During international matches it's the crowds who sings the national anthems. It's so much better than some celebrity sings his/her own version. In many countries the music only play a few notes during the home team's anthem and the crowd takes the rest acapella. So fulfilling.
@@NB-or8rs It's not "supporters songs". Each team has a real anthem, sometimes written by supporters, sometimes by real musicians, but all of the teams magagers take one of these songs and make it the "official anthem" and some of these anthems are 50-100 years old songs We chant it at normal match, never the national anthem. The national anthem is chanted only when the national rapresentative plays, not when normal city teams clubs play US is the only democratic country that chant the anthem on every occasion, even when two teams of the same town meet, even during local kids matches. We never ever do that
@riccardocoletta2398 you think I'm American or what ? I know some clubs have their anthems, it's not because it's institutionalized that it's not a supporter song. I'm just making a difference with national anthems which are not coming from football but from the institution of the country. That's all My club doesn't have an anthem but several chants, some more important than others, but we don't sing one in articular before a game. It depends on the clubs.
To quote the legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankley; "Some people think football [soccer] is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that!" ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
@@MyHaytem Correct. Go to a South American city darby - you will leave pumped with adrenaline, and you will feel like someone put a magic spell on you. It'll wear off with time, but then you'l lwanna see more. It can really be addictive - you should try.
@@g0d077 Yeah I'm fully aware. I'm a big follower of latin American football and I often see how intense it gets. I'm from Morocco by the way, and our biggest game of the season is the derby between Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca and it gets pretty chaotic, like Europe is nothing compared to it but I guess since Europe gets all the media coverage and attention it makes you believe there's no football outside of Europe.
@@MyHaytemit’s called European football, because the modern game was developed in England/Scotland. Also for a lot of people in the USA it’s a way to differentiate it from American Football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football etc.. It’s not a way to claim control or reverence over something enjoyed by the entire world.
@@kingkoopa115 Yeah, I get why Americans call it that, but for others is just out of order. It was first invented in England yes but it was over a century ago, now it's played literally everywhere, so why call that like it doesn't have an official name already?
5:30 the stadiums are constructed in a way to acommodate these things. It looks insane that the upper levels move that much but they are designed to do so and if they wouldn't move that much it would put to much load on the structure
It is hard to compare considering a lot of factors...Europe has lots of teams founded at least 100 years ago, while Europe also fought itself for centuries...It is comparing lots of spectators (US) to an army walking into battle (Europe)...On matches, the visitor teams fans regularly are escorted by several police squads, often even in full riot gear just to prevent fights between fans...
In order to see the same passion I believe American sports will need a different structure. In Europe and South America the clubs have a connection with the city from where they are, that’s why you will see a similar atmosphere in Europe even to basketball games.
It’s there in college football. The university of part of the town and the state, with decades of history tied to the towns and cities. Not on the scale of the top European clubs but you’re never gonna find that atmosphere in professional American sports. NFL, NBA, MLB is all about money
@4 Yes, I know that, and I have the feeling that the high support for college sports is happening exactly because of the reasons mentioned in my previous message.
One thing I notice and what I like about Europe is how in sync they are, once one person starts chanting they all join in. in America (to me at least) it seems weird to have a drumb to start to chant in my eyes it feels like they have no real passion for their club, also I like how the english fans come up with catchy chants by adapting popular songs to create new lyrics based on their club or to mock the other team. I feel that's something that America is missing and should slowly start implementing.
These USA clubs are new, with new fans, mostly, they are creating those things just now, on the other hand, many of the club chants in football in Europe and South America have been passed on by atleast 2 generations, it's already there for even a new fan to pick up, I'd give props to USA team's fans for starting it when it's tough.
We are in sync because since we are 6 or 7 years old our dads takes us to a football game, where we see all the peaople chant, we see all the pyrotechnic effects that are illegal in Your country. Do not get me wrong I love the term American Football, it is Yours, (diversity, although it is played with the hand and not with the foot). Please, from the bottom of our heart, stop assigning terms to what You do not understand. Football is a team game invented by the English in the Middle Ages and is played with a ball and the foot. It is called soccer only by You. The rest of planet Earth has the decency to call it football.
I think that the US does have good fans. However as far as I understand it, the American federation (US Soccer) has cracked down on attempts to actually have shows in the stands. Fans wanted to do the whole thing, embrace the whole ultras culture, but the federation came down hard on them. So, I'm not blaming the fans, as much as the busybody federation and their party pooping rules.
Haha that's such a American comment. It isn't about what's allowed or if someone comes hard on you. Do you think all of those crazy things, fires, items flying on the field etc. Are allowed? Or that police never fucks them up? Ultras just don't care, they will fight the police for fun. Also I ain't sure if anyone would want to embrace ultras culture, atmosphere at sport events is the only good thing about them, otherwise they are fucking annoying :D
Suggest Check out Atlanta they have done good job developing fan organisation to be European or latin america level its still far to go, but on USA they are one of the best.
Ultras are banned in most stadiums here, sure they find a way in and they are a lot of fun when there's no destruction and people dying going on, but they can be too much a lot of times. What America lacks it's not a forced culture but true passion from the average fan. There's roughly a thousand ultras in any given match the other 30000 people chanting and jumping are regular fans. If you never cried when your team loses a final 50 years in the making, if you never went to the rollercoaster of a match when your team is about to be relegated, if you've never seen your little 5000 habitants town team jump to the pitch when the champions league song blasts the field or the day your tiny country team beat the london, Paris or Madrid team you won't know how it feels, that grabs you for life. Most of those videos are not showing the biggest, rich teams for a reaaon. Get rid of the draft, make a league where anybody can win if it's good enough and get rid of the teams that are not willing / capable of giving it all, then you will jump like this with or without ultras, but then surelly you will have them because that kind of passion is what breeds them.
the atmosphere on the Milan- Inter derby is so intense because the stadium San siro (or Giuseppe Meazza) is the home stadium for both teams. That makes this derby even more fire, just imagine two football giants from the same city and same stadium. with thousands of fans each. Been there, amazing feeling
Milan derby sucks, real derby in Italy's are Juventus-Torino, Genoa-Sampdoria, Roma-Lazio, Ascoli-Sambenedettese, Atalanta-Brescia, Palermo-Catania and so on
@@tomholland3806 Hellas - Chievo is a shit derby cause Chievo has no real fans, Verona's most intense games are vs Milan, Inter, Juve, Roma, Lazio, Napoli, Parma, Padova and Vicenza
And one important point is that the US Sports in general have no relegation risks, it makes the end of each season totally uninteresting for most of the teams. In Football leagues in most of the world I believe, historically successful teams can be relegated to a lower division no matter what their history can show for. (Or financially)
To not even mention Rangers or Celtic when it comes to fanatical supporters from Europe is actually disappointing, especially when the likes of messi, xavi, Gary neville and Buffon all have said the best atmospheres they have experienced in football has been in stadiums in Scotland. Footballing snobbery
There are 92 professional soccer teams in the UK compared to 32 NFL teams in the US. (not mentioning the Rugby teams). Each club has deep, deep roots and ties in the communities that surround the grounds. One of my favourites is the 2016 Scottish cup final - This was Hibernian's 1st victory in the Scottish Cup Final in 114 years! In the aftermath of their 3-2 victory over Rangers, there was a five-minute rendition by Hibs' fans (after a pitch invasion), returning to the stands, of the clubs anthem "Sunshine on Leith" (the Proclaimers). Pure passion - worth looking up.
