Yeah we can't get the government to do anything fast, but then the super league is announced and government intervenes within 2 days. They know the backlash from the public would be too much to deal with!
a football hooligan is a supporter who actively gets into fights and causes trouble with the oppositions hooligans, "shirters" or normal fans will usually be left alone to just enjoy the game and are fine as long as they dont get involved in any hooliganism!
Please. If there's no rival supporters or hooligans they'll abuse and attack people who "get in their way" just the same. Ask anybody who owns a pub, a restaurant or a café whether they have had no trouble with hooligans. I was at a hypermarket once when some group of hooligans were both drunk and rude towards the clerks and other people just shopping there. There's a good reason they're called hooligans. Quite a few just use their club support as an excuse to get into fights. Sure they'll target rival supporters the most but they're not known to be too picky.
@@jamesshunt5123 years ago I was at a game (Nottingham Forest) and a group of Spurs fans (firm) were looking for a fight, asking us if we were "looking for it", trying as hard as poss to be intimidating, when we told them we weren't a firm they became super friendly, pointed out the rowing club and apologised and walked off. It was completely surreal. I really really thought someone mustve put something in my pop. Just shows how open it was in the 90s. Another time i saw a few fights and a small scuffle that couldve turned into a Riot (i think it was Bristol City, on Radcliffe Road, immediately behind Trent Bridge Cricket ground, just in case anyone remembers). The police didn't intervene, they recorded it. I think anyone fan or firm would've got punched that day. So I don't know if its worse now or back then. Now incidents happen any and everywhere whereas they used to happen near the ground. Hope you're good.
I have a close friend whose 19 year old son was leaving a barber shop and got stomped by football hooligans. No connections to the game, just going home. He's in a permanent coma. In court, they were given two years prison time. The mother o f one of these guys approached my friend afterwards and said, "At least I'll get my son back. You'll never get yours." These people aren't fans of football. They're mindless moronic thugs who need removing from society. We should make a distinction between fans who get rowdy and thugs who just go for violence.
Ultras are not to be confused with Hooligans, and yes it's true that Hooligans do not care about causing havoc. Ultras do not fight shirters, they seek fight with other firms only, they adhere to a "code", even if you casually walk into their territory wearing a rival shirt, they will politely ask you to remove it not to cause disturbance. Nowadays football violence is not that strong in Europe and has been almost completely extinguished in England. Ultras and Hooligans have less numbers and usually meet in a pre-determined position, maybe a remote forest to fight each other for territorial control, mostly unarmed, they have their little brawl and people who fall to the ground are not beaten. What is concerning is that since nowadays they don't meet in groups of thousands but rather in groups of hundreds or dozens, severity has increased and there are more injuries, so only the very radical engage rival firms.
English football crowds are about funny and piss taking chants, what you see here in Europe is just as good but in a different way. This is pure passion and colour
There's a story behind the Boca Juniors chant: Up until 2015, River and Boca were the only two teams in Argentina that had never played in "la B" (second tier of Argentinian football). But on the last match day of that season River were relagated and as you can imagine, all hell broke loose. After this, the Boca Juniors ultras created this chant to make fun of their all time rivals
Hi guys, I’m an ajax Amsterdam supporter. I was there at the ‘entrada’ what you saw in the video. We organise the kinds of party’s before the match to pump the adrenaline for us and the players. And just because it’s really awesome to whitness and take part of
The bubbles song is from the team I support and our biggest enemies are the first team in the video. The hatred between West Ham United and Millwall is as intense as it gets and every time we play against each other, there is always the feeling that a riot could start at any moment. The song we sing has been sung by our fans since the 1920s
i went in the blue angel pub and slagged off west ham in london,. as what you lot did to the children at t he blackpool final at wembley was disgusting, i watched a grown west ham fan throw glass bottles at little girls
@@bigcheese6212 did the an 8 year old threaten a grown man? no. or what about the throwing pennys over the balocony at us. OR what about in the stadium where drunken west ham fans started beating up children because they had tickets in the blackpool family area, they where BEATING UP CHILDREN for fucks sake.
Also, I live in a small english town with the highest majority of scottish people living outside of Scotland. The rivalry between Celtic and Rangers is so bad in that it is written into our work contracts that we cant even make jokes about it for fear of offense.
Celtic and Rangers is more like Israel and Palestine that the average football rivalry. There's a decent documentary on it that I've seen other reactors react to
Hooligan comes from the irish name hoolihan, a man with that name was a bouncer in london in the 1800s. It means to be generally rowdy, loud and partake in violence or riots.
The teams are so rooted in local tradition that you just live the life day in and day out. Imagine the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls both playing from the same city, where you get in fights over your team from first grade to the workplace. More often than not is one team the team of the rich people of the city and the other of the workers, going back hundreds of years before football was a thing. Imagine teams run by republicans and teams run by democrats, and how quickly this would rally groups of people behind those teams and how it would end...
English chants are often really funny. Saw you liked the OM one with the singing towards the other side of the stadium. At my club, NAC Breda, we do it too. Only a stadium of 19.000, but one of the most intense crowds in the Netherlands. Really impressive.
That subway scene, where they're singing, for Paris SG. I've been on the Paris subway when the Ultras are getting on. Paris SG aren't my team, I kinda like watching them. But I was advised, unless you support the team, get the next train, being a neutral is not enough. I've watched many games at some of the grounds featured here. I've seen the ultras. I have feared for the lives of the players, I have feared for the lives of visiting fans, I have feared for the lives of police between groups of fans. It is an insane culture. I've seen games at Napoli, and it is no small miracle that a game is played there without casualties. An Utras come from all walks of life. I've seen politicians break down crying after their team loses a meaningful game.
they used to sing along at games, and they passed the lyrics around using flyers, now thru emails or fan forums. usually the ultras will start with the song and the rest of the stadium will follows. they even have songs for specific players, banners, flags...all handmade or homemade. they even organize trip for fans to travel around for matches at other places. it took dedication and a bunch of passions to do it. it could be done, just need people plan and do things.
