Premier League vs MLS Match Day Experience 

You should go watch an MLS match at a team that plays in a proper stadium. Many MLS teams have solid atmospheres.

Do an experiment with Lampard as Real Madrid manager for 10 years,see if they become a mid table or worse club

You must make a trip to Los Angeles to watch an LAFC match. I promise great atmosphere with great football. Love the vid my man! Cheers

I’m a LAFC fan and I do believe we have one of the best atmospheres in the MLS for home matches so maybe that could be a suggestion for next time

If you really want to experience an MLS game with a great atmosphere, you have to go to Nashville St. Louis or Portland. All three are played at MLS specific stadiums and are usually completely filled out. I’ve personally been to Nashville, St. Louis, Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, and Orlando and even though I’m a Charlotte fan I can say that Nashville and St. Louis were the best experiences in best stadiums. New York City FC is also known for its relatively dead atmosphere compared to other MLS teams.

Love these IRL videos Tom, keep it up mate!

you should definitely go to a game in south america, we have craziest atmosphere

Tom, what is your opinion of a baseball game? I've always loved the atmosphere of them and with a good friend, it can't be beat.

Visit the San Jose Earthquakes staium!!! Best atmosphere in MLS, THEY HAVE FOOD TRUCKS IN THE STAIUM AND THE LARGEST OUTDOOR BAR

Come see an MLS Match at LAFC! Best environment!

should have come down to see the Union, amazing atmosphere

I went to an Orlando City MLS game. They have a purpose built football stadium.

The food options at the MLS match look great

you went to the most atypical MLS stadium for a comparison video

Tom, you and "Z" should have taken the PATH (subway) to Harrison (NJ) to watch the NY Red Bulls. Just a short ride away. Better atmosphere and crown excitement. BAs an added bonus, it is a SOCCER specific stadium - thus it keeps the crown noise in. It is smaller than most Premier League stadiums, at a max capacity of 25,000. On the positive side, the Red & Black color scheme would remind you of Lincoln City FC..

U should go to a LAFC stadium that’d be a strong comparison

I’m happy you came to the US to give an MLS match a shot! However if you truly want a soccer stadium experience there are plenty of stadiums with better atmospheres. I’ll speak for my FC Cincinnati and TQL Stadium being a great place to watch futbol. But a little bias. 😂

Bro literally picked the only baseball stadium in the League. 😂😂😂

Next time you visit, you should head to Nashville to see Geodis Park. One of the best atmospheres in the US. Nashville are better than nycfc too

Very underrated RU-vid channel and that’s not just because I’m also from Lincoln! 🔴⚪️

World. The general populace of the US may not care about football as much as you do, we may even not call it the right thing, but for a country where the sport is still fairly young… we are getting there. Maybe not in my lifetime but by the time my grandkids are adults US will be a top 5 footballing nation… I hope

Wtf I feel like Zealand shows up in every random football video

Honestly NYCFC was not a great place to visit. Somewhere with a soccer atmosphere like Nashville SC at Geodis Park would satisfy that.

Give a different mls game a go. Seattle is my go to. Even as a uk fan it beats anything for me

you should go to an ATL united game, their stadium is something else

Your mls friend reminds me of Seth Macfarlane😂 proper sounds like him

Dude you should have totally gone to an LAFC, Austin FC or Atlanta United game or something. They have better stadiums, crowds & a better idea of what the future of MLS will be like! New York makes MLS look bad.

Should have done Arsenal 3 -1 Chelsea and New York Red Bulls 0 - 1 Philadelphia Union and seen the difference then!

Come to Singapore to experience our football culture

Go to a DC united game and sit near or at the Chico stand , you won’t regret it 😊

I don’t know if you mentioned that in America you can bring your food and drink to your seat. I can’t wait for nycfc to get their stadium. We have been waiting for to long :(

What a video bro 😎

Go to Portland for the best fan experience in the MLS

Happy you got to see NYCFC & FCD play, my two favorite clubs!

Come back in 2027 when the stadium gets build

Prime example of how the internet can mislead dumb people. Half the american stadium clips were from a different stadium from the the match was played

If you wanna go to a real MLS game, come down to Atlanta. The best stadium in the league, highest attendance, and best fans. As a former New Yorker, going back to NYC FC and their funky setup is just horrible. That’s not the ideal place for a first MLS match. New York also doesn’t care about soccer. They prefer watching the awful Jets instead.

