Indeed, black is the traditional referee colour, green the traditional goalie colour, but these days they mix them up a bit but still with the aim of making them easily distinguishable on the pitch (yellow and pink are popular alternative referee colours). Also, teams have one or more alternative "away" strips in case their usual strip is too similar to that of the home team.
@@scotmark , you should see us here (US) in MLS. Adidas is the official kit supplier, we have to change our home & away jerseys every 2yrs (alternating) so they can sell more replicas to supporters. Add in American marketing madness, and it's insane. I'm Atlanta United. Our colors are red & black (our club owner also owns the NFL team here, that's their colors). Our last & current away jerseys were/are green/blue. Yeah, it's crazy.😄
@@panamafloyd1469 I'll leave you with a unique song from 1986 with a few old Brit pop culture references... "All I Want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit": ruclips.net/video/na12OyJEgJ8/видео.html
The big American sports agencies are trying to get the premier league to play sone matches each in America every year …. That’s 2-10 matches ….. there’s lots of money to be made … there are mire PL dans outside Britain ….
The goalie must stay within the larger box to handle the ball. He can come outside of it, but then, like all the other players he's not allowed to use his hands
@@reactingtomyroots Additional info: The ball has to be in the box, so the goalie can touch it. Touching a ball that's outside the box while the goalie is inside the box, is a foul play.
@@reactingtomyroots , also a GK can't use the hands when taking one back from a team-mate anymore. Has to use the feet, even in the box. Rule was introduced to the game in the '80s IIRC, to stop "timewaisting". Biggest "sin" in soccer is stopping the game. That's why the ref stops the clock and adds 'extra time' to a half when there's an injury, etc. To me, not knowing when the game will actually end adds to the excitement. Ref on the field makes the decision, and you never know when it will come.
@@reactingtomyroots The inner box marks the point from where a goal kick is taken. That is when the opponents touched the ball and it went over the side with the goal but outside the goal so to speak, like when they miss a shot that goes wide. When that happens play is restarted by the goalkeeper who puts the ball somewhere on the line of the inner box and kicks it off either far outfield or a short pass to one of his defenders.
Thats true. I played in a minor baseball league when i was a kid, here in Kazakhstan. On the first training day, coach gave us the game rules, it was a book...a freaking book.
The goalkeeper making all the saves sequence was Tim Howard the one time USA national team goalie. He played in the English Premier league for Manchester United.
He played 45 games for Man United, but 329 games for Everton (scoring one goal). When he retired, in his speech to the fans he said "I will remain an Evertonian for life. This will always be my team, my club." 💙 The clip showed him making the record for most saves in a World Cup match, for the USA against Belgium in 2014, after which there were many internet memes praising his performance and calls for him to be chosen Secretary of State for Defense.
@@reactingtomyroots its hard to believe you never seen a soccer game.I am irish I have watched loads of superbowls and i have seen a good few basketball games neither AF or Basketball are very popular sports in ireland.In ireland you can't get away from soccer even if you tried and probably is our second or third most popular sport behind Gaelic football and Hurling just ahead of rugby.
Americans reacting to compilations like this always makes me think of that Simpsons episode, where there's an advert for soccor showing lots of goals being scored, so they go and watch a match and it's just some people passing a ball around for 90 minutes 😂
I laughed when I first saw the sliding celebration advert, but even more as you were trying to make sense of it and if it was real. The actual advert has about 30 more seconds of him sliding whilst doing other common football celebrations that’s worth a separate watch in your own time.
Tim's last job in the game was GK and later, Sporting Director for Memphis 901 in USL. He recently stepped down, but I think he still has an ownership share. USL's our "2nd tier" league here, but most of those clubs are really small. One of the reasons we don't have pro/rel in the US is just that there's not enough football here. Also the MLS follows the American habit of NFL/NBA/MLB. You're not even going to be considered to add a club to the league without blueprints for a new multi-million dollar stadium in your pocket. People spending that kind of money don't want to be relegated.
In football (soccer) the entire ball must cross the entire line (in the air counts, it doesn't necessarily need to touch the ground) to be considered "out of bounds", whether that's the sidelines, the goal or the goal line outside the goal. If it does so within the goal area, the goal counts. On the sidelines, it results in a throw in to the other team than touched the ball last. If it's over the goal line (but not in the goal), it's either a goal kick to the defending team (if the attacking team touched the ball last) or a corner to the attacking team (if the defending team touched it last.)
So many Soccer fans (even British) don't know this! Like if there is 1mm of the ball which is over the last 1mm of the line, it is NOT a goal. I mean, sure, it looks like one if you don't know the rule but that last mm is what counts!
3:18 The guy in purple is the ref, the guy in green is the goalie, the guys in black and white are the tteammates of the goalie and the guys in blue are the opposing team. 3:40 Crossing the line is the important part. 6:00 You really don't need a lot of goals for a game to be good. As a matter of fact - even a 0:0 can be super high tension.
@@Hauke-ph5ui . Agreed 👍, I was at a 0-0 game back some fifty years ago, shots hit the post and crossbar , both keepers made brilliant saves . Both teams had a standing ovation at the end.
@Reacting To My Roots . There is 8 Billion people on the planet 7.5 Billion love football (soccer) . Places where it's not so popular Most of USA , Antartica , The Sahara Desert , Narnia & The Moon 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just don't understand why Americans call American football, " football"??? . The only time it's " Football" is when they have a field goal!!. Please explain why USA football is called " FOOTBALL"??????.
@@JohnSpeed-mi7hx I'm English, the correct term for the football we have today is Soccer, it is a term used because the original name for the rules was Association Football so they shortened the name from association to Soccer. we then took the game to USA with the colonialization. the English then started calling the game Football back home and the USA didn't follow suit.
If you are able to find it stateside, Turkey vs Georgia was the best game at Euro 2024. You have a worldie, another pretty spectacular goal, a disallowed goal (to help you learn offside), a crazy end of game goal line clearance, Georgia were playing their first ever match in a major tournament so it meant a lot to them, you experience the emotions of the game, a couple of decent saves as well, it truly had it all.
One thing I've found helpful teaching offside to new fans here in the US is the freeze frames when the commentary crew is discussing whether a player's off or not. I used to have to "demonstrate" it with condiment bottles on the table in the restaurant. And another vote (from the 'other' Georgia 😉) for Turkiye v. Georgia at the Euros. Amazing game.
My 17yr old granddaughter has been playing football since she was very young, still plays and still loves it. She gets embarrassed by my son, her dad, for screaming from the sidelines though 😂😂
The low scoring many times makes it so exciting. Knowing only one goal can make the difference, you simply can't take your eyes from the game, knowing you might lose that moment
Football won't take off in the USA because for 45 minutes, there's no room for advertisements. If it's bad for business, it ain't gonna happen. (If the ground is perfectly level and the grass is wet, you can slide a long way on your knees).
The MLS has continuously grown and now has higher average attendance per game than the NHL or NBA. F1 has also exploded in popularity in the US recently and it has no commercial breaks during the races. ESPN obviously doesn't feel it's bad for business since they're making a ton off of it. May need a rethink on your theory since it's already been proven wrong.
