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  • @SoGal_YT
    @SoGal_YT  3 года назад +24

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    • @jxy8938
      @jxy8938 3 года назад +19

      Greek clubs like PAOK and olympiakos have some of the maddest ultras

    • @jxy8938
      @jxy8938 3 года назад +2

      U should react to some of the best ultras chants and songs

    • @footballspiritual9702
      @footballspiritual9702 3 года назад +8

      Every country in Europe have this situation in club level. Basically clubs from their respective cities or regions. And winning or losing a game in that circumstance becomes an issue of Identity crisis. So this level of hooliganism..its reduced very much in England and a few European countries but still very much in existence in may part of the world

    • @paulmaxey6377
      @paulmaxey6377 3 года назад +7

      When it gets to this point it is not passion, it is out and out idiocy and they are just idiots, I would call them something else but I don't want to swear on your channel. They don't have any brains and in a way it is why I never liked football. You have Rugby which is a lot tougher and testestrone fuelled sport and you NEVER get any violence off the pitch. I would take a family to a rugby match but I would never take them to a football match. Basically it is just the idiot element of certain clubs, they are the hooligan element. When it gets to this point, you are not a fan of the game you are a idiot who doesn't deserve to be let in to watch. There was a lot of clubs in the UK who were like this, Millwall was the one I can think of when I was little. But in the UK they cracked down on it and made it where it is rare to hear of real violence at matches now and that is why you have more women and kids go to matches in this country. One of the biggest riot or disaster that involved violence was at Heysel in 1985 against Juventus and Liverpool. There were 39 killed and 600 non fatal injuries. The outcome was that all English clubs were banned from European competition for 5 years and Liverpool for 6 years. You can see what happened here:
      ruclips.net/video/xpy6H9t-3f0/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/3AD9XBdV7c4/видео.html

    • @steved6092
      @steved6092 3 года назад +4

      The term " fans " is used very loosely for the ultras ... you were right in assuming they are gangs, very organised and the masks and balaclavas are to hide identity ... FIFA are "trying" to punish clubs & national teams where this happens.

  • @HalEmmerich2
    @HalEmmerich2 3 года назад +689

    Sports in Europe and South América are about pride and a sense of being part of something greater than yourself. Its a thing about being a Club, these teams are not companies, these are institutions that represent your community, your City, your people.

    • @fixxxer7030
      @fixxxer7030 3 года назад +15

      Typically due to socio economic issues. They don't have much else. Sport should not be held in such high regard. Paying players ludicrous amounts of money, whilst the fans are living on below minimum wage. It's a joke.

    • @HalEmmerich2
      @HalEmmerich2 3 года назад +22

      @@fixxxer7030 In some cases yes. But i wouldnt say that the only issue. You will find these same behaviours in Rich country like Italy and other European Countries. Sometimes its also about politics, a mutual hate between two communities, sometimes even racism.

    • @Scenario8
      @Scenario8 3 года назад +17

      @@fixxxer7030 I dont agree with you and I agree with Nelson Mandela in this matter:
      "Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand."

    • @joealyjim3029
      @joealyjim3029 3 года назад +8

      @@fixxxer7030 Sport absolutely should be held in such high regard, it has the power to unite so many people.
      The only reason footballers are paid so well is because they bring in that money, without them it wouldnt be there. Look at MUFCs share price when they announced Cristiano Ronaldo signing, his wages seem paltry in comparison to the money made from his signing. Thats without including merchandise sales, ticket demand, MUTV subscriptions etc etc. Its why lower league and female players arent paid as highly, the standard is lower so they bring in less money.

    • @vadimski1007
      @vadimski1007 2 года назад +9

      Yes, you are absolutely right. In USA one team can move from one city to another without any problem, in Europe and South America it is impossible.

  • @TheBentiZ
    @TheBentiZ 3 года назад +641

    "They say football's a matter of life and death, but it's more important than that."
    - Bill Shankly

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 3 года назад +13

      "They say Football is a matter of life and death but I don't like that attitude..........it's more important than that! "....lol

    • @moluther2826
      @moluther2826 3 года назад +2

      Taken out of context. That's not what he meant at all, he was saying the opposite.

