ENGLISH FAN EXPERIENCES MLS ATMOSPHERE! - AwayDays 

I love MLS culture. It's a combination of Latin and European soccer supporting cultures alongside American football culture that is mashed into something all its own.

Like mentioned, it’s a complete culture difference. You can be an away fan and enjoy the whole stadium etc etc without having to fear for your safety in any way. The atmosphere won’t ever reach the heights of many European teams but there is nothing wrong with that. We just do things differently here

Does look a bit sanitised, in that they have taken what appears to work elsewhere and adopted it, but that is understandable when the clubs don't have 100 years of history from where songs, traditions and behaviours develop. Gotta be honest, I expected it to be more plastic and less authentic a match day, but 6 hour on the sauce pre match is behaviour I can approve of! Great video.

As an avid Orlando City fan I'm really glad that you've found the parts of our culture we're most proud of. We may not play the European way, but then, we are American, and we're proud of what we've started here. Thanks for keeping an open mind!

you need to do a Timber vs Sounders game, holy hell it's intense. Those teams have been at it since, I think the 70s in the original NASL.

MLS atmosphere is so underrated 90% of people who talk shit have never been to one

Fight & Win! C'mon Seattle! 😂 In all seriousness, great video. The toasting to the Queen part was a bit on the strange side for me though, same with the singing pre-match 🤪

What is crazy is its VERY different from stadium to stadium, I will never forget going to my first away game and being blown away by the differences and how cool it was that each states culture really bleeds into its team and game day. Hope you get to try Atlanta, Seattle, RSL, LAFC all of which are so different and so fun!

Looking at this... If my career ever took me to living in the US - and working for a major US corporation in Germany, I wouldn't rule it out - I feel like the nearest MLS team and it's fan base would a perfect starting point to meet great people, connect and fill your weekends with a bit of fun and joy. I've got to say this video really gave me a positive impression of MLS fan culture.

Think of it this way, MLS may not have the history and traditions of other clubs around the world; but we have a UNIQUE opportunity to be a part of building the history and traditions

The Orlando fans looked superb! Would love to experience MLS one day. If those fans were English it’d be celebrated but because they’re American they get patronised and it’s seen as embarrassing. Really unfair if you ask me!

Soccer culture in America has a lot of Latino influence in terms of players and fans so it's no surprise why they sometimes chant in Spanish and have similar chants to the ones done in Latin America. Soccer is receiving massive growth in popularity especially among younger people, US soccer is on the rise!!

Much better atmosphere at MLS compared to our game. I was in total awe of the whole day experience. Can't wait to go back to Oralando City next year.

As an American I think we have an okay atmosphere, it can be a bit cringey sometimes but football is still in development here and hope it will keep growing. I really love the European atmosphere, I've been to the Emirates for Arsenal v. Chelsea and it was epic.

When over in the US I always try and catch an MLS game. Always enjoy them fans always really friendly and welcoming

Thank you for coming to Orlando and showing the world our team and the amazing fans we have here. Vamos ORLANDO and vamos AWAY DAYS🦁💜

I went to an Orlando game the first year they were in the MLS.. Ended up at a tail gate before hand, then spent the whole game with the Ultras.. One of the best experiences I've ever had at a football game 🦁

It seems a much more friendly fun atmosphere than at our games in England.Lovely Stadium as well.Really enjoyed video,hope you really enjoyed game.

Hey man! I met you yesterday at the Ruckus tailgate when you were walking with Jeff. I'm the one who was telling you about my jersey collection. Great video and I'm glad you had a great time with us. Also thank you for the shout out to the Ruckus Kids,here in Orlando we are the only supporters section with a kids specific area in the whole league and we been doing it since 2015! Cheers mate and hopefully you will be back! #VamosOrlando

As someone who lived in America for 6 years I used to go to a Houston Dynamo matches, it is very different how everyone is just there for a good time rather than to hurl abuse at the opposition and be rowdy. It’s different but I think it’s really positive and a great day out.

Jeff seems a cool guy, all day drinking, amazing food, good vibes, what's there not to enjoy?

I must say that I am very impressed! The stadium looks modern and high quality and the fans make a good atmosphere. I didn't expect it to be like this, to be honest. It doesn't feel plastic at all. The atmosphere seems very friendly and positive. This is a place where I would go with my family without hesitation. And that's not always the case in Europe, unfortunately. The video made me realize how embarrassingly serious we take soccer in Europe at times. As you said: Football has to be fun. And MLS looks like a lot of fun. Good job Americans!

