The key difference, I believe, between US and European football is this. American football clubs were built from numerous investors and sponsors coming in to create a franchise. That franchise can move from city to city if the investors want it to. In Europe, are football clubs were set up from workers sports clubs. Manchester Utd, for instance, was Newton Heath and consisted of railway workers. For us, in Europe, our clubs are not franchises, they’re the stories of our ancestors struggles in the dirt only to have brief respite on the field on the weekend.
Yeah I’m sure 90% of European football fans give a shit about the background and history lol. It’s the very simple fact that it’s been in the US for a much smaller amount of time. It’s the fastest growing sport here at the moment, you’re all just condescending and annoying
That's why the talk of European Super League was met with enormous hatred because it was an insult to the average fans in the Europe, like throwing a dirt to the history of the clubs and their fans in the name of greed.
Not to mention the time frame and dedication is completely different American leagues are hardly 100 years old. Meanwhile european ones can stretch back hundreds of years. Folks in europe can literally tell you for how many generations their family has supported their club.
As a Canadian, I went to a championship-clinching league match in Sarajevo a few years ago. The flares, the smoke, the shaking chants, the crowd flooding the field at the final whistle...... and the whole city partying all night. I'll never forget that.
@@ecbennyj8078 in serbia hockey is not really popular but you can maybe watch also a basketball game of the enternal derby just watch if you go on the fans sector dont record anybody
@@ecbennyj8078 Last year it was crazy in Montreal for hockey since we went to the finals, but honestly hockey never gets really intense in Canada in general. Not as wild as England.
The beauty of European football is that literally every country has at least couple of clubs with fiery fans. And in bigger countries like Germany, Spain and Italy there are dozens if not 100 of them
@MCFCReacts Madrid, atletico de madrid, barcelona, Athletic Bilbao,Celta Vigo,Sevilla... and that's just from the main league (and the very very popular ones. Spain is a FANATICAL country for football.
Oh my god, have been there watching the Eintracht, never knew that the stadium was bouncing like this. I mean those tribunes are made of massive concrete, they surely weight some dozens of tons each concrete plate, and they are bouncing 10 - 20 cm up and down 😮😅🎉
in the netherlands there's this weird civil war between the fans of ajax and feyenoord. in a dutch song called "het land van" (translated "the country of") one of the lyrics is "het land van rellen tussen ajax en feyenoord, maar wanneer oranje speelt iedereen erbij hoort" (translated "the country of fights between ajax and feyenoord but when orange plays everyone's included" since 'orange' is the team that plays at big tournaments like world cup and stuff) and i think that's beautiful
There's not even relegation in America, no way to test unconditional love for a club. In Europe, some of the most exciting and passionate football is found in lower divisions. Man, that Watford vs Leicester play-off in 2013 is one of the most solid proofs ever seen on the sport.
I love how a lot of the European teams arent even that good teams, but the fans are still incredible, here in the UK the fans still go wild in league one its incredible
I think it's because in the main we support our home town clubs through good and bad even if it means going on a 7 hour bus ride in the winter to Carlisle to watch a game in the pissing rain in an away end with no cover.
@@saraw6446 England is in Europe so it does, so what you’re saying is that Scotland Wales Northern Ireland and that all in Europe but England is left out?
@@PatrickMapper Sorry no, I meant regarding fans/ultras. When they compare fans in Europe it's different to England which doesn't have same atmosphere. Scotland does even Ireland
As one great person once said: "The reason why American football fans are nowhere close to European football fans is because europeans cant go to war whit eachother anymore. So they instead put all that energy on football."
Looks like the USA fans are still having a good time. I mean it's a growing sport in the states. You could make the same video of a college football game in the states vs Europe and the two wouldn't compare. Just different cultures. I'm happy football is growing so much in the USA though, it's great to have them on the world stage.
As an Argentine here everything is lived with passion, watch football! Thanks for sharing this video, Bands love coming to recitals in Argentina, they say we have too much energy, in sports the stadiums are full, both teams with flares, millions of flags (not of their country, only of their team) singing and celebrating lose or win, whole families. I always had that opinion about sports fans in America, they sound very boring, dull and cringe, they're just there for the money and for their team to win, not to have fun.