How about reacting to South American fans (ultras). Brasil, Uruguay, Argentinian clubs like San Lorenzo, River, Boca have such a long and solid football history that translates into their passionate chants ❤
@@kumiiz I think aggressive is a charged word that can potentially describe an undesirable behaviour so I prefer to use the word passion to define those fans who support their team in good and bad times, who attend every way and chant for 90 minutes long, fans who cheered for the same team since childhood, fans whose fathers took them the first time to the stadium and can change anything or leave anything but never their team. Yes in EU we have those fans but SA has them too.
Hey i'm European and a proud football player/ Supporter. i played in the Belgium Competition, but also did tournaments against other teams like marseillie, lyon.. even an American team named Kick and Run. Btw: We slaughtered them haha xD but no diss ofcorse. You reacted with respect and already knowing we live and die for this Passion. I like your reaction, plz watch " Ultra our way of life" It's highly recommanded! And im sure you'll love it.
As a foreigner who loves futebol/soccer I do enjoy seeing the MLS becoming bigger and bigger every year. packed stadiums and passionate fans..plus you also got Messi playing in Miami. its a great time for soccer in the USA
Hi Luke, having been to many matches, there is simply nothing to describe the atmosphere in the stadium when to big teams meet, this is ramped up more so when the teams are known rivals or are part of the same city. You really must come and sample the atmosphere, and better yet, be part of it 🤩
8:55 "FRAMÅT MALMÖ" "HEJA DI BLÅE" "FORWARD MALMÖ" "COME ON THE BLUES" Call and respond chant from the Most Champions of Sweden Malmö FF. That was away in the Uefa Euro League against Chelsea when 3500 Malmö fans were outsinging 36500 Chelsea fans away at Stamford Bridge. Our own home support is electrifying with megasize flags, big tifo displays and flares. We sing for 2 hours straight minus 15 minutes at half time break.
My city had a really small football (I am portuguese so no I'm not talking about the American one) team, a couple of years ago a big fan of the team stepped in to help them get better publicity. Me and my friends like football a lot but we all supported different clubs so we never had a team to root for together, we saw our home town small 3rd division team as an opportunity...and oh it was beautiful to see more people joining in to support our small club. Seeing them finally making it to 2nd division with 25 000 other people who just kept on cheering and chanting was amazing
There's a huge difference in the approach to the game. In America, football has grown out of universities and colleges, and has an academic feel to it. In Europe - and the rest of the world, - football is (or at least 'Was'!) the game of the poor and the blue collar workers. Football grew out of poor and working classes, it has never been the game of wealthy, white university students. I know football in America has taken root in immigrant areas of bigger cities as of lately, but it is still a university sport. In Europe, South America, and Africa, football has been the sport in which poor kids could dig themselves out of poverty - much like Basketball in the US. It could be played on small places with little or no other equipment needed, but a ball - like a small back yard. The clubs are the pride of a town or a city, they have grown for decades to what they are today. There's history in every club, which go parallel to the development of the community they serve. In America the attitude is that 'look what it is like in Europe, we must copy what they are doing.' And again, even the atmosphere becomes an academic exercise in manufactured cheering - rather than something which have identified clubs since the war. Also the sheer fact that American pro sports is primarily a money making scheme, while in other places even the best clubs can be relegated if not performing well, - which is unheard of in America. This means that every damn game is important, - for your club to be relegated, is a disaster. It is something Americans will never experience.
Don't worry Luke you will witness the footballing world and how huge and great it is when the 2026 world cup starts in the Americas. Just watching videos you can see how great this sport is you have to experience the game on and off the pitch.
Fun fact: almost no club fan in Europe actually cares about the national team. These games are for Brits and people that usually dont watch football and then get all hyped up for the big tournaments. National team fan culture usually sucks and they dont have more than two boring chants. You wont experience actual fan culture during big tournaments, you only get that at club level
8:10 this is Aris, from Thessaloniki Greece.... If you're ever in Europe, please do yourself a favour and go watch a game with them, you won't regret it. I am not even an Aris fan but I loved going to their games when i was living there, the atmosphere is just great. The city is also very beautiful, with amazing bars and restaurants literally everywhere
Hi Luke , if you want a comparison that makes sense, you can look after Basketball ... Im a football guy but i also saw that kind of difference between US basket-ball and Europe Basket-ball, you should have a look at it, i think
i think i found your channel through this video a few months back. soccer gradually soured on me over the years because fifa shananigans, super league etc and my favourite club beeing in shambles for like 20 years now. but watching you fall in love with the sport definitely reignited some of that. thanks man!
The crowd with that "heart of the city" sign was the away mob from Aris Thessaloniki playing at Manchester City. I like both american football and football/soccer. I don't know which atmosphere is better. They're just really different.
Hi Luke, it's always nice to find a new video of yours. Especially the tactics videos are amazing to watch. You even inspired me to become a football coach myself. Since the Women's World Cup has started just today, would you maybe react to some of the women's matches as well?
@@lukessportsacademy Well Done Luke. I am in my 7th decade of attending London matches:) Some of these clips like the opening one and The Malmo one were in a different Country like Malmo were at Chelsea in London:) "Ultras Greatest Chants" might blow your mind,my friend.
10'54"-10'56" is the most risky phrase from an American that I remember but... BINGO!!! It could start at 10'31" (maybe).... to 10'56". The NBA could be excepted for basketball lovers but in decline ⬇️⬇️ (nothing to do with the era of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird...)! Thank you for your very accurate sincerity!!!