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 3 года назад +1

      I can see that now. My disappointment in myself is immeasurable and no words can adequately express my remorse regarding my inexcusable faux pas. I am mortified that I got to make such a Schoolboy error and I only try to crave your forgiveness for my brief moment of total complete and utter insanity in making this mistake. I have no excuses and I can only apologize, profusely, for my stupidity, once again. You are a good man for pointing this out to me. I'm inconsolable at the moment.....:(

    • @philippahusain7778
      @philippahusain7778 3 года назад +2

      Bill Shankly would be appalled at the behaviour of these so called fans.

    • @gordona2820
      @gordona2820 3 года назад +1

      Thats a comment about passion in football not violence. I'm 100% sure Bill Shankly would have no truck with ultras.

  • @jeperstone
    @jeperstone 3 года назад +1351

    The important thing to understand is that it is tribal. It replaces a yong man's desire for war. Europeans are passionate, Americans are customers

    • @Bien_se_passer_tkt_pas
      @Bien_se_passer_tkt_pas 3 года назад +30

      Listen here, there is a difference between passion and violence/chaos.
      Do not ever consider it as passion, we're talking about criminals.

    • @ryancasey7577
      @ryancasey7577 3 года назад +133

      @@Bien_se_passer_tkt_pas I see it as passion. But passion turns into violence when drugs/drink are introduced.

    • @13-AB
      @13-AB 3 года назад +91

      @@Bien_se_passer_tkt_pas ultras are not criminals simple as that...

    • @MrRiad-lf8xl
      @MrRiad-lf8xl 3 года назад +23

      @@Bien_se_passer_tkt_pas what do you mean ? Have you never seen Serial Killers that say that They are passionate about killing, Passion is not something Positive, It is something you love way too much and almost obsess about, Whether that thing is a Crime or not

    • @TremereTT
      @TremereTT 3 года назад +52

      @@Bien_se_passer_tkt_pas This passion and the various ultras are highly organized . They Ultras of the clubs arrange appointments to rough each other up. It's very much like the movie Fight club. You have Nazis, Antifa-Black-block, blue collar and white collar workers and unemployed all united in such a fight club. They do not attack woman an children, they look for the ultras of the other team.

  • @kak0s13
    @kak0s13 3 года назад +442

    For most ultras, its not a sports team, but the representation of their city, and their history. They are very proud of their roots, and they will defend their reputation at any cost. Usually ultras have some unspoken rules that they follow though, like no guns, no knives, and not fighting the general population.

    • @Marty101ism
      @Marty101ism 3 года назад +1

      Tell that to the Polish ultras...

    • @florinsimigiu6109
      @florinsimigiu6109 3 года назад +29

      @@Marty101ism He did say "usually" , And i know for sure that the no guns/knives and no attacking the general ppl are respected in Romania (at least in the stadium ).
      The ultras have there own sections of stands usually on opposite ends of the stadium , with large portions of "regular" ppl in the middle.
      They do fight with the guards and the police from time to time ; but it happens less often now.

    • @partista77
      @partista77 3 года назад +4

      @@Marty101ism they are only ultras wannabes..... Real Ultras do not attack gen pop.... I assure you a real ultra would beat up the guy if he tried to arass a dad with is kid or a family....

    • @DMSG1981
      @DMSG1981 3 года назад +1

      "and they will defend their reputation at any cost" Ironically, they totally ruin their reputation by the way they behave.

    • @madzec
      @madzec 2 года назад +11

      @@partista77 You can see that clearly at 10:50 graphite "Боду само пичке" it is Serbian and translated it say "only pussies stab" and you can see sign too.

  • @YacineBoussoufa
    @YacineBoussoufa 3 года назад +342

    9:29 "Do you really guys do riots and stuff over football?"
    El Salvador and Honduras fought e real WAR over football in 1969....

    • @daviddabrowiecki712
      @daviddabrowiecki712 3 года назад +62

      Croatia Zagreb v Red Star Belgrade. Signalled the start of the Bosnian war that split up Yugoslavia.