No soy argentino pero si mexicano y me alegra ver a otro hispano acá. Hay un streamer llamado Davo que dijo está frase totalmente cierta: en la MLS no hay descenso? Bro, la MLS es mucho más show que deporte, no tiene hinchas reales y solo tiene fans que nada más van a ver el show y van a divertirse
Most clubs in Europe were established by society of workers which explains the deep passion for the clubs. American clubs were established by conglomerates and investors which explains wealth but not necessarily as passionate as European clubs
And that MLS is only 20 years old lmfao. Nobody played soccer in the US until the 90s at the EARLIEST, it's a growing sport in the US but it's in its infancy. The passion is there in the US, it's just used in other sports like college football and basketball.
I've seen clips of Atlanta United and Los Angeles FC fans/ultras that are almost at European level, just smaller in size. But they sing and jump with passion Make cool tifos and fire flares. And with LFC vs. Galaxy there seems to develop a real Derby. And this because of a reason. While LFC is mostly supported by the Latin community, Galaxy is by the White community. The second reason is that LFC is actually from LA, while Galaxy plays in some suburb. The European top flight football has also become _"just about money"._ They are the toys for rich Arabs, Russian oligarchs or lately the Chinese. But that doesn't mean that PSG doesn't have awesome fans/ultras. Not so much in England anymore, sadly. EVERYTHING there is too expensive! London is so pricey, how can poor people survive there? That's a real question. Here in Germany, people on welfare can go to the stadium 1-2 times per month. So with luck, they can follow every home game. *Long story short: The US has potential, in spite of the franchise system.*
@@woodchuck3550 Football was big in New York during the 70's. Beckenbauer and Pele played there. Other teams also managed to buy some big names. There's a great documentary about it: *ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fBR8jN_SyE0.html*
@@woodchuck3550 You mean apart from the fact that the 1st Professional Soccer league in the USA was formed in 1921 And players like Pele were playing pro soccer for the New York Cosmos in 1975. Or that European immigrants have been playing organized football(soccer) in North America since 1850
My mates and I all Man Utd fans went to the Tirana derby last weekend. Best atmosphere I’ve ever experienced, fans were mental, pitch invasion, seats being ripped up and launched at the keeper, loads of flares perfect night.
Pitch invaders and people ripping seats to throw them at the goalkeeper... really? How is that even considered fun. It's dangerous and stupid. Destroying things that are not yours is NOT ok. I am European but there must be a limit to this kind of things
In USA, a team is one day located in Pittsburgh PA, the next Day in Miami FL. Even the most delusional will have a hard time identifying with such a team...
When I was a a kid I went to watch Club Brugge with my father playing at home against a Greek club. Whenever Brugge scored over 25 000 people shouted 'Boeren, boeren, boeren' ('boeren' means 'farmers'). That was the mightiest thing I have ever witnessed.
If you want to know what is loud and passion, be in the stadium when Germany plays Italy. That is the pinnacle of Passion. When the whole stadium sings the anthem of their Country and the players are close to explode, that is Football.
I have to disagree. We Germans definitely love our national team. But the stadium atmosphere will never be as high as when two rival clubs from Germany play each other. The national team just doesn't spark that emotional "hatred" towards the other team.
Absolutely disagree. We Germans do love our national team but we definitely love our clubs way more and the pinnacle of passion definitely happens in Bundesliga and DFB Pokal.
You can say what you want about the Americans. Even though still cringe, at least MLS fans are ten times more dedicated then American football fans. EDIT: MLS fans are not the ones in the video (look them up).
@@theo_2949 The younger teams not so much. Teams like Seattle, Cincinnati, Portland, LAFC, Minnesota have great fan potential and are the future (hopefully) of football in America. Anyways, even though Americans popularly tend to despise football (or so we assume), of all sports in the US football fans are the loudest, most passionate and most dedicated. Just imagine, out of all big five sports (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS), it is the MLS out of all leagues with the best fans.
The problem is that in american sporting events the kind of atmosphere seen in this video is prohibited (Obviously excluding MLS) and fans often express opposition for such fun.