If you want this kind of passion in the stadiums in America, you need two things. First an historical culture. Most city if not every city in Europe is at least 500 years old. It has heritage, its own culture, and sometimes language. Plus it differs even more from region to region and again even more from country to country. Second thing is that football is the sport of the people, of the poor. So it can mean a lot for them because its their way to escape you know escape hard life. So who are in the stadiums ? Do you have parts of your stadium reserved for those associations of passionate ultras ? How much do you need to pay to come to the stadium ? Is it a family experience ?
i try to explain why it's like that. I'm Italian, from Rome. Most of the teams were founded 100 or more years ago, usually by workers class associations to represent the city. It's something people felt "near them", something that represent their struggle as workers. Supporting that team is something that we pass from parent to children (once only fathers, now also mothers) so that some families support the same team since generations. It's not simply "sport", it's tradition, it's the stories your grand dad told you while you were walking to the stadium with him and your dad the first time you attended a match “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” - Bill Shankly
Hey Luke I have been following your football journey for a while now. Im impressed by how much you have learned. You did not ask for it, but here is the translation for the ajax chant. Negentig minuten lang voor onze club uit Amsterdam ( 90 minutes long for our club from Amsterdam) Gekke huis op de tribune, niemand die ons stoppen kan. (Crazyness in the stands, there is nobody that can stop us) Oooh oooh ooh! I cant translate the other chants, cause my German and French is a bit rusty and my Italian, Greece, etc is non existing. 😅
Similar to bridges, many European stadiums are suspension. Means they can move. Check out videos on Ultras by Copa 90 or Ultras a way of life by Ultras World
In past our stadiums were concrete which led to tragic events when they collapsed eventually, so they build them now to move with people, similar to Japanese earthquake architecture. So stadiums today are way more safer and flexible..
Try to get footage of the Dortmund crowd inside the stadium, as well. What you saw was the march towards the stadium which is a tradition for the fans of the team and has a lot of atmosphere, but inside the stadium there is even more. It is called the yellow wall for a reason. Also try to find the liverpool fans singing you'll never walk alone. And if you want to see something different get some footage from FC St. Pauli - their fans wave pirate flags and the team enters to hells bells. Despite it being a 2nd tier team their fans are always very passionate about their team.
Just a little clarification, that match, was not in dortmund, that was in Belgium, when they played fc Bruges. I mean, having that in your city is nice, having that when you’re playing away and even in another country, that’s amazing. But yeah, the yellow wall is indeed something else too.
Hey, I am glad that you like the atmosphere from Europe. Please when you have the time watch the derby between cologne VS Gladbach from Germany. It is incredible
There are 10k-30k Europeans being louder than more than 100k Americans and they didn’t get the flares/pyro or the fireworks out. And if you want crazy, try the Casablanca derby or red star vs partizan
The video was not really a great comparison, you are right. American football fans can get quite loud, but what is special about Europe is the variety of songs. Growing up in a 2nd div city it was normal to have unique chants for at least 45mins. To you point at 10:45 : The NFL game in Munich was probably the most hype all year. Basketball games are livid in eastern europe. The UFC Paris or London fight cards have the best crowds all year, even the mains are not that packed. My point is that the entire fan cultutre is different. *We go to the stadium to support our team, not to watch a game*. However you guys perfected the opening celebrations. Anthem + fly over always hit!
I watched an NFL craziest crowd chants. There was about 2 or 3 decent chants, 2 chants are just MVP. Some team singing Country Road but that wasn't in the video for some reason. I blame the person who made the video.
Just an FYI... These are the relatively tame versions. There are also scary versions where they use roman candles and it looks like the entire stadium is on fire.
The clip in france, they are all singing at unisson the national anthem for the national team... It gives me chills everytime, better than listening a singer
It was only 1200 psg fans in a tiny corner, ch1nting from before to after the game, louder than the rest of the stadium, even tough we lost. Paris est magique
all those are manufactured, Anfield on a European night mid week against the best, will be the best ever experience you can get. The best players and managers have testified to that.
Bro the title of the video your watching is USA football atmosphere vs European not American football atmosphere,the video didn’t tell you it was American football my friend
The American thing was pretty decent in fact, not as big a gap in passion imho. Of course European club ultras are going to be in a different ballpark, tradition and identity are different, it leads to stronger identification with your cub of choice. Dear Luke, have u considered/factored in the Messi effect when it comes to footballing culture in the US? I think it's gonna be huge, best regards from Spain from a Barcelona and Messi fan
That messi thing cant contribute to anything. I rememberMiami Heat in NBA... They had good team - everyone were miami supoorters...then all of them suddenly become GSW supoorters. Many people support player, not club. Nobody vlcan be above the club.
Ignoring the atmosphere, the chants are also just better. For example, if you chant "I believe that we will win" at a european match, you'll definitely get bullied. Whereas i know the english vs german chant "2 world wars and 1 world cup" is pretty insane for an american match, they'd probably kick you out for that lmao
In Germany the clubs are owned by the fans (club members). No Investor is allowed to hold more than 50% of a club. So the fans are directly involved in descision making.
There is only one place a football team will break and that is at Anfield. When the crowd starts singing You Will Never Walk alone and all the other songs, there is no comparison.
I'm enjoying your videos and welcome to the world of football. May I suggest that you make a tournament reaction. Perhaps watch highlights of each game in a specific tournament you didn't know the outcome of, like a World Cup or Champions League.
Hi Luke. Really loving how much you're getting into football. Whilst these games have great atmosphere, they're definitely cherry picked. Not every match is like this. There are plenty of top flight games in England that are dead. A few things that might be worth a look at for you are: South American football Manchester United's treble winning season Lower league football in England (from a passion perspective) Mourinho's Porto CL win (from a tactical perspective) The Busby Babes Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest Leicester's PL winning season Theres plenty more but I think that's enough for now 😂. Loving the work you're doing keep it up, my dude 🤙
What an non observant muppet you are. Of course they are going to cherry pick, they have to show the really good atmosphere at certain games. Considering the number of games in the English leagues, not every game will have a great atmosphere. Keep sucking up Sherlock.
Dortmund Fans will always do that, just as Frankfurt and so on...of course the games itself will create an more aggressive vibe but Dortmund Fans will be Dortmund Fans jusr like Liverpool Fans will always impress with You ll never walk alone
The funny thing is that the atmosphere in Premier League and La Liga etc is shit compared to the smaller leagues in northern (Sweden, Denmark) and southeastern Europe. The best clips in this video are all from these smaller teams.
the real difference is not in the stadium, but what happens before and after, that is where you can see who is a fan of a team and who only goes to watch a game
Finally, a reactor who immediately recognizes this is an unfair comparison. I've seen a few reactions to this video, and you're the first to point this out. Like you, I would like to see a comparison with American football.