    • @ElyOmar
      @ElyOmar 3 года назад +2

      No they didn't lol that's a myth.

    • @daviddabrowiecki712
      @daviddabrowiecki712 3 года назад +9

      @@ElyOmar it was certainly when the tensions were at boiling point though I believe.

    • @ElyOmar
      @ElyOmar 3 года назад +1

      @@daviddabrowiecki712 I mean the Honduras El Slavador supposed "1 day war"

    • @Londronable
      @Londronable 3 года назад +8

      @@ElyOmar 100 hours war is an alternative name for that war so a day or 4.

  • @vexcroe
    @vexcroe 3 года назад +434

    Keep in mind the clips you’re watching are on the extreme scale of things, most games are just singing

    • @nickmullerITFC78
      @nickmullerITFC78 3 года назад +11

      Singing and chanting love those videos seen and done many some chants are super like the ALLEZ CHANT which every team country has 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜

    • @Scenario8
      @Scenario8 3 года назад +16

      ..."singing and chanting", and preparing huge, full stand or stadium size or smaller banners, coreos in their free times from their own money.

    • @Scenario8
      @Scenario8 3 года назад

      here is a good example, engineering behind ultras ;-)
      gate7 was in this clip also: ruclips.net/video/vTUCpVm00JQ/видео.html

    • @ΦωτεινηΕυθυμιοπουλου
      @ΦωτεινηΕυθυμιοπουλου 3 года назад +8

      England only wait till u come to greece

    • @grom6791
      @grom6791 3 года назад +9

      Gotta go to the balkans, there isn't just singing :D

  • @stuartjones4543
    @stuartjones4543 3 года назад +149

    Fans from both teams have to be separated. The police get caught in the middle sometimes

  • @dannyalexys5562
    @dannyalexys5562 3 года назад +77

    In USA fans go to matches to watch the show. Here in Europe WE - the fans - ARE THE SHOW. Greetings from Dinamo Bucharest to all ultras around the world!

    • @TrainwreckBxl
      @TrainwreckBxl Год назад +3

      well put mate. We dont go to watch the half time show or catch t-shirts from a shirtcannon. We will make sure the opponent team is trembling on their legs from the minute they enter the stadium. We will never sit "mixed supporters". There is too much pride there. We dont care about hot dogs during the game. We give our teams superpowers.

    • @t7reeka
      @t7reeka Год назад

      ​@@TrainwreckBxlare there any ultras in UK? I don't think so but I wanna make sure

    • @methos4866
      @methos4866 11 месяцев назад +1

      In America football is a game. In Europe football is war.

    • @cruzernsonochinomercier6742
      @cruzernsonochinomercier6742 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@t7reekayes the hooligans

    • @Shelikes69
      @Shelikes69 8 месяцев назад +1

      ⁠@@TrainwreckBxlgoosebump’s after half of your text. Yes, this is what it’s all about

  • @be.stoic1985
    @be.stoic1985 2 года назад +69

    4:03 The mask is mostly to avoid being recognized by authorities as a troublemaker, not actually to intimidate. Football hooligans do not get intimidated by other hooligans wearing masks

  • @RudyCantGame
    @RudyCantGame 3 года назад +339

    This is not so much England, but continental Europe.

    • @CaiusAureliusCotta
      @CaiusAureliusCotta 3 года назад +15

      And South America.

    • @joescarecrow
      @joescarecrow 3 года назад +34

      70's and 80's there was a lot of fighting in England but it has calmed down a lot now.

    • @manabuhorikita969
      @manabuhorikita969 3 года назад +1

      I was going to say same in france....
      that's not true anymore I guess

    • @AM2K2
      @AM2K2 3 года назад +6

      It was originally called the English disease but police clamped down, lots of football banning orders and CCTV everywhere.

    • @TrashskillsRS
      @TrashskillsRS 3 года назад +17

      It is South Eastern Europe today. The first many clips are Greece, Bulgaria and former Yugoslavian countries.

  • @jermynryan2286
    @jermynryan2286 3 года назад +95

    Just imagine the club is the medieval or ancient citys...the stadium is the castle...and the fans are the warriors!! Its in the blood!