Goal keepers are allowed to handle the ball during play, That is why they have a different colour to the rest of their team so it makes it easier to the Referee to see whos touching the ball. The Referee has to wear a colour that doesn't clash with the 2 teams that are playing, they usually wear blackm but as one of the teams has black in their strip, the Ref worn Purple.
8:13 " this guyy....this goalie is goood! Without knowing that is Tim Howard a former goalie for USA National Team for World Cup Game from 2006 till 2010"
On of the reasons football is so popular all over the world is that you don't really need any equipment to play it. You can play in almost any size space with any number of people and you don't really even need a ball, just something to kick. So it can be played in poor and rich countries alike. I played alot of football as a child but rarely played an 11-a-side match. Mainly in the street using gates as goals and at school playing Wembley or 20-a-asode on a 5 side court at lunchtime (recess).
Exactly. I'm in the US, recall playing with the Latin immigrants in the neighborhood. Our apartment complex was getting older, the nets on the tennis court were rotting away. So we cut them down, wove them through the fencing in the shape of a goal frame, and played most of the night. I've often thought that basketball does for the US what football does for the rest of the world. Ball's cheap, place to play every other street, etc.
Exactly, my son’s Uni had a club called ‘Jumpers for goalposts’ (a jumper is a sweater in the US) basically you only need something to mark out a goal, jumpers or whatever and something to kick. The club was for whoever just wanted to turn up and have a kick about. So you can play with any amount of people and just have fun. Kids will even play on their own, practicing kicking a ball against a wall and working on their shots and heading the ball.
@@RebeccaHalton-i1g , yes! When the Texan actor Matthew McConaughey was driving up hype for his new MLS franchise in Austin, he mentioned falling in love with the game after he married a Brazilian girl. He said what amazed him was wherever you went in the world, all you have to do is put football on the ground. Don't even have to speak the same language. People will smile and come play. I think his exact words were "..the greatest invitation in the world."
@@RebeccaHalton-i1g Trouble with jumpers for goalposts is, jumpers are a little lacking in the Z-axis department. I remember many an argument about whether that was a goal or did it hit the post.
It just blows my mind that this is the first time you have seen football. It’s literally the biggest sport in the world, played by virtually every country, in every country. Its like you just dropped in from another universe 😅
This applies to pretty much EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF AMERICA. I never cease to be amazed at how little Americans know about anything. Been living in a bubble, telling yourselves you are 'exceptional', you failed to notice that you are completely out of touch with reality. America needs to stop talking and learn about the 90% of the world that is not America.
@@meme4013 Maybe not mens football. But basically every 2nd US Highschool has a female football team. So even if Americans overall do not watch football, they should at least know how the sport works on a basic level. Not talking formations or tactics here... but that the goalkeeper can use his hands, that the other players are allowed to use every body part except the arms and hands... As an example: Basketball is a niche sport in germany, but basically every highschool kid had to play it a little bit in gym class. Means even if someone never saw a basketball game, he wouldnt say things like "Oh, they throw a ball into a basket? And that basket is so high up in the air?" Or something like that... I mean, I get its niche in the US, but I can not understand how so many Americans do not know anything about the worlds most famous sport. Specially if the US has hosted World Cups, Olympic tournaments and won several World and Olympic titles on the female side.
That all depends on how good the game is. I have been to games and been bored stiff for 90 minutes, other games I don't want it to finish the football being so good.
@@CamcorderSteveIt depends what you're watching, if you're watching the prem or the bundes then it's almost a guarantee that you'll see goals and crazy stuff given the fact that the teams basically don't defend and the attackers are really good, if you're watching more tactical leagues like Serie a or la liga you'll probably see less goals and more all-around defending
@@TheCatBilbo My question is, why is American football called football at all? It's so much more like rugby, it would make so much more sense if it was called American rugby! Footballers use their feet, exclusively (other than the goalie). That's why it's called football 😂.
@@jonnylumberjack6223 , I'm in the US, and I don't understand it either. I've done some research on why we call real football "soccer" though. The game was brought here by immigrants back in the 19th Century when rugby was equally popular. From what I've read, "soccer" was UK slang for "Association Football", as the newspapers back then used the AF term it to differentiate it from "Rugby Football".
I love seeing people who don't know football react to these videos. If you guys want another football compilation video to watch, I recommend The Beauty of Football - Greatest Moments
It always makes me laugh, when I hear Americans saying that "That's NOT football it's soccer." When soccer is kicking a ball around a pitch with only your feet. And their American football is where they pick up a ball and run with it. Should be called American Handball if anything. lol
"American Football" is basically watered down Americanized Rugby. So "American Rugby" is what I've been calling it for years. And Basket Ball is American Netball. Pool is American Snooker. And Baseball is American Rounders. 🤣
The whole of the ball has to cross the line for a goal . Nowadays there are sensors which signal the referee for the top level games , otherwise it's his judgment . The goalkeeper can only handle the ball in the penalty area ( 18 yard box ) but he can play the ball normally as another outfield player anywhere on the pitch , goalkeepers have joined the rest of the team for last minute corners and scored , taken penalties and free kicks .
Steve and Lindsey, one of the England players scored a goal doing a bicycle kick during the recent European competition. He had his back to the net and kicked it backwards over his head !
As a football fan, I can confirm that long knee slide 10:04 is the second best thing after scoring a goal and the third best thing after winning the match.
@@richardwest6358 You jerk - ha ha. I understand it perfectly - you clearly haven't noticed that I'm mocking you for spelling "friction" as "fiction" (as in fictional grass can't be real can it).
3:20 - two teams, one in light blue, one in black and white. The ref is wearing deep pink. Goalkeepers wear a distinct colour (in this case green). And yes, those are blocks. For the goal to be given or the ball to be out of play it has to completely cross the line.
@@reactingtomyroots Actually, it's called football because it's played on foot. As opposed to being played on horseback, as some other sports at the time. The word soccer's originally a UK slang, so don't feel TOO bad about it. Just the rest of Europe hates that term.
Each team's goalkeeper is an individual different colour uniform from his team mates so that he's easily identifiable. He is the only player allowed to touch the ball with his hands.
On the colours, one is the referee (he's in red in this case), the goalkeeper is in green so he's different from the other players as the goalkeeper is the only person supposed to handle the ball (and then only within the larger of the two boxes), and then there are players from both the teams involved in the game. Teams will have at least two tops in case they're playing against another team with the same coloured tops as them (Liverpool and Manchester United, to name a famous English pair of rivals, both wear red tops normally). Usually if the two teams wear the same main colour, the side that's playing away from home will change their colour. It's one of the primary money-makers for clubs to sell copies to their fans, and for that reason they tend to change slightly every year so people will buy the new version, but it's almost unheard of for a side to change the main colours.
The green guy is the goalkeeper. The purple guy is the referee and the two teams are blue and blavk and white stripes. American referees wear blavk and white stripes. Referees here used tk wear black only but they now wear different colours.
