The NFL might not be my favorite sport!! ⚽️🔥

[@44nkk]

Also I know you're getting into football through the World Cup, but the football being played there is very different to club football. Club football is a lot more high paced than international football so if you find some of the games a bit boring its normal, a lot of football fans do too.

[@KianCortada-Covarrubias]

Ya teams are very conservative since so much is on the line every game

[@lourencoteles8414]

This might be true from previous editions , but the players are much more fresher in this WC then the usually are in June/July. All the games, besides probably Denmark - Tunisia, have been really intense and fast paced.

[@KianCortada-Covarrubias]

@Lourenço Teles I mean kinda true. Many star players are out cause league games were condensed to make time for the cup. So ya they have fresh young players but stars have been playing league games the past couple months

[@rainingentertainment3104]

Lol there’s terrible matches in club football too even champions league has some. I think this World Cup has had some of the most intense matches I’ve ever seen in any World Cup it’s a lot faster because maybe it’s the middle of the season also players are more willing to give everything for their countries rather than their club teams. Depending on your club some of these players couldn’t give a damn and are there just for money while with the country it’s the absolute opposite

[@KianCortada-Covarrubias]

@Raining Entertainment there's for sure been great games but there's also already been 4 0-0 draws. The wc record is 7 and teams haven't even played their second game yet

[@spaghettifiedman]

I'm a longtime football fan and recently got into NFL. I totally agree with you. NFL is a lot of fun but it keeps being interrupted constantly. It seems the rules were tailored to maximize commerical time.

[@lukessportsacademy]

If you watch a high school football 🏈 game in the US on a Friday night, you will see the game at it’s best. No commercials. The breaks in high school football make sense and the atmosphere is electric.

[@GarkKahn]

Yeah i've been watching north american major leagues since the quarantine started And the commercials are longer than their half times lol

[@tikikeram850]

We watch sport, we don't care about ads or some rapper/artist during the play. That's why people around the world love football ⚽

[@douglassouza7049]

@@lukessportsacademy I feel like sports in the US tend to be a lot more driven towards comercials than the rest of the world. Not just american football. If you compare a basketball game in the nba and one in europe you will see how much more the game stops and how many more comercials there are in the nba.

[@terrypankhurst7601]

OFC they are, you ever watched an american show? a 20 minute comedy is on for an hour because of commercials, they make it so it is unwatchable

[@xoelstrashcan9560]

You're the only reaction channel I'm subscribed to because unlike most reaction youtubers you are authentic, genuine, and don't overreact just to gain more views, you seem to actually care about learning more and all of that makes your content very entertaining. I'm 100% sure you'll grow your channel big

[@celeschan90]

For me it was very important to find a team that played in a way I like. And that was Barcelona and their Tiki-Taka, between 2009 - 2017. I can enjoy watching other teams play as well, like now with many matches in the World Cup that have been exciting. But for consistent entertainment, it may be important to find the team that suits you.

[@AIIXIII0]

True. Sometimes maybe players. I fell in love with the 00s Liverpool. They were direct with crazy long passes. Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso was my favourite duo. Just can't explain their combinations because its not something that can be seen now. They certainly influenced my playstyle even 😂😂

[@musculusiv4172]

Agree, you're only fully invested once you have a team to support. It's either a "love on first sight" moment where you have an instant connection to a team (usually bc you have ties to their city or bc you're already a huge fan of one of their big players) or you take it slow, keep tabs on all major leagues and see which squad you grow to love. Or, there's always the third (and objectively best) option where you simply pick the team who's jersey you like the most!

[@sadeek2009]

Carva and Marcelo niga thay where legends

[@azizanputra]

Yup like Mesmerize by the sheer pace and knack of scoring important goals from Micheal Owen. Made me support Liverpool. Sad he become a meme now and mostly dislike by Liverpool, liverpool fan I think. Cause u can definetly see his mural in Liverpool.

[@pjkerrigan20]

Luke, I can’t express enough how much ur story mirrors my own. Tho I grew up half in Connecticut and half in Illinois, I was raised a cowboys fan bc my thoroughly central-Connecticut-trash (compliment, not an insult) dad fell in love with Staubach’s team as a kid. I played tackle football starting at 7 and didn’t stop till the end of high school, this sport will always run through my veins. My dad coached me throughout youth football and we watched hours and hours of games every weekend. One year, my family even ate thanksgiving dinner at a tailgate in the parking lot of the old Texas Stadium. But soccer is my favorite sport on earth, and has been since at least my late teens. For me, it started by taking Italian class in high school and trying to get more into the culture. Being a big sports fan, I wanted to connect to the sports culture of Italy too. What started as a side interest gradually grew into an all out obsession, to the point that I actually fell out of love with American football for a couple years after high school (tho thankfully I have long since recaptured my love of American football). I fell in love not only with the sport of association football, but with the fans, the atmosphere, the stadiums, and the great Crystal Palace Football Club. I found my connection to the USMNT to surpass any sports fandom I had yet experienced. I played fifa till the wee hours of the morning and spoke to my cousins in Sicily about the latest happenings in the wonderful world of the Rosanero (Palermo FC). This game overtook me and I am so thankful for it. These days I always say soccer is my favorite sport, but football will always have a special place in my heart. Crystal Palace is my favorite sports team, but the cowboys will always have a special place in my heart. It’s been about a decade since I first found my passion for the beautiful game, I haven’t looked back since. It is so wonderful to see you go through the same journey I did, to see a football fan fall in love with the beautiful game in real time. I really appreciate ur channel and can’t wait to continue to follow ur journey. So glad I found your channel!

[@lukessportsacademy]

What an awesome comment bro! It’s hard for me to imagine becoming more invested in a team than I have been for the Cowboys. That fandom runs so deep. But man soccer has been a revelation to me. FIFA is crazy addictive btw 😅

[@pjkerrigan20]

@@lukessportsacademy haha I’d probably be right there with ya about the Cowboys if I didn’t spend that couple of years totally out of the American football world. It’s a great, weird, awesome, terrible fandom and I wouldn’t have it any other way. The cowboys may always be your #1, but maybe someday FC Dallas or a team in the big European leagues will be your #2. Keep up the great content man you’re killin it!