  • @bocatampere
    @bocatampere 2 года назад +61

    It’s your team, your city, your pride 🔥❤️

    • @roryslaine7896
      @roryslaine7896 2 года назад +1

      It should be predictable, but never is... Football... We know how you feel about it, because we feel the same.

  • @ivanpetkov2569
    @ivanpetkov2569 3 года назад +24

    05:00 This is written on Bulgarian language and it is mean: "To be the 12th player in the game (football team is from 11 players) keep all of this instructions...".
    06:08 This is in Serbia. This group of fans is called GROBARI (Gravediggers). Their team is "Partizan Beorgad".

  • @Andry-og1bo
    @Andry-og1bo 3 года назад +25

    many do not understand. the passion, the heart that beats you when you climb the steps of that stadium. we defend our passion.

  • @acard1271
    @acard1271 3 года назад +56

    The police is there to separate the opposing fan base. You can probably imagine what happens when a bunch of drunk angry men with a gang mentality sees a rival gang

    • @ianprince1698
      @ianprince1698 3 года назад +1

      have some of that problem on UK railways, they try and schedule different fans through the transport hubs to keep them separate. the stewards try to disarm the more extreme fans as they go in to allow more women and children to watch
      British police will arrest some of the more unruly element

    • @lukebailey2009
      @lukebailey2009 3 года назад +10

      It’s pretty much just uk fans who get drunk and try to fight at football matches. Eastern European ultras are organised, usually trained in a martial art and almost always sober.

    • @davidcook7887
      @davidcook7887 3 года назад +2

      @@lukebailey2009 basically all of this crap went on in the UK in the 70’s and 80’s. In the end everyone got tired of it. The Eastern European clubs are just copying it. Hungary O- England 4. Hey let’s do monkey chants and throw our drinks at the players. Oooooh.

    • @lukebailey2009
      @lukebailey2009 3 года назад +2

      @@davidcook7887 If you re read my comment I wasn’t condoning it I was just stating that ultras don’t tend to be drunk like the previous comment suggested. At no point did the video show uk fans as the uk doesn’t have ultras.

    • @davidcook7887
      @davidcook7887 3 года назад +1

      @@lukebailey2009 Sorry Luke, I agree with you. I meant to make the comment generally to the Sogal video but I replied to you personally accidentally.

  • @piero17sb
    @piero17sb 3 года назад +34

    This is the extreme end of things but yeah, where Im from (Peru) we take our clubs very seriously, we are born into them and are part of our lifes and identities, to the point that there is even legislation in congress to protect the teams and when someone tries to mess with them, tens of thousands go out into the streets in protest and riot. When there is a "Clasico" (The match between the two most popular teams in the country) the whole capital stops and they close main streets of the city (a city of 9million people) so that the "barras bravas" (what the ultras in South America are called) from both teams can walk to the stadium with police escort so that they dont kill each other.

    • @ziedRegaieg
      @ziedRegaieg 3 года назад

      As for what i know (a friend of mine kinda involved in that stuff told me, years ago) Ultra and Barra Brava are different things, for example if you are an Ultra group and people from another group takes your banner and expose it flipped upside down then the group should be dissolved but for Barra Bravas it's not the case because "their belonging to the group goes beyond the banner". I don't know if that's universally the case or not or if it i's partially true or not at all but that's the idea that i have.

  • @martinrusev3502
    @martinrusev3502 3 года назад +93

    "Do you really guys do riots and stuff over football?"
    Yes. Welcome to Europe.
    Now, imagine some of those ultras coming to America for a football game. Now that is something I'd love to see.

    • @cf-xf6ku
      @cf-xf6ku 2 года назад +7

      They would surely be shot down by the police before they start singing.

    • @martinrusev3502
      @martinrusev3502 2 года назад +3

      @@cf-xf6ku Not if they start throwing flares against the cops.

    • @milosradenkovic7723
      @milosradenkovic7723 2 года назад +11

      They would be helpless because they dont have training for this kind of riots...

