I had to trim out a part of the video due to a stupid copyright strike...somehow you can copyright a video of a crowd........sorry for the random cut in the middle of the video!
About last video. This is red star Belgrade,Serbia. As you know in 99' european crimenorganization called NATO bombed us cos we didnt want to give our holy land with over 1000 very old monasterises to islamic terrorists. So,now when euroleague anthem is played in our house we yell so much that players dont hear a shit and they must wait for the sign that anthem is over and they can start to play. We dont allow this EURO shit in our house!🇷🇸☦️☝️
Stolen valour though. He played for a minor club with not much of a rivalry with anyone during a particularly 'dry' season in Serbian basketball when attendance was at a record low. I've spend better part of my almost 40 year life on these stands and I don't remember any game where Jokic could've experienced any sort of tense atmosphere so...I call bs on that.
The "Football doesn't matter..." things was a protest of Legia Warsaw ( football club of the polish capital ) fans against a decision of the UEFA ( ruling association of european Football ) in 2014. During a qualifying round of the UEFA Champions league, the Legia defeated Celtic Glasgow on the pitch but was later kicked out of the competition for having fielded an uneligible player ( the fact is the guy played only 2 minutes as a substitue at the end of the game when he was supposed to be suspended for a red card received the precedent season... when he came to play, with only 2 minutes remaining as i said, Legia was 5 goals ahead of Celtic... so it was a stupid mistake, not any kind of cheating ). Wether it's true or not, Legia's fans thought their victory was denied with the first possible pretext cause they are a poor and not well known club in comparison of western Europe clubs. Hence the words saying UEFA care only about money.
I get why they felt like that,but the law is the law.same thing happened to Madrid one year,of course it was Copa del Ray,they subed a player on for 5 minutes and he wasn't supposed to play because he was booked twice,they were leading 4-0 I think,but they were replaced with the team they had bitten because they had broken the rule
Haha yeah man. I'm an American who grew up in the South; I've lived in Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky. Growing up, I was a huge Florida Gators fan, so I went to see games like Florida v Georgia, Florida v LSU, Florida v FSU, and so on. I also got to see some Iron Bowls, some post-season bowl games in Atlanta and Orlando, and stuff like that. I've been to see the Saints, Broncos, Bengals, Buccs, and Falcons in the NFL. So yeah, I basically felt like the Iron Bowl was probably the best atmosphere I'd seen in America outside of the Tebow days at UF. Then I went to see some soccer in Germany. Dude, for me, there is no comparison. Jumping and singing and chanting for 90+ minutes with the passion that they show over in Europe was phenomenal. I remember coming back to the US and going to my first American football match after that. Instead of these specific, creative, passionate songs, people were just singing "we will rock you," "DE-FENSE," and stuff like that. Even the unique chants over here just pale in comparison. The Denver Broncos do this cool thing where everyone yells "IN-COME-PLETE" when a catch is dropped. It does sound awesome, but it's so short and fleeting in comparison to this passion that just persists throughout a football or basketball match abroad. Even after the matches people are singing in the streets and it's just so cool.
In europe we laugh a lot at the "DE-FENCE" chant... For example let's take my favourite team: Liverpool, from United Kingdom. THey have 1 official anthem (YNWA), 1 unofficial anthem (dua lipa- one kiss) which is because 1 player was rumored to be dating the singer. And then they have some 15-20 chants (some of them unique to the team), there are some 7-8 players who have their own songs (If salah scores a goal... they sing his song) and then on top of everything on each game they have some diss-song to take the piss on opposition. Yelling about the opposition's coach to have a large belly, about the opposition's country to have a large nose, about John Terry to have sex to some of his colleague's wives, on Adam Johnson for his sexual scandal, etc. It's a pleasure to watch (even on telly).
Common stuff here in europe, so many ultras and crazy fans... Football is almost a religion in some countries. Ultras are the definition of living and breathing football 24/7 ... Sometimes it goes too far, but thats what it is .. Having a few beers here too, cheers mate !!!!
@@sexual-harassment-pandais it though? It is a very strange thing to get excited about whether some dudes managed to do a thing, or if the other dudes managed to do the thing. The achievement has no real world implications. It doesn't make the tax rate go down, it doesn't mean your son doesn't have to go to war, it doesn't mean you get two weeks vacation. It's just that a team moves up one spot on the table of "who's on top?".
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!" Says it all.....⚽️⚽️⚽️
We, south americans, dont stay behind europe in this ultras things. Things are changing, but to see a football match in a stadium in Brazil and Argentina was a hell of an experience
It is even better overthere in South america. U guys take the prize for sure. But football only i think. In Europe ultras follow evry club sport they have. In Serbia its basicly Fotball, Basketball and Waterpolo. But ocasionaly if somemother sport... lets say Red Star walleball club has good team and compete in europe, fans will supprt them also
@@DrunkTexanSays THANK YOU for NOT turning the sound down and next May,I enter my 8th decade and for the last 7 decades I have supported MILLWALL of South East London all over England. I hope you enjoyed that, nice, gentle introduction,my friend...:) Now for PART 2, Please !!
Ultras are the super fans of the teams. They go with them wherever they are playing, they support them no matter what. Flares are usually not allowed in stadiums but the Ultras sneak them in. You have to realise that football isn't just a game to a lot of supporters - it's a way of life. Supporting your team has been passed down from generation to generation and it's it's tribal almost. There are rivalries going back over a hundred years which is why sometimes you'll hear the fans chanting that they will defend their city. I liked your reaction, nd you should check out more European/South American ultras but with English translations.
greek fans are known that they are very passionate to their clubs that they love to support bassicly on every team sport that is part of their Organization
The reason for the switch between both football and basketball is that for some of the teams they both have successful teams in football and basketball, so many of the fans that attend football matches, also attend the basketball games for the team.. And they bring the same passion and chants from the football matches into the basketball games.. so it’s quite something to behold and when some of the European basketball players come to the NBA, they usually have played against very hostile crowds, so when they are booed heavily in NBA, they aren’t affected by it, because they have experienced another level of hostility..
