First Time Watching Soccer 😲 I DIDNT KNOW SOCCER WAS LIT 

To the guy who said “softer than golf” I’ve broken 5 bones playing football and that’s just at basic level

Someone in chat said "softer than golf" Doesn't matter how much you wanna deny it, Football is the most viewed sports event in the world

Football is a low scoring sport but that's part of what makes it so unique. Every goal can be the difference between something and nothing

To understand and truly love football, you have to have had a childhood around friends who play and watch football. That's the case with most european countries, africa, and south america.

I play as a keeper. It is the most thankless role on the field. I've had defenders trying to blame me for their mistakes because I wasn't able to bail them out when l was left alone in my area with 3 forwards breaking through! At the elite level, goalkeeper reaction times can be less than a second. And sometimes that still isn't fast enough! Add to that you are covering a goal that stands 8 feet high and 24 feet wide. Keepers don't always get the respect they deserve.

No sport in the World is compared to this😅⚽️🔥

It's not just about goals bro. It's about how they move. As a team or as a individual. When you watch someone or a team at their peak, them playing with the ball is too entertaining. Goals are just cherry on top. The plays are the cake.

the fact scoring a goal is less frequent makes the goals all the better and more exciting

It’s harder to be the goalie than the shooter

gentleman we in north america have been brainwashed with dumb sport, i grew up with our football and baseball and believed ours were more exciting until i went to europe and saw some soccer games and believe me im a addicted to soccer now because their better athletes and skill you wouldnt see in our sport. i tried to play it and its tough and people i know who played it very often have major injuries like broken knees, hip replacement , and concussions because of head to head contact or ground . i love soccer now with my team being, a.c. milan, barcalona, juventus, and some of the german teams.

Some call it soccer, some call it football, and some even call it kick-ball, but I call it *the beautiful game* 🙌

Every country in the world play football, deep that

3:01 that is true soccer players RUN 10 km on average per game, they play 3 games per week their cardio is insane.

Take a look at one of the most difficult actions in football. A defender tackling a good forward without fouling him and giving away a free kick. It's a matter of strength, skill, timing and most of all, a knowledge of how the human body works and its limitations.

That's the thing about Americans.its not always about the goals.if it was easy youl have alot of goals.its about how players use the ball from the back.creating opportunity.skill on the ball, trying to not loose the ball and alot more.ull get a game with no goals at all bt on the field the skill of the players make the game interesting

Tbh, football is up & down. A game with a goal or two can be boring, there can be 7 goal thrillers, and on the other end there can be a 0-0 that is so full of action & great plays on the whole of the field, regarding defense, midfield & attack, that it is no surprise there were no goals. The players just played that good.

Value is based on scarcity. It's the reason why gold and diamonds are so valuable. They don't score much, but each goal means way more. Something like basketball where they score once a minute, but the baskets don't give you any lift when they happen because it's expected. In football, that one extra goal against Stoke on a wet Wednesday night could win you the league and as such each goal gives you an unbelievable lift, a feeling that you just can't get in any other sport.

i had a sprained ligament as a defender, played the game through pain to win it, then couldn’t walk for 3 months and that was the last time i played football. But as the captain who represented my school, I was satisfied to be not able to walk for 3 months than to get substituted and take an L. And I’m only talking about school level. And someone had the audacity to say it’s softer than golf lol! Also, you gotta watch defenders videos, they are the real deal!

Ronaldinho is the guy you want for dribbling.

12:26 this comment is ridiculous. In American football you count 6 points for a touchdown, 3 for a field goal etc. then it is clear that so many points are seen on the scoreboard. Imagine in European football (soccer) they will count for example 6 points per goal from outside the penalty area, 3 per goal from inside the area, 2 per goal from a corner kick and an extra penalty after scoring from outside the area as the extra point (safety) after a touchdown. Then you would also see many points on the scoreboard. You should also understand that it is more difficult to play with the ball on the grass with your foot than with the egg under your arm and running.

bro running around for 90 minutes isn't joke, if americans took soccer seriously their obesity stats would go down in no time These soccer(football) players' fitness level is off the roof

Watch "these football skills should be illegal"

bro goals are just icing on the cake its the movement and plays during the game what makes it exciting , some 0 = 0 game i saw have me standing up and cheer, dont forget watch some goalies who are amazing on how they stop those shots.

The whole thing about "low score games" is that this IS the point! It's about the tension that SO much effort and talent, tactics, and energy goes into scoring even just once that when you do, it's a big deal. Tension and release. Tension and release. That's why the passion because you just can't assume you're going to be able to get a goal back if they score against you.