[@NutjobChuck]

Hopefully Chris Richards recovers to play for them soon

[@gobbidimerda1]

When I was young around 18 years old (late 80's) an american guy came to my town in Italy (Turin) for studying, he was hosted by a friend of mine that was one of the crew we went (and still go) to watch Torino matches. We took him to the Curva Maratona that is the hottest part of the stadium. In the late 80's with no security rules the crowd was very impressive (12k people in a sector where now 5k are allowed to stay, it was like sardines in a can) and the support was really huge. You can't imagine his face, he was astonished, he had such a good time and when we scored he was taken away like he fell into an angry river lol. He fell in love with the sport. But more with the philosophy behind the support. I think it will never happen in USA but the real deal is when you have relegations and you understand that you would follow your team regardless the division and being there becomes more important than the score. It becomes like a religion. Cheers and f**k juventus

[@andrerenee4434]

Come on you Eagles!! CPFC!!

[@haakonhaga]

Aloha, Norwegian here. I lived in Wyoming for a year and played both American Football and Football while I was there. I was the kicker and lead tackle for my High School team and I love American football.. But there is a reason English/European football is called "The World's Game"... there is a place for both of course, but man... the feelings, the cultures you adopt from the fanbase and hometown of your club is beyond belief. Football creates and divides families, it changes lives and create life long friendships. It connects countries, religions and cultures. It's incredible.

[@Kyokahnn]

Congrats on getting Haaland's family. If they keep multiplying you'll have a world cup team in no time lol

[@ardtob]

Norway should legalize polygamy and let Halland father many children with many women.. Also don't forget to remove them far from "the genderless ideology" education system your country created. Maybe that way you'll get a world cup winning caliber team in the future lol

[@haakonhaga]

@@ardtob Are you on crack? You think it's illegal to have kids with multiple people here? And you think you need to be married to have kids? Also what on earth are you talking about, we're not a US college campus, genders are very much a thing here.

[@hullabaloo22222]

I also grew up in the Dallas area. As a kid I learned what American Football was by watching the early 90’s Cowboys win Super Bowls. I’m a die hard for life. I even have the star tattooed on my arm. A few years ago I started going to MLS games in Kansas City (where I live now) and I got interested in a sport I used to scoff at. Now, I’m falling very much like you. Soccer (Football) is becoming my favorite sport. I have season tickets to our Men’s MLS team and our new women’s NWSL team, and I love it! It’s nice to have have a fellow Cowboys fan in similar territory.

[@ZiggyZou]

No way man, small world. I grew up in Kansas City and I’m a huge chiefs fan obviously haha. But KC is very unique American city. We love soccer in KC. It’s crazy passionate about. All the way down to the youth leagues, especially scheels fields. The soccer capital of the US. That new KC current stadium looks awesome. I started getting into soccer more recently, I have such a respect for it now. Never actually been to a Sporting game, but working on going next year. Cheers

[@manucm8541]

I'm growing to love this channel because I feel like I caught it at just the right time to see your football journey take off. I'm from Uruguay and we are raised living and breathing football, matter of fact, during these world cup days classes are stopped so everyone can watch our matches together. We've only got a population of 3M and what might be our biggest pride is our national team since we often manage to do decently well despite our size. It truly is the greatest sport, not just cause of its simplicity but the beauty and passion behind it. Keep going man love the journey

[@jonisilk]

I've heard it said that other countries have history. Uruguay has Football.

[@SenseiAgot]

Oh man, I remember when I was in school in a World Cup year.... I'm from Venezuela, we're not successful in the sport as you know, but I was raised in a city full of italian descent people, I studied in an italian school, I'm from italian descent... so this part of the country is very into football. I played the sport. What an experience it was in World Cup years. Funnily enough, I HATE with a burning passion the italian team, so I always supported teams from Conmebol in the tournament. It was amazing to watch the World Cup as a kid... 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, those were the years. That last one I was already in college, but during the World Cup I was on a vacation. It was crazy. Partying all night to be awake to watch the matches in Korea and Japan. The incredible party we had when Brazil won that last one. Don't ask me why, but that small town became Rio de Janeiro that sunday hahahaha.

[@Sigurdur5]

You Uruguayans are the greatest footballing nation of all time if we measure it from the population to the things you have achieved and the talent you pump out. Huge respect.

[@pedrocaridade98]

If you imagine football has the power to stop the every day life in a moment or sometimes a whole day here in Germany in 2014 we got a hole free day because they won the world cup😂

[@Playtoallwins]

@Manu goodluck on your next match 💪🇵🇹 😃🤝😃

[@BlackThoughtTheOverLord]

I am glad to hear that Luke is getting into football (soccer) and he makes a good point. As a Brit, I have slowly come to appreciate NFL because of the London games. However the stops and starting in between the game is something that could cause someone to be less invested in watching, whereas Football (soccer) is constant with less stops in between the game

[@floreaciprian9742]

exactly this is the main reason why I dont like American football. The game is too fractured for me. Everything is basically reseted after each play which kinda ruins it for me especially that i love rugby

[@TheLinkMedic]

I can't watch sports that have a ton of interruptions, I watch Formula 1 and football that's it. In football they play their 45min half with no commercial breaks I love it. And formula 1 I have F1TV which has zero commercials. I basically don't want to watch commercials lol.

[@jakubnowak649]

Bro I'm happy you appreciate our sport and this journey, I'm in hospital now and watching your stuff makes a bit of my time less dull. Keep going

[@gerardo-ibarra]

Get better soon!

[@AllentheHowler]

I went through something similar to what you’re going through. I was already done with American football at the time for the same reasons you mentioned. I got into the beautiful game. I was sick for a couple months and a South American tournament was going on and couldn’t stop watching. Then I started watching other leagues like the German and Italian leagues. I fell in love with it and I’ll never love another sport as much again. I recommend you watch other leagues too because they all are a bit different.