Enjoyed your reaction Guys! Anyone can start a chant and many chants are sung at a team's match every week so everyone soon picks it up and if they don't then the chant does not take off. That West Ham chant" Blowing Bubbles was from a 1923 Movie called "Little Caesar" When West Ham plays Millwall the whole area gets segregated including all Public Transport to the Stadium. The away fans are normally accompanied by a Police Marching them en masse to the ground. There are Police Horses, Dogs, and Helicopters overhead to avoid the fans meeting anywhere...."England's Best Chants" i fans of England's National team all over Europe."Celtic v Barcelona:You'll Never Walk Alone" is emotional :)
@@monikabeki6838 After a reflective period,I realized I wrote it in the clamour of haste. I have given myself a severe talking-to and am seeing my comment with fresh eyes..My disappointment in myself is immeasurable and no words can adequately express my remorse regarding my inexcusable faux pas. I am mortified that I got to make such a Schoolboy error and I only try to crave your forgiveness for my brief moment of total complete and utter insanity in making this mistake. I have no excuses and I can only apologize, profusely, for my stupidity, once again. You are a good Woman for pointing this out to me. I'm inconsolable at the moment...
I worked in the civils industry and we had an engineer come on site who had worked in Buenos Aires. He spent 4 years there and the River Plate/Boca Juniors rivalry is so intense they have armed police at the ground when the tickets go on sale. He claimed fans camp outside the ground for a few days before in the hopes of getting a ticket for that one game.
The ‘post apocalyptic’ clip at 10:20 is from my hometown club Ajax Amsterdam. This is what’s known as an entrada. Where the Ultra’s will gather just outside of the stadium before an important match to get hyped up. The players of the club have said that they can hear the commotion happening from the inside of the stadium. #demooisteclubvanallemaal ❌❌❌
I'm from Panama and I love Mexico and Argentina Chants they're so creative when it comes to Lyrics and Rythmn hahaha San Lorenzo is also Pope Francis fave Team ❤️🇵🇦
The pride and sense of belonging to your team for a European or a South American (but also for most of the rest of the world except you and a few other exceptions) is roughly three times what you feel for your country. Conversely, pride for our nation is much more contained than yours, the national flag is displayed only during sporting events or to celebrate some important anniversary and mainly by the authorities. In fact, while flags, scarves and banners of sports teams are completely normal to us, the USA flags in US homes always leave us rather perplexed :)
"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" is actually an American song. It was brought to England in the 1920s and was played regularly by marching bands in football stadiums. Somehow it then became West Ham United's anthem.
The West Ham, pretty bubble in the air song... ya gotta watch Green Street Hooligans with Charlie Hunnam 😍😢😭 As to Argentinean football, they chant from before the time they arrive at the stadium, throughout the entire game and post game. It is phenomenal to witness (only experienced the post game celebrations in Rosario, Argentina). Flares are banned at Aussie soccer games games though. You must experience this in person one day. Great reaction guys!
When talking about separating. In Germany there are some games, where the home team spectators need to stay seated until the away team ultras/hooligans are at the train station. In Switzerland I got bricks thrown at me at a hockey game...
At Anfield. You learn the traditional songs through the years by going to the games. New songs are sung for a laugh while drunk in the pubs around the ground and the funny ones make it to the ground!
You guys have got to watch Hibs fans (Scotland) singing their anthem Sunshine on Leith (Proclaimers song) Sunshine On Leith | Hibs Fans Sing After The 2016 Scottish Cup Final
My team Hull City did actually get relegated to League 1 and then went straight back up as champions this season. It doesn’t happen often though, big clubs like Sunderland and Leeds have struggled a lot recently in the lower divisions.
@@liammcg2144 aye we seem to keep flirting with the lad dont we, I think bielsa rates him.....good to see you boys back at the top again m8, I cant stand Celtic.
@@northernguerrilla3168 he's a proper player man. He's the most skilful player I can remember seeing in a rangers Jersey. It's good to see yous boys back playing well aswell you play good football. Every one hates celtic apart from celtic mate 🇬🇧😂
Loved this reaction, would love to see you guys react to the Old Firm derby. It's a rivalry from Scotland where I am from and although every documentary blows it out of proportion, it would give you an idea of how antagonistic and deep-rooted football rivalries can be
@@baybay4906 don't get me wrong it's a vicious rivalry and probably the biggest in the UK. But growing up I had friends who were Celtic fans and I still do. Amongst the vast majority of people in Scotland today it isn't anywhere near as bad as some documentaries make out. There are some brilliant documentaries out there, hence why I'm suggesting they watch it, but very few people take it so serious to the point of killing. We're all 90 minute biggots and although I personally line up with the Rangers stereotype, not everyone does. I love the history of the club and the deep-rooted hatred for Celtic but with such diverse squads on both sides, anybody who acts upon the hatred is a clown. As much as mummy holyrood would like to have us think, it's a non-issue. Sing whatever you want and enjoy the rivalry in my opinion
@@baybay4906 I'm not denying that element's there. You sit there with your wee Aberdeen crest telling me I don't understand the rivalry? Read what I'm saying before you make stupid remarks for the sake of an argument. I'm not saying that the rivalry is all flowery and nice but it's not all murderous sectarianism either. Probably around 2/3 of Scotland support one side or the other and you're claiming that 25% of them go out and fight? That's a ludicrous suggestion. It can be violent, hence once again why I suggested they watch it, but the documentaries themselves undoubtedly paint a bleak picture that simply isn't reflected in reality
When you have a team cos ESPN tell you they are your local franchise you like to watch them. when you go to matches from years old with your dad and your grandfather, watch them fall divisions, lose players, then climb again, your connection goes beyond sports entertainment
I am not suggesting you should make a reaction video on it, but look up the Heizel drama from 1985 (or Heysel in English). I saw this unfold when I was a kid. As much as I love football, this is forever etched into my mind.
@@maskeddev Agreed on both. 70s-80s era is a treasure trove of memorable matches. And they should learn about the dark moments of this wonderful sport.