I've been to Besiktas as an away supporter for a Europa League game, It was the best experience of my football life, my team, Wolverhampton Wanderers score in the last minute to win the game, there was a seriously hostile atmosphere, but the thousand of us that made the trip from England made a hell of a lot of noise too
Flairs are quite common to see them in European Football grounds, except in England. The only U.K. Football stadium that I’ve seen fans with flairs, Glasgow Celtic fans in Scotland.
It's a common problem for Americans who essentially live in an isolated bubble, without exposure to the rest of the world. I'd love to see American football teams tour Europe or south America and face this level of passion and commitment. I wonder if they could complete the tour ....... ? Regards
They do tour Europe mate. They’ve played a few games at wembeley and some in Germany I believe which has been a huge success. I’ve just got into the nfl myself and love the passion….. btw drunk Texan Check out our version of nfl which is rugby….. proper hard men shit lol
@@peterkelly9675 Pleased to hear it. Travel broadens the mind doesn't it, so if the travelling teams - and fans - can experience some of this passion on their tours it can only serve to benefit American football. Plus the opportunity to experience food that isn't more chemical than organic ! Regards
In USA everything is basicaly commercial, their whole "culture" revolves around chasing money and material things till a day you die, thats why they cannot comprehend stuff like this.
For your information, European football fans (except in England) are fighting back against investors or money-squeezing officials. UEFA is the European football marketing machine, just as FIFA is the global one. These two organisations are only interested in making even more money. Real football fans hate this commercialisation of a sporting event.
Love how you keep correcting yourself from soccer to football! Haha I love seeing Americans react to our beautiful game as “soccer” is portrayed as boring in USA when clearly….. it is not haha. Love the vids dude. Much love from the uk
Regarding the fire hazards... Yeah... I once had to flee because our own fans set the roof of our own stadium on fire. (Second to last game ever to be played in that stadium due to a new stadium being built at the time and being ready for the next season.) Small local club NAC-Breda, in the Netherlands. Mind you, this was like back in the mid 90's.
A few sidenotes/Background-Infos for you: - Ultras: Ultra-lifestyle is an own culture connected to mostly Football (european one), but (depending on country) also Basketball, Hockey, Handball, ... Ultras originated in Italy and the Balkans (those two are arguing about who started it really), and are own "supporters clubs" whose lifes completely spin around their club (and with that I mean everything. Real ultras choose their jobs (if they even have one), partners, living conditions by which gives them the best possibility to not miss out on anything club related). Most Ultras (or at least sub-groups) are at every single match of their club, be it in the next town or on the other side of Europe. They think about those amazing choreographies you see, the chants, etc. Now this is the positive side. The negative side: They are radicals in every sense of the word. Depending on country (some countries are known to be more extreme than others) If you go to a match in the colors of a rival team (lets say you go to a game of AEK Athens wearing the green of Panathinaikos) it's pretty much like walking through Lebanon waving an Israeli flag. They are willing to fight (and if necessary die) for their colors (which occasionally leads to war-like situations surrounding the matches). Also, they have strong opinions on what is best for the club and are also often willing to use force to get stuff done. It often happened that a manager or player was released because he couldn't get along with the fans. (Currently, nearly every German first league match has long interruptions because all Ultra groups are protesting against a shady decision by the league to sell out to investors; They throw tennis balls, use RC-cars, etc. etc). Some of them are also heavily political with extreme positions. E.g. The Lazio Ultras make Trump look like Marx, while Marx would be considered center right if you compare him to the Ultras of St. Pauli or Celtic Glasgow. - Flares: They are basically emergency flares like you have on ships (magnesium, copper, etc. depending on which color), and they are forbidden pretty much everywhere. But if you want to bring something like that into the Stadium, you'll find a way (and when it's in form of Choreos, the guys burning them usually know what they are doing) - The Ultras in the video: I personally think that at least 2 (BVB and Celtic) are waaaay overrated. Yes, situational they can be immensely loud, and especially Dortmund has its "yellow wall" (the Ultra stand, which is the biggest One-tier fanstand in Europe), but most of the time its just 2-3.000 that make the noise. I was there twice and was heavily disappointed both times. IMHO even in Germany, Clubs like Eintracht Frankfurt or Dynamo Dresden (they are playing 3rd tier at the moment!) have way better and louder Ultras
THANK YOU for NOT turning the sound down and next May,I enter my 8th decade and for the last 7 decades I have supported MILLWALL of South East London all over England. I hope you enjoyed that,nice,gentle introduction,my friend...:) Now for PART 2,Please !!
Strongly suggest you check out the Bundesliga! One of the more unique leagues in europe with clubs owned by the fans, some of the best young talent in the world, and an excellent football culture
@@s.oliver5357 Fans from Dortmund and Cologne (and Essen) are cowards. They got their asses beaten when they attacked the Schalke fan busses. All they could do is hurt a bus driver. Pathetic.
It´s all about PASSION for the club you love! The fans hearts have the same colours as the team they loved since they were kids, and they´re dads took them to see the kids first football game!
Legia warsaw was protesting against UEFA the european governing body for football. So it goes Country FA < UEFA< FIFA. Legia kept getting fined or stadium bans by UEFA for loads of things and DSQ from certain competitions. So the Ultras did a whole host of Tifos and protests. Which that was one of them.
The channel's name is in Greek lol It's pronounced "Thira efta" which means "gate seven" referring to the supporter group of Olympaicos Peireos from Peireos near Athens in Greece, one of the biggest clubs in Greece
The reason you don't have it in the US? Is because you have teams, and not clubs. In Europe you are born into the club. You start playing in the club as a minor. The clubs have all sorts of sports. Football, basketball, handball, icehockey. Everything. And several teams in each of them. 1st, 2nd, 3,rd depending on how big the club is. That create a very passionate fanbase. Because most of them are members of the club, and not just fans with a season ticket to the team. Good vid btw.