[@felixwinkler6450]

It's called the beautiful game for a reason... I don't think one is better than the other, but you describe pretty well what makes it hard to get into American football (or baseball in that regard) as someone who is spoiled with association football. I bet there will be times when you enjoy one sport more than the other, but will always have a good time swinging back. They are different, but can be super fun for exactly those differences. What I figured for myself is that I need to pick a team when I watch American football before the game starts. The emotions stem mainly from "my" team doing well. There are only a few athletic moments in a game of American football that make it worth while watching without supporting a side. But, when I take sides, every play becomes extremely important, as making even a single mistake can cost "your" team ever so much as there are only so many paths to victory. Most games of association football I watch, I don't pick a side and still get to enjoy it for the beauty of it. Yet, for most of a game it might not be as exciting once a team is already ahead by two or three goals, as the clock can't be stopped and therefore the amount of opportunities to score not be increased due to tactical maneuvers. But maybe that's just me. You've talked about picking a team in association football eventually. Maybe you should wait and enjoy the game as a fan of the sport for a bit longer before choosing your club. And maybe think about for what reasons you'd want to pick a team. Should it be a top team or an average one - do you want to support a winner or do you want to have fun supporting somewhat of an underdog? Which can be fun, given that barely escaping relegation can be more exciting than winning the league seven games before the end of the season. Do you want to support a team for the city the team is located in? Or do you identify with the ideology of a team? Or the traditions? Do you see yourself in the other fans? Maybe you're in it for the rivalries? Do you know someone who already supports one club and you can join in? Do you like the politics of a club? Or do you hate the owner? Many clubs are actually fan-owned and maybe that's something that interests you. Two videos on that from a channel worth following: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqKuhpmhr7qJopI kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYvbh4qXbZVnfsU Thanks for letting us be a part of your journey.

[@larryhicks1321]

It’s alright if that’s how you’re feeling but keep in mind international football & specially the World Cup, teams play wayyyy slower and with more patience in general. The games for club teams is more fast paced and a bit more forgiving. It’s cool to see someone slowly becoming a football ⚽️ fan

[@stevenreyna3437]

Hey a fellow cowboys fan! I have also bled blue for my whole life; football is now my 2nd favorite sport. Soccer won me over because throughout the whole year there were games for me to watch, and it had a lot of time to work on my heart. When nfl started one year, I was surprised how I was almost indifferent. I still cheer on my cowboys, but there is no greater sporting pleasure for me than watching my national team represent me.

[@msfabulista]

Not a rant at all! I’ve been enjoying your journey and honestly quite fascinated with your appreciation for the structural and technical aspects of the game. And I do love your reflection and thoughts on the comparisons between ⚽️ and 🏈 I am by no means a football expert but I’ve watched it (more around World Cup time) since my teens. It’s called the beautiful game for a reason because when you do a deep dive, examine the angles, shapes, and almost poetry in the passes and movements, it takes on a life of its own. A gorgeous pass will make you moan in appreciation; a defender’s block will make you clap in happiness. And when the game is on a knife’s edge tension and a goal is scored, it’s like champagne spilling out of the bottle (ok overly dramatic but you get my point 😅) I’ve never gotten into NFL for the reason you mention- the stop and start is frustrating (as well as the 100 ads in between). The plays in and of themselves are fine (and when I was younger, I played around with some friends) but that stoppage drives me up a wall! In short, it’s great to see something I love so much through another’s eyes and though it may not replace NFL as you favourite, football will broaden your world in ways you can’t imagine. The World Cup is the perfect example of this - players and cultures from the major regions of the world, bringing their best (and worst!) aspects of themselves - all in hunt of sporting glory and history. Truly beautiful! All the very best and I look forward to more of your thoughts and opinions!

[@jesusmejay7676]

So happy you are loving the beautiful game !! I live in the U.S and I know for a fact Football isn’t as poplar as American Football but it’s nice to see Americans like yourself enjoy and actually appreciate the game and I hope one day many more Americans give it a chance like you have and love it like the rest of the world does ! , Please if you have time watch Mexico 🇲🇽 Vs Argentina 🇦🇷 game

[@bamshakfwangyil1301]

I think that’s one of the biggest entry barriers of football fans to get into the nfl. The amount of stoppages would be ok if you grew up on it. But for us who are used to very little stoppages, it’s really hard to get in

[@amorphous7474]

Another American youtuber Da Bronco is from Dallas as well and goes to FC Dallas because of doing football reaction on KZbin. He started to fall in love with the game.

[@lukessportsacademy]

Nice! I will check out his channel

[@carmichaelfinch552]

I'm American and only got into soccer within the last year or two but it still blows my mind to hear people say soccer is boring and then watch a 3 and out between commercial breaks. Even just commercial, kick off, commercial always gets me. I'm glad somebody else is talking about it.

[@Lixmage]

Hi Luke, I am an English Cowboys fan going back to the time of Danny White (not quite Roger Staubach) and Tony Dorsett. I was blessed to watch the Aikman Smith Irvin era where the Cowboys were so successful. Hopefully we get things right in the playoffs at some point and you get to see us lift a Superbowl title. We are doing well this season but I greatly fear the Eagles... With regard to the rest of the world's football. Just rejoice in enjoying both sports. Also be very glad because the USA is coming of age. England were very lucky to come away with a tie last night. I would say we played really really badly but that was in part due to the US never allowing us to settle. You guys played really well, especially given this is a young, almost developmental, US squad being prepared for the world cup in the US in four years time. The ONE thing I would hope for in the US now, given the success of the MLS is that you guys get a hierarchy of leagues and eventually embrace promotion and relegation. All American sport is WAY too cosy and sanitised in that respect with the dollar and nervous franchise owners dominating the agenda. My team, Everton, proudly hold the English record for the most seasons in the top flight and yet, last season, we came so close to relegation it was terrifying. The whole experience galvanised the fanbase into providing a level of support for the team rarely witnessed in England. We survived by winning our penultimate match and the outpouring of pure relief caused a massive, but non-violent, pitch invasion at the end of the game. It was truly a sight to behold. Anyway good luck with your channel and go Cowboys and come on you blues, up the Toffees!

