stopping

[@orangecobraEU]

the big difference is that in us, they singing only before the game, and in europe like you see in this videos its during the game

[@ronmexico1164]

How the hell do you know the song freed from desire? It's from like 1997....

[@johnsonwilliam1023]

It’s “I believe that we will win”the first chant

[@raziele92]

Ni cuenta que hablas el español tan suave. Now I'm curious. What other languages can you speak fluently?

[@srottfaen]

The European fans sorta remind me of being in a thrash metal mosh pit.

[@LANGI902]

🤘🏻😖🤘🏻

[@NAFO_MythicPlague]

Great smile D.

[@NoProtocol]

(:

[@orion7326]

100,000 people sing together in the Ahmedabad stadium in India. It usually happens when India is playing or when the IPL tournament is on.

[@AionCentral-qc6hi]

The first video of Europe was the team Borussia Dortmund when they came to Bruges I believe (Belgium).

[@albertomagnani3984]

6:25 Correct! Paok (Greece)

[@compuguy24]

Can’t say they compare us soccer to European soccer, they been at that longer and more support. Say closer comparison is college football crowds when it comes to celebrations.

[@muchpeacemuchlove]

Europeans have had centuries of unity to roar together - we only have 240+ years to roar together plus all the a-holes in America make it more difficult - beautiful smile 🥰

[@TheGabrielPT]

Where did you live in Spain? Out of curiosity

[@zoom5024]

6:30 yes it's greek fans, but that is recorded in Manchester England when they played manchester city.

[@nox_doggo5883]

It's Dortmund, Germany.

[@black.sasuke.uchiha]

4:20 I’m definitely going to listen to the song, after this video.

[@NoProtocol]

It’s a good one

[@jwebxx]

Europe has often games where fans fire up bengalos. Those videos are missing. Yes, bengalos are mostly forbidden, but they are part of games sometimes...

[@brentandvuk]

I went to a soccer game in Adana, Turkey. The opposition fans were kept in a cage so the Adana fan’s throwing bottles at them won’t hurt them.

[@Dawid.Wu_]

I wouldn't say any of it was better from the other, but as you noticed, in Europe it looks like war preparations. Sometimes it can be dangerous, especially when teams dislike eachother.

[@MAGNA_FRISIA]

Singing like in church, you call war? Most of them are just kids with a nose full of cocain