There's a cool thing that happens with small football (soccer) clubs in Europe sometimes. For some reason they have several really good players that have come up through their youth programs at the same time, and maybe a really good coach to boot. So suddenly they start climbing up through the divisions, and their fans go nuts. There have been several of these "Cinderella" teams from different clubs over the years. This also happens with national teams from smaller nations sometimes, and it's really cool when it does. It's like a perfect storm, it's very rare, but it's an awesome spectacle to behold. But a small club can't hold on to their top players, they always transfer to bigger richer teams, and the "Cinderella" club slips back to the lower leagues from whens it came again when it's super talents are gone. It's much the same with the national teams from smaller nations, when the players that made up their super team retires or moves on after a few years, there are not enough talented players in a small nations player pool to take over, so they slip back in the rankings again. And leave their fans, that for a couple of years had the experience of having their home team in the big leagues, hope like crazy that the miracle will repeat itself... BTW: Ever seen ice speedway racing? (Motorcycles that race around on an ice oval with 150 to 200 one inch, needle sharp, spikes in the tyres??) Maybe check that out next?
Guys this a steep learning curve. But now you know stuff that many Brits don't even know. Also, your videos are getting better and better, so keep going. And if you need somewhere to stay in the UK then hit me up, and I'll take you to a Liverpool or Man U game or better still, Celtic! Keep being genuine, it's obvious on other channels when they are overreacting for hits.
Wtf why weren't my team's, Panathinaikos, chant translated!? It goes like this: Horto Mayiko (Magical weed) Tho-se mou ligo yia na pio (give me some to drink) ton P.A.O. mou (my Panathinaikos F.C.)- na oneirefto (to dream) ke na fonakso ston theo (and cry to God) Panatha mou (My Panatha-) se agapo (i love you) san iroini, san skliro narkotiko (like heroine, like a hard drug) san to hasis, to lsd (like the canabis, the lsd) yia sena PAO mastouroni oli i yi! (for you PAO all the earth gets high!) Pao etho, Pao etho (Pao here, Pao here) opou ki an paizis panta tha se akoloutho (wherever you may be playing i 'll be following you) Pao eki, Pao eki (Pao there, pao there) opou ki an paizeis panta tha 'maste mazi! (wherever you may be playing we 'll be together!)
lads react to the best of england fans. Its the national team and all the clubs fans around the country unite when they are playing. Greatly supported as are the other british teams (scotland wales northern ireland) and also ireland
Hi guys! eventually it doesn't work like that, you just can't go back up, you have to play the division b championship and probably only the first two teams go up and the last two go down
The scenen outside the stadium are typical gameday stuff before and after the match. The people don´t come together by accident, it´s at train stations or in the city on the way to the stadium. As a guest fan you want the hometeam and homefans to know you´re there and ready to give everything for your team.
Correct. In the case of this video it was an 'entrada' (entry). Which is indeed before the game. Ajax fans from Amsterdam are very well known for doing this and there are many different names for these events. Stuttgart fans from Germany for example are known for doing a 'karawane' (caravan). Which is a march towards the stadium. Many clubs try to have their own thing going on to be known for. Videos of these so-called entrada's and karawane's are quite amazing and both chilling to look at.
All you have to do is look at the year on most football club badges/emblems. In Europe and here in England/UK these dates are usually early 1900's or even late 1800's in some cases. That tells you a lot about the tradition and passion behind the majority of football clubs.
@@elg94 kinda the same in Argentina TBF. The carton wine isn't THAT terrible, the thing is, that it's usually pretty bland, since most of them are blends. It's drinkable for sure, and dirty cheap
At 11:50 these are Panathinaikos fans, a greek team from Athens, Greece. They chant: "Ohhhhhhhh, this is a magical weed, give me some to smoke, to dream about my Panathinaikos and to scream to God: Panathinaikos I love you, like heroine, like a hard drug, like hashish and LSD, for you Panathinaikos, the whole earth gets stoned. My Panathinaikos, My Panathinaikos, I love you, I love you, wherever you will play I will always follow you, I follow you, Panathinaikos here, Panathinaikos here, Panathinaikos there, Panathinaikos there, wherever you will play we will always be together, always together."
The Ajax Amsterdam chant is a pre game gathering before the game just outside the stadium. They call it the entrada. Just look it up on TH-cam there loads of videos from them. Type in Ajax entrada and you will see more of it.
It is possible to go back up after being demoted as our league works as a tier system so if you finish top of Ur tier you go up if you finish bottom you go down
Guys I don't even know you but this video is hilarious!!! We do like flares in our games, we like flares in general in south America!! Also I think in general football (the one you play with your feet) is much bigger and spaced, so you need the chants, the game is long and played need the boost. Also this teams, most of them are historic, 100 years or so, so they really have history, ups and downs, tragedies and glories. I would advise to react to the crowd in Argentina reacting to the national team winning the copa America against Brazil, IN BRAZIL.
@@jobfranschman8436 nee niks met Feyenoord of psv maar Ajax heeft alleen een goeie sfeer in Europese wedstrijden in de eredivisie valt het heel erg mee hoe goed de sfeer is.
@@C13-r3m Ja klopt wel maar dat komt omdat de F-Side vol zit met oude rotten die te weinig doen. Kijk bijvoorbeeld naar Ajax Spakenburg in de beker. Toen was de F-Side beschikbaar voor iedereen. De sfeer was alsof tegen Real Madrid speelde. Dat laat dus zien dat er genoeg mensen zijn die sfeer willen maken. De wachtlijst van de F-Side is dicht en is volgens mij 10 jaar lang ofzo.
@@C13-r3m Er is sinds 2/3 jaar ook een opkomstplicht gemaakt op de F-Side. 11 wedstrijden aanwezig zijn van de 17. Anders ben je je kaart kwijt. Vind ik alsnog te weinig. Je mag je kaart bijvoorbeeld ook uitlenen om je wedstrijden te halen. Dus zo moeilijk is het niet.
You guys should watch the Besiktas clip, where the ultras leader is on the pitch and hyping up the fans. It's called '' 35.000 BESIKTAS FANS JUMPING, CRAZY ATMOSPHERE ''
As a Millwall I don't care if you liked us or not (secretly do of course!). If you come to UK a Millwall game is a good intro to English football (not Premiership). Happy to take you.
Politics and football is a huge thing: not so much in England but only across the border in Scotland you have one of the fiercest rivalries on religious lines (Celtic vs Rangers) and in Germany and Italy in particular you'll find clubs who align themselves to the left or to the right and their games are intense. FYI
"I'm forever blowing bubbles" was a single by the punk band Cockney Rejects. but it has been West Hams official song foe around 100yrs. you should checkout other official songs like "Glory Glory Man United" and "you will never walk alone".