I used to live a few blocks from a football stadium in a city of less than 100k. I could hear them when the match was under way. Would see them walk up the main street on their way there too. It was always impressive
@@MITICKKEVIN you clearly have never seen Black-Yellow Wall in a Ruhr Derby. Or green-white wonderwall. Or Frankfurt when they were in Europe semifinals.
i'm not a huge soccer guy but i won VIP cars years ago for BvB Dortmund vs Leipzig and holly molly that was amazing. when the "yellow wall" started to sing i got shiver all over my body
Even if this sport hasn't really caught on in the USA, I hope that one day it will become an integral part of American sport. Here in Europe and I think also in South America, football is almost a religion.
as someone else said in the comments, the US Teams were created by Investors and big companies, whilst in Europe it was created by groups of friends, worker Societies, Teams from other sports (Like tottenham was created by some members of the cricket team i think?) so the Passion is much more deep rooted in europe, whilst in America, as in the thumbnail, the sport was created out of money rather than Dozens if not hundreds of years of pure effort, blood, sweat and tears, i don't think it will have much success in the US unless they start taking it seriously.
Can totally relate tbh even her in Africa specially in my country Egypt and like north Africa people here take it seriously when it comes to football it's like oxygen for us. After all football unites us rich and poor
@EFE en Europa hay más pasión por el fútbol ke en LATAM, en LATAM solo son de un equipo para poder ir contra el equipo rival y pegarlos tiros entre hinchadas
As someone who lives in the US, yes, we are years behind football being a religion… but compared to 20 years ago it has come a LONG way. More and more people that grew up playing it are now wanting to watch it played. Give us a little credit. We are trying. 😂
I grew up in a country where our culture leans more onto basketball than football, but man. I wish I could get into football because the culture seems so fun
Sadly many Clubs in Europe are moving into the direction of the US. The Bundesliga is the only big League where this won't happen (because of their 50+1 law)
This rule is the reason why Bayern is winning the league every season... Its not like only locals play at their clubs, so whats the matter with investing into facilities and players to make the league more competitive and entertaining to watch?
@@aplex8276 Here in Germany is Football everything you dont go to a match to watch a nice game you go to te match to see what incredible stuff the fans do it is like in USA you watch the show and in europe you are the show
To all my fellow MLS supporters: I. Develop a foundation II. Build your army III. Dedication will be required IV. Desire to support beyond restraint V. Community support is a must VI. Broadcast your message VII. Deploy your supporters VIII. Stand above the rest
well, so try to get a group of people who shares the same passion as you, get organized and start going to the matches together and kinda start an ultra group, spread that mentality
@@jordanperdomo73 Yes. People hates it when Football as it was called everywhere else outside USA is called Soccer there. Not only that, some people also find that half-hearted cheering from American team to be insulting. Europe, Asia. South America, Africa; teams from these region have compassionate fans who are ready to stay along side their team through highs and lows.
@@jordanperdomo73 probably because: 1/ The irony of the so called “American Football” when the majority of the game barely involves interacting the ball using foot 2/ The word “Football” is much easier to understand compare to “Soccer” because it straight up mean using foot to do tricks with the ball 3/ Ask Italians why dont they call Spaghetti noodle and watch how they react. The most convincing theory for the origin of spaghetti is during a voyage to Italy, Marco Polo took a liking to their noodle and then decided to bring them back to Italy under the name Spaghetti to both respect the original and distinguish them unlike USA just straight up change the original name.
@@Roman-po8yc The whole soccer vs football thing is kinda dumb. It's called soccer in Japan and they've got a pretty good team. It's just an American moment really.
@@Roman-po8yc Agreed on the last point. There's a limit to how much passion there can really be in a league where there's no relegation. Also there's no history and heritage which doesn't help.
As an American. When I when to Europe. I went to a football match and it feels much different than the US to say the least. The match was Manchester v. Liverpool so it was crazy.
@@sn00pyxl46 with this poor use of spelling I have formed the conclusion you have typed this message in a hurry trying to get your opinion out henceforth I came to the conclusion your mad about straight facts
@@moister3727 how about you refrain from calling me stuff, we both know you'd shit yourself if I put it on you in person, so don't try and chat shit to me online. Bad habit to form, one day it'll find you out.
@@moister3727 you call me a weirdo and then make up stuff about me being violent? I merely stated a fact, I know you wouldn't call me a weirdo to my face, you just doubled down on being a bitch.
@@ScholarOfBabylon Bro, chill. I'm just saying. A game it's just a game. I've seen countless real fights over this. It's good that you have passion. But I've seen people that get really violent over footbal, murders and shit.
I remember I was on a stadium when FC Steaua was playing in Champions League against Chelsea, and the crowd was cheering and whistling around that I got dizzy from the sound, nearly fainting. It was pure adrenaline. You could not buy that, and I think we were small compared to Liverpool and other team crowds.