Should definitely check out more football highlights. Will help your channel reach a wider audience as well. It usually is low scoring sometimes can be 0-0 or 1-0 but that is what makes the games so intense as 1 goal is very important. Would recommend watching football skills highlights or specific players highlights to understand the roles and positions more.
Champions League final 2005 Liverpool vs. AC Milan is an iconic game to watch. It's the best game I've ever seen and I still get goosebumps watching highlights from it. But watching it all the way through is even more rewarding when you get to the end.
2:23 Yeah, European Football fan here and whenever someone curves the ball or does a Raindow Flick it really does look like magic! Edit: 3:38 it has to cross the line. If you ask me, i would say its pretty forgiving if you dont hit it hard enough and doesnt hit the net, but crosses the line Edit 2: 5:35 if its on the line, it doesnt matter. Past the line (not on pitch) is considered Out. Little guide that no one asked for! Side of the pitch, out, is a throw in. Goal line (past the goal posts) is either a Goal kick or Corner, depending on which side it gone out on. If team A kicks it onto or is blocked and out on their side, its a Corner (right goes to right corner and left goes to left corner). Team A kicks it onto Team B and it goes past the goal posts, Team B gets goal kick. Goal kicks are by Goalies and Corners are by players. Edit 3: 6:13 Yes, the Goalie can catch it, if a standard Player touches the ball, its a foul - Handball. If its a Handball, the other team gets a Freekick Edit 4: 7:51 The goalie can indeed come out, but if he is out of the box (all of them) he is NOT allowed to catch it. Only kick it Edit 5: (Darn how much i have to write 😅) They can go in, but the goalie will have been sprinting full speed at the ball to catch it by then
Getting into this sport could be a good idea as Your hosting the World Cup in 2026 the biggest football event teams & fans from around the globe will descend on America to cheer there nation on ⚽️
Traditionally, back in the day, in England (and Wales and Scotland), the two teams would wear two separate team kit (shirts, shorts, socks). If their usual team colours were the same (both red or white or whatever) then the visiting team would wear their secondary kit, always a much different colour, to avoid confusion of the players. The two goalkeepers, one per side, used to always traditionally wear green shirts. The Referee would always wear black, shirt, shorts and socks.
The goalkeeper (usually wearing green) can operate anywhere on the field of play but usually restricts himself to the penalty area (larger box around the goal). The boxes to which you refer are (i) the six yard box - 6 yards from the goal-line and (ii) the 18 yard box - 18 yards from the goal. If a penalty is awarded the kick is taken from 12 yards (the white dot in the middle of the box). The goalkeeper uses his hands or feet to clear the ball from the goal-line because if the ball entirely crosses the goal-line a goal is awarded. Each team has 11 players on the field of play (so 22 in total) with 1 referee and 2 assistant referees (these run the side-lines)
Just to clarify, the 6 yard box or goal area is where "goal kicks" must be taken from. A goal kick is a restart of the game when the ball crosses the goal line outside of the goalposts and was last touched by a player of the team attacking the goal end in question. The kick is taken by any player of the team defending that goal (most times the goalkeeper); they may place the ball stationary anywhere in the goal area/ 6 yard box and then kick it to another player to restart play, all attacking players must stay outside the 18 yard area until the kick is made.
A block would be a description to what a defender would do when throwing his body in the way of a shot a goal because they can't handle the ball. Only goalkeepers make saves.
3:51 - THE BALL MUST CROSS THE LINE. By the way, in this footage... the light blue team is attacking the goal. The striped team is defending the goal. The goalkeeper in green is also defending the goal, he's on the same side as the striped team. Goalkeepers don't wear their team colors, they normally wear green. The referee is wearing a purple shirt here but this isn't a specific color that referees must wear.. Referees usually wear an all-black uniform. The goalkeeper let go of the ball as he neared the edge of the 'box' because a goalkeeper is not allowed to handle the ball outside this boxed area. To do so would be called a 'foul' and the opposing team would be awarded a penalty kick. A penalty kick is taken from a spot directly in front of the goal.
Love your videos on learning about the UK, its heritage, sports and cities. Oh and to all those attempting to drill me on my comment on the last footy video, well my guys just said it was confusing, so suck it up buttercups. Keep doing the good work guys and continue bringing the content. 👍
Okay, some hints: Both to score a goal or to go out of bounds, the ball has to completely cross the line. Even if doesen't touch the line, if a part of the ball is on the line, the ball is still at play. The goalkeeper can touch the ball with his hands inside the big box. He can go outside of the box, but there he has to play like a regular player, with his feet.. The small box, not important. Uniforms: At 3:02 there are 4 uniforms at play, I explain: The guys in black and white are one of the teams, as well as the guy in green, their goalkeeper. All goalkeepers have different uniform so the referee and his partners can clearly see where he is. The guys in blue are the other team and the guy in red, the referee. Referees have a few kits with different colour, depending on the league (Premier, La Liga, Calcio...), the competition (Champions league...) and the teams kits. Every team has at least 3 uniforms (at least in the big leagues) to ensure they don't match with the rival colours, and so does the referee. Each mach, the team that plays at home chooses which of their kits hears and the rival can choose too, but they can't choose any kit that would be hard to distinguish from the local teams chosen kit. Also, the goalkeeper a lot of americans are complaining about in comments, is YOUR goalkeeper, plays for the national team. And the knee celebration is an edit, it was a TV commercial.
Regarding the low score in football you have to take into account the field size; an NBA Court is 436.24 square meters while a FIFA recommended football field is 7140 square meters, or 16.37 times bigger.
When there are sufficient dew on the grass it can become very slippery... That's also why there are those "nails" in the bottom of their soccer cleats...
The last clip, the fibre of the grass, is engineered to make things slippery, the technology come out in 2004. The blades of grass sensor the direction of the player to help movement. Just like if you was to slide down a wet grassy hill.
the goalie always wears a bright and different colour than his team, but the sponsor and badge are still the same. Oh! and the give away is that he'll be wearing gloves! The teams have 2 strips. One for playing at home and one for away. This stops confusion if the teams have a similar coloured shirt. The team playing at home gets to wear their home colours. The ref ( The one in red) will wear a totally different colour to all the others and will change for each match played
As the late,great Bill Shankley said"football is not a matter of life or death- its more important than that" quote as near accurate as I remember- the best footballer to me was Johan Cruyff of the Netherlands- superb player 🏴
You guys will really enjoy "The Beauty Of Football", and then when you have somewhat of an understanding of the sport as well, You've got to react to the two GOATs of the sport who were rivals, playing at the same time. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. We've been blessed for the last 20 years
9:40 For information this old man is actually considered like the best player of history of portugal's football and one of the best player of all time. It's a legend, his name is Eusebio.
when watching your first full soccer match pick one side to support (root for). It will intensify the match for you especially if you don't know who wins.
should watch the roberto carlos free kick vs France, it literally defies the known laws of physics. papiss demba cisse vs Chelsea goal was a phenomenal shot. zlatan Ibrahimovic vs England overhead kick was one of the best goals ever scored in the sport. there's a huge selection of phenomenal goals compilations you could watch, ranging from club level, to international level and everything in between, truly the best sport in the world (and the numbers are there to back that up).