I love this about a lot of European sport clubs. In the UK you usually have to play for a different smaller club than the football club you support. And if you play a different sport you need another different club. There isn't the same connection from grassroots to the biggest stage.
Look up the clip of Lech Poznan (Polish team) travelling to games in Europe with 50,000 fans in one mass unit, swarming into the town square, chanting continuously, real unity. Awesome.
The first chant of Paok ultras is based on an Italian popular song of the past that was used in the Italy’s curve’s as fan song. Than this chorus was exported in all Europe stadiums..
I was waiting for you to get to Red Star Belgrade, because every Ultras video showcases them at some point. And it's even crazier when you realize the players tunnel to get to the field goes UNDERNEATH THOSE STANDS!
Good! What you hear are not cannons, but firecrackers! Both flares, torches and firecrackers are banned in European Stadiums but they manage to sneak them in! The Ultras are the most Fanatical Supporters you can meet, as they will Support the Club's team not only in a Football game but in any Team Modality in which the Club participates!
Man, I never comment on this reaction video but I got to say, this reaction is really cool! Maybe because I am a bit drunk atm but this sh!t is gold! XD Greetings from Portugal and keep them coming DrunkTexan!
I'm here watching your reaction with about 6 glasses of nice and cold Gemišt (white wine and sparkling water) and enjoying your reaction. Big love from Croatia. Cheers!!!
Hey bud, Loving your last couple of videos, definitely think you will find an audience for your channel. Best of luck to you. Ohh btw, you need to choose a team to support! I’m from Newcastle upon Tyne. We are Newcastle United. The Toon army! We just changed owners after 15 years of hell. Got champions league last year (finishing top 4 in Prem). Haha everyone is very passionate about the game! Best of luck! Ps. You could do a shorter video checking out football chants at the games. That might be popular and funny for your channel. Cheers my man, best of luck!!
The Ultras have a specific stand just for them and if you're not an Ultra or go with one, you do not buy tickets to the Ultra's zone. The other parts of the stadium are pretty much safe, and you can enjoy the game, without passing out from the smoke, get beer all over you or being elbowed during the chantings... unless one of those very lights gets thrown off.
Recipe for good European Football chant is to take any short well known song and change the lyrics to be about one of the other team's scandals, or anything controversial that is impactful for large enough crowd. Now to Americanize it... Take a well known folk song and change the lyrics to something that is PG on the surface no matter how dertey it is underneath the facade.
Mike.. You’re Back..!!! How long have you been back? Last time I saw you (about 2 yrs ago) you were giving up on RUclips. Glad to see you back where you belong. 🎉🤪👍🏻
If you want to avoid your beer spilling/spraying everywhere, just stand it upright and rotate the can a couple of times before opening. Not sure exactly why it works (something to do with centrifugal force, pulling the bubbles into the middle), but it works. Even with cans you've only just dropped.
Before ex Yougoslavia got fucked up, in late 80' as a kid and Red Star fan was happy and honored to watch some one of the best players in Europe and to be on one of the bigest stadiums in Europe with capacity of over 100 000 people.Back then it was normall and safe for us kids to watch football because there was not crime, police everywhere anf people were normall. I remember that noize, it was over 90 000 fans against Dinamo Zagreb...and Im watching top players like Prosinrčki,Savićević,Pančev.And I waited half time just to run players tunel to throw high five.And I got high five with all three...I was on heaven 🤗
Also, it's not only from Europe. Casablanca is in North Africa, in Morrocco. Also, Besiktas is technically not in Europe (they have their stadium on the Asian side of the Bosphorus). Though Turkey is a European nation.
@@victorcapel2755 culture, race, religion niether of those things are european. Turks are asian and that will never change just because they conquered some european land
First I wanna say great reaction, really fun to watch. Secondly I wanna recommend two videos 1. Ultras - Our way of Life (10k special) by Stimmen der Kurve 2. Why Ultras are so important for Football by Copa90
Regarding Legia: They were controversially thrown out of the Champions League (remember that tournament) by the UEFA fatcats (hence the pig) for fielding an ineligible player despite having beaten Celtic 6-1 on aggregate (hence the 6 smaller than 1).
Really hope you keep on with the football reaction content! Maybe watch a compilation of the best moments from El Clasico, games between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
Can you imagine the looks you'd get if you and your friends went to an NFL game and tried getting the crowd going like that?!!! We make the Bills Mafia look like prim ladies at a teaparty 😂😂
First game I went to, people were throwing flares on the pitch, the entire stadium as jumping and chanting 'if you don't jump you're [rival team]', at some point people wearing balaclavas were fighting, and afterwards there was a riot on the parking lot. Last game I went was a lot more boring, just some fireworks on the parking lot.
In the last clip of football, where the whole thing looks like it’s on fire…did you notice the security in the yellow vests just standing there looking😂😂😂😂😂
You should do a video about the infamous football rivalries between european clubs, there are people who literally HATE each other because they support the rival club
The sign football doesn't matter. Money does. Means that in poland football companies don't care about puting a game against other team they only care about making money
During a Beşiktaş - Leipzig game, Beşiktaş fans made so much noise that a player from Leipzig couldn't handle the noise and wanted a substitute. That was something.
Its normal for us here in Europe. Nobody died at these frames and smokes. Usually that happened in sectors where are the biggest fans are. We got culture and experience about that. Good video !
Can you imagine the atmosphere in an American soccer teams dressing room before a European tour watching these videos to 'prepare them ? Lots of side eye, I imagine .......
you gotta watch The Best Football Tifos In The World - Outstanding Tifos (tifo - a choreographed display in which fans in a sports stadium raise a large banner together or simultaneously hold up signs that together form a large image)
I am actually from Germany, and I once was in a soccer/football stadium when the Ultras where performing a choreo and after that just started shooting with flare Guns... onto the field : )
mate i just checked your movie. thing is that those flares and piro are brought to stadium much before game. Ultras guys got access to stadium earlier , security got access to stadium earlier. This is how piro is brought to stadium
You are certainly seeing the more extreme celebrations here. No- not all of this is normal! You might find that these types of celebrations are normal on derby days like the infamous Milan derby. Oh Lord I fear the day that I'm going to ref my first Milan derby. But no, you don't expect to see this on everyday games.