[@lukessportsacademy]

Yes, I am hopeful that the Cowboys will win the title this season! From what I understand USL is a second tier pro league here. I hope we really develop relegation in the game here.

[@panhead234]

Fellow American getting into football here (though I did have the advantage of playing as a kid and following some club football until I was around 14) You’re on the right path. Football is extremely satisfying to watch, and the moments of high quality are absolutely electric to witness. One thing I find myself loving is how every goal feels like a highlight reel goal. In American football, there are walk-ins from the 2 yard line, or in the NHL (my preferred major North American sport) you get garbage goals that really shouldn’t happen. Everything in football, however, feels very earned. (I know more seasoned football fans will disagree, but I’m not there yet lol) I doubt you’ll stop feeling better and better about football the way you have been, it’s too fun to not love

[@polemikful]

I saw a guy I never saw before talk to 7 minutes about a passion, and I loved every second! Congrats dude you are great

[@austindarling7478]

Man, I just recently subscribed because your authenticity is magnetic. I grew up a HUGE futbol fan but have just recently been enamored with the NFL. I feel like we are coming from opposite sides and meeting in the middle… I love it. Love the channel and would love to see you do as much as you can on KZbin.

[@starswithcheats]

I love your excitement!!! 😂 Just subscribed, you seem like a nice guy. Football is an absolutely magical sport. I noticed you've watched some Messi highlights and as a Messi fanatic I highly recommend you to do more, you'll love it. Also, stay tunned for his game tomorrow vs Mexico! It's a crucial game for Argentina as they are in a bad situation in their World Cup group right now and I'm sure he'll give his maximum to turn things around. All the best for you and your channel 👋❤

[@omutli]

Welcome to the club bro! Football just by the sport played is amazing... but when we see the crowd and see how connected is the crowd with the pitch we see the beauty of this! Of course there's too much passion watching the teams not the national teams like now in WC but this makes some different kinda experience and for sure the technique and level of players in the WC is way bigger them the leagues cause they are just the best of each country The knockout stage will be wild bro

[@garethgriffiths1674]

Fascinating to follow your journey into soccer/football. I would recommend checking out a video by ex Marlins owner David Samson called "American sports wish they could be Liverpool, Premiär League". It tells the story of how his mind was blown when going to his first ever "football" game in England. And like you, he loves the fact that the game doesn't take hours with continuous stopping of the clock.

[@sarabasane3554]

The Super Bowl might be your turning point. 4 hours game, a whole lot of commercials...

[@lukessportsacademy]

Super Bowl never bothers me. It’s part of our culture and I love it. Gathering in a house with many family and friends, eating delicious food, playing games in the yard during stoppage time. The whole experience is so fun, whereas most regular season games I watch alone in my house.

[@djole2558]

Hopefully you didn't get a bad impression after the USA vs England game since it ended 0-0 and wasn't the most fun one. England had already won their first match so they were okay with a draw here and they didn't play as aggressively. There will be plenty of exciting games this wc which I hope you'll have fun watching

[@Betz95Mtj]

I played 🎾 10 years growing up, even playing at the University Level. I only started playing ⚽ 2 years ago and was invited to my local leagues/teams. Have even been fortunate enough to help win 🏆s. I guess my point is, I found ⚽ later on in my life too. But it's my ❤️ now c: You're an inspiration for us Americans to spread the growth of the most beautiful sport in the 🌎 in our country. Especially with our performance against 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 today. They were writing us 🇺🇲 off even before the World Cup started.

[@davidbrenes4719]

Great video coach, maybe one day you'll be teaching football soccer. Hey! fun fact, not sure you know, but I read once the term soccer is actually British, they coined it. Early times of football in England, the two most popular sports were Rugby Football and Association Football, Rugby was actually referred to as just 'football' coloquially, so the other was reference as 'assoc' to eventually becoming 'soccer'. I believe some lads brought the term with them to US, since you guys didn't have any other point of reference and your country back then already knew about the sport called football (rugby), you took on the term 'soccer' for the sport played with your feet only. So, it's on the lads from the other side of the pond that in US, football is known as soccer 😅

[@lukessportsacademy]

Thanks! It’s actually a fascinating history. I’d love to learn more about it. I appreciate your support on the channel!

[@lorenzsabbaer7725]

i think its a give and take. both sports have their + and - ! never forget that, enjoy both! much love from germany

[@lukessportsacademy]

As a Dallas fan, thanks for giving us Dirk Nowitzki!

[@aneasyonesoicanremember6933]

Honestly? To appreciate the sport you've got to play it a tiny bit because everything looks easier than it actually is. Try getting a few shots at goal, running with the ball, controlling it. Even getting a powerful shot can be hard. Also, it'd make for a great video! Cheers man

[@gerardo-ibarra]

THIS!! I know a lot of "typical American sports fans" (the ones that only follow the big 4 North American sports and think soccer is for sissies) that think soccer is super easy and basic. I always tell them to go to the park and try to control a ball with your feet, while a defender is running at you trying to steal it. Try to make an accurate long pass, try to make a bending shot. And when they complain about how players roll around on the ground too much over the slightest touch, I always offer to let me run as fast as I can, then stomp on their foot or kick them in the shin. Let's see if you don't roll around for a bit as well... :)

[@montxogandia]

You should watch the Ted Lasso TV series from Apple TV. It's about an american coach going to the Premier League. It's funny and entertaining.

[@LeDardeursPalace]

Also, one thing that is so amazing about Football : using your feet to do things is so hard, yet there is a sport based on the idea of only using your feet, it blows my mind when I take a second to really think about it.