2:22 I was at that game, right behind the player (ziyech) when he scored that it looked like it was going over the bar then it just scooped down at the last second 😂 crazy goal

Football (soccer to you) is sport, tactics (like sporting chess), it's skill, bravery and absolute determination, commitment, it's ritualised battle, it's giving your absolute all for your team. It's the ultimate team game. A group of star players can be nothing more than a group if they're not a team and playing for each other.

You run like 5 to 10km each game , 45m each part of the mach . some games you haver another 30m after the 90minutes game. Super endurance, speed and amazing skill with your foot and head. In 'soccer' you have a lot of competitions not just in your country but with the others to.

good way of pissing a load of people off by calling it soccer 🤣🤣

The emotion and hype you get from a late equalizer or a late winning goal in football is so insane. No sport in the world comes even close to being as hype and emotional as some of the best football moments. Thats how great this sport is. The best sport in the world by far for a reason

7:13..You’re definitely right about that. Turning your back or ducking away from a shot is one of the main things you’re told never to do. You have to fight the instinct

4:02 when you said “that was the best goal I seen” I knew you were in for a ride lol

Goalies are amazing, the goal seems like it's small thanks to them but in reality it's huge, 7.32 by 2.44 meters (or over 24 by over 8 feet), strikers can hit the ball with insane precision but most of the time golies manage to save. This game is about positioning, the goalie and the defenders need to move in a way that doesn't give an opportunity to shoot at all or close the space so the striker can possibly shoot at specific area of the goal that is protected. Finding openings or creating them are the very essence of the game, beautiful shots are just cherries on top ;p

in a 1 on 1 scenario, the goalie is always at a disadvantage. Defence plays a major role oc so shooters tend to have a real hard time scoring

1: Scoring is definitely the hard part. 2: How do you stop that? How do you stop a perfectly executed fade route? You don't. Offense is more difficult than defense, but perfectly executed offense is not defensible. This is a common characteristic of most ball sports, both American and Association Football included.

Best goal ever scored was Bergkamps pirouette against Newcastle. Bergkamp has the best 1st touch I’ve ever seen

The best Sport ever...

Soccer is a game of chess, drawing attention and utilizing open spaces. You need a deep understanding of ball physics to appreciate the sport and sadly its hard to understand it without playing. Most people who think they can play cant make a pass past 10 yards and its took my “football is better soccer is soft” college friends a single session to admit it was a bigger challenge than they could take. None of them were used to 40 minute cardio plus physical contact. Nevermind the need to constantly change pace and sorry but I didn’t take it easy😂 nutmeg after nutmeg on that day. I had to embarrass them to stand up for the sport. They used to talk shit now every Sunday we on the college fields battling it out. Mans got tekkers😎 but they’re trying and thats all that matters. They love the sport now, play FIFA and we watched the whole world cup together. Dont just say soccer is soft, be a man and get on the field mr muscle 😂 take a video while you’re at it and lets see who is “soft”

You'd have to watch a regular game to realize how crazy the stuff they're doing in this video is..

@ 7:26 I totally agree - that defender bottled it. Rugby looks tougher but I played both and Rugby players are usually middle-class and not as determined to win at all costs. Whereas there is no such thing as a 'friendly match' in football. I've seen headers and vollies turn into a riot. We had violent versions of footy like 'Death Squares' and a 'Chicken Run' in our youth club. Rugby players play cricket when the ground gets too dry to dive on. I've been on both ends of a slide-tackle at full pelt on concrete many times. Softer than golf? Playing football can give you a heart attack after 10 minutes if you're not fit enough and most players over 30 need a week to recover before they can play again

we need more of these football reactions fr

Football is more than a sport, you must live, you must have a journey of feelings with your team

My uncles , cousins and close friends have played professionally.. Is nice to see you both enjoying high lights the game is long but the mastery of different plays makes for exciting sport to watch ..

The fact the games are 90mins/45mins per half and most games a low scoring games because its so difficult to break teams down and get through on goal is what makes its so good when your club scores there's matches that go through the entire 90mins with the score 0-0 then there will be anywhere from 1min added time to 6mins added time at the end of the match becuase of stoppages like fouls injuries and set pieces then your team scores in the final seconds of the game its things like thay which make football the biggest sport on the planet and why we love it so much.

the reason why football is ore exciting than you think is because teams can create promising attacks but they wont always score so it's not just just exciting when people score

Most popular sport in the world for a reason, no 3 hour ad breaks like the superbowl

The endurance needed in football is crazy... I played pro basketball in Italy and one year we were doing outdoor athletic with a serieB football team, not even serieA ,and i remember the shock, how fast and how much time they was running... An African teammate of mine was challenging them, he was a 6'6" beast from Senegal named Ousmane Gueye, by far our most athletic man, and no way, he didn't achieve to beat anyone in that team

As someone who played Rugby, Football and cricket at Varsity level, I only ever got injured in football, had my foot facing the other way.