Hi Luke, great video! However in terms of atmosphere and ultras the top ones in the world are the South American ones (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia). For us the the European fans are quite lame, it's the same comparison as with USA - Europe. I recommend you a video similar to this one but with South American teams titled "World's Best Football Fans/Ultras: SOUTH AMERICA". I love the channel, I really enjoy watching you how you are learning about this great sport!
You are overdooing it a bit here. Geramany has 50+ well supported clubs down to the fourth League. Argentina for example has 2 absolutly crazy ones. And than more or less average. You dont find the best supported clubs at the very Top and not in England or Spain. Go watch HSV: St. Pauli. Dresden: Magdeburg. LOK Leipzig : Chemie Leipzig. Go to Poland, Italy, Serbia, Turkey and Greece or even Denmark. You underestimating stuff
Oh come off it... Calling European fans lame is just absolutely delusional. I mean have you ever seen any of the Ultras that you find in the balkan countries? Why the hate? Most South American teams have great supporters as well, in my opinion, but they are by no means better than the ones we have here in Europe. They are on a similar level, to different parts of the world where the beautiful game is loved equally.
@@samueljll5592 that is certainly not true. There is a lot of reports about other clubs having massive trouble even filling their stadions at all. In 2 weeks, german second devision will start with a match in front of 60.000 people and with certainly much better atmosphere than what we have seen in the video since that is certainly not europes top class moments
One of my favourite videos about a cetain european atmosphere, or more specifically - a song -, that is close to the hearts of many clubs is 'why liverpool fans sing you'll never walk alone' by tifo football, also the video of YNWA after the barcelona 4-0 game.
Tbh I've seen something decent even in Us soccer recently, by a European standard. LAFC ultras for example are doing pretty good, even smuggling in flares, and bringing good numbers and compactness in "Curva"
BTw, the melody of the song the BVB fans are chanting at 04:27 is named _"Männer sind Schweine"_ ("men are pigs"), where the following line is _"...traue ihnen nicht mein Kind!"_ ("...don't trust them baby"). A huge number of football chants are taking their melodies from popular songs (even children songs like "Biene Maja" 08:20 ) and adding their localized beefed-up lyrics to it. Something aMuricans could easily adopt without imitating Euro-Snobs. Greetings from abroad.
You need ultras, people who will form passionate groups that go to every game. Football is a way of life for majority of these people. They literally live for the weekends, everything else is secondary.
8:00 Aris Thessaloniki is a rather small team from Greece. If you ever travel to Europe and want to experience a smaller first tier soccer country, Greece would be the place to govin my opinion: Some big traditional teams with great fans. Every big European club is afraud about away games in Pireaus or Olympiakos. But Turkiye or Portugal have also great leagues.
Worth mentioning, that was at Manchester, and still those 7000 away fans could be heard all over Manchester, and to this day, their march to the stadium is unmatched.
Hi Luke, great videos! I just noticed your page recently. Not sure if it was already recommended, but you could consider watching and comparing "Basketball fans and atmosphere USA vs Europe" maybe is more fair, considering the success in USA. But I agree with you, about comparing apples vs apples, is not the same level of the USA soccer vs NFL or college passion. Anyways, always great to appreciate the football passion in Europe. cheers!
During international matches it's the crowds who sings the national anthems. It's so much better than some celebrity sings his/her own version. In many countries the music only play a few notes during the home team's anthem and the crowd takes the rest acapella. So fulfilling.
And then you have Spain. LAAA LA LAAAA LA LARALALARALALA LARALA LA LAAAAA…
Not a big football enthusiast but the cologne anthem always gives me goosebumps
@@ML-qv8in the cologne anthem ?
EDIT : I just understood your comment, the OP was talking about national anthems not just supporters songs.
@@NB-or8rs It's not "supporters songs". Each team has a real anthem, sometimes written by supporters, sometimes by real musicians, but all of the teams magagers take one of these songs and make it the "official anthem" and some of these anthems are 50-100 years old songs
We chant it at normal match, never the national anthem. The national anthem is chanted only when the national rapresentative plays, not when normal city teams clubs play
US is the only democratic country that chant the anthem on every occasion, even when two teams of the same town meet, even during local kids matches. We never ever do that
@riccardocoletta2398 you think I'm American or what ? I know some clubs have their anthems, it's not because it's institutionalized that it's not a supporter song. I'm just making a difference with national anthems which are not coming from football but from the institution of the country.
That's all
My club doesn't have an anthem but several chants, some more important than others, but we don't sing one in articular before a game. It depends on the clubs.
To quote the legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankley;
"Some people think football [soccer] is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that!" ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
I am a huge college football fan even seen crazy crowd reaction after Penn State beat The Ohio St., but European football craziness is another level.
You guys should stop saying "European" football, it's loved everywhere. There are some really crazy fans outside of Europe.
@@MyHaytem Correct. Go to a South American city darby - you will leave pumped with adrenaline, and you will feel like someone put a magic spell on you. It'll wear off with time, but then you'l lwanna see more. It can really be addictive - you should try.
@@g0d077 Yeah I'm fully aware. I'm a big follower of latin American football and I often see how intense it gets. I'm from Morocco by the way, and our biggest game of the season is the derby between Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca and it gets pretty chaotic, like Europe is nothing compared to it but I guess since Europe gets all the media coverage and attention it makes you believe there's no football outside of Europe.
@@MyHaytemit’s called European football, because the modern game was developed in England/Scotland. Also for a lot of people in the USA it’s a way to differentiate it from American Football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football etc.. It’s not a way to claim control or reverence over something enjoyed by the entire world.
@@kingkoopa115 Yeah, I get why Americans call it that, but for others is just out of order. It was first invented in England yes but it was over a century ago, now it's played literally everywhere, so why call that like it doesn't have an official name already?
5:30 the stadiums are constructed in a way to acommodate these things. It looks insane that the upper levels move that much but they are designed to do so and if they wouldn't move that much it would put to much load on the structure
European architecture
It is hard to compare considering a lot of factors...Europe has lots of teams founded at least 100 years ago, while Europe also fought itself for centuries...It is comparing lots of spectators (US) to an army walking into battle (Europe)...On matches, the visitor teams fans regularly are escorted by several police squads, often even in full riot gear just to prevent fights between fans...
And fought within the same countries.. religious and ethnic divided
Ye usa dont have thé passion
While Europe do have the passion
And a lot of the times even the riot police can’t stop out fans from going at it 😂
But then you'd say take basketball, even then Europe fans outdo americans.
yeah the US, as everyone knows, are not militaristic at all...
In order to see the same passion I believe American sports will need a different structure. In Europe and South America the clubs have a connection with the city from where they are, that’s why you will see a similar atmosphere in Europe even to basketball games.