@6:10 - Don't worry - Greek names are a bit tough... that one is pronounced Fess-a-lonn-eee-kie... Thessaloniki. Great place with great bars and very friendly locals.... You really start getting stumped when they name the same place twice.... Zante is the same place as Zakynthos. Those crazy Greeks loves to mess with you! hehehe. However, I only had good times out in Greece - cant say that for Portugal, France, Italy, Spain - or UK.... football is NORMALLY fun, but over-excitement can easily get ugly. A good fan moves light, always has water and if you're preped, a small first aid kit - even just a few bandages and some glue. Yes, glue. You can patch someone up in the middle of a riot with a bit of cotton and some glue. "MEDIC!!!!!" hehehe....
This is very tame, watch Ultra our way of life. What is always funny about Americans watching Ultras is how they see fares and its "danger, danger" but you are all totally fine with Doris next door having an AR15 ha ha.
Θύρα 7 or Thyra 7 means GATE 7 in Greek. It took its name from the homonymous gate 7 of karaiskakis stadium in Pireaus from where Olympiacos' hard-core fans used to watch the games.
so since u dont know : this is not "normal" on a football saturday, atleast in germany. mose choreographys are planned way ahead for special dates or matches and there are fines for all firework stuff. sometimes they try to ban the whole stadium for a match or they fine from 10k to 100k. me as a supporter of frankfurt it is always beautiful to be at the games when something like this happens, the atmosphere is amaizing and traveling with 30k ppl from frankfurt to barcelona for example is one of my live memories i will never forget. i recommend you some videos about the german scene, since they show up 2000km away with 10k+ fans away and buy tickets for up to 1000€+ on the blackmarket to support there team non stop for 90 mins.
I had to trim out a part of the video due to a stupid copyright strike...somehow you can copyright a video of a crowd........sorry for the random cut in the middle of the video!
Not Bud Light?!
You won't see that at a Superbowl.
About last video.
This is red star Belgrade,Serbia.
As you know in 99' european crimenorganization called NATO bombed us cos we didnt want to give our holy land with over 1000 very old monasterises to islamic terrorists.
So,now when euroleague anthem is played in our house we yell so much that players dont hear a shit and they must wait for the sign that anthem is over and they can start to play.
We dont allow this EURO shit in our house!🇷🇸☦️☝️
@@clivenewman4810 egg ball that called football is most boren sport i ever seen
@@hanichair9001 Boren?
A journalist asked Jokic how (bad) he felt when he got booed in Miami. He laughed and just said "I played in Serbia, brother" 😂
same happened with Soudani when Saudi journalist asked him the same question he answered I played for years in Croatia mate 🤣
@@DJZ3M Soudani is a legend!
🤣🤣🤣
Stolen valour though. He played for a minor club with not much of a rivalry with anyone during a particularly 'dry' season in Serbian basketball when attendance was at a record low. I've spend better part of my almost 40 year life on these stands and I don't remember any game where Jokic could've experienced any sort of tense atmosphere so...I call bs on that.
Штити земљака брате 😂😂😂😂@@jovanjorgovan23
Mom: "So how was Greece?"
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Mom: "Huh???"
We understand now how you are a joke of a place😅
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Why egg Ball called football and football called soccer.
The story behind 6
One player* on the last 3 minutes...
And the team that lost 6-1 were a former champion with 60k crowds for every UCL game.
Isn’t it also saying that UEFA are pigs looking for money
@@TheVanpablo79 😉
Celtic don’t make the rules.
Celtic abide by them.
FCUK UEFA
The "Football doesn't matter..." things was a protest of Legia Warsaw ( football club of the polish capital ) fans against a decision of the UEFA ( ruling association of european Football ) in 2014. During a qualifying round of the UEFA Champions league, the Legia defeated Celtic Glasgow on the pitch but was later kicked out of the competition for having fielded an uneligible player ( the fact is the guy played only 2 minutes as a substitue at the end of the game when he was supposed to be suspended for a red card received the precedent season... when he came to play, with only 2 minutes remaining as i said, Legia was 5 goals ahead of Celtic... so it was a stupid mistake, not any kind of cheating ).
Wether it's true or not, Legia's fans thought their victory was denied with the first possible pretext cause they are a poor and not well known club in comparison of western Europe clubs.
Hence the words saying UEFA care only about money.
I get why they felt like that,but the law is the law.same thing happened to Madrid one year,of course it was Copa del Ray,they subed a player on for 5 minutes and he wasn't supposed to play because he was booked twice,they were leading 4-0 I think,but they were replaced with the team they had bitten because they had broken the rule
Football does matter, so do the rules. Your club made a cunt of it, and cried about how unfair it was, when it was fair.
@@annamoshkanbarians492 Пољска VS Србија ❤ УЕФА МАФИЈА 👎
They broke the rules
@@jademermaidmusic Rules can't replace ethics and basic reasoning. Or it's just
authoritarianism and stupid bureaucracy. At best.
Haha yeah man. I'm an American who grew up in the South; I've lived in Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky. Growing up, I was a huge Florida Gators fan, so I went to see games like Florida v Georgia, Florida v LSU, Florida v FSU, and so on. I also got to see some Iron Bowls, some post-season bowl games in Atlanta and Orlando, and stuff like that. I've been to see the Saints, Broncos, Bengals, Buccs, and Falcons in the NFL. So yeah, I basically felt like the Iron Bowl was probably the best atmosphere I'd seen in America outside of the Tebow days at UF. Then I went to see some soccer in Germany. Dude, for me, there is no comparison. Jumping and singing and chanting for 90+ minutes with the passion that they show over in Europe was phenomenal. I remember coming back to the US and going to my first American football match after that. Instead of these specific, creative, passionate songs, people were just singing "we will rock you," "DE-FENSE," and stuff like that. Even the unique chants over here just pale in comparison. The Denver Broncos do this cool thing where everyone yells "IN-COME-PLETE" when a catch is dropped. It does sound awesome, but it's so short and fleeting in comparison to this passion that just persists throughout a football or basketball match abroad. Even after the matches people are singing in the streets and it's just so cool.