Sweet Summer children, welcome to the world of footie. As I used to say to my students who would panic whenever I would assign a large project: "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." I do so often wish I could watch these videos along with new folks, just to quickly answer their questions so the game is demystified and they can get down to purely enjoying the spectacle that is 20 humans (goalies don't typically cover too much ground) running between 6-10 miles over the course of two 45 minute halves, all while trying to stick a little ball into the other team's big rectangle.
The goalie with the “insane saves” is the goalie of the USA. They played in 2014 against Belgium (my country). One of the best games a goalie has ever played ever. SO MANY SAVES, he was the wall!! His name is Howard.
Yeah Tim Howard the goalkeeper is really good He is American and in that performance at the world cup it was the US against Belgium, he made the most saves in a world cup match
The boxes around the goalkeeper define several different aspects. The goalkeeper is free to raom around the whole pitch just like any player, but they can only use their hands within the larger box (18 yard box). the smaller box (6 yard box) is where a goal kick must be taken from when the ball goes out of play. You will also notice a semi circle on the edge of the 18 yard box (generally referred to simply as 'the box' or 'the area') this is so that when a penalty is taken there is 10 yards between the players, who are not taking the penalty, and the ball. The penalty spot is 12 yards from the goal line
As stated, a goal is defined by the whole of the ball crossings the line, it used to be subjective in some cases, now the ball is chipped and sensors reveal if the goal is allowed. The referee will wear a kit of distinctive colour.
Id recommend to you a video titled something like "30 greatest Giroud goals". Youll know its the good one cause it uses a daft punk remix on the soundtrack. Giroud is one of those underrated strikers who made football fun, with awesome goals all through his career, one many young players could envy since he played and won titles in all the leagues he went to, starting in france, leaving his mark in the hard Premier League then enjoying a nice senior run at Milan AC.
The ball has to cross the goalline with its whole circumference in order to count as goal. In top leagues there is goal line technology and the ref will see "GOAL" on his watch when it crosses the line completly. Doesn't need to touch the net. Same with every line - ball has to completly cross it to be out.
You really should take a look at Paul Gasgoines goal against Scotland in the 1996 European Champions. One of the greatest goals of all time imo. Oh and that slide is obviously a fake, must be for some ad or something.😆
If you guys haven't already you should check out one of rugby's absolute legends the late great New Zealand winger Jonah Lomu, he will blow your minds!
The man in green is one of the goalkeepers, one of the teams has a sky blues shirt and the other is the black and white stripes one. The referee is in purple in that video.
Probably answered but the big box is where the goalie can use his hands. He can go anywhere he wants on the pitch (although that’s not a good idea) but can’t use his hands outwith the box
The single most popular sport in the world outside the US. If you want to see a match without it being the whole 90 min, probably watching the extended highlights of the last World Cup final between Argentina and France would be a good place to start (extended highlights usually last around 20 min).
When Americans are complimenting a goalkeeper, but they don't know who it is, and it's the former national goalkeeper for the USA at a world cup.
‘Merica intensifies *Bald Eagle screech*
When reactors explain that they know absolutely nothing about football, but people don't listen.
The absolute best sub keeper we ever had at Manchester Untied.
@@wolverine9787 Too young to remember Les Sealy :)
@@Tommy-he7dx Yep, started supporting in 97 😂
The Ref will wear a shirt that doesn't clash with either of the teams shirt. The man in green is the goalie.
Indeed, black is the traditional referee colour, green the traditional goalie colour, but these days they mix them up a bit but still with the aim of making them easily distinguishable on the pitch (yellow and pink are popular alternative referee colours).
Also, teams have one or more alternative "away" strips in case their usual strip is too similar to that of the home team.
@@scotmark that's because this days teams wear a wider range of colours. and has you mentioned it gets more confusing with away kits...
@@nilianstroy I remember when Gillingham forgot their kit for an away game and they had to wear the opponents alternative kit. 😂😂
@@scotmark , you should see us here (US) in MLS. Adidas is the official kit supplier, we have to change our home & away jerseys every 2yrs (alternating) so they can sell more replicas to supporters. Add in American marketing madness, and it's insane. I'm Atlanta United. Our colors are red & black (our club owner also owns the NFL team here, that's their colors). Our last & current away jerseys were/are green/blue. Yeah, it's crazy.😄
@@panamafloyd1469 I'll leave you with a unique song from 1986 with a few old Brit pop culture references...
"All I Want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit": ruclips.net/video/na12OyJEgJ8/видео.html
Your reaction is like a long lost Tribe seeing a television for the first time😅
hahah, great way of putting it.
Yes, indeed …. Papua New Guinea …. Prince Philip worshippers ….
Footballers practice for years … hours every day …. Kids are signed up at 4 for sone premier league club academies …
My goodness there’s some greats in this …. Robin van Persie …. The little Italian marvel for Chelsea…. Might be the last time they won!!!
The big American sports agencies are trying to get the premier league to play sone matches each in America every year …. That’s 2-10 matches ….. there’s lots of money to be made … there are mire PL dans outside Britain ….
The goalie must stay within the larger box to handle the ball. He can come outside of it, but then, like all the other players he's not allowed to use his hands
Oh, okay! Thanks :)
@@reactingtomyroots Additional info: The ball has to be in the box, so the goalie can touch it. Touching a ball that's outside the box while the goalie is inside the box, is a foul play.
@@reactingtomyroots , also a GK can't use the hands when taking one back from a team-mate anymore. Has to use the feet, even in the box. Rule was introduced to the game in the '80s IIRC, to stop "timewaisting". Biggest "sin" in soccer is stopping the game. That's why the ref stops the clock and adds 'extra time' to a half when there's an injury, etc. To me, not knowing when the game will actually end adds to the excitement. Ref on the field makes the decision, and you never know when it will come.
@@reactingtomyroots The inner box marks the point from where a goal kick is taken. That is when the opponents touched the ball and it went over the side with the goal but outside the goal so to speak, like when they miss a shot that goes wide. When that happens play is restarted by the goalkeeper who puts the ball somewhere on the line of the inner box and kicks it off either far outfield or a short pass to one of his defenders.
@@panamafloyd1469They can handle it if it's headed back to them, or if it's unintentional.
I always find it funny how when Americans first watch football they over complicate the whole goalkeeping situation 😂 you’ll get there!!
In my opinion, Americans overcomplicate almost everything; unnecessarily so.
Thats true. I played in a minor baseball league when i was a kid, here in Kazakhstan. On the first training day, coach gave us the game rules, it was a book...a freaking book.
We don’t say block, we say save - that’s a great save/ he saved a goal .
We do sometimes, but it depends on the situation. Blocks are usually for defenders while saves are for keepers.
English is their first language
@@BR-lq6fc OK? And?
@@BR-lq6fc English is first language in UK too and they say save so your point is nonexistent
In this situation it was a block after the incredicle dive safe. No foul - the played/blocked the ball.