It’s there in college football. The university of part of the town and the state, with decades of history tied to the towns and cities. Not on the scale of the top European clubs but you’re never gonna find that atmosphere in professional American sports. NFL, NBA, MLB is all about money
Verdade. No Brasil, por exemplo, os times mais tradicionais têm 100 anos ou mais.
@4 Yes, I know that, and I have the feeling that the high support for college sports is happening exactly because of the reasons mentioned in my previous message.
One thing I notice and what I like about Europe is how in sync they are, once one person starts chanting they all join in. in America (to me at least) it seems weird to have a drumb to start to chant in my eyes it feels like they have no real passion for their club, also I like how the english fans come up with catchy chants by adapting popular songs to create new lyrics based on their club or to mock the other team. I feel that's something that America is missing and should slowly start implementing.
These USA clubs are new, with new fans, mostly, they are creating those things just now, on the other hand, many of the club chants in football in Europe and South America have been passed on by atleast 2 generations, it's already there for even a new fan to pick up, I'd give props to USA team's fans for starting it when it's tough.
Of course they have no passion for their club. The system is closed, so the club might leave at any moment.
@@rana1561 The NFL was founded in 1922. You had enough time to implement some songs.
@@fhsvsoxifdv what?
We are in sync because since we are 6 or 7 years old our dads takes us to a football game, where we see all the peaople chant, we see all the pyrotechnic effects that are illegal in Your country. Do not get me wrong I love the term American Football, it is Yours, (diversity, although it is played with the hand and not with the foot).
Please, from the bottom of our heart, stop assigning terms to what You do not understand.
Football is a team game invented by the English in the Middle Ages and is played with a ball and the foot. It is called soccer only by You. The rest of planet Earth has the decency to call it football.
I think that the US does have good fans. However as far as I understand it, the American federation (US Soccer) has cracked down on attempts to actually have shows in the stands. Fans wanted to do the whole thing, embrace the whole ultras culture, but the federation came down hard on them. So, I'm not blaming the fans, as much as the busybody federation and their party pooping rules.
That blocked fg still haunts my dreams. Along with the shank against Georgia
Oh didn´t expect that but I guess knowing some of the problemsa of the ultras I guess they didnt want that to happen.
Haha that's such a American comment. It isn't about what's allowed or if someone comes hard on you. Do you think all of those crazy things, fires, items flying on the field etc. Are allowed? Or that police never fucks them up? Ultras just don't care, they will fight the police for fun. Also I ain't sure if anyone would want to embrace ultras culture, atmosphere at sport events is the only good thing about them, otherwise they are fucking annoying :D
Suggest Check out Atlanta they have done good job developing fan organisation to be European or latin america level its still far to go, but on USA they are one of the best.
Ultras are banned in most stadiums here, sure they find a way in and they are a lot of fun when there's no destruction and people dying going on, but they can be too much a lot of times. What America lacks it's not a forced culture but true passion from the average fan. There's roughly a thousand ultras in any given match the other 30000 people chanting and jumping are regular fans. If you never cried when your team loses a final 50 years in the making, if you never went to the rollercoaster of a match when your team is about to be relegated, if you've never seen your little 5000 habitants town team jump to the pitch when the champions league song blasts the field or the day your tiny country team beat the london, Paris or Madrid team you won't know how it feels, that grabs you for life. Most of those videos are not showing the biggest, rich teams for a reaaon. Get rid of the draft, make a league where anybody can win if it's good enough and get rid of the teams that are not willing / capable of giving it all, then you will jump like this with or without ultras, but then surelly you will have them because that kind of passion is what breeds them.
the atmosphere on the Milan- Inter derby is so intense because the stadium San siro (or Giuseppe Meazza) is the home stadium for both teams. That makes this derby even more fire, just imagine two football giants from the same city and same stadium. with thousands of fans each. Been there, amazing feeling
Milan derby sucks, real derby in Italy's are Juventus-Torino, Genoa-Sampdoria, Roma-Lazio, Ascoli-Sambenedettese, Atalanta-Brescia, Palermo-Catania and so on
@@TheAleFraSte Roma - Lazia 100%, I would advice you to try Hellas vs Chievo Verona.
@@tomholland3806 Hellas - Chievo is a shit derby cause Chievo has no real fans, Verona's most intense games are vs Milan, Inter, Juve, Roma, Lazio, Napoli, Parma, Padova and Vicenza
@@tomholland3806Chievo doesn’t exist anymore
@@eleonoramileto5986 they do, they are now in the Serie D and on their way back up
And one important point is that the US Sports in general have no relegation risks, it makes the end of each season totally uninteresting for most of the teams. In Football leagues in most of the world I believe, historically successful teams can be relegated to a lower division no matter what their history can show for. (Or financially)
To not even mention Rangers or Celtic when it comes to fanatical supporters from Europe is actually disappointing, especially when the likes of messi, xavi, Gary neville and Buffon all have said the best atmospheres they have experienced in football has been in stadiums in Scotland. Footballing snobbery
There are 92 professional soccer teams in the UK compared to 32 NFL teams in the US. (not mentioning the Rugby teams). Each club has deep, deep roots and ties in the communities that surround the grounds. One of my favourites is the 2016 Scottish cup final - This was Hibernian's 1st victory in the Scottish Cup Final in 114 years! In the aftermath of their 3-2 victory over Rangers, there was a five-minute rendition by Hibs' fans (after a pitch invasion), returning to the stands, of the clubs anthem "Sunshine on Leith" (the Proclaimers). Pure passion - worth looking up.
How about reacting to South American fans (ultras). Brasil, Uruguay, Argentinian clubs like San Lorenzo, River, Boca have such a long and solid football history that translates into their passionate chants ❤
In South America is Wild!!!!!!
european fans are still more agressive
@@kumiiz uhm it seems to me you haven’t seen an Argentinian game yet. 🤣.
@@paulamolinamir argentinians can be crazy, mas eu recomendo ver um jogo da Polónia, os adeptos são muito criativos
@@kumiiz I think aggressive is a charged word that can potentially describe an undesirable behaviour so I prefer to use the word passion to define those fans who support their team in good and bad times, who attend every way and chant for 90 minutes long, fans who cheered for the same team since childhood, fans whose fathers took them the first time to the stadium and can change anything or leave anything but never their team. Yes in EU we have those fans but SA has them too.
u really need to come over! your love for football is going to grow so much
Hey i'm European and a proud football player/ Supporter. i played in the Belgium Competition, but also did tournaments against other teams like marseillie, lyon.. even an American team named Kick and Run. Btw: We slaughtered them haha xD but no diss ofcorse.