Glad you got to experience European football 👌 like the famous quote says "football is not about life or death, it's so much more than that!"
@@anonpater2923 by sir bill shankly ❤
Which Football Game you Watch in Germany ?
@@blabla5803 I saw the German National Team play, as well as Kaiserslautern and Stuttgart.
In europe we laugh a lot at the "DE-FENCE" chant... For example let's take my favourite team: Liverpool, from United Kingdom. THey have 1 official anthem (YNWA), 1 unofficial anthem (dua lipa- one kiss) which is because 1 player was rumored to be dating the singer. And then they have some 15-20 chants (some of them unique to the team), there are some 7-8 players who have their own songs (If salah scores a goal... they sing his song) and then on top of everything on each game they have some diss-song to take the piss on opposition. Yelling about the opposition's coach to have a large belly, about the opposition's country to have a large nose, about John Terry to have sex to some of his colleague's wives, on Adam Johnson for his sexual scandal, etc. It's a pleasure to watch (even on telly).
Common stuff here in europe, so many ultras and crazy fans... Football is almost a religion in some countries. Ultras are the definition of living and breathing football 24/7 ... Sometimes it goes too far, but thats what it is .. Having a few beers here too, cheers mate !!!!
Football is more important then religion atleast it's real
@@sexual-harassment-pandais it though?
It is a very strange thing to get excited about whether some dudes managed to do a thing, or if the other dudes managed to do the thing.
The achievement has no real world implications. It doesn't make the tax rate go down, it doesn't mean your son doesn't have to go to war, it doesn't mean you get two weeks vacation. It's just that a team moves up one spot on the table of "who's on top?".
@@JH-lo9ut it's certainly better then believing in dark lords and wizards
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!"
Says it all.....⚽️⚽️⚽️
this is how europe has cultivated tribal feuds... I think
It’s better than all out war between countries
kinda. It's the modern day colosseum
We, south americans, dont stay behind europe in this ultras things. Things are changing, but to see a football match in a stadium in Brazil and Argentina was a hell of an experience
It is even better overthere in South america. U guys take the prize for sure. But football only i think. In Europe ultras follow evry club sport they have. In Serbia its basicly Fotball, Basketball and Waterpolo. But ocasionaly if somemother sport... lets say Red Star walleball club has good team and compete in europe, fans will supprt them also
Please don’t. As soon as Americans get involved in anything you will hear about ignorance and LGBT and “human rights” all day
@@4k4DexYT100% agree biggest football fanatics are in south america
South American football is rubbish and sad to watch the ultras in Europe are far better than south American football
@@gahdhsh623lol... you never Was in Porto, liverpool, Dresden, moscow or milano. So its easy to talk shit like you
you said Panathinaikos unintentionally in the greek way. Well done
Aye I got one right!
@@DrunkTexanSays THANK YOU for NOT turning the sound down and next May,I enter my 8th decade and for the last 7 decades I have supported MILLWALL of South East London all over England.
I hope you enjoyed that, nice, gentle introduction,my friend...:)
Now for PART 2, Please !!
Ultras are the super fans of the teams. They go with them wherever they are playing, they support them no matter what. Flares are usually not allowed in stadiums but the Ultras sneak them in. You have to realise that football isn't just a game to a lot of supporters - it's a way of life. Supporting your team has been passed down from generation to generation and it's it's tribal almost. There are rivalries going back over a hundred years which is why sometimes you'll hear the fans chanting that they will defend their city. I liked your reaction, nd you should check out more European/South American ultras but with English translations.
greek fans are known that they are very passionate to their clubs that they love to support bassicly on every team sport that is part of their Organization
The reason for the switch between both football and basketball is that for some of the teams they both have successful teams in football and basketball, so many of the fans that attend football matches, also attend the basketball games for the team..
And they bring the same passion and chants from the football matches into the basketball games.. so it’s quite something to behold and when some of the European basketball players come to the NBA, they usually have played against very hostile crowds, so when they are booed heavily in NBA, they aren’t affected by it, because they have experienced another level of hostility..
I've been to Besiktas as an away supporter for a Europa League game, It was the best experience of my football life, my team, Wolverhampton Wanderers score in the last minute to win the game, there was a seriously hostile atmosphere, but the thousand of us that made the trip from England made a hell of a lot of noise too
Flairs are quite common to see them in European Football grounds, except in England.
The only U.K. Football stadium that I’ve seen fans with flairs, Glasgow Celtic fans in Scotland.
I've seen them at games in England just only in small amounts as hard to sneak them in
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@@jameswg13Greek ultras and Polish ultras would be able to sneak them in 😏
Rangers fans use them all the time 🔴⚪️🔵🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🔵⚪️🔴
You wear flairs 😂
Red star is something else. If you want to see some more look up the Red Star vs Partizan derby , probably the best one in europe
It's a common problem for Americans who essentially live in an isolated bubble, without exposure to the rest of the world. I'd love to see American football teams tour Europe or south America and face this level of passion and commitment. I wonder if they could complete the tour ....... ? Regards
They do tour Europe mate. They’ve played a few games at wembeley and some in Germany I believe which has been a huge success. I’ve just got into the nfl myself and love the passion….. btw drunk Texan Check out our version of nfl which is rugby….. proper hard men shit lol
@@peterkelly9675 Pleased to hear it. Travel broadens the mind doesn't it, so if the travelling teams - and fans - can experience some of this passion on their tours it can only serve to benefit American football. Plus the opportunity to experience food that isn't more chemical than organic ! Regards
In USA everything is basicaly commercial, their whole "culture" revolves around chasing money and material things till a day you die, thats why they cannot comprehend stuff like this.