The goalkeeper making all the saves sequence was Tim Howard the one time USA national team goalie. He played in the English Premier league for Manchester United.
He played 45 games for Man United, but 329 games for Everton (scoring one goal). When he retired, in his speech to the fans he said "I will remain an Evertonian for life. This will always be my team, my club." 💙
The clip showed him making the record for most saves in a World Cup match, for the USA against Belgium in 2014, after which there were many internet memes praising his performance and calls for him to be chosen Secretary of State for Defense.
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Well that's cool!
@@reactingtomyroots its hard to believe you never seen a soccer game.I am irish I have watched loads of superbowls and i have seen a good few basketball games neither AF or Basketball are very popular sports in ireland.In ireland you can't get away from soccer even if you tried and probably is our second or third most popular sport behind Gaelic football and Hurling just ahead of rugby.
@@leohickey4953 damm Everton for life? Poor fella.
Americans reacting to compilations like this always makes me think of that Simpsons episode, where there's an advert for soccor showing lots of goals being scored, so they go and watch a match and it's just some people passing a ball around for 90 minutes 😂
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This was a classic. 😂
12:23 Lindsay trying to rationalise the clearly impossible before giving up and laughing her head off 😂😂😂
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I laughed when I first saw the sliding celebration advert, but even more as you were trying to make sense of it and if it was real. The actual advert has about 30 more seconds of him sliding whilst doing other common football celebrations that’s worth a separate watch in your own time.
hahah, thanks for explaining! We were lost.
I tried to tell ya, it was fake@@reactingtomyroots
The goalkeeper saving all them shot was American Tim Howard.
"Chim chimeny,
Chim, chim cheroo,
We've got Tim Howard,
And he says "f*ck you"
Of course it was.. Well 'noticed bro
Tim's last job in the game was GK and later, Sporting Director for Memphis 901 in USL. He recently stepped down, but I think he still has an ownership share. USL's our "2nd tier" league here, but most of those clubs are really small. One of the reasons we don't have pro/rel in the US is just that there's not enough football here. Also the MLS follows the American habit of NFL/NBA/MLB. You're not even going to be considered to add a club to the league without blueprints for a new multi-million dollar stadium in your pocket. People spending that kind of money don't want to be relegated.
That was in a World Cup game between USA and Belgium. He holds the record for the number of saves in a World Cup game because of that game.
In football (soccer) the entire ball must cross the entire line (in the air counts, it doesn't necessarily need to touch the ground) to be considered "out of bounds", whether that's the sidelines, the goal or the goal line outside the goal.
If it does so within the goal area, the goal counts.
On the sidelines, it results in a throw in to the other team than touched the ball last.
If it's over the goal line (but not in the goal), it's either a goal kick to the defending team (if the attacking team touched the ball last) or a corner to the attacking team (if the defending team touched it last.)
So many Soccer fans (even British) don't know this! Like if there is 1mm of the ball which is over the last 1mm of the line, it is NOT a goal. I mean, sure, it looks like one if you don't know the rule but that last mm is what counts!
3:18 The guy in purple is the ref, the guy in green is the goalie, the guys in black and white are the tteammates of the goalie and the guys in blue are the opposing team.
3:40 Crossing the line is the important part.
6:00 You really don't need a lot of goals for a game to be good. As a matter of fact - even a 0:0 can be super high tension.
@@Hauke-ph5ui . Agreed 👍, I was at a 0-0 game back some fifty years ago, shots hit the post and crossbar , both keepers made brilliant saves . Both teams had a standing ovation at the end.
@Reacting To My Roots . There is 8 Billion people on the planet 7.5 Billion love football (soccer) . Places where it's not so popular Most of USA , Antartica , The Sahara Desert , Narnia & The Moon 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@jimreid4367. Exactely. 😂
The moon is playing in a different liga. So the day.😂.
@@renehansen590 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just don't understand why Americans call American football, " football"??? . The only time it's " Football" is when they have a field goal!!. Please explain why USA football is called " FOOTBALL"??????.
@@JohnSpeed-mi7hx I'm English, the correct term for the football we have today is Soccer, it is a term used because the original name for the rules was Association Football so they shortened the name from association to Soccer.
we then took the game to USA with the colonialization.
the English then started calling the game Football back home and the USA didn't follow suit.
If you are able to find it stateside, Turkey vs Georgia was the best game at Euro 2024. You have a worldie, another pretty spectacular goal, a disallowed goal (to help you learn offside), a crazy end of game goal line clearance, Georgia were playing their first ever match in a major tournament so it meant a lot to them, you experience the emotions of the game, a couple of decent saves as well, it truly had it all.
One thing I've found helpful teaching offside to new fans here in the US is the freeze frames when the commentary crew is discussing whether a player's off or not. I used to have to "demonstrate" it with condiment bottles on the table in the restaurant. And another vote (from the 'other' Georgia 😉) for Turkiye v. Georgia at the Euros. Amazing game.
My 17yr old granddaughter has been playing football since she was very young, still plays and still loves it. She gets embarrassed by my son, her dad, for screaming from the sidelines though 😂😂
"Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end, the Germans always win." - Gary Lineker
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Who listens to Lineker? He already has too much to say on topics he has no knowledge of- rubbish player too😂
Except when spain 🇪🇸 win
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It used to be till they started mucking about with the rules .
The low scoring many times makes it so exciting. Knowing only one goal can make the difference, you simply can't take your eyes from the game, knowing you might lose that moment
Football won't take off in the USA because for 45 minutes, there's no room for advertisements. If it's bad for business, it ain't gonna happen.
(If the ground is perfectly level and the grass is wet, you can slide a long way on your knees).
USA are hosting the world cup in 2026 😅
@@amandaabrahams5118And for the second time too 😅
You can't slide for half a mile 🤣
Gu ka han da så, og med begge tommelfingre op i røven kan han glide hele vejen tilbage på albuerne 😆😆😆😆🇩🇰👍.
The MLS has continuously grown and now has higher average attendance per game than the NHL or NBA. F1 has also exploded in popularity in the US recently and it has no commercial breaks during the races. ESPN obviously doesn't feel it's bad for business since they're making a ton off of it. May need a rethink on your theory since it's already been proven wrong.
Goal keepers are allowed to handle the ball during play, That is why they have a different colour to the rest of their team so it makes it easier to the Referee to see whos touching the ball.
The Referee has to wear a colour that doesn't clash with the 2 teams that are playing, they usually wear blackm but as one of the teams has black in their strip, the Ref worn Purple.
Okay, thanks for explaining!
It should be added that they are only allowed to handle it within the 16m box (which is the second one when seen from the goal).
8:13 " this guyy....this goalie is goood! Without knowing that is Tim Howard a former goalie for USA National Team for World Cup Game from 2006 till 2010"
On of the reasons football is so popular all over the world is that you don't really need any equipment to play it. You can play in almost any size space with any number of people and you don't really even need a ball, just something to kick. So it can be played in poor and rich countries alike. I played alot of football as a child but rarely played an 11-a-side match. Mainly in the street using gates as goals and at school playing Wembley or 20-a-asode on a 5 side court at lunchtime (recess).