For the ajax one you should look up Entrada it is a pre game party/hype event that happens once or twice a year before important matches. And a lot of fans come to these even those that are no longer allowed inside the stadium, for reasons.
14:05 Yeap, cheap, very cheap wine are in carton packs, 33.814 fl oz. And don't forget the headache pills for the next morning. Some times it's beter to put some ice and sparkling water, or lemon soda. The best option is sugar and natural lemons: sangría.
I don't know if anyone already commented on the Ajax clip, but that is the Entrada. It is done before an important game to 'hype everyone up', so to speak. That is why it is not in the stadium.
My hometown team St.Pauli use the OM chant to start off games and its my favourite chant since it supposedly actually came from the french revolution. So its an actual call to arms. Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.
Flares are fun, we used to light them for pretty much every noteworthy occasion... From unsanctioned football matches between students of two different universities, to graduations right in front of the university steps, even up to a couple of weddings. Everything is better with some colored smoke.
well in most bigger european cities it is quite normal to be on a train or subway with a bunch of crazy fans :D Most cities either have multiple football clubs, then in addition basketball, ice hockey, volleyball... I would say out in "normal" times it is very likely to ride on such train once a week. Most people go by public transport as most stadiums are quite central and it would not make sense to go by car. And then you can get drunk and party too And yeah, dependent on the club its also very likely they are burning stuff
5:48 easy because ultras are part of club, they are among guards and security at the matches too, at vip areas, they have access everywhere, plus most of it is brought in days before game because they are in the stadium preparing coreographies etc
oh yeah neapel/napoli has been very intense. As we had been there with Eintracht Frankfurt, we and our security feared for our lives the first time in a stadium as the fireworks had been thrown on us......
You should look at irish fans at the major championships in particular EURO 2016 and 2012. Spain v ireland in poland 2012 ireland were 4 -0 down and the irish fans started singing the Fields Of athenry ,it is to my mind one of the most magic things you will ever see
We don't have flares in the UK due to the fire risk. Check out the Bradford City FC stadium fire in the 1980s. It was devasting and many lost their lives.
The thing with the train station? Daily life here xD Like oh no it´s game day. Seeing as I have no clue on which teams play when I try to gauge the danger level by the amount of police present. Like if it´s evening, you can already see the first ultras and the police came with riot gear and dogs? Turn around, get a cofee and a later train. Or just get on the train, they´re usually just partying really hard and one time someone threw a beer bottle at me (ew) and pretend you´re not involved
they: living in a country where literally everyone got a gun (and its legal)
"oH No tHeRe is FiRe! ThATs DanGeROus o.O"
So true
Hahahahahahaha SO TRUE,SO TRUE......
Yeah... we're not exactly discharging firearms at MLS games but nice try kid
LMAOOOOOOO I live in the States but I find this hilarious
1. A lot of people don’t own guns
2. Gun violence isn’t the problem it’s a violence culture that exists in America.
"Yall dont get politics involved in sports." Lol, football is more politics in Europe than politics are in Europe.
Yeah we can't get the government to do anything fast, but then the super league is announced and government intervenes within 2 days. They know the backlash from the public would be too much to deal with!
i had a seizure reading that
@@mason5013 he's right. In Scotland many people vote because of what team they support
@@eggy6745 isn't it also about religion and football. Like Glasgow Rangers are protestantics and Celtic are the catholics?
@@henrikschreiner not as religious as it once was, but some sectarian songs still get sung
The thing I find funny is that Pope Francis is a huge San Lorenzo fan. I can imagine him singing that song! 🤣
Yes, i live near san lorenzo stadium and pope francis use to live acouple of blocks from my house, big san lorenzo fan!!
@@mangaymambol and little boys`s fan also!!
@@Pato-ARG thats probably true but i dont know!
yeah that would be awesome
@@Pato-ARG ye hes become a fan of BSC Young Boys in recent years
The "ultras" for most clubs tend to congregate in the section behind the goals, the nets are there to prevent stuff being thrown onto the pitch
Yes we do behind the goal 🚜🚜🚜🚜💙
a football hooligan is a supporter who actively gets into fights and causes trouble with the oppositions hooligans, "shirters" or normal fans will usually be left alone to just enjoy the game and are fine as long as they dont get involved in any hooliganism!
Please. If there's no rival supporters or hooligans they'll abuse and attack people who "get in their way" just the same. Ask anybody who owns a pub, a restaurant or a café whether they have had no trouble with hooligans. I was at a hypermarket once when some group of hooligans were both drunk and rude towards the clerks and other people just shopping there. There's a good reason they're called hooligans. Quite a few just use their club support as an excuse to get into fights.
Sure they'll target rival supporters the most but they're not known to be too picky.
@@jamesshunt5123 years ago I was at a game (Nottingham Forest) and a group of Spurs fans (firm) were looking for a fight, asking us if we were "looking for it", trying as hard as poss to be intimidating, when we told them we weren't a firm they became super friendly, pointed out the rowing club and apologised and walked off. It was completely surreal. I really really thought someone mustve put something in my pop. Just shows how open it was in the 90s.
Another time i saw a few fights and a small scuffle that couldve turned into a Riot (i think it was Bristol City, on Radcliffe Road, immediately behind Trent Bridge Cricket ground, just in case anyone remembers). The police didn't intervene, they recorded it. I think anyone fan or firm would've got punched that day. So I don't know if its worse now or back then. Now incidents happen any and everywhere whereas they used to happen near the ground.
Hope you're good.
@@jamesshunt5123 sad truth, some doesn't even watch the fucking games.. just destroying other people's property.
I have a close friend whose 19 year old son was leaving a barber shop and got stomped by football hooligans. No connections to the game, just going home. He's in a permanent coma. In court, they were given two years prison time. The mother o f one of these guys approached my friend afterwards and said, "At least I'll get my son back. You'll never get yours." These people aren't fans of football. They're mindless moronic thugs who need removing from society. We should make a distinction between fans who get rowdy and thugs who just go for violence.