A lot of big rich teams lose the passionate crowd because they sell tickets to part time fans, which means the stadiums are often quiet. Roy Keane made a comment in the 90's about his own team and the fact the fans are not vocal, hence the famous term for Man United fans being "the prawn sandwich brigade" Arsenal fans lack so much passion their old stadium was nicknamed The library.
In the USA is a professional sports match like a visit in a theatre or a concert. It is much more about consuming the show or an event. In europe oder south america sports - especially football - is a part of the lifestyle and the culture. To be together with the community or foundation within the own stadium is a kind of the peoples identity. Corresponding a sports event out of the USA is much more emotional, louder and passionate. Edit because amricans want me to tell that the stadium atmosphere would be so nice in us-football. It isnt only about the stadium atmosphere...franchising, no membership, relocations, horrific prices for tickets, merch and game-passes, no ultras etc... The american sport business is pathetic. It is only existing to sell the product...not to support the sport. Besides the world record for the loudest stadium is Galatasaray Istanbul. Not Seahawks or Chiefs...By the way during a regular season match in the turkish league. Not any special playoff game or something comparable...get over it
Yeah, soccer/football in the USA just has never been as big. I watch hockey and if you are at the games frequently it is a lifestyle. Football (american) is huge
@@kheidge2ndchannel547 but the fans are still not as passionate. There are comparisons of European Football with American Football/Rugby. The fans never go as loud and wild as in europe.
@@lucaa8494 the history of soccer in the US is very short compared to other traditional sports like football or baseball. Hockey is known to be the least popular sport among the Four League but still more popular than Soccer. That’s the reality of soccer in the US.
The first one is a direct rip off of Crystal Palace’s “We Love You” Chant the only thing they changed is “Because we support the US” and not “we support the palace” originality at its finest. And the fact England’s World Cup Chant Called “Vindaloo” then they created the exact same song but changed Vindaloo to Barbecue
Che confusioneee sarà perchè tifiamo,è un emozione che scende piano piano...stringimi forte e stammi più vicino e chi non salta è un porco juventino laa lalalala lala ❤🖤 forza milan forza diavolo❤🖤
after having heard the song "Sarà perché ti amo" (by Ricchi E Poveri) i finally understand what they were singing. anyway, it would be interesting and maybe refreshing to play some Champions League matches in USA football stadiums.. of course the Ultras need to be part of it too. let them experience it live what it is like to be in the middle of it.
@@matte99ize Dude, they're not the same! south American football has a lot of passion we see Europe as Europeans see the USA it's more money and the fans are like a theater already in South America it's passion it's family it's madness it's carnival it's everything it's a fight with the police
@@amarson2322 European teams are stronger that I agree! But nothing that the Brazilian championship with a few years doesn't reach.. now if you compare the fans there's no comparison to South America humiliates anyone, only Morocco can compare
Even just going a bit south to mexico, the difference is astonishing. For the first time i went to tigres stadium for a match and i was astonished by the crowd ambiance. Its such a beautiful thing. Arriba la U!
@Ap santos laguna that time. Today they played against leon and scored twice in the last 5 minutes to come back from being down. There is a reason why tigres are unbeaten at home. The fans are tigres twelfth player.
Fondest football moment of my life was when I traveled to Argentina to watch a Boca/River match in La Bombonera. It was a magical hellish atmosphere 💙💛
that is one of my dreams! I'd be a little scared to be honest but I think I could do it. I'd be more than happy to go to see Racing, Independiente, San Lorenzo, Hurucan any of those big Argentine clubs the atmosphere is intense but Bombonera looks the best!
No comparison. Europe has a lot o teams that has more than 100 years of existence, while franchise come and go with the time. Of course the atmosphere is different, these kind of teams brings a lot of years to become great and huge, in the usa, the franchise will become great too, but will take some time.
Even Germanys second or third division have awesome fan cultures. Like Dresden or Mannheim For me this is the perfect video to show the passion and atmosphere in European football: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5M-f2etdmzE.html
@@thedeadman4713 Germany don't have ultras if they are compared to countries from east. Ultras fight And are known from bad behavior this is their definition. Normal fans just cheer and watch politly.
The most amazing behavior? Maybe in rugby or volleyball but not in football 😂 Dudes be throwing their drink on the player and fighting in the street between match during the world cup.