[@stol3482]

Found your journey into football and subbed. There is so much good football content out there for you to watch and react to. I highly recommend "Defence is an Art" by SportsHD and "Ultra - Our way of life!" by Stimmen der Kurve. Some favorites of mine and good for new football fans

[@patrickechers]

Luke, you are awesome! I like how you, as an American, has come openly into football (soccer) and as you start to learn it, you enjoy it. The same as us! I will say this; I feel the exact same in regards to Amercian Football. It's brutal, athletic and fun to watch; WHEN THE PLAY IS ON! But the amount of time spent not playing is too much and that's why I watch highlights from NFL matches instead. As you say, football is 45 minutes, only stopped if there's a faul or the ball goes outside the borders of the pitch, then quickly throw in to start it again. And lastly, you seem like a nice person. I would love to see you get more into the sport of football. The rules and all (see your reaction to this of course). Keep it up!

[@hunterjuneau7037]

Fellow American soccer lover here! My best advice to you is find a local team to support and go to a couple games. MLS isn't the highest level but being connected to your local team can help get so much more invested. I know you said you liked the Cowboys so if you're in Dallas then FC Dallas is a solid team that is great at developing young talent, including some of the USMNT players! Cheers!

[@gerardo-ibarra]

I wrote the same thing above! Become an FC Dallas supporter, and join a supporter group or two, stand in their section at the stadium, attend their various events. You're right that MLS isn't a top league, but who cares? Your team is your team. My hometown team plays in the USL, one level below MLS, and I will support them forever. I march into the stadium with the supporters every match, and stand and sing for 90 minutes.

[@joelsefton3133]

USA vs iran will be the game to watch whoever wins will go through to the next rounds and who loses is out of the group stage basically

[@NerdyOldGamer]

From a European point of view, American Football should be called "Violent handball" It's mostly played with the hands, not the feet... I'm not knocking American Football, I enjoy watching games once in a while, but football (soccer) is football... Glad you're getting on board 😀

[@jobkevin5985]

Am Kenyan and to us football is a religion... I have followed your journey into football and I am kind of jealous that you get to experience the best game in the world for the first time... I know you'll have a great journey ahead of you and hopefully football will be your second religion too...

[@user-qx6ri2bf4o]

Welcome to football (or soccer hahaha) it´s amazing. I fell in love with it with the 2014 World Cup and started playing it actually, unfortunately I stopped playing cause my knee was hurting a lot but I still love it and even though my country (Colombia) is not on the world cup this year I'm watching it and this time supporting Brazil. I'm suscribing to your channel and hope to see more soccer reactions!

[@Morden97]

I've tried watching some American football matches now that I'm living in the states for some time and man... it's just unbearable, the matches are SO LONG and it just stops all the time 😅 Watching a single match is an activity that takes an entire afternoon!!

[@marcelotononBR]

You should watch/react to football fans. Like the crowd in the stadiums. It's another level. Especially in South America (Libertadores)

[@dieg8707]

One of my favorite parts about the leagues in europe is following relegation campaigns - something super fun to look into especially if you want to be invested in the story

[@anxofernandez3344]

There's three vídeos I think you should definitely watch: "History of football in 10 minutes, from the channel HITC Sevens" , "The rise of AC Milan" on a channel named Nouman, and "What is Tiki Taka" from Tifo football. AC Milan's coach in the late 80s and early 90s changed the way most teams defended, in a way he revolutionized the game. At the same time, Johan Cruyff l, who had been a phenomenal player in the 70s and definitely one of the GOATs, was coaching FC Barcelona and he revolutionized the way teams attacked and the "passing game" style. Most teams these days try to imitate either or both at the same time. Once you know a bit if the history of the game and you learn about the big changes that took place in the 87-94 period you'll understand the game better and when you watch games you'll begin to see the different styles much more clearly.

[@becksquad]

The thing about football that I love the most is that everyone can play it, any size any country any background, so is easy to connect with the game. Btw, you live the tactical aspects of the game, so you should watch Arsenal this season (we are top of the English Premier league for now) Mikel Arteta is a tactical freak and he had learned a lot from Pep Guardiola, Arsene Wenger, David Moyes and others. There's an Amazon documentary about last season that's really, really good. Marcelo Bielsa, Sampaoli, Tabárez and Manuel Pellegrini are some of the best DT/Coach from south America, if you want to learn from non European countries.

[@Nails077]

I actually thought that it was an american preference to have lots of downtime between short moments of play, giving commentators plenty of time to analyze what was just done and speculate on what could happen next. Made sense to me since that is how baseball seems to play out and that is massively popular over there too.

[@lukessportsacademy]

It doesn’t always bother me. It was just the last game that was really frustrating me. I had never thought about it until I began to watch football ⚽️. Now it’s really getting on my nerves more than it ever did.

[@ElvPresidente]

Check out the Gegenpressing style of football. Heavy Metal Football originating from Germany. Similar pressing technique of tiki-taka, but more explosive on the ball.

[@liammc433]

I hoped you watched the England USA game yesterday. You guys were very impressive and have come a long way over the last few decades. Won't be long until the USA is one of the top teams in the sport.

[@LiLAlbiHD]

I genuinely feel that if more people in the states gave a serious shot to football/soccer it would be much much bigger. Always got bullied for playing it as a kid and never understood why. Its such a beautiful game that requires full demand over your body and mind. Ive played a lot of sports and nothing is like football/soccer for me

[@Danjal987654321]

Sounds like the gripes you have with American football is the same thing I have. The stoppages is the main reason I have had a very hard time watch a game. But because of a friend who is a die hard Packers fan, I've slowly started liking it. I like the strategy that goes into it. But also the fysicality of it, then there are girls to look at if its getting boring. A very masculin game in that sense. Funny that you follow the cowboys, since I do to now. After Brady stopped at Patriots and my second favorite team got disbanded, Dallas are the only ones who still have that flair. Idk there's just something about them.

[@ezekielduran4386]

Loved this. I was born and bred for American football as well. Parents had a super bowl wedding for Elway's 1st appearance and huge family of football lovers (like 60 1st cousins and 10 uncles on my fathers side). But I fell in love with Futbol and it is my one true passion. I always say American football was my first love but Futbol is my true love. Great to see you growing in your fandom. I'll definitely shoot more comments your way and subscribe.