    • @cf-xf6ku
      @cf-xf6ku 2 года назад +1

      @@milosradenkovic7723 dont forget they have guns.

    • @Waxeler
      @Waxeler 2 года назад +1

      2026 World Cup could be an option 😂

  • @EvsEntps
    @EvsEntps 3 года назад +65

    There are more family oriented stands at stadiums where you will find a greater mix of people, though they will still be cheering fervently for their side so there'll still be plenty of energy. Football in Europe and South America is much more tribal than American football: often a club's history goes back more than a century and is heavily tied to a particular region or city so supporters often strongly identify with their clubs in the same way you might feel proud to be American, from a particular US state or an alumna from a particular college. What you're seeing in these videos with the ultras is essentially football-themed raves with a lot of tribal celebration. In the past there's been a lot of trouble with football gangs and hooliganism and there still are issues in some places like Eastern Europe and South America, but in general, when it's under control, it's a healthy way to channel young men's energy away from violence and crime.

    • @Olivia-W
      @Olivia-W 2 года назад +2

      Yeah. Men need an outlet to channel their desire for fighting and competition. Much better this than actual voilent crime.

    • @Revolución_Socialista
      @Revolución_Socialista 2 года назад

      "Americans" are all people who live in the American continent, not just in the United States

    • @EvsEntps
      @EvsEntps 2 года назад

      @@Revolución_Socialista The sport is called 'American Football'.

  • @millinutz
    @millinutz 3 года назад +30

    The ultas often break the law during the game so they are masked to hide their identity.

  • @davidbrent2046
    @davidbrent2046 3 года назад +66

    Football hooliganism is extremely common in Europe and other countries mostly all football clubs have a hooligan gang

    • @arroe8386
      @arroe8386 3 года назад +6

      But it's important to understand that this is basically a compilation of very extreme situations and not the standard. The vast majority of these clips was also from the balkans and not from the 5 big leagues

    • @pluggn1058
      @pluggn1058 3 года назад +1

      @@arroe8386 you guys count away northern europe alot, i saw atleast 10 clips from sweden

    • @arroe8386
      @arroe8386 3 года назад +1

      @@pluggn1058 Sweden isn't one of the big leagues either

  • @CmdrUD87
    @CmdrUD87 3 года назад +31

    You also have to keep in mind that in many countries in all of Europe, the relationship with the police tends to be a bit complicated, as there was much personal continuity across regime changes... if you ever get to 1969 or 1989 in one of your history excursions, you'll see a lot more of this. Especially since often and everywhere, the fan and/or ultra groups are intertwined with politics

  • @TrashskillsRS
    @TrashskillsRS 3 года назад +28

    The fanclub section is caged in to avoid fights. There have been way to many hooligan incidents. The away team fans are also entering and leaving the stadium at a different time and on a different path than the home team.
    It also happens occasionally that a teams bus gets thrown rocks on it, but it happened a lot more previously.

  • @drigerdranzer7514
    @drigerdranzer7514 3 года назад +15

    The fire at 6 minutes is from the Belgrade derby 2013 when Partizan fans set two rows of seats in Red Stars homeground on fire.

    • @MrYomino
      @MrYomino 2 года назад

      Must be the hottest and most intense derby on the planet.

  • @moluther2826
    @moluther2826 3 года назад +75

    We used to have a lot of this in England in the 70s and 80s but the game was reformed to combat this sort of culture and the Premier League was established in 1992. The Premier League nowadays is nothing like this, and far more akin to American sports.

    • @alynwillams4297
      @alynwillams4297 3 года назад +8

      There’s more to football in England than the premiership.

    • @samuel_miles1817
      @samuel_miles1817 3 года назад +2

      Sadly it's true. But in the old days sometimes it was way to brutal with the Ultras and Hools.

    • @Anonymous-xr8hx
      @Anonymous-xr8hx 2 года назад +3

      @@alynwillams4297 yeah but it's still nothing like continental Europe - specifically Eastern Europe. Lower down the pyramid in England is still closer to the Premier League than Greece.