Man, I felt proud seeing Miggy Almiron in this compilation. After all the horrible years of Ashley and now we have a goal in a compilation like this.

Watch more teams play Get a understanding of the game You need to find a team..your choice Players out there with skills is endless But watch a full 90 game and you will see why we enjoy this game of soccer so much ✔️.This game is passionate ❤

soccer also has some "biljart/8-ball" elements, you know how and where to kick the ball to give it an effect

best video I've never seen lol bro you guys literally had an natural reaction

That pedri goal 3:42 is one of my favourites

You dont love football until you can celebrate a well timed tackle as much as a good goal...

Saturday, 22nd July | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Match 1: Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion (7pm) Sunday, 23rd July | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Match 2: Fulham v Brentford (4pm) Match 3: NEWCASTLE UNITED v Aston Villa (7pm) Wednesday, 26th July | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta Match 4: Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion v (5:30pm) Match 5: Chelsea v NEWCASTLE UNITED (8:15pm) Wednesday, 26th July | Exploria Stadium, Orlando Match 6: Fulham v Aston Villa (7pm) Friday, 28th July | Red Bull Arena, New Jersey Match 7: Brighton & Hove Albion v NEWCASTLE UNITED (7:30pm) Sunday, 30th July | FedEx Field, Washington D.C. Match 8: Aston Villa v Brentford (12pm) Match 9: Chelsea v Fulham (2:45pm)

I’m European and I assure you football is a really great sport, I stopped watching it over the years but it really is, the best way to enjoy it is in the stadiums, especially in the “curva” where the ultras are

Love how first-timers always react to the "curve" which is actually one of the easiest thing to do to a ball.

This is the sport half the world population watch ( World Cup)

It's a 90+ minute game with just one 15-minute break and the field is huge (just the penalty field before a goal has comparable size to a basketball court) so there is a stupid amount of running. That is also why the game is usually slow and it might be why sometimes you see a player overplaying a contact - the game slows down for a bit and his team gets a breather.

To really enjoy football you have to care about a team and suffer with them. Part of the joy is the anticipation of a goal so when you score its like a bomb goes off in your soul.

The fact there are few goals in a game makes each one more valuable and exciting. In Football you are always just one second away from a goal so you have constant anticipation that always just about fails.

If you like seeing "ankle breaking" in football (soccer) you should watch "Cristiano Ronaldo the man who can do everything" this man is breaking all kinds of ankles and scoring amazing goals!

Good strikers are a dime a dozen good goalies are rare much harder to be a good goalie

being goalie is harder, you gotta have quick reflexes, know how to dive for the ball, know how to dive without getting hurt and have amazing focus on the ball, on the player and on the suroundings. being a right wing/ left wing or attacker you gotta have fast legs and great focus

The one guy in green and black strips that kick it with the back of his shoe, that trick in Spanish is call "el escorpion" de scorpion, my granpa had me practing that move often, and many other, RIP, he was a 2nd devision gole, he came from a time when soccer was more show bloating, but its my favorite kind of soccer, i still love modern soccer thought.

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Please react to “ these skills should be illegal”…. It’s a bunch of ankle breakers🔥

to me its CRAZY that you've never seen FOOTBALL bc here in latam is everything is passion

What state y'all in? I want to get you to a live game. You're in the right track. The game and experiences around it are LIT.

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You guys should check videos about goalkeepers too. It seems that every time they reach the box the ball goes in, but the keepers... They also win games.

That "backward back-flip kick" move is called the bicycle kick. 95% of the time it isn't done to be flexing or flashy. It is done when the scorer happen to have their back turned against the goal when they secure the ball, AND the ball is in the air. Imagine trying to get that ball back on the ground, AND turn your body 180 before officially shooting it. By that time the defenders would be already on your ass, and the goalkeeper will be 100% ready. The scorers don't have that time. Too much is at stake. Bicycle kick is in that scenario the only quickest way to get the ball shot towards your backside. A lot of times you know the ball will land in the proximity of your body, but you won't have the time to position yourself for the ball to land on your feet while you also face forward.