Ultras are not to be confused with Hooligans, and yes it's true that Hooligans do not care about causing havoc. Ultras do not fight shirters, they seek fight with other firms only, they adhere to a "code", even if you casually walk into their territory wearing a rival shirt, they will politely ask you to remove it not to cause disturbance. Nowadays football violence is not that strong in Europe and has been almost completely extinguished in England. Ultras and Hooligans have less numbers and usually meet in a pre-determined position, maybe a remote forest to fight each other for territorial control, mostly unarmed, they have their little brawl and people who fall to the ground are not beaten. What is concerning is that since nowadays they don't meet in groups of thousands but rather in groups of hundreds or dozens, severity has increased and there are more injuries, so only the very radical engage rival firms.
English football crowds are about funny and piss taking chants, what you see here in Europe is just as good but in a different way. This is pure passion and colour
Its all about taking the piss while having fun 😂 fucking vibez
Yeah men
You defend your club forever
Thats just fun european banter to me.
Exactly i agree 100000% and im french not same Vibe like England but its like it is soccer lovers
There's a story behind the Boca Juniors chant:
Up until 2015, River and Boca were the only two teams in Argentina that had never played in "la B" (second tier of Argentinian football). But on the last match day of that season River were relagated and as you can imagine, all hell broke loose. After this, the Boca Juniors ultras created this chant to make fun of their all time rivals
Hi guys, I’m an ajax Amsterdam supporter. I was there at the ‘entrada’ what you saw in the video. We organise the kinds of party’s before the match to pump the adrenaline for us and the players. And just because it’s really awesome to whitness and take part of
That’s fucking awesome
@@tman4534 in Argentina all the crowds do that . 2 or 3 hours until the game begun.
The bubbles song is from the team I support and our biggest enemies are the first team in the video. The hatred between West Ham United and Millwall is as intense as it gets and every time we play against each other, there is always the feeling that a riot could start at any moment. The song we sing has been sung by our fans since the 1920s
i went in the blue angel pub and slagged off west ham in london,. as what you lot did to the children at t he blackpool final at wembley was disgusting, i watched a grown west ham fan throw glass bottles at little girls
and when the police came the west ham fan took a scarf off a little girl of about 8 years old spat on it and threw it in a bin
@@cyberash3000 The morons that did that disgusted me, they were condemned by West Ham fans as well.
@@bigcheese6212 they where a group of little girls brought to the game by their mother, how did the those blackpool fans start it.
@@bigcheese6212 did the an 8 year old threaten a grown man? no. or what about the throwing pennys over the balocony at us. OR what about in the stadium where drunken west ham fans started beating up children because they had tickets in the blackpool family area, they where BEATING UP CHILDREN for fucks sake.
These clubs have SO much history the chants are passed down over years (with exceptions of course) but it’s absolutely insane
Fun fact San Lorenzo is the team that Pope San Francisco is fan, and you can even seen him with shirt of his team in some pictures
No pyro no party 🔥💨
Hail Hail
@@strangelyjamesly4078 55 WATP
West Ham and Millwall have a bitter rivalry with deaths at games and assualts at everyone. Love from England
They should react to it, its very interesting stuff
F Millwall
@@theraiderofdeath F Westham
Deaths at games? since when
@@formzino Theres been a few at West Ham vs Millwall mate
Also, I live in a small english town with the highest majority of scottish people living outside of Scotland. The rivalry between Celtic and Rangers is so bad in that it is written into our work contracts that we cant even make jokes about it for fear of offense.
Celtic and Rangers is more like Israel and Palestine that the average football rivalry. There's a decent documentary on it that I've seen other reactors react to
What town is that? I'm curious. Near the borders?
@@lordgemini2376 I'm guessing Corby in the Midlands
@@lordgemini2376 could be somewhere near blackpool, the scots love it here.
@@lordgemini2376 Glasgow
Hooligan comes from the irish name hoolihan, a man with that name was a bouncer in london in the 1800s. It means to be generally rowdy, loud and partake in violence or riots.
he led a gang who robbed folk of their wages basically
The teams are so rooted in local tradition that you just live the life day in and day out. Imagine the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls both playing from the same city, where you get in fights over your team from first grade to the workplace. More often than not is one team the team of the rich people of the city and the other of the workers, going back hundreds of years before football was a thing. Imagine teams run by republicans and teams run by democrats, and how quickly this would rally groups of people behind those teams and how it would end...
English chants are often really funny.
Saw you liked the OM one with the singing towards the other side of the stadium. At my club, NAC Breda, we do it too.
Only a stadium of 19.000, but one of the most intense crowds in the Netherlands. Really impressive.
NAC Forever
Esperance (tunisia) we do it too
Doing it since 2004 now
Still best song when you are in the stadium (old one 40k fans, new one 60k fans)
That subway scene, where they're singing, for Paris SG.
I've been on the Paris subway when the Ultras are getting on. Paris SG aren't my team, I kinda like watching them. But I was advised, unless you support the team, get the next train, being a neutral is not enough.
I've watched many games at some of the grounds featured here. I've seen the ultras. I have feared for the lives of the players, I have feared for the lives of visiting fans, I have feared for the lives of police between groups of fans. It is an insane culture. I've seen games at Napoli, and it is no small miracle that a game is played there without casualties.
An Utras come from all walks of life. I've seen politicians break down crying after their team loses a meaningful game.
they used to sing along at games, and they passed the lyrics around using flyers, now thru emails or fan forums. usually the ultras will start with the song and the rest of the stadium will follows. they even have songs for specific players, banners, flags...all handmade or homemade. they even organize trip for fans to travel around for matches at other places. it took dedication and a bunch of passions to do it. it could be done, just need people plan and do things.
Enjoyed your reaction Guys! Anyone can start a chant and many chants are sung at a team's match every week so everyone soon picks it up and if they don't then the chant does not take off. That West Ham chant" Blowing Bubbles was from a 1923 Movie called "Little Caesar" When West Ham plays Millwall the whole area gets segregated including all Public Transport to the Stadium. The away fans are normally accompanied by a Police Marching them en masse to the ground. There are Police Horses, Dogs, and Helicopters overhead to avoid the fans meeting anywhere...."England's Best Chants" i fans of England's National team all over Europe."Celtic v Barcelona:You'll Never Walk Alone" is emotional :)
Sorry …. No, definitely NO: not anybody can start a chant!For
Sure you can try but nobody will sing along with you!
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I worked in the civils industry and we had an engineer come on site who had worked in Buenos Aires. He spent 4 years there and the River Plate/Boca Juniors rivalry is so intense they have armed police at the ground when the tickets go on sale. He claimed fans camp outside the ground for a few days before in the hopes of getting a ticket for that one game.