For your information, European football fans (except in England) are fighting back against investors or money-squeezing officials. UEFA is the European football marketing machine, just as FIFA is the global one. These two organisations are only interested in making even more money. Real football fans hate this commercialisation of a sporting event.
Not true about England comments but we are the most watched that’s the battle
Fun fact, in Sweden its illegal to take flares in to the stadium but people are smuggling it in anyways😂😂😂
in most other countries (e.g. Germany) that's the case too.
i like that since he is american he did not notice that casablanca isnt even in europe
ISTANBUL 🇹🇷 IS EUROPE LOL
3 % Europes 97% West-Asia
Go find out or search.
@@g-maestro453he never said anything about Istanbul, he mentioned casablanca in Marocco.
Love how you keep correcting yourself from soccer to football! Haha I love seeing Americans react to our beautiful game as “soccer” is portrayed as boring in USA when clearly….. it is not haha. Love the vids dude. Much love from the uk
It might shock you to learn that the FA originally referred to football as soccer.
Regarding the fire hazards...
Yeah... I once had to flee because our own fans set the roof of our own stadium on fire. (Second to last game ever to be played in that stadium due to a new stadium being built at the time and being ready for the next season.)
Small local club NAC-Breda, in the Netherlands.
Mind you, this was like back in the mid 90's.
Fires are banned for a long time but unfortunately some people have big holes in their bodies😂
A few sidenotes/Background-Infos for you:
- Ultras: Ultra-lifestyle is an own culture connected to mostly Football (european one), but (depending on country) also Basketball, Hockey, Handball, ... Ultras originated in Italy and the Balkans (those two are arguing about who started it really), and are own "supporters clubs" whose lifes completely spin around their club (and with that I mean everything. Real ultras choose their jobs (if they even have one), partners, living conditions by which gives them the best possibility to not miss out on anything club related). Most Ultras (or at least sub-groups) are at every single match of their club, be it in the next town or on the other side of Europe. They think about those amazing choreographies you see, the chants, etc. Now this is the positive side. The negative side: They are radicals in every sense of the word. Depending on country (some countries are known to be more extreme than others) If you go to a match in the colors of a rival team (lets say you go to a game of AEK Athens wearing the green of Panathinaikos) it's pretty much like walking through Lebanon waving an Israeli flag. They are willing to fight (and if necessary die) for their colors (which occasionally leads to war-like situations surrounding the matches). Also, they have strong opinions on what is best for the club and are also often willing to use force to get stuff done. It often happened that a manager or player was released because he couldn't get along with the fans. (Currently, nearly every German first league match has long interruptions because all Ultra groups are protesting against a shady decision by the league to sell out to investors; They throw tennis balls, use RC-cars, etc. etc). Some of them are also heavily political with extreme positions. E.g. The Lazio Ultras make Trump look like Marx, while Marx would be considered center right if you compare him to the Ultras of St. Pauli or Celtic Glasgow.
- Flares: They are basically emergency flares like you have on ships (magnesium, copper, etc. depending on which color), and they are forbidden pretty much everywhere. But if you want to bring something like that into the Stadium, you'll find a way (and when it's in form of Choreos, the guys burning them usually know what they are doing)
- The Ultras in the video: I personally think that at least 2 (BVB and Celtic) are waaaay overrated. Yes, situational they can be immensely loud, and especially Dortmund has its "yellow wall" (the Ultra stand, which is the biggest One-tier fanstand in Europe), but most of the time its just 2-3.000 that make the noise. I was there twice and was heavily disappointed both times. IMHO even in Germany, Clubs like Eintracht Frankfurt or Dynamo Dresden (they are playing 3rd tier at the moment!) have way better and louder Ultras
Interestingly, the extremist Ultra bases are often in clubs from a city with another big club, usually both clubs lean opposite ways politically
THANK YOU for NOT turning the sound down and next May,I enter my 8th decade and for the last 7 decades I have supported MILLWALL of South East London all over England.
I hope you enjoyed that,nice,gentle introduction,my friend...:)
Now for PART 2,Please !!
COYL!
@@MekoUnknown Yes,Mate:)
Strongly suggest you check out the Bundesliga! One of the more unique leagues in europe with clubs owned by the fans, some of the best young talent in the world, and an excellent football culture
As a Scottish man, Yes indeed💯
I agree except for Dortmund, Cologne and Bayern, they suck.
@@nomaam9077
Of course Bayern Munich sucks big time if you'd ask me. Let's pull down their leather pants!
Haha but the Fans from Dortmund and Cologne are great. The Bavaria Munich Fans are like the US Audience : Boring 😂 ❤Besiktas❤
@@s.oliver5357 Fans from Dortmund and Cologne (and Essen) are cowards. They got their asses beaten when they attacked the Schalke fan busses. All they could do is hurt a bus driver. Pathetic.
It´s all about PASSION for the club you love! The fans hearts have the same colours as the team they loved since they were kids, and they´re dads took them to see the kids first football game!
Legia warsaw was protesting against UEFA the european governing body for football. So it goes Country FA < UEFA< FIFA.
Legia kept getting fined or stadium bans by UEFA for loads of things and DSQ from certain competitions. So the Ultras did a whole host of Tifos and protests. Which that was one of them.
You summed up European Ultras perfectly when you said "Nothing's on fire...Yet!"
The channel's name is in Greek lol
It's pronounced "Thira efta" which means "gate seven" referring to the supporter group of Olympaicos Peireos from Peireos near Athens in Greece, one of the biggest clubs in Greece
Wow I wasnt even close!
The reason you don't have it in the US? Is because you have teams, and not clubs.
In Europe you are born into the club. You start playing in the club as a minor. The clubs have all sorts of sports. Football, basketball, handball, icehockey. Everything.