Love the video! Thanks for the MLS support. I’m a Houston Dynamo fan myself member of the surge(Houston dynamo supporters group). It’s amazing to see a tourist can come and enjoy the game without having to worry and they can also enjoy there time.

Genuinely love this video. As a uk based MLS fan I’ve been an advocate for the league for considerable time when I hear stereotypical British based vans mocking it. The league continues to get stronger and stronger. I first started watching the MLS when Toronto joined but only because two players from my English side Norwich where I have a season ticket joined them and I was intrigued. I’ve supported Seattle since their incarnation all because of a Football Manager save I did many years ago. I LOVE how game day isn’t just 90 minutes and leave early to beat the traffic like it is for so many in the uk, it’s an all day event in the states. Me and my friends love Norwich but we don’t go for the football (we ain’t that mad lol) we make a day of it. Just like in this video. Love that side of it. Love my American sports anyway but love this side of it. Sadly too many muppets ruin the football experience in the uk for us to ever be able to experience game like they do in the USA. One day maybe. Would love to see you visit more mls teams. Seattle especially, nothing tops it.

Banger mate loved it 👌 🙌 👏

MLS is sooo fun I went to my first la galaxy game and I had a blast each fanbase is loyal and has a fun atmosphere

Awesome video! The atmosfeer looks incredible. The only thing i hope for in the MLS is that the clubs keep growing and that more and better players decide to take a chance in the US. That would make the matches more enjoyable to watch.

As a fan of Orlando City I love that you were able to show the amazing atmosphere we have in and out of the stadium on GameDay

VAMOS ORLANDO CITY SC! I was at the game and even at the same tailgate, a little surprised I didn't see you there. Thank you for coming to the match and supporting our great club.

Love that you finally made it out to the states! Glad you enjoyed your time and hope to see more AwayDays here 👀👀

Thanks for making the video, you did a great job with a short turnaround. As a fan of OCSC I feel like you encapsulated the atmosphere very well. You made me subscribe. Cheers

OC is my favorite team I’ve been there a couple of times glad to see you enjoyed and good to see you promoting MLS to a new audience

People need to realize MLS is a legit league now, and has insane fans. The past 10 years have been great for them.

As a Leicester boi really happy to see Christian Fuchs still going strong and also slightly amazed to see him taking penalties?! He was never much of a goal threat at Leicester and can only remember him scoring once?! I guess he must be captain but all same possibly questions the teams quality and depth!

Shiver me timbers it’s the Orlando ultras 🥶🥶

Great video. I’m glad you took the time to experience an MLS game in person. Go Galaxy! from California

Subscribed! Thanks for enjoying a match here in Orlando! While we may not have the history or dedication that many fanbases do across the globe, there are thousands of us who do want to help this club and city grow. This club is also purely Orlando. Although most of our state and country are unaccepting, we are a very inviting city who accepts all people. We also love to throw a good party. Look forward to your future videos!

Thank you for coming to Orlando! Wish you would’ve added when Guzmán Corujo had a spat with The Wall at halftime and for the rest of the game the whole stadium booed him when he got the ball. I truly believe Orlando have some of the best fans in America. Honored to be apart of it.

Also. Absolutely love the overlays, graphics and production in this video. Really well edited.

Thanks for coming to Orlando! I think we have one of best soccer cultures in the league and I’m glad you got to experience it!

Great way to portray MLS, also charlotte holds MLS record 74,000 fans, who were the away team at this game

Ellis and Jodie, hope you continue to have a great time in the States!

I've been to a few Orlando city games and I had so much fun! Especially watching it in the supporters section. The experience is amazing!

I’m a STH for Orlando city. I sit on the other end from the supporters sec. Wish I knew you were coming cuz you’ve could’ve came over to my section for a bit. You did a great job on our gameday experience & what it feels like to be in the stadium here on game days ! Glad y’all saw a game while in town & we had a great game for ya ! The vibe was right last night for sure ! I go to every game 😀

just a little disclaimer you did come to the most "docile" possible game against a brand new team that has no tension or most casual fans wouldn't go out to watch this game . matches against bigger teams or rivals are way more packed and tense

As a Charlotte fan the result was frustrating. I got to experience our first home match in person. 74,000 people and a fan base who was immediately behind the team. Our atmosphers are improving and I'm so glad you showcased that.

The Ruckus are so incredibly welcoming and happy to have fans from the UK take part in their tailgate. They really made my experience at OCSC one of my favourite days of football ever. Big big respect for them.