Them in Italy: That escalated quickly
Me: Wait until they get to Turkey
The ‘post apocalyptic’ clip at 10:20 is from my hometown club Ajax Amsterdam. This is what’s known as an entrada. Where the Ultra’s will gather just outside of the stadium before an important match to get hyped up.
The players of the club have said that they can hear the commotion happening from the inside of the stadium.
#demooisteclubvanallemaal ❌❌❌
I'm from Panama and I love Mexico and Argentina Chants they're so creative when it comes to Lyrics and Rythmn hahaha San Lorenzo is also Pope Francis fave Team ❤️🇵🇦
The pride and sense of belonging to your team for a European or a South American (but also for most of the rest of the world except you and a few other exceptions) is roughly three times what you feel for your country. Conversely, pride for our nation is much more contained than yours, the national flag is displayed only during sporting events or to celebrate some important anniversary and mainly by the authorities. In fact, while flags, scarves and banners of sports teams are completely normal to us, the USA flags in US homes always leave us rather perplexed :)
That Panathinaikos one, those " netted fans " are their own Gate, or firm. It's in their own stadium.
"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" is actually an American song. It was brought to England in the 1920s and was played regularly by marching bands in football stadiums. Somehow it then became West Ham United's anthem.
The flares only tend to come out in big derby games (rivals) and international football
lol, no idea what country are you from, but east europe every decent ultra club has flares on at least 90% of the matches
You NEED to react to "The best chants of San Lorenzo (with translation)." By far the best ultras of the world.
The West Ham, pretty bubble in the air song... ya gotta watch Green Street Hooligans with Charlie Hunnam 😍😢😭
As to Argentinean football, they chant from before the time they arrive at the stadium, throughout the entire game and post game. It is phenomenal to witness (only experienced the post game celebrations in Rosario, Argentina).
Flares are banned at Aussie soccer games games though.
You must experience this in person one day.
Great reaction guys!
guys you should watch the world's worst tackles.Graeme Souness was brutal. best wishes from Scotland
A lot of football teams have an anthem for West Ham its Forever Blowing Bubbles (which was an actual song)
When talking about separating. In Germany there are some games, where the home team spectators need to stay seated until the away team ultras/hooligans are at the train station. In Switzerland I got bricks thrown at me at a hockey game...
In the Netherlands Ajax and Feyenoord supporters arent's allowed in eachother's stadium
At Anfield. You learn the traditional songs through the years by going to the games. New songs are sung for a laugh while drunk in the pubs around the ground and the funny ones make it to the ground!
its all down to passion football runs deep in peoples hearts wether you team is top tier or bottom tier there your team
“Post-apocalyptic ‘I am Legend’ scene. LOL. Subscribed.
There isn’t a compilation as such, but you should react to videos of 80s hooligans in England.. it will shock you guys
bro im telling when youre in there the energy feel is crazzy absolutely crazy i think i can bench twice what i can when im in the curve
You guys should watch the movie Green Street or Football Factory. That would give you more of an idea about football hooligans
You guys have got to watch Hibs fans (Scotland) singing their anthem Sunshine on Leith (Proclaimers song) Sunshine On Leith | Hibs Fans Sing After The 2016 Scottish Cup Final
My team Hull City did actually get relegated to League 1 and then went straight back up as champions this season. It doesn’t happen often though, big clubs like Sunderland and Leeds have struggled a lot recently in the lower divisions.
Leeds are sitting in the top half of the Premier league
LEEDS LEEDS LEEDS!!! 🤍💛💙
@@northernguerrilla3168 yous can keep your hands off Ryan Kent tho mate we need him next season 😂🇬🇧
@@liammcg2144 aye we seem to keep flirting with the lad dont we, I think bielsa rates him.....good to see you boys back at the top again m8, I cant stand Celtic.
@@northernguerrilla3168 he's a proper player man. He's the most skilful player I can remember seeing in a rangers Jersey. It's good to see yous boys back playing well aswell you play good football. Every one hates celtic apart from celtic mate 🇬🇧😂
in all the reactions i see people always ask where do we get "flames" don't you guys have flares??
These are not tame guys, they are just tame clips ;)
Watch "Ultra Our Way of Life" to see a bit more of what we do
Actually Millwall fans don’t refer to the fact they are not a good team... but that they are hated and feared by the other firms.
Love your reactions. You need to react to 'Ultras: Our way of life'.
What I thought, they were watching. The wrong videos
Loved this reaction, would love to see you guys react to the Old Firm derby. It's a rivalry from Scotland where I am from and although every documentary blows it out of proportion, it would give you an idea of how antagonistic and deep-rooted football rivalries can be
there have been too many people killed for supporting one side or the other to say that documentaries blow it out of proportion
the old firm docos don't blow it out of proportion, wherever your from it certainly isn't Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen
@@baybay4906 don't get me wrong it's a vicious rivalry and probably the biggest in the UK. But growing up I had friends who were Celtic fans and I still do. Amongst the vast majority of people in Scotland today it isn't anywhere near as bad as some documentaries make out. There are some brilliant documentaries out there, hence why I'm suggesting they watch it, but very few people take it so serious to the point of killing. We're all 90 minute biggots and although I personally line up with the Rangers stereotype, not everyone does. I love the history of the club and the deep-rooted hatred for Celtic but with such diverse squads on both sides, anybody who acts upon the hatred is a clown. As much as mummy holyrood would like to have us think, it's a non-issue. Sing whatever you want and enjoy the rivalry in my opinion
@@AceEagle9898 you really don’t understand the rivalry then more than 25% of the fans on either side that go to the pubs /game fight eachother
@@baybay4906 I'm not denying that element's there. You sit there with your wee Aberdeen crest telling me I don't understand the rivalry? Read what I'm saying before you make stupid remarks for the sake of an argument. I'm not saying that the rivalry is all flowery and nice but it's not all murderous sectarianism either. Probably around 2/3 of Scotland support one side or the other and you're claiming that 25% of them go out and fight? That's a ludicrous suggestion. It can be violent, hence once again why I suggested they watch it, but the documentaries themselves undoubtedly paint a bleak picture that simply isn't reflected in reality
When you have a team cos ESPN tell you they are your local franchise you like to watch them. when you go to matches from years old with your dad and your grandfather, watch them fall divisions, lose players, then climb again, your connection goes beyond sports entertainment
I am not suggesting you should make a reaction video on it, but look up the Heizel drama from 1985 (or Heysel in English). I saw this unfold when I was a kid. As much as I love football, this is forever etched into my mind.