As someone only been to my citys home stadium, it was quite shocking seeing both of these games that calm. Also, 45 pounds, wtf

living in america. I get tickets to mls games for $20. the food, drinks and alcohol are all great priced. I can get my seat a beer and a hot dog for around $35

NYC isnt really indicative of the MLS. you gotta go to a different city lol NYC is one of the most expensive cities in the whole world

You should pop up to Canada for a Forge FC match

It's important to recognize that a couple of items that were rated are skewed out of the norm. First, the NYCFC game is in New York so the prices of everything are way higher than in other parts of the country. Buying a ticket in Newcastle or Leeds would be quite different than in London; the same would be the case for the food. Second, NYCFC playing its games in a baseball stadium is an anomaly and has a huge affect on the game experience. Virtually all the teams now have soccer specific stadiums and the few that share do that with an American Football team where their owners own both teams. As a result the American Football stadiums (like Seattle, Atlanta, Charlotte) are not only much better for watching a soccer game but have also been configured to best accommodate the game. For example, the corners of the stadiums are modified to allow more space for corners and the much wider field dimensions. Third, most teams have tailgating and/or pre game rituals that are so fun to watch and participate that don't exist in the UK and they add a whole level to the game day experience. It's too bad your comparison did not take advantage of these and consequently were probably in the worst soccer experience in the entire MLS. This is not a knock on NYCFC fans because I am sure they are going to be amazing when they finally (after suffering all these years) are going to get their own stadium.

I’m a growing boy 🤣

Zealand is somehow everywhere these days. He was with TifoFootball, Ellis (Awaydays), then Neive (Stuntpegg),and now Tom

As an NYCFC fan, I'm so happy to see you guys came to one of our games! :D One thing I'll say is that NYCFC playing at Citi/Yankee Stadium is a bit of an anomaly in MLS (pending our new Soccer-specific-stadium). If you go to some of the others, the concourses are also pretty cramped - I've been to DC and Philadelphia. Portland also similar, but one of the most impressive stadiums i've seen. I highly recommend, if you want an awesome stadium experience in the US for soccer, go to Portland.

That explains why you were in Zealands video the other day, the only two FM youtubers I subscribe to as well haha You should do another thing like this, prem vs champ vs l1 vs l2 vs national league. Its a lot but would be an interesting watch I think

Why do people keep doing fan experience videos for MLS from NYCFC? They have one of the worst stadiums for football in the league, possibly the worst. It looks so stupid watching football on a baseball field.

Time for you to come see a LAFC game.

Gotta experience a Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers game, good atmosphere in both stadiums (but I prefer Seattle) and actual history behind the rivalry

Out of all the MLS teams you chose NYCFC. 😢

Nice to see some content out of the UK that isn't just "ahaha, the MLS". Fun vid -- hopefully you get a chance at some point to see a game in a soccer stadium here in the US some time. Though in some way you've arguably had the more authentic American soccer fan experience: it being played out of a baseball stadium is probably more common around here, though when it comes to semi-pro and lower you might see games played on turf fields designed to also play football and maybe lacrosse at the same time (so that the whole thing looks like a very grassy carrom board). Most of the games I've been to -- both home and away -- have been conversion fields like that, though I'm also like 6 hours driving out from the nearest MLS team. The USL wants their teams to all play out of soccer stadiums and had set a deadline for teams who are part of it to do that, though they've had to keep pushing it back because of the pandemic. Still, pack any stadium, soccer or baseball, with enough fans, and you'll get a hell of an atmosphere. We're a bit lucky in that we've got pretty sustainable attendance (topping our league despite a pretty crummy start to this season and about a month of away games) and a location presumably set for our stadium to eventually be built. WRT to the prices, it's been a decade and a half since I've been to NYC, but I remember most of the food that was there being pretty comparably priced to what you could get in the stadium. Whatever markup there is for being in the stadium is pretty low considering most other places I've been it's usually double what it might cost for something comparable outside the stadium. I can only imagine that stuff has gone up since I was last there. Citi field is indeed a very nice facility -- while I'm hesitant to give our rivals a state over credit for much of anything, they do admittedly play in a stadium that's very nice and clearly patterned off facilities like it and Camden Yards. Main problem is the visitor's section for soccer games is pretty lousy, as the right corner of the near goal line is not actually visible from it due to how it curves around. Fun to make a lot of noise in, though. Say what you will about the quality of performance in American soccer, we don't love it any less.