    • @alynwillams4297
      @alynwillams4297 2 года назад +1

      @@Anonymous-xr8hx mostly because of having over 20+ years of draconian policing, followed by banning orders and silly jail sentences. The rest of Europe will catch up on this and it’ll be exactly the same in times to come.

    • @tofuteh2348
      @tofuteh2348 2 года назад

      Thats unfair. American sports is still far more dead and sterile

  • @david22591
    @david22591 3 года назад +48

    Football is more tribal in Europe and the UK. It goes back a long way with rivalries pre-dating football. There have been rich Americans who have bought English Premier League clubs and have underestimated the fans and have come in for some pretty intense hatred when they've upset the fans. They may own the club but the fans are the heart and soul. It is their club and their community.

    • @pixlhound
      @pixlhound 3 года назад +5

      very true, owners are seen more as guardians of the club. safeguarding and ensuring the continued success. They will only be there short term relatively but the fans are there indefinitely. Certainly not a force to be underestimated

    • @Revolución_Socialista
      @Revolución_Socialista 2 года назад

      "Americans" are all people who live in the American continent, not just in the United States

    • @david22591
      @david22591 2 года назад

      @@Revolución_Socialista the definition of an American is different in the UK from your definition of an American. An American is someone from the USA. A Canadian is a Canadian not an American. A Mexican is a Mexican not an American. We wouldn't say of someone from the USA "oh he's a United States of American" that would be a tad silly and a bit of a mouthful..

  • @valistrutu
    @valistrutu 2 года назад +23

    back in the 90s i was a ultra !!!! no guns ,no knifes ,no weaponds just my fists !!! best 3 years of my life ...the adrenalin !!! 💪🏻😎

  • @ZeddBG
    @ZeddBG 3 года назад +15

    4:47 The sign is in Bulgarian and it says: Be the 12th player in every game! Follow these instructions

  • @malvarezroson
    @malvarezroson 3 года назад +11

    "Football is the most important thing of the unimportant things of life".
    Jorge Valdano.

  • @PeDr0.UY131
    @PeDr0.UY131 3 года назад +22

    well, yes, it's a compilation of intense moments, these things happen sometimes but not all the time😅. And you're right, one thing is passion for sport and another thing is violence, violent groups sometimes use the excuse of sport just to commit violence.
    The best example is the ""Battle of Marseille"" in the Euro cup 2016🤯🤯

    • @TheMcLaughlincrew
      @TheMcLaughlincrew 3 года назад +7

      That wasn’t Ultras mate, it was a bunch of drunk Englishmen with their children being ambushed by a bunch of thugs

  • @pedro25892
    @pedro25892 9 месяцев назад +2

    Yes ma'm we fight if necessary for the honour of the city, region and the club. It's fun watching you're disbelief

  • @andreiferariu
    @andreiferariu 3 года назад +17

    English teams don't really have ultras, at most one or two teams have them (Millwall)
    Ultras are everywhere in mainland Europe, Egypt and the rest of the middle East, South America, more recently they've appeared in South East Asia.

    • @alynwillams4297
      @alynwillams4297 3 года назад +7

      That’s because Britain had Casuals instead of ultras. Which was focused around violence, music, fashion and football.

  • @sonheung-min9280
    @sonheung-min9280 3 года назад +38

    It’s more likely to see this in Eastern Europe

    • @karimbenzema1853
      @karimbenzema1853 3 года назад

      Liverpool fans say hi 🤗

    • @allb1n.315
      @allb1n.315 3 года назад

      Sweden has very good ultras too, AIK Stockholm

  • @IanNiblett
    @IanNiblett 3 года назад +9

    One of the key differences between football and US sports, is you don't have away fans in a segregated section of the stadium. It's usually the ultras that go to away games as well.

  • @nymedengutwrench7819
    @nymedengutwrench7819 2 года назад +1

    Your facial expressions while watching this is probably the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life hahah

  • @gergokrizsak2573
    @gergokrizsak2573 3 года назад +3

    I've seen this video a lot and I live in this so i can surely state that this video is a lot-lot brutal than weekly match-days. In it, the roughest clips have been selected. On rivalry matches for example Olympiacos VS Panathinaicos, AS Roma VS Lazio or Fenerbahce VS Galatasaray etc. there IS this violence because the fans hate each other. And for ending, in Europe these brutalities are more at the Eastern side than the western. What I just wrote is very simplistic, but I didn't want to write very much. You still have a lot to learn about it, but you are on the right track...