Now Ellis that was one of your best and most interesting videos. Really like how the Americans celebrate their day out at a game of football. Back in the 80s i lived in Gibralter for a couple of years, and used to drive up to Malaga to watch top spanish football. The game was celebrated similar to there. We arrived 4 or 5 hours before KO, and just enjoyed the atmosphere in the sun before the evening game. It was too hot to play in the afternoon then. The food and drink was wonderful, with Tapas on stalls everywhere. The game really was an anticlimax in some ways, because one had spent so much time on the event. One could see that in Orlando the game was a day event, and the people went home happy and probably very tired. Trouble is that wouldnt happen in europe because of the fan animosity towards one another. Also, over here no one looses happily. Really enjoyed this eye opener into MLS soccer..Dave in Berlin

Great video , similar to the experience here in aus , lots of expats go to games or people with European / Latin /British / African / Asian heritage . It’s a world game , it’s far safer to watch as you fans watching from other sports which have a more friendly atmosphere than football

I'm going to the CCL Final in Seattle this Wednesday and going to do a vlog, hope to see you there Ellis 👀 biggest game on the continent!

Great video! As an American I always try and take all my friends to watch the Columbus Crew (my MLS team) and everytime I take someone new to the game they love it. You should come to Columbus! 🙌🏼

As an Orlando fan, I'm happy you had fun.. we Americans like to have a good time at our sporting events.....as time goes on, hopefully, the quality of our football will get to international level. Thanks for showing your viewers our Orlando City Lions!

i think you find going to any game as a neutral and just a fan of football in general it tends to me a more enjoyable experience then going watching the team you support as you feel the stress so much more

I thought your delivery was spot on mate! I thought it was very interesting. It doesn’t seem to have the nastiness of Europe which is refreshing. Even toasting to the Queen I seemed to love! Things I would cringe at, I loved as it was explained. Even seeing them waving a Union Jack flag made me happy. Like you said, they’re game seems to be for everyone

Happy that you and Jodie are enjoying the US! Safe travels!

Love the video. Went to my first OCSC home match 4 years ago from yesterday, and I feel in love with the club. Have traveled back a few times since then to go see my boys in the Lions Den. Have yet to man the wall myself. Just subscribed!

I’m an avid mls fan. It is different but this league is growing at a rapid pace. The stereotype is something that continues needing the be broken. Thank you for your video bro

I love this, thank you for showing those around the world what we are about 🔥

That was a great insight to the American game, love how you can walk around the stadium. Nice stadium! Great upload 👍

This is my favorite video of yours. I loved it. Please keep up the visits to MLS matches.

Amazing video! Well done sir and thank you. Go City!

This was really eye opening to see how the culture of fans are in America compared to England. Definitely a friendlier atmosphere but who’s to say that’s a bad thing. Great video Ellis

Thank you for showcasing the MLS to your followers!

It's always great to see English Supporters do vlogs at MLS Matches. Thank you. Now as she said that it's a mostly friendly atmosphere, but it's a Different story when Atlanta comes to town. I'm an Atlanta Fan so we've had some bad blood with Orlando for years to the point that we're not allowed to go around the Stadium. I've also invited an Arsenal Supporter to an Atlanta Match and he loves it very much. So I'd say come to Atlanta next time.

I am a Stevenage and Orlando city fan. Glad to say you have been to both of my clubs. Yesterday I took a fellow Stevenage fan to his first OC game and first game outside of England. If you had to pick a game to come to, this was it! Enjoy your time here.

I can get on board with all of this, except the queen bollocks haha. Fair play they seem like they are having a great time

Great video, I enjoy watching the MLS games on tv in England, we get good coverage with Sky sports and premier lge sports, football, soccer as come a very long way the last 20 years or so in the states, the stadiums look great, the atmosphere looks and sound great! Yeah brilliant video, keep up the good work.

I’m happy that you came over for a match atmosphere may not be like Europe but we are trying. Just need more people to support local

I went to an Orlando City vs Chicago Fire game in the summer as a NYCFC fan while I was in Orlando and it was a great experience, the fans had so much passion and even at a 0-0 game it was exciting.

We now NEED to attend an MLS game. What an experience that seemed to be. Big up Orlando City!!!

Thank you for visiting - and enjoying the growing MLS presence in our country.

You should go to a LAFC vs LA Galaxy match one day! For MLS, one of the best rivalries at the moment!