Exactly. I'm in the US, recall playing with the Latin immigrants in the neighborhood. Our apartment complex was getting older, the nets on the tennis court were rotting away. So we cut them down, wove them through the fencing in the shape of a goal frame, and played most of the night. I've often thought that basketball does for the US what football does for the rest of the world. Ball's cheap, place to play every other street, etc.
Exactly, my son’s Uni had a club called ‘Jumpers for goalposts’ (a jumper is a sweater in the US) basically you only need something to mark out a goal, jumpers or whatever and something to kick. The club was for whoever just wanted to turn up and have a kick about. So you can play with any amount of people and just have fun. Kids will even play on their own, practicing kicking a ball against a wall and working on their shots and heading the ball.
@@RebeccaHalton-i1g , yes! When the Texan actor Matthew McConaughey was driving up hype for his new MLS franchise in Austin, he mentioned falling in love with the game after he married a Brazilian girl. He said what amazed him was wherever you went in the world, all you have to do is put football on the ground. Don't even have to speak the same language. People will smile and come play. I think his exact words were "..the greatest invitation in the world."
@@RebeccaHalton-i1g Trouble with jumpers for goalposts is, jumpers are a little lacking in the Z-axis department. I remember many an argument about whether that was a goal or did it hit the post.
It just blows my mind that this is the first time you have seen football. It’s literally the biggest sport in the world, played by virtually every country, in every country. Its like you just dropped in from another universe 😅
Did you know the goalie can use his hands?
It's not part of American culture or tradition.
haha, totally get why it seems that way. :)
This applies to pretty much EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF AMERICA. I never cease to be amazed at how little Americans know about anything. Been living in a bubble, telling yourselves you are 'exceptional', you failed to notice that you are completely out of touch with reality. America needs to stop talking and learn about the 90% of the world that is not America.
@@meme4013 Maybe not mens football. But basically every 2nd US Highschool has a female football team. So even if Americans overall do not watch football, they should at least know how the sport works on a basic level. Not talking formations or tactics here... but that the goalkeeper can use his hands, that the other players are allowed to use every body part except the arms and hands...
As an example: Basketball is a niche sport in germany, but basically every highschool kid had to play it a little bit in gym class. Means even if someone never saw a basketball game, he wouldnt say things like "Oh, they throw a ball into a basket? And that basket is so high up in the air?" Or something like that...
I mean, I get its niche in the US, but I can not understand how so many Americans do not know anything about the worlds most famous sport. Specially if the US has hosted World Cups, Olympic tournaments and won several World and Olympic titles on the female side.
You don't block a ball you save a ball, you guys need to watch a full game of football 90 minutes you will enjoy it. 👍🏻 Great video again guys.
That all depends on how good the game is. I have been to games and been bored stiff for 90 minutes, other games I don't want it to finish the football being so good.
@@CamcorderSteveIt depends what you're watching, if you're watching the prem or the bundes then it's almost a guarantee that you'll see goals and crazy stuff given the fact that the teams basically don't defend and the attackers are really good, if you're watching more tactical leagues like Serie a or la liga you'll probably see less goals and more all-around defending
just make sure you dont watch England 🤣
This is why we love football and this is why its called FOOTball not soccer !!
Both are English origin words, both are acceptable - 'soccer' happened to be more popular in the US & separates it from American football.
@@TheCatBilbo My question is, why is American football called football at all? It's so much more like rugby, it would make so much more sense if it was called American rugby! Footballers use their feet, exclusively (other than the goalie). That's why it's called football 😂.
You tell em lad...ah crap I just realised I live in a country that also officially calls it soccer...awkward...but I maintain, You tell em lad!
@@jonnylumberjack6223 , I'm in the US, and I don't understand it either. I've done some research on why we call real football "soccer" though. The game was brought here by immigrants back in the 19th Century when rugby was equally popular. From what I've read, "soccer" was UK slang for "Association Football", as the newspapers back then used the AF term it to differentiate it from "Rugby Football".
@@panamafloyd1469 that's interesting, clearly that usage didn't last too long over here. Etymology is always cool! Thanks 👍.
I love seeing people who don't know football react to these videos. If you guys want another football compilation video to watch, I recommend The Beauty of Football - Greatest Moments
USA 2026 will be a turning point. A lot of Americans are discovering football through the internet now.
I'm in Atlanta, and can't wait. Real grass on the pitch in the Benz and a semi-final?!? LET'S GOOOO! 😄
Completely agree, they are so much more invested since USA 94 with the growth of MLS, ted lasso and welcome to Wrexham plus much more
the last one isn't real, it looks like an advert 😂
You should be a detective
@drcl7429 thanks, I really used my powers of deduction to come to the conclusion
@@GRUMPYdad87 I'm struggling to deduce if you believe i was being sincere.
@drcl7429 I'm guessing you weren't
Must be an advert for Johnson's baby lotion.
It always makes me laugh, when I hear Americans saying that "That's NOT football it's soccer."
When soccer is kicking a ball around a pitch with only your feet. And their American football is where they pick up a ball and run with it.
Should be called American Handball if anything. lol
"American Football" is basically watered down Americanized Rugby. So "American Rugby" is what I've been calling it for years.
And Basket Ball is American Netball. Pool is American Snooker. And Baseball is American Rounders. 🤣
American Football is a descendant of Rugby Football (that's it's official name).
It's funny how they think anything is a trick shot. And their reaction to the knee slide! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Awww, bless them! 😅
The whole of the ball has to cross the line for a goal . Nowadays there are sensors which signal the referee for the top level games , otherwise it's his judgment . The goalkeeper can only handle the ball in the penalty area ( 18 yard box ) but he can play the ball normally as another outfield player anywhere on the pitch , goalkeepers have joined the rest of the team for last minute corners and scored , taken penalties and free kicks .
Every time i watch a vid like this i always end uo wanting to sit down with you, have a cup o tea and answer your questions 😂😂
Steve and Lindsey, one of the England players scored a goal doing a bicycle kick during the recent European competition. He had his back to the net and kicked it backwards over his head !
That's awesome!!
As a football fan, I can confirm that long knee slide 10:04 is the second best thing after scoring a goal and the third best thing after winning the match.
Sliding on the ground on your knees is what they do to celebrate a goal
There is virtually no fiction in wet (real) grass.
@@richardwest6358So, it's all non-fiction?
@@richardwest6358 So wet grass is always real?? Is that why its "non-fiction" ????????
@@tonycook1624 what part of that statement don't you understand?
@@richardwest6358 You jerk - ha ha. I understand it perfectly - you clearly haven't noticed that I'm mocking you for spelling "friction" as "fiction" (as in fictional grass can't be real can it).
3:20 - two teams, one in light blue, one in black and white. The ref is wearing deep pink. Goalkeepers wear a distinct colour (in this case green). And yes, those are blocks. For the goal to be given or the ball to be out of play it has to completely cross the line.