As an FCD fan and season ticket holder, I am UNBELIEVABLY sad that is the game you went to go see lmao

I was at that Leicester v Bournemouth game, strong away performance. And I also bumped into Zealand at a Taunton v Weymouth recently. I am almost more Tom than you are Tom!

For a true MLS experience go watch the Portland Timbers…I’m from UK and have been to a few Timbers games and the atmosphere is brilliant! PTFC!

Bournemouth away fans are always absolutely popping! At home it's nowhere near the same atmosphere

Go to an Atlanta United match, great atmosphere and usually 45k-55k average attendance

You want an amazing MLS experience, come out to watch LAFC in LA.

NYCFC's stadium has technically been under construction for almost 10 years, aka since they were founded. The big problem is NYCFC probably should be nicknamed the Wanderers because the past few seasons they've bounced around multiple stadiums in the general area around and in New York City. Honestly I feel like you gotta do this again, but go to an MLS team that plays in an, as it's referred to, soccer-specific stadium. I would suggest Orlando City, but I'm a bit biased towards them. Unbiased me would suggest Portland Timbers.

If you are ever back in the US and are near Nashville, let me get ya to a game!! Nashville SC has the largest soccer/football specific stadium in the US at 30,000 seats and Geodis is brand new too!

Echo what others said. NYCFC's stadium situation is a fiasco. But there are really good purpose-built stadiums to watch MLS games in. Most years I'd say go to Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City. But we're awful this year and about to have a fan revolt. But Columbus is a great facility. LAFC's stadium is beautiful. The new City Park in St. Louis. Cincinnati has a fine facility. St Paul's Allianz Field also deserves a look. Providence Park in Portland wasn't purpose-built. But its renovations have improved it. And their fans are known for great atmosphere as well. I'm not a fan of promoting teams that play on turf (*coughSeattleandAtlantacough*). But I can't deny those facilities are still well-designed to watch MLS in as well.

You should go to Atlanta or Portland to really see the MLS Experience!

There’s only one thing worse than having your club play in a shared baseball stadium….having to play in someone else’s baseball stadium.

You picked the worst team to visit. Horrible stadium.

Next time, try Atlanta if you'd prefer to stick to the East Coast, or come out to the West Coast for LAFC, Seattle, or (ew) Portland. Those are the best experiences in the league IMO.

You should attend some baseball games.The stadiums are built for visitors who don’t give a fuck about baseball.They have everything Food,Games and crazy fans.It’s a good experience.Despite low viewership the stadium attendance is always high and higher than MLS,NBA and NHL

How can you compared Leicester city stadium with NYCFC stadium and said new york is better because it has shick-shack and bigger in space...its a baseball stadium. Secondly,Leicester city is fighting for relegation so the stadium atmosphere is kinda low now unlike MLS season is just started months ago..you should go to liverpool,Aston villa,Newcastle for better atmosphere...and if you like bigger space go to Tottenham, west ham , man United.

Go somewhere in the midwest or to seattle or atlanta, those are some of the best atmospheres in mls. The new york clubs are iffy

Irl content is quite cool. Perhaps you could go to a game Bayern or BvB bottle

You’d be better off going to a Minnesota United, Portland Timbers, St. Louis City, Toronto, or any of those teams with an actual stadium and passionate fan base !

Some MLS experiences lack compared to others. MLS is rapidly growing every year and teams like St. Louis, LAFC, Austin FC, and Atlanta United are doing it right.

You should have gone to a Red Bull game at RBA in Harrison, NJ for a much more comparable experience.

I subscribed fro TOMFM not Reece and Ethun FM 😤😤😤🙄

Also, we tailgate before Citi Field games, you could have eaten beforehand and met some supporters.

Of all the MLS games you choose to go to you choose a team that plays their home games in a baseball stadium

NYCFC should have been removed from the league a long time ago for never building a soccer specific stadium -- a requirement of their inclusion in the MLS. 2027 is far too late and other cities have been denied MLS teams because of stadium issues. City Group money rules out, but they're an embarrassment of a club.

you went to the worst stadium for an MLS match. not the true experience.