Oh in the balkans there is absolutely NO RESPECT and AMAZING BEHAVIOR. There are fights beetween groups and a full on WAR. Brutal fights, breaking chairs in the cafes so they have something to defend themselves. Take crvena zvezda and Dinamo Zagreb for example. If you know you know
Man i miss the old english crowds the holligans prob because i was one my self but some of us used to be crazy esecialy chelse leeds millwall west ham united miss the old days
Bro he tries his best and at least they are better than the English with no ultras at all, und bro winti het seinzig richtige fuessball Stadion in züri :* hoffentlich nechst Saison ih de sl zemme
CHE CONFUSIONE SARÀ PERCHÉ TIFIAMO È UN'EMOZIONE CHE SALE PIANO PIANO STRINGIMI FORTE E STAMMI PIÙ VICINO E CHI NON SALTA È UN PORCO JUVENTINO LALALALALALALA LALALALALALALALA ❤️🖤
I think in the end it comes down to the fact, that european Fans are normaly emotionaly way more connected than the Americans. For an example the Köln fans are chanting "Oh FC Köln mein ganzes Leben für den Verein" which translates to "Oh Fc Köln, my whole life for the club" which just shows the level of identification and devotion european football fans have with their clubs. The best part of the American Fans was, when they where supporting their national team which just supports the thesis, as most American are really patriotic and so they are more devoted to a national team, than to their teams. It also should be noted, that some of the best Fans of European Clubs are from teams which aren´t successful at the moment (For example 1. FC Kaiserslautern still has some of the best supporters, altough they are playing in the third league). That european Teams can relegate means often that Fans and clubs are tied together trough a tough season, where the fans giver their best to support the players so the team does not relegate. American Fans not really have that.
Not true, especially for leagues that aren’t the MLS since most teams have less history there. People get very emotional and loud for American football and baseball for example
It’s just the fact that most Americans don’t care about Football/Soccer, we care more about Gridiron Football, Baseball, Basketball, and Hockey. Soccer just isn’t a big sport here, people regard it more a game played by kids at school and church and not big city teams. It’s just not a big crowd sport like it is in Europe, South America, and Africa.
Kind a true, for example when my club relegated from the dutch eredivisie, the year after in the 2nd division there were even more people at all the games then there were in the top league, because evryone felt the need to support them even more so became more devoted. Come on FC Twente Enschedee❤️❤️
As an American, all I can say is that we're trying our best! Football is still relatively new, and in other sports that we've traditionally grown up with (American Football, baseball, hockey, basketball, etc) there aren't really chants. US fans know that they *should* chant, but don't have the history or experience (or the bravery) to do it like the Europeans. When I went to a Liverpool friendly a few years ago in Indiana, our rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" rivaled an Anfield version! It's not so much that the game's about money, or that we don't have passion. We're just running on 25 years of history while others are running on a hundred.
Actually football(soccer) is not that new in the US, it was gaining traction before world war 2 but got overshadowed by college football and baseball and then basketball and nfl. The US Open Cup has been around since the 1910s i think. Hell, the USA was in the final four of the World Cup in 1930 😎
Greeks, Serbs, Turks, Poles, Ukrainians, Croatians, Germans, French, Romanians, Hungarians and Bosnians: That's precious, Shorty, what are you gonna do, wear high heels so you can be above 5'1 and look intimidating?
Well in the Colosseum it wasn't much about sport, that was Circo Massimo ("greater show circus") in which the ancient romans would arrange races between chariots, the Ludi Gladiatorii ("games of the gladiators") - which were not in the Colosseo like many think because to the movie "Gladiator" - and a ball game called Harpestum which today we would call "fight football". The Colosseum was in fact a theater, they performed Drama and historic rappresentations like we do today in WW2 rehearsed battles...and gruesome things like having war prisoners eaten by hungry captive animals like lions and bears (for a certain period they even would tear people apart tying their legs and arms to horses).
@@ClaudeMagicbox I've never seen someone so confident in their knowledge despite being so incorrect. The Colloseum was used for a variety of things including you guessed it gladiatorial games
I'm not saying america doesn't deserve football (soccer) it's just SO evident that they don't enjoy it like europeans do. in europe is literally a passion, culture, a way of living while in america (excluded south) its some sort of hobby plus tbrh they're not that good at it compared to europe, and its okay there's nothing to be ashamed of bec each continent or country has its own official sport edit: for example they're monsters at playing basket meanwhile we are not