You reacted with respect and already knowing we live and die for this Passion.
I like your reaction, plz watch " Ultra our way of life" It's highly recommanded!
And im sure you'll love it.
As a foreigner who loves futebol/soccer I do enjoy seeing the MLS becoming bigger and bigger every year. packed stadiums and passionate fans..plus you also got Messi playing in Miami. its a great time for soccer in the USA
Hi Luke, having been to many matches, there is simply nothing to describe the atmosphere in the stadium when to big teams meet, this is ramped up more so when the teams are known rivals or are part of the same city. You really must come and sample the atmosphere, and better yet, be part of it 🤩
8:55
"FRAMÅT MALMÖ"
"HEJA DI BLÅE"
"FORWARD MALMÖ"
"COME ON THE BLUES"
Call and respond chant from the Most Champions of Sweden Malmö FF.
That was away in the Uefa Euro League against Chelsea when 3500 Malmö fans were outsinging 36500 Chelsea fans away at Stamford Bridge.
Our own home support is electrifying with megasize flags, big tifo displays and flares.
We sing for 2 hours straight minus 15 minutes at half time break.
My city had a really small football (I am portuguese so no I'm not talking about the American one) team, a couple of years ago a big fan of the team stepped in to help them get better publicity. Me and my friends like football a lot but we all supported different clubs so we never had a team to root for together, we saw our home town small 3rd division team as an opportunity...and oh it was beautiful to see more people joining in to support our small club. Seeing them finally making it to 2nd division with 25 000 other people who just kept on cheering and chanting was amazing
There's a huge difference in the approach to the game. In America, football has grown out of universities and colleges, and has an academic feel to it. In Europe - and the rest of the world, - football is (or at least 'Was'!) the game of the poor and the blue collar workers. Football grew out of poor and working classes, it has never been the game of wealthy, white university students. I know football in America has taken root in immigrant areas of bigger cities as of lately, but it is still a university sport.
In Europe, South America, and Africa, football has been the sport in which poor kids could dig themselves out of poverty - much like Basketball in the US. It could be played on small places with little or no other equipment needed, but a ball - like a small back yard. The clubs are the pride of a town or a city, they have grown for decades to what they are today. There's history in every club, which go parallel to the development of the community they serve. In America the attitude is that 'look what it is like in Europe, we must copy what they are doing.' And again, even the atmosphere becomes an academic exercise in manufactured cheering - rather than something which have identified clubs since the war.
Also the sheer fact that American pro sports is primarily a money making scheme, while in other places even the best clubs can be relegated if not performing well, - which is unheard of in America. This means that every damn game is important, - for your club to be relegated, is a disaster. It is something Americans will never experience.
So if u want to see normal weekends then watch "Ultra our way of life!" and have fun
Don't worry Luke you will witness the footballing world and how huge and great it is when the 2026 world cup starts in the Americas. Just watching videos you can see how great this sport is you have to experience the game on and off the pitch.
Fun fact: almost no club fan in Europe actually cares about the national team. These games are for Brits and people that usually dont watch football and then get all hyped up for the big tournaments. National team fan culture usually sucks and they dont have more than two boring chants. You wont experience actual fan culture during big tournaments, you only get that at club level
I had no idea that Eintracht Frankfurt are sining Pippi Långstrump! That's a children's song in Sweden. Astrid Lindgren would be proud.
8:10 this is Aris, from Thessaloniki Greece.... If you're ever in Europe, please do yourself a favour and go watch a game with them, you won't regret it. I am not even an Aris fan but I loved going to their games when i was living there, the atmosphere is just great. The city is also very beautiful, with amazing bars and restaurants literally everywhere
Hi Luke , if you want a comparison that makes sense, you can look after Basketball ...
Im a football guy but i also saw that kind of difference between US basket-ball and Europe Basket-ball, you should have a look at it, i think
i think i found your channel through this video a few months back. soccer gradually soured on me over the years because fifa shananigans, super league etc and my favourite club beeing in shambles for like 20 years now. but watching you fall in love with the sport definitely reignited some of that. thanks man!
The crowd with that "heart of the city" sign was the away mob from Aris Thessaloniki playing at Manchester City.
I like both american football and football/soccer. I don't know which atmosphere is better. They're just really different.
Hi Luke, it's always nice to find a new video of yours. Especially the tactics videos are amazing to watch. You even inspired me to become a football coach myself. Since the Women's World Cup has started just today, would you maybe react to some of the women's matches as well?
I’ll likely cover it when it starts getting to the Knock out stage
@@lukessportsacademy Awesome, thanks for the response. :)
@@lukessportsacademy Well Done Luke. I am in my 7th decade of attending London matches:)
Some of these clips like the opening one and The Malmo one were in a different Country like Malmo were at Chelsea in London:)
"Ultras Greatest Chants" might blow your mind,my friend.
theres another video outhere that compares american football atmospheres vs european football
Nice! I’m sure Europe still wins that battle but I think it’s a better comparison than US soccer fans
Hibs fans singing Sunshine on Leith after their Cup Final win over Rangers is the greatest piece of football art ever.
I am impressed with your excitement of soccer👍
The national songs just hit different, regardless of which country it is.
10'54"-10'56" is the most risky phrase from an American that I remember but... BINGO!!! It could start at 10'31" (maybe).... to 10'56".
The NBA could be excepted for basketball lovers but in decline ⬇️⬇️ (nothing to do with the era of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird...)! Thank you for your very accurate sincerity!!!
If you want this kind of passion in the stadiums in America, you need two things. First an historical culture. Most city if not every city in Europe is at least 500 years old. It has heritage, its own culture, and sometimes language. Plus it differs even more from region to region and again even more from country to country. Second thing is that football is the sport of the people, of the poor. So it can mean a lot for them because its their way to escape you know escape hard life. So who are in the stadiums ? Do you have parts of your stadium reserved for those associations of passionate ultras ? How much do you need to pay to come to the stadium ? Is it a family experience ?
i try to explain why it's like that. I'm Italian, from Rome. Most of the teams were founded 100 or more years ago, usually by workers class associations to represent the city. It's something people felt "near them", something that represent their struggle as workers. Supporting that team is something that we pass from parent to children (once only fathers, now also mothers) so that some families support the same team since generations. It's not simply "sport", it's tradition, it's the stories your grand dad told you while you were walking to the stadium with him and your dad the first time you attended a match
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” - Bill Shankly
That man with the mic never fails to make me laugh😂😂
Hey Luke
I have been following your football journey for a while now. Im impressed by how much you have learned.
You did not ask for it, but here is the translation for the ajax chant.