[@canaslangur480]

Hey Luke, I would recommend you check out the best of football fans / ultras - there are some crazy fans of teams like Galatasaray, AEK, Partizan, Red Star Belgrade, Boca Juniors, River Plate, Besiktas, Borussia Dortmund, Marseille etc. Would definitely make a great video as well.

[@MortalDeathGaming]

I'm from the UK and have had a similar path to you just the other way around where I fell in love with NFL about 6 years ago and one of the things I love about it is how tactical it is. the great design of plays and the fact that any team of the 32 teams can win a Superbowl if the franchise makes good decisions in draft and in free agency. Football for me is my main passion and the game is so more emotional to me but I think both can be enjoyed equally

[@ZiggyZou]

Respect. As an American that grew up with the nfl and still love it. I’ve got to learn the history and the tactics of soccer/football. It’s a beautiful game and I’m glad it’s getting more popular in the US. Being from Kansas City, it has always been popular. I love seeing this

[@kevinw.7299]

Yeah I've been to 8 games when they've played at Wembley stadium and it's a great atmosphere and day out, you'd be surprised at how many Europeans fly over and how much they are invested and knowledgeable about the NFL

[@lildishsoap5882]

Also the added benefits of less ads interrupting matches

[@ok-___okokokokoko7661]

Greetings, Luke. Im am a Spaniard who just acsually found your channel and therefore, this video. I am a die-hard fan of Football ("Soccer"), a deep follower of the town of my city, Gimnastic de Tarragona and RCD Espanyol, from Barcelona; i cannot describe the happiness and emotions that i have felt as you're talking about football, as this "magical" sport who has fluidity, "magic" and passion. I did truly felt it there and i must say, i did enjoy a lot how you explained the differences between the US football and the "european" football. I see that you have started to see some Premiership matches and, despite being good, they are mostly the "tip" of the iceberg. Being a follower of Gimnastic, i hava lived the happiness and proudness of being promoted and the sadness and desesperation of being relegated, the late afternoons with my pals, people who i know who have been attended to every home game since my memory has records of being in a football stadium, who we talk during the game and in the break, about how the team has played and our expectations; players go in and out, but the people stays and cheers despite being raining, sunny, cold or hot. Also, being and RCDE fan, i have seen the fierce rivarly between us and Barça, how the beautifull city of barcelona divides and creates an ambiance of hsotility and battle aura. Rivalries with 80 years old led to friendly clashes that end up with a decisisve win or loss, draw is seen as non-worthy. I do support your pursuit of watching football, and i hope you will arrive to love it and become part of this beutifull yet chaotic community of crazy dudes (and chics) who each weekend and/or day of the week wake up with the dizzy idea of what the future will gave them, go to the fields with those who you know since ages and travel whatever your beloved team goes, even those rainy thusrdays on Stoke or hot and dump days in Seville. PD (i do enjoy a lot of basketball; i have neever seen american Football, you thinks that it could be intereseting?)

[@noveltyrobot]

One of us! One of us! One of us! One of us!

[@blooberry856]

I completely agree with the sentiments expressed in this video, as a fellow American turned “soccer” (football) fan, I still love watching NFL games, but the fluidity of a football game, a football game as the rest of the world knows it, is unmatched. You gotta love it. Much luck with KZbin, I find you incredibly entertaining and would love to see you blow up on KZbin. Definitely capitalize on the fact that the world cup is happening right now, videos about it should in theory do well as it is a trending topic.

[@tobiasfedder1390]

I really enjoy your authentic reaction videos. I think you will be able to appreciate them even more, now that you have watched some matches start to finish. May I suggest that you react to a video consisting of impressive goalkeeper saves, some defense highlights?

[@Wally-jo8mf]

I played semi professional rugby and amateur American football in London in the 90’s. But I still love spectating ‘the beautiful game’ more than any other.

[@orlez1215]

I’m sitting down here at work in Korea currently in the Air Force, binge watching all your football reactions. It’s amazing watching americans starting to develop love for football. It is crazy how much football’s level of competition has increased in the last 10 years. I believe that in the near future USA will be considered one of the BIG names in football. Not being biased, I was born in Mexico and always supported Mexico’s national team but i feel like the US team will surpass them in no time.. that’s if they haven’t already. You gained a new sub, cheers!

[@ZIGGVR]

As a brit who lives for football ⚽️ my advice is definitely to choose a team and stick too it not in a negative way ! It's just a lot of the fun of football comes from how quickly things can change on and off the field especially club football :)

[@cheeseshit999]

They should change the name of every WC year in the chinese calendar to Year Of The Casual

[@YeetYeet-sg9mp]

I love that you’re so open minded and as a “Football” fan my biggest criticism of American football has been all the commercials and stops in the game. I love hockey though too and I like fast paced, aggressive, physical sports. So I would recommend that you check out some premier league games from the 90s and early 2000s if you can find them. Football during that time wasn’t as fluid and elegant like it is today but it was fast, aggressive, and so much more physical.

[@alexfcp07]

One of the things that i don't understand on American sports. Ads every five minutes.

[@lorcanrowley133]

Hey dude. I've caught a couple of your videos now. As an Arsenal supporter, I'd recommend you have a look at some of our legendary coach Arsene Wenger's "Wengerball" videos. When Arsenal were in full flight under Arsene, we were up there with Pep Guardiola's Barcelona in terms of most fluid and eye catching catching football ever played.

[@okformadrid]

Welcoming you to our tribe is a great honor

[@sirdre9377]

I recalled commenting in one of your earlier reaction video to football (soccer) and I said I know you are loving and appreciating the sports more, but can't wait until you get more into it and re react to those earlier videos. Welcome bro

[@golokid]

I'm glad your channel is doing great! It is fun seeing you learn more about this wonderful worldwide sport!

[@gregdawe2786]

I'm having a similar experience. I watched the world cup every 4 years growing up but never got into club football. Then briefly got into MLS but then drifted off for almost a decade. This WC is quickly making me obsessed with football like i was as a teen. I just need to find a way to watch club football at this point, a team i really care about of players and i think i could really enjoy this.