I'm an NYC FC fan and the two games I've been to really have been incredible. The fans chant in both English and Spanish, and the whole vibe reminds me why I love my city in the first place. It's diverse, it's full of energy, it's inclusive, it's welcoming, and it rallies no matter what (which helps, given we lost to Cincinnati in the first game I saw and drew with Charlotte at the second). It's one thing to watch fans abroad cheering for their teams, and it's another to actually be a part of it and feel that pride. Hope you get more chances to see games across the pond! Try to catch a game in our second division (USL) as well, they have amazing fans too!

I've noticed that at a lot of english matches, fans don't dress in team jersies and colors as much as we do in the U.S.

Man, I'd love for you to do some more MLS clubs for different feels, especially some old school MLS rivalries - be a part of the South Ward at Red Bull Arena against DC United, for example. Great video.

American AwayDays fan here. Great video and so glad that you enjoyed the MLS experience! I'll be in Porto in a couple of weeks for my own vacation, so if you read this, let me know if you have any favorite places to look for jerseys! :)

Watching Orlando play at home is fun, it's my favorite team but I live in Canada so I've seen them play at home once

Loved the video, been watching quite a bit on MLS fan culture and having adopted Seattle Sounders I'd love to be attending the CCL Final at Lumen Field on Wednesday but as that's not going to happen I'd settle for a Cascadia Derby against Portland Timbers.

The atmosphere coming from that terrace behind the goal was impressive!

I'm really happy you had such a good time here. In Sacramento we have the Republic and they are supported very well even though a league below MLS. Thanks for showing how it really is in America!

Minnesota United fan here. The atmosphere at our games is pretty similar. Props to Orlando looks like a great game day experience

I went to the States football coaching in 99, football ‘soccer’ was just picking up & womens/girls football was more popular than the mens football! A lot of the lads that were playing football were probably playing because they didn’t make it or enjoy the American sports. I loved it out there.

Great video! Thanks for joining us in Orlando, Mate!

Great video! MLS is a great league to watch been saying it for years. Not to mention the prices for tickets are much better!

You need to go to Seattle for the CCL championship 60,000+ its gonna be awesome

This looks awesome,the 6 hours before appeals,and the drinking.Starting to like the MLS

MLS fans are the friendliest too. Everyone is there to have a good time. You should go to an Atlanta United game… they get 40,000-50,000 fans routinely.

Love the south american culture. Awante orlando! Respect from chile!!! Ole ole ole!!!

Go to an LAFC game, their support is wonderful. I also highly recommend the 401 Derby between Toronto and Montreal (in Toronto 😉)

It's so interesting to see what football culture is like in America, everything just seems to be on such a bigger scale.

Oh yes I moved to Orlando 5 years ago and have gone to so many games and have enjoyed every game. Environment is so great and get to go out and just enjoy a good game and have great time!!1 Glad you liked it too

The owner of the bar is a top guy, he's always interacting with customers. Living in Orlando Florida for 11 years, i've been to many American sporting events, the atmosphere always feels rehearsed and especially in Orlando it's more of a day out than the final score. But everyone has fun and enjoys themselves which is what life is all about

Another great away day video. The Americans seem to do sports very well. They seem to make a good atmosphere even tho it wasn’t a full stadium. I can’t wait to do my first away day trip. Goal is Dortmund, Ajax but if I ever go to America I will definitely try to see a mls game if I can

I’m American and started following the MLS this season but was hesitant cuz it’s always getting shitted on for the product on the field. Went to my first game this season which was the Red Bulls(yes I know they “don’t have real fans” but I’m in NJ). I quickly fell in love with it and I was shocked by the amount of soccer we have and it’s only growing. Definitely have been trying to get more ppl to follow as well but like he said the ratio of fans in small in comparison to out population but by pure numbers we still have a vast amount of fans.

The gift that keeps on giving.

I don't know how I just saw this, especially as a fan of this channel for a couple years, but I'm one of the drummers for Orlando City. So crazy to know you were here! You walked right by my tailgate spot but I was with some other people at the time. I hope you come back and maybe we can get you up with the drums next time!

Only in america would you run into a guy that is chugging beers during halftime.

Genius way of writing off a holiday as a business expense.

Glad you enjoyed the match, it’s a beautiful stadium, we’d love to have you again when you’re in town

We need to get you to a Columbus Crew game here in the US. Not only are they defending MLS Cup Champs, but the atmosphere at the games is INSANE. Way better than what you saw in this video in Orlando.