Negentig minuten lang voor onze club uit Amsterdam
( 90 minutes long for our club from Amsterdam)
Gekke huis op de tribune, niemand die ons stoppen kan.
(Crazyness in the stands, there is nobody that can stop us)
Oooh oooh ooh!
I cant translate the other chants, cause my German and French is a bit rusty and my Italian, Greece, etc is non existing. 😅
The aris chant has very interesting lyrics
This isnt the aris chant I thought it was lol it's the basketball one I was thinking of
Similar to bridges, many European stadiums are suspension. Means they can move.
Check out videos on Ultras by Copa 90 or Ultras a way of life by Ultras World
In past our stadiums were concrete which led to tragic events when they collapsed eventually, so they build them now to move with people, similar to Japanese earthquake architecture. So stadiums today are way more safer and flexible..
THIS is FOOTBALL ❤🇷🇺
Look at the end scenes for Nottingham Forest at Wembley in the playoff final. 23 years of pain coming out
Try to get footage of the Dortmund crowd inside the stadium, as well. What you saw was the march towards the stadium which is a tradition for the fans of the team and has a lot of atmosphere, but inside the stadium there is even more. It is called the yellow wall for a reason.
Also try to find the liverpool fans singing you'll never walk alone. And if you want to see something different get some footage from FC St. Pauli - their fans wave pirate flags and the team enters to hells bells. Despite it being a 2nd tier team their fans are always very passionate about their team.
A march towards the stadium in Derbys and important matches is a tradition for every german team
Just a little clarification, that match, was not in dortmund, that was in Belgium, when they played fc Bruges. I mean, having that in your city is nice, having that when you’re playing away and even in another country, that’s amazing. But yeah, the yellow wall is indeed something else too.
Hey, I am glad that you like the atmosphere from Europe.
Please when you have the time watch the derby between cologne VS Gladbach from Germany. It is incredible
There are 10k-30k Europeans being louder than more than 100k Americans and they didn’t get the flares/pyro or the fireworks out. And if you want crazy, try the Casablanca derby or red star vs partizan
Fight and win guy makes me always so happy =)
Hey, that Teneesse versus Alabama situation wasn't bad at all! what a show.
Very similar to England v Scotland when the Scots invaded the park and took the goalposts back to Scotland with half the pitch lol.
Btw these are one of the "normal" crowds , the "ultras" are on another level.
The video was not really a great comparison, you are right. American football fans can get quite loud, but what is special about Europe is the variety of songs. Growing up in a 2nd div city it was normal to have unique chants for at least 45mins.
To you point at 10:45 : The NFL game in Munich was probably the most hype all year. Basketball games are livid in eastern europe. The UFC Paris or London fight cards have the best crowds all year, even the mains are not that packed.
My point is that the entire fan cultutre is different. *We go to the stadium to support our team, not to watch a game*. However you guys perfected the opening celebrations. Anthem + fly over always hit!
I watched an NFL craziest crowd chants. There was about 2 or 3 decent chants, 2 chants are just MVP.
Some team singing Country Road but that wasn't in the video for some reason. I blame the person who made the video.
Just an FYI... These are the relatively tame versions. There are also scary versions where they use roman candles and it looks like the entire stadium is on fire.
The clip in france, they are all singing at unisson the national anthem for the national team... It gives me chills everytime, better than listening a singer
USA : I believe that we will win Opponent : 😮 😂😂😂
It was only 1200 psg fans in a tiny corner, ch1nting from before to after the game, louder than the rest of the stadium, even tough we lost. Paris est magique
champions league knockout stage atmosphere is unmatched.
Unmatched in how boring it gets. All just posh tourists watching the same 10 clubs over and over again. The qualifiers is where it's at
consolation points to my american pals, i remember word for word..."fight and win...come on seattle"
"kerch bridge on fire, your defence is terrified"
all those are manufactured, Anfield on a European night mid week against the best, will be the best ever experience you can get.
The best players and managers have testified to that.
10:00 Is Romanian 🇷🇴 national football team. 53000 people singing the country anthem. Proud to be romanian 💪🏻
Bro the title of the video your watching is USA football atmosphere vs European not American football atmosphere,the video didn’t tell you it was American football my friend
The stadium is moving cause it was designed not to collapse while jumping... It avoids resonance effects
The American thing was pretty decent in fact, not as big a gap in passion imho. Of course European club ultras are going to be in a different ballpark, tradition and identity are different, it leads to stronger identification with your cub of choice. Dear Luke, have u considered/factored in the Messi effect when it comes to footballing culture in the US? I think it's gonna be huge, best regards from Spain from a Barcelona and Messi fan
Miami atmosphere is gonna be insane. Also, football fandom is skyrocketing in youth over here
Some the US chants are cringy tho, like fight and win and I believe that we will win
The US ones are very much cherry picked too, there are WAY better examples than SKC lmao
That messi thing cant contribute to anything. I rememberMiami Heat in NBA... They had good team - everyone were miami supoorters...then all of them suddenly become GSW supoorters. Many people support player, not club. Nobody vlcan be above the club.
@@krepsht8997 they're called plastics, the most hated people in europe
Ignoring the atmosphere, the chants are also just better. For example, if you chant "I believe that we will win" at a european match, you'll definitely get bullied. Whereas i know the english vs german chant "2 world wars and 1 world cup" is pretty insane for an american match, they'd probably kick you out for that lmao
How about some South American crowd reactions? Try the Copa Libertadores 2015 or 2018 finals.
In Germany the clubs are owned by the fans (club members). No Investor is allowed to hold more than 50% of a club. So the fans are directly involved in descision making.
There is only one place a football team will break and that is at Anfield. When the crowd starts singing You Will Never Walk alone and all the other songs, there is no comparison.
I'm enjoying your videos and welcome to the world of football. May I suggest that you make a tournament reaction. Perhaps watch highlights of each game in a specific tournament you didn't know the outcome of, like a World Cup or Champions League.
You should check the Fan's at the first NFL Game in Germany.
greets from Germany
Peace&love...Dai.
Watch some of the 2010 World Cup South Africa highlights the noise level and fans are crazy especially the vuvuzellas
Im from Germany and fans and ultras in europe is on another lvl
First time I noticed that seatle guy actually has "ultra" written on his scarf haha
Hi Luke.
Really loving how much you're getting into football. Whilst these games have great atmosphere, they're definitely cherry picked. Not every match is like this. There are plenty of top flight games in England that are dead.