They should react to old 70s and 80s footage and for sure they should learn about Heysel (and Hillsborough)
@@maskeddev Agreed on both. 70s-80s era is a treasure trove of memorable matches. And they should learn about the dark moments of this wonderful sport.
There's a cool thing that happens with small football (soccer) clubs in Europe sometimes. For some reason they have several really good players that have come up through their youth programs at the same time, and maybe a really good coach to boot. So suddenly they start climbing up through the divisions, and their fans go nuts. There have been several of these "Cinderella" teams from different clubs over the years. This also happens with national teams from smaller nations sometimes, and it's really cool when it does. It's like a perfect storm, it's very rare, but it's an awesome spectacle to behold. But a small club can't hold on to their top players, they always transfer to bigger richer teams, and the "Cinderella" club slips back to the lower leagues from whens it came again when it's super talents are gone. It's much the same with the national teams from smaller nations, when the players that made up their super team retires or moves on after a few years, there are not enough talented players in a small nations player pool to take over, so they slip back in the rankings again. And leave their fans, that for a couple of years had the experience of having their home team in the big leagues, hope like crazy that the miracle will repeat itself... BTW: Ever seen ice speedway racing? (Motorcycles that race around on an ice oval with 150 to 200 one inch, needle sharp, spikes in the tyres??) Maybe check that out next?
Guys this a steep learning curve. But now you know stuff that many Brits don't even know. Also, your videos are getting better and better, so keep going. And if you need somewhere to stay in the UK then hit me up, and I'll take you to a Liverpool or Man U game or better still, Celtic! Keep being genuine, it's obvious on other channels when they are overreacting for hits.
the smile of the right guy at the end is exact reason why we fucking love it ! great to see they can experience it at least this way))
Wtf why weren't my team's, Panathinaikos, chant translated!? It goes like this:
Horto Mayiko
(Magical weed)
Tho-se mou ligo yia na pio
(give me some to drink)
ton P.A.O. mou
(my Panathinaikos F.C.)-
na oneirefto
(to dream)
ke na fonakso ston theo
(and cry to God)
Panatha mou
(My Panatha-)
se agapo
(i love you)
san iroini, san skliro narkotiko
(like heroine, like a hard drug)
san to hasis, to lsd
(like the canabis, the lsd)
yia sena PAO mastouroni oli i yi!
(for you PAO all the earth gets high!)
Pao etho, Pao etho
(Pao here, Pao here)
opou ki an paizis panta tha se akoloutho
(wherever you may be playing i 'll be following you)
Pao eki, Pao eki
(Pao there, pao there)
opou ki an paizeis panta tha 'maste mazi!
(wherever you may be playing we 'll be together!)
lads react to the best of england fans. Its the national team and all the clubs fans around the country unite when they are playing. Greatly supported as are the other british teams (scotland wales northern ireland) and also ireland
I'm forever blowing bubbles was released by Doris Day and Vera Lynn
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big up devon
Hi guys! eventually it doesn't work like that, you just can't go back up, you have to play the division b championship and probably only the first two teams go up and the last two go down
I get huge emotion hearing this. I'm a massive fan of music and all it entails, and this is music at its rawest. Soul stirring.
The scenen outside the stadium are typical gameday stuff before and after the match. The people don´t come together by accident, it´s at train stations or in the city on the way to the stadium.
As a guest fan you want the hometeam and homefans to know you´re there and ready to give everything for your team.
Correct. In the case of this video it was an 'entrada' (entry). Which is indeed before the game. Ajax fans from Amsterdam are very well known for doing this and there are many different names for these events. Stuttgart fans from Germany for example are known for doing a 'karawane' (caravan). Which is a march towards the stadium. Many clubs try to have their own thing going on to be known for. Videos of these so-called entrada's and karawane's are quite amazing and both chilling to look at.
All you have to do is look at the year on most football club badges/emblems. In Europe and here in England/UK these dates are usually early 1900's or even late 1800's in some cases.
That tells you a lot about the tradition and passion behind the majority of football clubs.
The wine sold in cartons is for cooking: i.e. it tastes so bad it is generally not considered fit for drinking and is therefore dirt cheap.
@@elg94 kinda the same in Argentina TBF.
The carton wine isn't THAT terrible, the thing is, that it's usually pretty bland, since most of them are blends.
It's drinkable for sure, and dirty cheap
At 11:50 these are Panathinaikos fans, a greek team from Athens, Greece. They chant:
"Ohhhhhhhh, this is a magical weed, give me some to smoke, to dream about my Panathinaikos and to scream to God: Panathinaikos I love you, like heroine, like a hard drug, like hashish and LSD, for you Panathinaikos, the whole earth gets stoned. My Panathinaikos, My Panathinaikos, I love you, I love you, wherever you will play I will always follow you, I follow you, Panathinaikos here, Panathinaikos here, Panathinaikos there, Panathinaikos there, wherever you will play we will always be together, always together."
The Ajax Amsterdam chant is a pre game gathering before the game just outside the stadium. They call it the entrada. Just look it up on TH-cam there loads of videos from them. Type in Ajax entrada and you will see more of it.
It is possible to go back up after being demoted as our league works as a tier system so if you finish top of Ur tier you go up if you finish bottom you go down
Guys I don't even know you but this video is hilarious!!!
We do like flares in our games, we like flares in general in south America!! Also I think in general football (the one you play with your feet) is much bigger and spaced, so you need the chants, the game is long and played need the boost. Also this teams, most of them are historic, 100 years or so, so they really have history, ups and downs, tragedies and glories.
I would advise to react to the crowd in Argentina reacting to the national team winning the copa America against Brazil, IN BRAZIL.
European football fans are insane and i love it. The atmosphere at Ajax stadium is like no other was lucky enough to witness it
Hahahha ajax stadium is like no other??? Dream on
@@C13-r3m PSV or Feyenoord fan 😉🤷♂️
@@jobfranschman8436 nee niks met Feyenoord of psv maar Ajax heeft alleen een goeie sfeer in Europese wedstrijden in de eredivisie valt het heel erg mee hoe goed de sfeer is.