[@rulekop]

Some feedback on your thoughts: 1. Football have its share of stops in the game. Though the clock does run all the time, the game itseld can get stopped frequently (sure sometimes events does merit stopping the game, but a lot of the time it's players doing something to kill the game - feigning serious injury, fighting with each other / the ref, etc). In this world cup the refs add a lot of extra time to combat this, but the root problem remains. 2. You can love and enjoy both sports, and don't have to call it football to fit in - soccer is how it is called in your home.

[@martinwinter615]

I would check out tactics about Arteta's Arsenal and Napoli two of the most interesting and beautiful to look teams at the moment.

[@winterhands]

I don't know if you have dived into rugby yet but might I suggest watching the catchup matches of the Rugby Nations Cup that has just concluded on Amazon Prime? It would be a great opportunity to take in the game through a tournament and see the countries playing for a trophy, rather than just an individual game. I think every game is available to view in its entirety, it will offer that brutal part of the NFL game that you enjoy, with less stop/starts, but also offering some of the fluidity of football.

[@Silence0598]

Hi, your football videos recently popped up in my feed. As an aussie that sees your expression of interest in a fluid flowing sport such as soccer (football) and athleticism (nfl). I'd highly suggest trying out watching some Australian football league (AFL). Much different from rugby and rugby league, i think it would be an amazing viewing experience for you to watch. Thx

[@stevecallais1713]

Football can be pretty brutal too and exciting for that. Some of the tackles in the premiere league and the big centre forward jumping or centre backs. its the opposite of ticka tacka. You've got to see a live match. But there are some boring games in football as well.

[@angelpena8977]

Hey Man , great video , i enjoyed and subbed , this world cup has been great so far , i hope you continue to watch and enjoy the sport more , especially with Champions League coming back next year , you should watch and react to those knockout games

[@lukessportsacademy]

Thanks for the sub!

[@GradeEcho]

Hola chivo hermano

[@angelpena8977]

@@GradeEcho Saludos Chiva Hermano

[@mrzsexp5750]

America America 🦅💙💛

[@angelpena8977]

@@mrzsexp5750 saludos 👍 , 🐐❤️🤍

[@Lathnor]

thank you for existing here on youtube! its nice to hear your opinions about football

[@cristinasada1597]

My maaaan i love this so much! There’s such a pure way that you react to the sport, and I love the focus on tactics! Recommendations: Real Madrid’s history in the Champions League, and their INSANE comeback run to win it last year!!

[@Tafeafc]

You're a good lad, watched a few of your videos now. I must say, I was impressed by USA yesterday. They defended resolutely and prevented us from having many chances. Also thought you were unlucky against Wales last week. I think you can get a result against Iran next week and then qualify for the knockout rounds! Keep up the good work mate.

[@WiseGuy-tf1lb]

There are 10 minutes and 45 seconds of action on average in an American Football game. That's 0:10:45 in about a 3 hour match. The play lasts about 3-8 seconds of action after a snap and then 1-2 minute stoppage to decide what to do next. As with everything, you can get used to it to the point of not noticing. And the broadcaster do a good job and making it not feel like it's as long at it is. Speaking of broadcasters, I always say that it's the perfect Capitalist sport because it was engineered for ads lol. It's the reason the sport is so rich. Every one of those stoppages is a perfect moment for an ad. It's why the Super Bowl is more popular for the Ads than the game itself

[@raulramirez8885]

Since you really like the tactical part of the game I recommend the Tifo Football channel. They're great at explaining and visualizing formations and tactics

[@TzunSu]

Hey, i think it's great that you're opening your eyes to real football! Have you seen the show Welcome to Wrexham? You might want to do a reaction series to that, when Rob McElhenney from Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Ryan Reynolds of Deadpool fame, buy a division 5 soccer team in Wrexham, Wales. They know fuck all about football, but they're smart enough to know that. It's a *great* show, really focusing on the impact that football has on parts of the world, and how much towns can center around it, much in the way of High School football might in some rural US states. The shocking thing really, is how good they're doing. They're currently on top of the National League table!

[@lochyr9266]

Hey man, I was just watching your vids and wondering when you were gonna upload your next vid on football lol you have some great vids on it so far :) If you like the tiki taka barcelona style - I highly recommend watching something on Wengerball. Arsene Wenger is one of the greatest coaches/managers to ever live and was the manager of Arsenal (one of the biggest clubs in English football, i'm also biased because its the club i support) for 22 seasons from 96 to 2018. His style of play & philosophy for the game pretty much shaped & changed the modern era of English football to what it is today and he came from a rather unknown background and Arsenal became the first "invincible" team ever in the premier league (going a whole season, 38 games unbeaten in 03-04 season) and received the only ever golden trophy for winning the Premier League. Tiki-taka & Wengerball are very similar in terms of style I think you'll enjoy it alot

[@lochyr9266]

Also Thierry Henry played under Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and is widely considered the greatest Premier League player of all time by Arsenal fans and rival fans alike - he would also be great to watch up on :)

[@dhoom-z7221]

Watch japan and saudi facing germany and Argentina. Heroic play from both countries. Especially Saudi (ranked 51st) faced argentina (ranked 3rd)

[@AIIXIII0]

There's a lot to learn in football actually. If you are analytical, Football will be your 2nd favourite sports. There's formation, player roles, positions, tactics, subtactics etc. I recommend watching Gentleman's League on Netflix, a Korean variety show where they invited Korean olympics athletes to form an amateur clubs coached by retired Korean football players. Their objectives is to put these Olympians on the spotlight through the world's famous sports. Since you're learning, the show is perfect for you. Like these invited athletes, they are also learning to play the game. The show also featured some on the trainings and tactics used in football. Plus its a Korean variety show, it will be funny.

[@ThiagoGoisLima]

I'm a Brazilian and I also like both football games. They're two completely different sports, but how unpredictable soccer is, is what makes me more a fan of it. As you said the physicality of the NFL is what is exciting about the sport, but watching 3 hours of TV to see a game that takes 1 hour of playing clock is sometimes exhausting.