Yes, in the end you might end up scoring one goal, but during the match you never know when the perfect situation gonna come, so as you watch you're on the edge all the time. 45 min, break, 45 min, sometimes extra time, when in the last moment another goal may be scored, which can change the whole outcome. The game sometimes can be boring as hell, but it can also prove more exciting than ever, there's always this sense of surprise instead of just counting which team scores more one by one. Football is all about leaving the heart on the field for this one perfect moment and I find it much more exciting than any other sport

You had to show the goal against my team West Bromwich Albion from the half way line 😭

the reason why i like football is because of the reason 1 goal can already make the difference. if your team is up or down just by 1 goal especially early on, you will be on your seat the whole time wondering can they catch up or will the other team score. while in american football or more in the nba the game only gets exciting in the last few minutes since mostly its just a back and forth in points. i mean even if you lead with 12 points in the nba that is really nothing. but yea thats just me

Naaa Fr the fact that they vibin watching football for the first time & there reaction it’s crazy 🤣🤣🤣

As an Goalkeeper and a Forword Player i can say.... Goalkeeper is the hardest position... You save your Team all the time bit when you get 1 goal against you everyone is hating you...As forward for doing nothing everyone is happy so...Goalkeeper for shure the hardest

What ALSO Matters is how important the Match/Game is too! Is it a Final/Championship game! And the timing of the goal!! Imagine scoring the winning Goal in the last few minutes of World Cup Final with the score 2-2 etc and winning the trophy 3-2! Your goal makes History!😮

who ever said harder to score is out of their mind. I played upfront and in goal. I speak from experience, its a lot harder to be in the goal since you can NOT make mistakes without being punished.

goalkeepers are good bro they stop some of the hardest shots

To be a professional goalkeeper is the hardest job on the field. You can make 5 great saves and one shot you can't block goes in the keeper gets the blame....many times a poor defense will make your job extra hard.

Futbol is about skill, jogo bonito, the beautiful game, la gambeta, the german tactic, the english fast pace, la samba from brazil. Players are worshipped like gods in some countries; Maradona is placed together with jesus when praying in argentina. People are killed in the most brutal crowds; players have been murdered for making mistakes in important games, some even make following their team a way of life. You only see that type of passion in the game of the people.

Football is unpredictable. Virtually any team can beat any other team, on their day. You can get exciting 0 - 0 games, or 4 - 3 games. It's because goals are hard to score that makes it interesting.

Guys you've got to watch some short videos of some all time great players, Pele, Maradona, Zidane, Messi, Beckham, C Ronaldo, Ronaldinho..especially ones about their skills..probably the most skilful is Ronaldinho, magician

Marco Van Basten goal for Holland in European Championship Final 1988 v Russia is one of, if not THE BEST Volley goal in Football History!😮

There is no easier role. Each position has its role. They're all hard when like half the planet follow the sport and only a select few get the spot 😂

Watch El Clasico or a Uefa game, you'll be shook. Manchester Derby, London Derby, Bayern vs Dortmund. These games will give you the true sense of excitement

The thing is, usually there are only 1 to 3 goals per match. So every goal is rare, and you might only see one of these great goals in a dozen of games!

yall need to watch world cup qualifier matches stakes r even higher because ur representing ur nation

Soccer is still football 'futbol' is just football in different languages, it is really funny that every American that I spoke to about soccer/football they all were like, "yeah you call it 'futbol' right?" and I am like "I mean Spanish speakers, Turkish speakers and some others pronounce it as that but it is football in English, nothing different". It's weird psychology they have...

any reason why you ended the video at 2/3?

If you like cross, you can watch compilation of dribbles, solo goals, or "joga bonito" from Brazil.

After watching great goals, you should now watch one on great saves.

American football doesn't have much scoring either since they give 6 points for touch down plus an extra point for kicking the ball over the bar .. so 21-14 game is pretty much 3-2..and 70% football match has that scoreline and American football last for 3 -4 hours

Maaaaate the Pushkas (player-voted goal of the season) winning from Heung-Min Son. Tottenham vs. Burnley.

That Richarlison goal was just iconic

Bro said rugby is more fun to play like it’s a fact 💀

Just because people sometimes only score 1 time in a game, it doesn't mean tge game is boring. It's just much harder to score than in other sports like american football, basketball, handball, volleyball and others. Although there isn't a goal every 30 seconds like in basketball, there are still tackles, dribbles, saves and more happening every minute

YOU WOULD LOVE cricket too .Watch a highlight reels of sixes ,fours ,wickets,catches and run outs

My guy said take a volley to the face 😂😂😂 no amount of money will get me to put my life at risk just to block one shot

Just to put you guys straight from the outset. This is Football. You know, played with the foot (the clue is in the title) as oppsed to 'American Football', you know, played with the hand ! (clue NOT in the title). 🤣