Yep. This is why the game is called FOOTball 😊👍
haha, that explains it 😅
@@reactingtomyroots Actually, it's called football because it's played on foot. As opposed to being played on horseback, as some other sports at the time. The word soccer's originally a UK slang, so don't feel TOO bad about it. Just the rest of Europe hates that term.
You mean as opposed to tennis golf rugby rounders netball hockey?
Each team's goalkeeper is an individual different colour uniform from his team mates so that he's easily identifiable. He is the only player allowed to touch the ball with his hands.
Arms.
3:20 maybe the green guy is the referee, AAAAAAAAA 😅😂😂😊🦷😁😄
David Beckham's greatest goals is a good watch 👌 not many footballers can bend it like Beckham 😂
I was about to say, that is the reason the movie is called "Bend it Like Beckham"
It's nice to see two American converts 🥳 Now you know why the rest of the world loves the game 😊
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On the colours, one is the referee (he's in red in this case), the goalkeeper is in green so he's different from the other players as the goalkeeper is the only person supposed to handle the ball (and then only within the larger of the two boxes), and then there are players from both the teams involved in the game. Teams will have at least two tops in case they're playing against another team with the same coloured tops as them (Liverpool and Manchester United, to name a famous English pair of rivals, both wear red tops normally). Usually if the two teams wear the same main colour, the side that's playing away from home will change their colour. It's one of the primary money-makers for clubs to sell copies to their fans, and for that reason they tend to change slightly every year so people will buy the new version, but it's almost unheard of for a side to change the main colours.
This was fun, I grew up in Argentina and played soccer all my life, I was the same when I moved to Tx and started watching the NFL.
The green guy is the goalkeeper. The purple guy is the referee and the two teams are blue and blavk and white stripes. American referees wear blavk and white stripes. Referees here used tk wear black only but they now wear different colours.
The greatest sport of them all. The most played and watched sport in the world.
Did they ever realize the kneeslide in the end was fake and part off an commercial? 😂
This is why we (Brits) love football. I have to say I have never seen a player travel that far on knees.
Its a life insurance advert from the USA
Should definitely check out more football highlights. Will help your channel reach a wider audience as well. It usually is low scoring sometimes can be 0-0 or 1-0 but that is what makes the games so intense as 1 goal is very important. Would recommend watching football skills highlights or specific players highlights to understand the roles and positions more.
Thanks! We definitely will be looking at more football. Loved what we saw so far.
The beauty of football compilation by lebreton is a great video for any non sport fan to tray the emotion of the game.
Women’s football is also popular the USA have been world champions x 4
Because their funding outstripped every other country on earth at the time. Now the other associations are investing the field has been leveled a bit.
Champions League final 2005 Liverpool vs. AC Milan is an iconic game to watch. It's the best game I've ever seen and I still get goosebumps watching highlights from it. But watching it all the way through is even more rewarding when you get to the end.
1 in a million shots - I once heard David Beckham speak like an adult.
2:23 Yeah, European Football fan here and whenever someone curves the ball or does a Raindow Flick it really does look like magic!
Edit: 3:38 it has to cross the line. If you ask me, i would say its pretty forgiving if you dont hit it hard enough and doesnt hit the net, but crosses the line
Edit 2: 5:35 if its on the line, it doesnt matter. Past the line (not on pitch) is considered Out. Little guide that no one asked for!
Side of the pitch, out, is a throw in. Goal line (past the goal posts) is either a Goal kick or Corner, depending on which side it gone out on. If team A kicks it onto or is blocked and out on their side, its a Corner (right goes to right corner and left goes to left corner). Team A kicks it onto Team B and it goes past the goal posts, Team B gets goal kick. Goal kicks are by Goalies and Corners are by players.
Edit 3: 6:13 Yes, the Goalie can catch it, if a standard Player touches the ball, its a foul - Handball. If its a Handball, the other team gets a Freekick
Edit 4: 7:51 The goalie can indeed come out, but if he is out of the box (all of them) he is NOT allowed to catch it. Only kick it
Edit 5: (Darn how much i have to write 😅) They can go in, but the goalie will have been sprinting full speed at the ball to catch it by then
Getting into this sport could be a good idea as Your hosting the World Cup in 2026 the biggest football event teams & fans from around the globe will descend on America to cheer there nation on ⚽️
Traditionally, back in the day, in England (and Wales and Scotland), the two teams would wear two separate team kit (shirts, shorts, socks). If their usual team colours were the same (both red or white or whatever) then the visiting team would wear their secondary kit, always a much different colour, to avoid confusion of the players. The two goalkeepers, one per side, used to always traditionally wear green shirts. The Referee would always wear black, shirt, shorts and socks.
That's because we use real grass
The beauty of football should be your next watch. I've recommended it loads of times now lol
The goalkeeper (usually wearing green) can operate anywhere on the field of play but usually restricts himself to the penalty area (larger box around the goal). The boxes to which you refer are (i) the six yard box - 6 yards from the goal-line and (ii) the 18 yard box - 18 yards from the goal. If a penalty is awarded the kick is taken from 12 yards (the white dot in the middle of the box). The goalkeeper uses his hands or feet to clear the ball from the goal-line because if the ball entirely crosses the goal-line a goal is awarded. Each team has 11 players on the field of play (so 22 in total) with 1 referee and 2 assistant referees (these run the side-lines)
Just to clarify, the 6 yard box or goal area is where "goal kicks" must be taken from. A goal kick is a restart of the game when the ball crosses the goal line outside of the goalposts and was last touched by a player of the team attacking the goal end in question. The kick is taken by any player of the team defending that goal (most times the goalkeeper); they may place the ball stationary anywhere in the goal area/ 6 yard box and then kick it to another player to restart play, all attacking players must stay outside the 18 yard area until the kick is made.
That long knee slide was a TV advert 😂
It's the kings speech today folks. It's a big deal and is perfect for a review 👍👍
the beauty of football is the better video about football ever
lol not a block a save
I mean, it is still a block, just not the standard term people use.
A block would be a description to what a defender would do when throwing his body in the way of a shot a goal because they can't handle the ball. Only goalkeepers make saves.
3:51 - THE BALL MUST CROSS THE LINE. By the way, in this footage... the light blue team is attacking the goal. The striped team is defending the goal. The goalkeeper in green is also defending the goal, he's on the same side as the striped team. Goalkeepers don't wear their team colors, they normally wear green. The referee is wearing a purple shirt here but this isn't a specific color that referees must wear.. Referees usually wear an all-black uniform. The goalkeeper let go of the ball as he neared the edge of the 'box' because a goalkeeper is not allowed to handle the ball outside this boxed area. To do so would be called a 'foul' and the opposing team would be awarded a penalty kick. A penalty kick is taken from a spot directly in front of the goal.
try watching DavidBeckham goals and assists for real skills!!!
Love your videos on learning about the UK, its heritage, sports and cities. Oh and to all those attempting to drill me on my comment on the last footy video, well my guys just said it was confusing, so suck it up buttercups.
Keep doing the good work guys and continue bringing the content.