A few things that might be worth a look at for you are:
South American football
Manchester United's treble winning season
Lower league football in England (from a passion perspective)
Mourinho's Porto CL win (from a tactical perspective)
The Busby Babes
Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest
Leicester's PL winning season
Theres plenty more but I think that's enough for now 😂. Loving the work you're doing keep it up, my dude 🤙
Perhaps you didn't watch the video, considering 80% of the clips weren't even from England.
@@jonathanj2666 none was from england one was northern ireland i think
What an non observant muppet you are.
Of course they are going to cherry pick, they have to show the really good atmosphere at certain games.
Considering the number of games in the English leagues, not every game will have a great atmosphere.
Keep sucking up Sherlock.
Dortmund Fans will always do that, just as Frankfurt and so on...of course the games itself will create an more aggressive vibe but Dortmund Fans will be Dortmund Fans jusr like Liverpool Fans will always impress with You ll never walk alone
Not a Hibs fan, but when they sing “ Sunshine over Leith” that’s a proper football anthem
It's a bouncing mechanism like u have in card. The stadiums add build to bounce otherwise if they would not move they could break down.
The funny thing is that the atmosphere in Premier League and La Liga etc is shit compared to the smaller leagues in northern (Sweden, Denmark) and southeastern Europe. The best clips in this video are all from these smaller teams.
the real difference is not in the stadium, but what happens before and after, that is where you can see who is a fan of a team and who only goes to watch a game
8:06 The yellow-black team called ARHS (for others ARES) is Greek team based in Thessaloniki second biggest city in Greece
Conner Sullivan - Mein erster Deutscher Fußball Spiel…i am from Stuttgart and his Video ist Great.
When you get time check some of the fans for Saprissa in Costa Rica, last final was crazy (in a good way) great material boss keep it up!!!
Dude in Seattle channelling his best Nic Cage.
I would love to see you and Corey react to the Last Cup podcast. It talks about Messi’s career with the national team, and how his career started.
The podcast is also done by an Argentinian immigrant to Texas, and she talks about a what soccer/football means to her
He missed the Hamburg fans
7:25 Well next year there is going to be the European Cup in Germany, and as you can see from the first 3 clips they know how to make noise 😂
Hey, Luke you gotta see some South American crowds/atmospheres as well. Argentinians, for example, are crazy af.
Finally, a reactor who immediately recognizes this is an unfair comparison. I've seen a few reactions to this video, and you're the first to point this out. Like you, I would like to see a comparison with American football.
Football is a Religion, a Passion, an Emotion, its something people in the US wouldnt understand, Football traspasses boundaries.
you don't have passion you are just restrained in boundaries
Cool. Thanks for commenting
Hi Luke, great video! However in terms of atmosphere and ultras the top ones in the world are the South American ones (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia).
For us the the European fans are quite lame, it's the same comparison as with USA - Europe.
I recommend you a video similar to this one but with South American teams titled "World's Best Football Fans/Ultras: SOUTH AMERICA".
I love the channel, I really enjoy watching you how you are learning about this great sport!
You are overdooing it a bit here. Geramany has 50+ well supported clubs down to the fourth League. Argentina for example has 2 absolutly crazy ones. And than more or less average. You dont find the best supported clubs at the very Top and not in England or Spain. Go watch HSV: St. Pauli. Dresden: Magdeburg. LOK Leipzig : Chemie Leipzig. Go to Poland, Italy, Serbia, Turkey and Greece or even Denmark. You underestimating stuff
@@oskarstobinski4522every single club in argentina has crazy fanbases, river plate and boca are just the two most famous ones
Oh come off it... Calling European fans lame is just absolutely delusional. I mean have you ever seen any of the Ultras that you find in the balkan countries? Why the hate? Most South American teams have great supporters as well, in my opinion, but they are by no means better than the ones we have here in Europe. They are on a similar level, to different parts of the world where the beautiful game is loved equally.
@@samueljll5592 that is certainly not true. There is a lot of reports about other clubs having massive trouble even filling their stadions at all. In 2 weeks, german second devision will start with a match in front of 60.000 people and with certainly much better atmosphere than what we have seen in the video since that is certainly not europes top class moments
One of my favourite videos about a cetain european atmosphere, or more specifically - a song -, that is close to the hearts of many clubs is 'why liverpool fans sing you'll never walk alone' by tifo football, also the video of YNWA after the barcelona 4-0 game.
This is the civilised and calm part of the fans. The real deal is with the ultras.
American football fans: a few rowdy guys with a slogan. European football fans: a well trained army.
Tbh I've seen something decent even in Us soccer recently, by a European standard. LAFC ultras for example are doing pretty good, even smuggling in flares, and bringing good numbers and compactness in "Curva"
the PSG clip was at an away match against Liverpool in Anfield
Why not react to _MLS-All-Stars_ *0* _vs. FC Arsenal_ *5* ?
Lol, I watched that monstrosity live 😭
BTw, the melody of the song the BVB fans are chanting at 04:27 is named _"Männer sind Schweine"_ ("men are pigs"), where the following line is _"...traue ihnen nicht mein Kind!"_ ("...don't trust them baby").
A huge number of football chants are taking their melodies from popular songs (even children songs like "Biene Maja" 08:20 ) and adding their localized beefed-up lyrics to it. Something aMuricans could easily adopt without imitating Euro-Snobs. Greetings from abroad.
@@lukessportsacademy How about making a video with your thoughts on the game? I think it could be interesting (but I didn't watch the game, so idk).
Lol yeah that one where the stands were shaking genuinely terrified me too. If I'd have been there I'd have been running the fuck out!!!!!
You need ultras, people who will form passionate groups that go to every game. Football is a way of life for majority of these people. They literally live for the weekends, everything else is secondary.
You’re right, it is an apples to oranges comparison.
8:00 Aris Thessaloniki is a rather small team from Greece. If you ever travel to Europe and want to experience a smaller first tier soccer country, Greece would be the place to govin my opinion: Some big traditional teams with great fans. Every big European club is afraud about away games in Pireaus or Olympiakos. But Turkiye or Portugal have also great leagues.
Worth mentioning, that was at Manchester, and still those 7000 away fans could be heard all over Manchester, and to this day, their march to the stadium is unmatched.
Stadiums in Europe are build to compensate the shaking. Like suspension.
Hi Luke, great videos! I just noticed your page recently. Not sure if it was already recommended, but you could consider watching and comparing "Basketball fans and atmosphere USA vs Europe" maybe is more fair, considering the success in USA. But I agree with you, about comparing apples vs apples, is not the same level of the USA soccer vs NFL or college passion. Anyways, always great to appreciate the football passion in Europe. cheers!
5:42 - damn, I'd be looking for the nearest exit. Sucks to be an engineer and know what's going on there..