@@C13-r3m Ja klopt wel maar dat komt omdat de F-Side vol zit met oude rotten die te weinig doen. Kijk bijvoorbeeld naar Ajax Spakenburg in de beker. Toen was de F-Side beschikbaar voor iedereen. De sfeer was alsof tegen Real Madrid speelde. Dat laat dus zien dat er genoeg mensen zijn die sfeer willen maken. De wachtlijst van de F-Side is dicht en is volgens mij 10 jaar lang ofzo.
@@C13-r3m Er is sinds 2/3 jaar ook een opkomstplicht gemaakt op de F-Side. 11 wedstrijden aanwezig zijn van de 17. Anders ben je je kaart kwijt. Vind ik alsnog te weinig. Je mag je kaart bijvoorbeeld ook uitlenen om je wedstrijden te halen. Dus zo moeilijk is het niet.
You guys should watch the Besiktas clip, where the ultras leader is on the pitch and hyping up the fans. It's called ''
35.000 BESIKTAS FANS JUMPING, CRAZY ATMOSPHERE
''
As a Millwall I don't care if you liked us or not (secretly do of course!). If you come to UK a Millwall game is a good intro to English football (not Premiership). Happy to take you.
«The Ultras are the ultra fans who make the chants» yes it is, you nailed it!!!! 😃😃👍👍👍👍
"That could be released on a record" - The West Ham bubbles song was covered by a punk band called the Cockney Rejects.
Politics and football is a huge thing: not so much in England but only across the border in Scotland you have one of the fiercest rivalries on religious lines (Celtic vs Rangers) and in Germany and Italy in particular you'll find clubs who align themselves to the left or to the right and their games are intense. FYI
There is a great book on South American football culture called "Tears at La Bombonera", y'all should check it out
The San Lorenzo chant is the entrance song
"I'm forever blowing bubbles" was a single by the punk band Cockney Rejects. but it has been West Hams official song foe around 100yrs.
you should checkout other official songs like "Glory Glory Man United" and "you will never walk alone".
For the ajax one you should look up Entrada it is a pre game party/hype event that happens once or twice a year before important matches. And a lot of fans come to these even those that are no longer allowed inside the stadium, for reasons.
There is a video called understanding European soccer in 4 steps - a guide for Americans. You should check it out
14:05 Yeap, cheap, very cheap wine are in carton packs, 33.814 fl oz. And don't forget the headache pills for the next morning. Some times it's beter to put some ice and sparkling water, or lemon soda. The best option is sugar and natural lemons: sangría.
you guys are such a good watch
I'm forever blowing bubbles is an old song that's been recorded years ago by several people.
I don't know if anyone already commented on the Ajax clip, but that is the Entrada. It is done before an important game to 'hype everyone up', so to speak. That is why it is not in the stadium.
My hometown team St.Pauli use the OM chant to start off games and its my favourite chant since it supposedly actually came from the french revolution. So its an actual call to arms. Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.
My new favourite channel 👏👏 keep it up
"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" IS an American song from 1919 by John William Kellette
Flares are fun, we used to light them for pretty much every noteworthy occasion... From unsanctioned football matches between students of two different universities, to graduations right in front of the university steps, even up to a couple of weddings. Everything is better with some colored smoke.
'Teams don't go down and then straight back up' *fulham left the chat
I miss going to West Ham games. Little fact for you guys, West Ham's stadium was blown up for the Dave Bautista movie Final Score.
Oh you have to look up turkish teams' ultras. Everything is on fire
If you watch the english film “Green street” it will explain hooligans, its about a american who gets involved in english football
No Pyro, No Party. Glasgow Rangers UB07 55 WATP
did i miss the huns in the video?
@@johnlyons2257 Miss us? You never seen us coming. Can you see us now? Nice bigoted comment btw, typical.
@@stewrmo lenny 5 slippy 1
@@johnlyons2257 R.I.P. Terry Munro
well in most bigger european cities it is quite normal to be on a train or subway with a bunch of crazy fans :D
Most cities either have multiple football clubs, then in addition basketball, ice hockey, volleyball... I would say out in "normal" times it is very likely to ride on such train once a week. Most people go by public transport as most stadiums are quite central and it would not make sense to go by car. And then you can get drunk and party too
And yeah, dependent on the club its also very likely they are burning stuff
5:48 easy because ultras are part of club, they are among guards and security at the matches too, at vip areas, they have access everywhere, plus most of it is brought in days before game because they are in the stadium preparing coreographies etc
11:07 many of these songs are decades old thats why everyone knows them
Some countries do have fences between the stands and the pitch - Germany, Greece
Stadium stands have been known to collapse when that many people jump up and down at the same time !
The F-side (Ajax ultras) had a song about that happening at the Heissel stadium.
the football crowd is not going to eat and drinking beer is going to encourage their team to cheer up. there's love
oh yeah neapel/napoli has been very intense. As we had been there with Eintracht Frankfurt, we and our security feared for our lives the first time in a stadium as the fireworks had been thrown on us......
You should look at irish fans at the major championships in particular EURO 2016 and 2012. Spain v ireland in poland 2012 ireland were 4 -0 down and the irish fans started singing the Fields Of athenry ,it is to my mind one of the most magic things you will ever see
That what you saw at around the tenth minute with those Ajax fans i was there too, like i always go to actually. Because these are the best nights!
Flare in football stadium come from harbor city, where it was common like napoli, marseille ect.
By jove you've got it. Teams in England have their own songs and then on top are the choirs during the match.
We don't have flares in the UK due to the fire risk. Check out the Bradford City FC stadium fire in the 1980s. It was devasting and many lost their lives.
I think San Lorenzo might be my second team after mcfc of course.
The thing with the train station? Daily life here xD Like oh no it´s game day. Seeing as I have no clue on which teams play when I try to gauge the danger level by the amount of police present. Like if it´s evening, you can already see the first ultras and the police came with riot gear and dogs? Turn around, get a cofee and a later train. Or just get on the train, they´re usually just partying really hard and one time someone threw a beer bottle at me (ew) and pretend you´re not involved