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The ending is clearly not possible, it's an advert or something where they made it a joke celebration, why are you trying to rationalise it? xD
The goalie you thought was brilliant is the one and only Everton & USA legend, Tim Howard!
Thank you for calling it football ⚽ ❤
Okay, some hints:
Both to score a goal or to go out of bounds, the ball has to completely cross the line. Even if doesen't touch the line, if a part of the ball is on the line, the ball is still at play.
The goalkeeper can touch the ball with his hands inside the big box. He can go outside of the box, but there he has to play like a regular player, with his feet.. The small box, not important.
Uniforms: At 3:02 there are 4 uniforms at play, I explain: The guys in black and white are one of the teams, as well as the guy in green, their goalkeeper. All goalkeepers have different uniform so the referee and his partners can clearly see where he is. The guys in blue are the other team and the guy in red, the referee.
Referees have a few kits with different colour, depending on the league (Premier, La Liga, Calcio...), the competition (Champions league...) and the teams kits.
Every team has at least 3 uniforms (at least in the big leagues) to ensure they don't match with the rival colours, and so does the referee.
Each mach, the team that plays at home chooses which of their kits hears and the rival can choose too, but they can't choose any kit that would be hard to distinguish from the local teams chosen kit.
Also, the goalkeeper a lot of americans are complaining about in comments, is YOUR goalkeeper, plays for the national team.
And the knee celebration is an edit, it was a TV commercial.
Regarding the low score in football you have to take into account the field size; an NBA Court is 436.24 square meters while a FIFA recommended football field is 7140 square meters, or 16.37 times bigger.
I don't know about iconic games, but there are excellent videos on iconic players, personally I suggest Ronaldinho. That man defies logic.
When there are sufficient dew on the grass it can become very slippery... That's also why there are those "nails" in the bottom of their soccer cleats...
Manchester United in the late 90's early 2000's under Alex Ferguson were beyond magical to watch 🙂🙂🙂
The last clip, the fibre of the grass, is engineered to make things slippery, the technology come out in 2004. The blades of grass sensor the direction of the player to help movement. Just like if you was to slide down a wet grassy hill.
the goalie always wears a bright and different colour than his team, but the sponsor and badge are still the same. Oh! and the give away is that he'll be wearing gloves! The teams have 2 strips. One for playing at home and one for away. This stops confusion if the teams have a similar coloured shirt. The team playing at home gets to wear their home colours. The ref ( The one in red) will wear a totally different colour to all the others and will change for each match played
As the late,great Bill Shankley said"football is not a matter of life or death- its more important than that" quote as near accurate as I remember- the best footballer to me was Johan Cruyff of the Netherlands- superb player 🏴
Best thing to begin with is watching Ronaldinho highlights. It is God Tier 🔥🔥🔥🔥
You guys will really enjoy "The Beauty Of Football", and then when you have somewhat of an understanding of the sport as well, You've got to react to the two GOATs of the sport who were rivals, playing at the same time. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. We've been blessed for the last 20 years
9:40 For information this old man is actually considered like the best player of history of portugal's football and one of the best player of all time. It's a legend, his name is Eusebio.
Just finished watching the State of Origin rugby decider (game 3) between New South Wales and Queensland.
Worth a watch !
when watching your first full soccer match pick one side to support (root for). It will intensify the match for you especially if you don't know who wins.
should watch the roberto carlos free kick vs France, it literally defies the known laws of physics.
papiss demba cisse vs Chelsea goal was a phenomenal shot.
zlatan Ibrahimovic vs England overhead kick was one of the best goals ever scored in the sport.
there's a huge selection of phenomenal goals compilations you could watch, ranging from club level, to international level and everything in between, truly the best sport in the world (and the numbers are there to back that up).
Sweet Summer children, welcome to the world of footie. As I used to say to my students who would panic whenever I would assign a large project: "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." I do so often wish I could watch these videos along with new folks, just to quickly answer their questions so the game is demystified and they can get down to purely enjoying the spectacle that is 20 humans (goalies don't typically cover too much ground) running between 6-10 miles over the course of two 45 minute halves, all while trying to stick a little ball into the other team's big rectangle.
Goalies can Go Wherever they Want lol 😉
The goalie with the “insane saves” is the goalie of the USA. They played in 2014 against Belgium (my country). One of the best games a goalie has ever played ever. SO MANY SAVES, he was the wall!! His name is Howard.
Tim Howard
Yeah Tim Howard the goalkeeper is really good
He is American and in that performance at the world cup it was the US against Belgium, he made the most saves in a world cup match
The boxes around the goalkeeper define several different aspects. The goalkeeper is free to raom around the whole pitch just like any player, but they can only use their hands within the larger box (18 yard box). the smaller box (6 yard box) is where a goal kick must be taken from when the ball goes out of play.
You will also notice a semi circle on the edge of the 18 yard box (generally referred to simply as 'the box' or 'the area') this is so that when a penalty is taken there is 10 yards between the players, who are not taking the penalty, and the ball. The penalty spot is 12 yards from the goal line
That goalie that you said was insane, was Americas GK, and a legend of my club too, tim howard, make a record breaking amount of saves
As stated, a goal is defined by the whole of the ball crossings the line, it used to be subjective in some cases, now the ball is chipped and sensors reveal if the goal is allowed.
The referee will wear a kit of distinctive colour.
Id recommend to you a video titled something like "30 greatest Giroud goals". Youll know its the good one cause it uses a daft punk remix on the soundtrack.
Giroud is one of those underrated strikers who made football fun, with awesome goals all through his career, one many young players could envy since he played and won titles in all the leagues he went to, starting in france, leaving his mark in the hard Premier League then enjoying a nice senior run at Milan AC.
The ball has to cross the goalline with its whole circumference in order to count as goal. In top leagues there is goal line technology and the ref will see "GOAL" on his watch when it crosses the line completly. Doesn't need to touch the net. Same with every line - ball has to completly cross it to be out.
You really should take a look at Paul Gasgoines goal against Scotland in the 1996 European Champions. One of the greatest goals of all time imo. Oh and that slide is obviously a fake, must be for some ad or something.😆
If you guys haven't already you should check out one of rugby's absolute legends the late great New Zealand winger Jonah Lomu, he will blow your minds!
That knee-slide at the end was everything I needed. 😂
The man in green is one of the goalkeepers, one of the teams has a sky blues shirt and the other is the black and white stripes one. The referee is in purple in that video.
for me, the most curious cases are when a goalkeeper scores a goal for another goalkeeper, shooting the ball across the playing field! 😅
Omg I wish I was there to explain them😁 as they watched the video.
Probably answered but the big box is where the goalie can use his hands. He can go anywhere he wants on the pitch (although that’s not a good idea) but can’t use his hands outwith the box
The single most popular sport in the world outside the US. If you want to see a match without it being the whole 90 min, probably watching the extended highlights of the last World Cup final between Argentina and France would be a good place to start (extended highlights usually last around 20 min).
The last one was a meme, but seeing Jack's goal of the season goal and Uesabio is pure fire.