You should come to LA for an LAFC match. I think you would be impressed with not only the stadium but the atmosphere! In my opinion probably the best in MLS!

You picked the absolute worst stadium possible

If you ever want to see an American lower league match, might I suggest Pittsburgh Riverhounds? Pretty competitive team in recent years, in a city that's big enough to have other things going on to make it worth the trip, but only in the USL and not the MLS. (You could perhaps catch one of the other sports teams too, the Penguins, Pirates, or Steelers, since you did that in New York)

If you do it again fly the extra miles to go out to Seattle and sit in the Emerald City Supporters section. The only problem is you won’t be able to record audio during the match.

loving the irl content, keep it up mate

Great stuff, Tom. Glad you had a good time at our NYCFC match. Turns out we were seated very near you, and it was a terrific evening. You were lucky you came to Citi Field instead of Yankee Stadium, where the sightlines are not as good and the food is a LOT worse. Hope you will be able to make it back when we have our own proper soccer stadium. I've also been to England to catch EPL matches at Manchester City and West Ham. The atmosphere at an EPL match is certainly superior, but we are doing a good job with our young league. I also like that you can hear the Chicken Bucket chant at the 8:00 mark of the video - something the fans named after their favorite food item from Yankee Stadium.

True about playing soccer in baseball stadiums. There are a bunch of clubs in the USL Championship and League 1 that haven't got a purpose-specific stadium yet and play in baseball parks. Both MLS and the USL are driving the construction of stadiums so that their clubs can be self-sustaining. But it's a sore point, politically, because so many stadiums across the country are built with public funds for teams that don't recoup the expenses.

Go to an FC Cincinnati game sometime 👀

Damn bro, always enjoyed your content and you came to a NYCFC game. Could have got you a drink.

If you ever come back to the states for a game you’ll have to go to a soccer specific stadium. I’d recommend Austin or St. Louis, those stadiums are rocking every home game

Baseball stadiums are designed to be more of an all in one entertainment hub compared to football stadiums, so thats why there are so many food options and large concourses, because they also have other stuff going on inside on game days.

Tottenham stadium next

You need to come to the New York RedBulls WHERE WE HAVE A SOCCER STADIUM NOT A BASEBALL STADIUM (also RedBull arena was called a PROPER football stadium by sir Alex Ferguson when Manchester United played MLS all stars at RedBull Arena in 2011)

I recommend watching a team like the Red Bulls, they’re based in Harrison New Jersey which isn’t really far from NYC. I’ve watched a few matches and they’re decent.

Definitely should get down to Nashville, TN, to see an MLS match. We have the largest soccer specific stadium in North America and the atmosphere is always top tier.

picked the worst stadium in MLS to see a match. Also the pitch size is so small on the baseball field-- it's criminal.

NYC is the worst place for MLS.IT’s a baseball stadium!!!! Am embarrassed you had to endure that

Ehhhh? I’ve gone to hundreds of games and I’ve never bough food at a stadium and I don’t understand why anyone would? You eat before or after.

One reason for the difference in stadiums is American stadiums (modern ones, at least) are built to be self-contained entertainment hubs. Like shopping malls that happen to host sports. This trend started way back in 1992 with Baltimore's Camden Yards and it's only accelerated since. Nowadays, almost all of your really high end stadiums are built for (American) football teams though some (like Miller Park in Milwaukee and the Cathedral of Baseball, Yankee Stadium) come close to that standard. Also, keep in mind that football pricing in the UK is built to be affordable for the "common man" or the working class. American football games don't subscribe to that pricing strategy.

New York is VERY expensive by US standards. Compare, say, Nashville, something similar to Leicester.

Why would you ever go to NY for MLS? Hands down probably the worst MLS stadium/atmosphere experience in the league.

I know NYC was probably a cheap flight option but there are WAY better football specific stadiums that the MLS has. Go to an El Traffico LA vs LAFC. That would be an amazing match to see.

I don't like rhag NYCFC has to play in a Baseball Stadium, but they have a Nice Atmosphere. Now come to Atlanta for a Big Atmosphere.

Your comparison of Leicester and New York is faulty. You should be comparing two large cities like London (arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham) vs New York for a better comparison.