And several teams in each of them. 1st, 2nd, 3,rd depending on how big the club is.
That create a very passionate fanbase. Because most of them are members of the club, and not just fans with a season ticket to the team.
Good vid btw.
I love this about a lot of European sport clubs. In the UK you usually have to play for a different smaller club than the football club you support. And if you play a different sport you need another different club. There isn't the same connection from grassroots to the biggest stage.
Look up the clip of Lech Poznan (Polish team) travelling to games in Europe with 50,000 fans in one mass unit, swarming into the town square, chanting continuously, real unity. Awesome.
The first chant of Paok ultras is based on an Italian popular song of the past that was used in the Italy’s curve’s as fan song. Than this chorus was exported in all Europe stadiums..
I was waiting for you to get to Red Star Belgrade, because every Ultras video showcases them at some point. And it's even crazier when you realize the players tunnel to get to the field goes UNDERNEATH THOSE STANDS!
7:46 it is aimed at EUFA. European football union.
Good! What you hear are not cannons, but firecrackers! Both flares, torches and firecrackers are banned in European Stadiums but they manage to sneak them in! The Ultras are the most Fanatical Supporters you can meet, as they will Support the Club's team not only in a Football game but in any Team Modality in which the Club participates!
The basketball game at the end, they were playing the FIBA (european champions league) anthem via speakers and the fans were chanting over it. :)
I appreciate a lot when you say socc.. ehm football.. as a Texan the homeland af American football! This shows you pay attention to the ward used..
Man, I never comment on this reaction video but I got to say, this reaction is really cool!
Maybe because I am a bit drunk atm but this sh!t is gold! XD
Greetings from Portugal and keep them coming DrunkTexan!
Top 10 Europe Ultras: Casually putting Raja+Wydad Casablanca in this aswell, i love it!
I do not think that you have noticed it but in some of Olympiakos and Panathinaikos clips are from basketball courts. Which is INSANE
I'm here watching your reaction with about 6 glasses of nice and cold Gemišt (white wine and sparkling water) and enjoying your reaction. Big love from Croatia. Cheers!!!
Hey bud,
Loving your last couple of videos, definitely think you will find an audience for your channel. Best of luck to you. Ohh btw, you need to choose a team to support! I’m from Newcastle upon Tyne. We are Newcastle United. The Toon army! We just changed owners after 15 years of hell. Got champions league last year (finishing top 4 in Prem). Haha everyone is very passionate about the game! Best of luck!
Ps. You could do a shorter video checking out football chants at the games. That might be popular and funny for your channel.
Cheers my man, best of luck!!
Sportswashing fc
Thanks for Dan Ashworth!
The Ultras have a specific stand just for them and if you're not an Ultra or go with one, you do not buy tickets to the Ultra's zone.
The other parts of the stadium are pretty much safe, and you can enjoy the game, without passing out from the smoke, get beer all over you or being elbowed during the chantings... unless one of those very lights gets thrown off.
American: Is that normal?!! Is that real soccer game???
Europeans: Yes.
You Have no idea how good This is
Red Star Fan here
Recipe for good European Football chant is to take any short well known song and change the lyrics to be about one of the other team's scandals, or anything controversial that is impactful for large enough crowd. Now to Americanize it... Take a well known folk song and change the lyrics to something that is PG on the surface no matter how dertey it is underneath the facade.
Mike.. You’re Back..!!!
How long have you been back?
Last time I saw you (about 2 yrs ago) you were giving up on RUclips.
Glad to see you back where you belong. 🎉🤪👍🏻
Just a week! Glad to see you, I remember you!
American Sport Support is Entertainment , European Sport Support is Passion!
If you want to avoid your beer spilling/spraying everywhere, just stand it upright and rotate the can a couple of times before opening.
Not sure exactly why it works (something to do with centrifugal force, pulling the bubbles into the middle), but it works. Even with cans you've only just dropped.
His first drink most likely had no time to settle
It's the bubbles that form on the inside. You can also tap the cap without swirling it, works even better.
Can't fault the fans their exuberance. Oops, sorry for the big word, Mike. 😁
Hey Im working on my reading Darryl! Hooked on phonics!
@@DrunkTexanSays LOL
If you want to see the real power of football fans check out the story of the failed European super league. If you don't already know about it.
Good to see ya back mate!
Ultras are insane....big passion 💯
Thanks for honest reaction, Egyptian team Zamalek🇦🇹 ultras (White Knights) should be on this list for sure! 👍
From Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Europe
Cant wait to see your reaction on the hooligan video's
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Before ex Yougoslavia got fucked up, in late 80' as a kid and Red Star fan was happy and honored to watch some one of the best players in Europe and to be on one of the bigest stadiums in Europe with capacity of over 100 000 people.Back then it was normall and safe for us kids to watch football because there was not crime, police everywhere anf people were normall.
I remember that noize, it was over 90 000 fans against Dinamo Zagreb...and Im watching top players like Prosinrčki,Savićević,Pančev.And I waited half time just to run players tunel to throw high five.And I got high five with all three...I was on heaven 🤗
Also, it's not only from Europe. Casablanca is in North Africa, in Morrocco.
Also, Besiktas is technically not in Europe (they have their stadium on the Asian side of the Bosphorus). Though Turkey is a European nation.
Turkey is not european!
Yes Turkey is in Europe.
@@frisianprideworldwide
Turkey is European. How come you figure otherwise?
@@victorcapel2755 culture, race, religion niether of those things are european. Turks are asian and that will never change just because they conquered some european land
Turkey is NOT an european nation !
First I wanna say great reaction, really fun to watch. Secondly I wanna recommend two videos 1. Ultras - Our way of Life (10k special) by Stimmen der Kurve 2. Why Ultras are so important for Football by Copa90
Regarding Legia: They were controversially thrown out of the Champions League (remember that tournament) by the UEFA fatcats (hence the pig) for fielding an ineligible player despite having beaten Celtic 6-1 on aggregate (hence the 6 smaller than 1).