[@ishmaelmusoke1828]

So happy to hear your transitioning to Football ⚽️ 🙌

[@udemeebong3242]

Welcome, brother. I also really got into football watching the 2022 World Cup. The final match was absolutely phenomenal. Utterly sensational football.

[@drechsla]

With regard to the World Cup try and find some marquee match ups because the pace can be a little slow sometimes due to teams not wanting to take too many risks given the compressed nature of the tournament, this Sunday for example is Germany vs Spain, two of the most storied teams in history facing off in the group stage that should be a fun one to watch. Also recommend Lewandowski's 9 minute miracle....I'm biased though as a Pole

[@simontemplar3359]

This is awesome! I'm glad you're enjoying the other football. It's definitely on the upswing here in the US, but definitely check out some of the amazing culture as well. In my opinion, the English Premier League is top of the heap followed by the Bundesliga in Germany and Ligue 1 in France. That's not at all to take away from any other clubs or leagues, but these are all easily accessible from the US, especially the EPL. I was in Amsterdam a few years ago when a German team was in town to play Ajax and to hear the fans singing and chanting and drinking was so cool. Speaking of cool, there's a great video on FC Union Berlin- this is just one story of a team's rise to the top flight. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqvKpYGAitV2gaM All the best on your footballing journey!

[@jamavra]

Loving more than one sport is great. You get to compare, contrast and see more similarities than differences. And plus, these athletes are fans of each other's sports too.

[@PaperBagProf]

If you like the physical side and some big hits, check out some Sunday league tackles they can be brutal

[@E-Man08]

I’m pretty sure Dallas does have an MLS team if you want a live experience. Tickets should not be that expensive either. And while it’s not the same as the European atmosphere, it’s still pretty enjoyable.

[@TomasRodriguez0711]

Dude great video, love to see someone starting to fall in love with this great sport. Something you'll also come to find out is that soccer in the top 5 leagues is different, The Premier League is fast-paced with really skillful and technical players, Seria A is kinda defence oriented and tactically shrewd, La Liga is more tecnical players and players that took their basics to whole new levels and Bundesliga, although sometimes it gets hated on because it's a "Farmers league" I feel like it's a mix of everything, German teams have always been very organized and Defensive wise very organized. Overall, I feel llike you are going to have fun watching soccer and also figuring out what team is going to be your favorite 😂. Also watching the Champions League, where every year there's a dark horse that surprises everyone (my fav was monaco 2017) Some other things that you might find interesting are the teams that are constantly bringing up young taletents like (Benfica, Ajax, Borrusian Dortmund, La masia *barca*) Super cool to see that Soccer is growing in the US

[@Krysteff]

You should check out 'Minus 17' the story of AFC Bournemouth's great escape. 'Deducted 17 points on the eve of the season and heading out of The Football League due to crippling debts, the Cherries, who were on their third manager of the season, famously survived thanks to a monumental effort from the players and staff.' Bournemouth then went on to go from league 2 to the Premier League in 6 years

[@lillaspastie]

I enjoyed your video. I don't ever classify sports like you because when it's the world cup I'm totally a football fan (and as a French person i support France) but when it's the Olympic games I enjoy every sports that I manage to watch on TV. I recognise the players are working so hard to be there and it's enjoyable as we can see they love their sport. Now I'm following a rowing amateur on Instagram because what I love in sport is the people 💕 (I never did rowing at all in my life) Anyway, today France is playing, I'm expecting a great match visually and live an authentic moment of football playing, with the players and also with the supporters in the stadium!

[@musculusiv4172]

I'm a life-long european football (and F1) fan and last year I started following the NFL bc I started playing some flag football. I have to say american football is an amazing sport to watch but I could never watch it live on tv... there's about as much ads as there is gameplay! So I only watched the games as recordings so I could skip the ad breaks or I just watched the highlights. What ultimately turned me off in the end though was the format of NFL. You play an 18 games regular season... and in the end everything gets decided through a knock-out bracket of best of 1 games?? Not even home/away games?! The outcome of the playoffs just seemed incredibly random... some of the games even got decided through a coin-flip bc of the very weird and unfair overtime system! In the end I was left feeling that I wasted my time following the 18 week regular season if it literally doesn't matter in the end. And then the crazy long offseason also didn't help matters... Once the nfl started again this year I found that I wasn't invested in the league anymore so I didn't follow this year's season so far. But again, I'm not trying to bash you're sport here, I still think the gameplay of american football is incredible to watch, but I hope you can understand my feelings.

[@lukessportsacademy]

That’s an interesting perspective. The regular season matters because you are trying to win your division to earn a spot in that knockout tournament. I guess that always made sense to me. The better overall record affects whether you play at home or on the road in the “knock-out” bracket. It makes it extremely hard to win a title every year (unless your team is fortunate enough to have Tom Brady under contract.)

[@musculusiv4172]

@@lukessportsacademy I was aware about the incentives you get for being good in the regular season... it just felt very anticlimactic to me to see e.g. the Packers who domited the RS simply go out in 1 game off the back of some special teams fuckups. Or seeing the amazing duel between the 2 greatest young QBs get decided by a literal coinflip. Just felt very unrewarding to watch, after over 18 long weeks of games. Personally I would make the playoffs either home + away games or even make them a double-elimination bracket

[@ddookhar]

Hey man, respect to you opening your perspectives. I know alot of Americans feel over-protective/defensive about "their" sports and take offense to the idea that American sports just aren't the most popular in the world so it's great to see someone like you give Football an honest look. I agree with you on the start/stop problem in the NFL. It's the single reason why I will never be able to watch it.

[@hitsurei]

I was a volleyball and badminton hardcore since i was 4 years old, but the 2006 world cup changed my favorite sport. There are a lot of things that i missed, and at that year onwards football has become my fav sport. I totally understand your feelings. Sports in general are awesome, Cheers!!

[@gavinmallett9331]

FOOTBALL IS LIFE!! (Dani Rojas-Ted Lasso)