Cunt's are still bitter fer yer fuck up LMAO
Really hope you keep on with the football reaction content! Maybe watch a compilation of the best moments from El Clasico, games between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
Frisco, Texas, right here swamp buggy from H-Town! Great video!
Can you imagine the looks you'd get if you and your friends went to an NFL game and tried getting the crowd going like that?!!! We make the Bills Mafia look like prim ladies at a teaparty 😂😂
"I don't get it!?! Only 2 goals in 90 minutes? That's a boring sport!" 🤣😂
No Pyro, No Fun. 😉
In US sport is entertainment, here it is a way of life, we live with our teams.
Fun fact, those “crowds” were at friendly Sunday league games. You should see the derbies.. 😅
flairs are not allowed bro we just manage to enter with them XD
Levy and Hikaru recommendations, i already love you
First game I went to, people were throwing flares on the pitch, the entire stadium as jumping and chanting 'if you don't jump you're [rival team]', at some point people wearing balaclavas were fighting, and afterwards there was a riot on the parking lot.
Last game I went was a lot more boring, just some fireworks on the parking lot.
you should watch some football chant compilations, the things they come up with are amazing.
so... just from a European point of view... what you are drinking, is not a "beer"...
In the last clip of football, where the whole thing looks like it’s on fire…did you notice the security in the yellow vests just standing there looking😂😂😂😂😂
They didn't really show a good representation of the green brigade at Celtic. You should watch a dedicated vid for them. They are AMAZING!!!!!
USA: "FLARES OUT!" = Jet ejecting heat seeker decoy
Europe: "FLARES OUT!" = 16:39
"this looks like a warzone!" .. Yeah, I think you're getting the jist of it :D
About chants, you should watch some english chants compilations, that´s another thing completely different compared to US.
You should do a video about the infamous football rivalries between european clubs, there are people who literally HATE each other because they support the rival club
So much to learn young grasshopper, you can take flares and motorcycles but no bottle caps allowed
This was awesome. I'm gonna sub. More vids please. Cheers!
Welcome!! Thank you!!
Welcome back Mike you've been missed pint down Friday
Ultras world 1M special
The sign football doesn't matter. Money does. Means that in poland football companies don't care about puting a game against other team they only care about making money
During a Beşiktaş - Leipzig game, Beşiktaş fans made so much noise that a player from Leipzig couldn't handle the noise and wanted a substitute. That was something.
Its normal for us here in Europe. Nobody died at these frames and smokes. Usually that happened in sectors where are the biggest fans are. We got culture and experience about that. Good video !
Can you imagine the atmosphere in an American soccer teams dressing room before a European tour watching these videos to 'prepare them ? Lots of side eye, I imagine .......
My ears after listening to this with headphones on full volume:💀
you gotta watch The Best Football Tifos In The World - Outstanding Tifos (tifo - a choreographed display in which fans in a sports stadium raise a large banner together or simultaneously hold up signs that together form a large image)
I am actually from Germany, and I once was in a soccer/football stadium when the Ultras where performing a choreo and after that just started shooting with flare Guns... onto the field : )
mate i just checked your movie. thing is that those flares and piro are brought to stadium much before game. Ultras guys got access to stadium earlier , security got access to stadium earlier. This is how piro is brought to stadium
You are certainly seeing the more extreme celebrations here. No- not all of this is normal! You might find that these types of celebrations are normal on derby days like the infamous Milan derby. Oh Lord I fear the day that I'm going to ref my first Milan derby. But no, you don't expect to see this on everyday games.
Raja Casablanca is in Africa, Morocco, but they have awesome fans
@6:10 - Don't worry - Greek names are a bit tough... that one is pronounced Fess-a-lonn-eee-kie... Thessaloniki. Great place with great bars and very friendly locals.... You really start getting stumped when they name the same place twice.... Zante is the same place as Zakynthos. Those crazy Greeks loves to mess with you! hehehe. However, I only had good times out in Greece - cant say that for Portugal, France, Italy, Spain - or UK.... football is NORMALLY fun, but over-excitement can easily get ugly. A good fan moves light, always has water and if you're preped, a small first aid kit - even just a few bandages and some glue. Yes, glue. You can patch someone up in the middle of a riot with a bit of cotton and some glue. "MEDIC!!!!!" hehehe....
🤣🤣🤣 5-6 LIGHT BEER - thats like 1/2 Europe Beer 🤣🤣🤣
You should do a video on the planned rumbles between European Ultras
Suggest you react to why there are very few flares at English games, check out Bradford City, Valley Parade ground.
A terrible tragedy....
"It's fine, it's in the song" 😂😂😂😂😂 had me dying 😂😂😂
This is very tame, watch Ultra our way of life.
What is always funny about Americans watching Ultras is how they see fares and its "danger, danger" but you are all totally fine with Doris next door having an AR15 ha ha.
Pretty much haha
Θύρα 7 or Thyra 7 means GATE 7 in Greek. It took its name from the homonymous gate 7 of karaiskakis stadium in Pireaus from where Olympiacos' hard-core fans used to watch the games.
You should watch the GATE 7 OLYMPLIACOS ULTRAS . They are one of the best ultras i ever seen , really dedicated.
Football used to be to be all about football and passion now it is all about money 😢😢😢
so since u dont know : this is not "normal" on a football saturday, atleast in germany. mose choreographys are planned way ahead for special dates or matches and there are fines for all firework stuff. sometimes they try to ban the whole stadium for a match or they fine from 10k to 100k. me as a supporter of frankfurt it is always beautiful to be at the games when something like this happens, the atmosphere is amaizing and traveling with 30k ppl from frankfurt to barcelona for example is one of my live memories i will never forget. i recommend you some videos about the german scene, since they show up 2000km away with 10k+ fans away and buy tickets for up to 1000€+ on the blackmarket to support there team non stop for 90 mins.