  • @Isleofskye
    @Isleofskye 3 года назад +5

    Good Reaction, as always :)Ultras Greatest Chants Volume 1,2,3 and 4 will really demonstrate the fan passion.
    It is only one Section when it is the Away fans as that is all they are allocated but these days with the dreaded All Seater Stadiums the main vocal Guys are spread all over the stadium as each seat is allocated, in advance. When it was mostly standing THe English atmosphere was much more intense as like-minded groups were together and also it was a Working Man's (Grass Roots) game but the exorbitant price of seats has sanitized the stadiums as many working-class lads can no longer afford it.

    • @dominikmanthei4546
      @dominikmanthei4546 3 года назад

      I ve read that they wamma introduce standing sections in the UK again, dont know when and where or if its true at all though

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye Год назад

      @@dominikmanthei4546 Sorry for the late reply but I have only just seen your question,my friend.
      Yes,Liverpool,Manchester United,Chelsea and others are now doing this.

  • @hellobanking802
    @hellobanking802 3 года назад +4

    You've done a good job, SoGal. Keep it up.

  • @grom6791
    @grom6791 3 года назад +1

    I was waiting for this reaction for soooo long! Yes, thanks! :D

  • @golo00011
    @golo00011 3 года назад +3

    Its always an nice time to see the reactions about Europe Stadiums.I am german and i know this stuff in real.I was there,when the Hooligans begin to fight.Its very dangerous!

  • @arieverbree6676
    @arieverbree6676 2 года назад +2

    A great football coach once said "Voetbal is oorlog" (football is War), and that's how we see every match we play, it's about honor, pride and being better then those others

  • @BMart-gf7zw
    @BMart-gf7zw 3 года назад +17

    They wear masks because the things they do during and after the games are often prohibited and the way they act is often really violent. They simply don't want to be recognised.

    • @blendermoo4000
      @blendermoo4000 3 года назад +2

      And, they don't want to show the face in the interview. It could be that the employer sees it and they are rid of their jobs.

  • @adgasdastv4r633
    @adgasdastv4r633 3 года назад +3

    You can react to "Why ultras are so important for football". It's explaining a lot there.

  • @jason9900123
    @jason9900123 3 года назад +12

    The united states are a relative young country. U didnt have time to grow rivalries like this yet. Where in Europe some rivalries between city's an People go back 1000 years in some places. Old wars about religion, politics and alot more are the basis of the rivalries between alot of the clubs. U could say it is a modern war for People to express there emotions and ideals!

  • @nemobayern28
    @nemobayern28 3 года назад +4

    2:53 Yes, they are actualy seats, most of the stadiums are post USSR so there is no money for renovetaion :)

  • @ratiolibek
    @ratiolibek 3 года назад +2

    Usually on stadion there are sections for normal fans and for fanatics. Most of things you saw on this video are from sections for the second ones. They making the greatest show with flairs, chants, flags etc, but also they are responsible often for bad stuff like devastations or fights. It's also depending with who they playing. Most of this things is propably from matches with the greatiest rivalies

  • @SargeJim
    @SargeJim 3 года назад +9

    There is no such thing as a rival/opposing team, they are the enemy

  • @jovanjorgovan23
    @jovanjorgovan23 3 года назад +2

    6:10 Belgrade, Serbia. Infamous Ethernal Derby between two bitter rivals. Away fans known as "Undertakers" revel in damaging the hated rivals' stadium (seats) . This bonfire was infamous. Later they'd spray the fans/fire with firehoses, and they'd be "singing in the rain". Insane.

  • @BASSOSOVIETICO1987
    @BASSOSOVIETICO1987 3 года назад +11

    Those things that you thought were some kind of seats were really a places AFTER where the seats was. Demolished probably by some Ultras. They are basically pumped-up hooligans that can easily even kill for their team in right circumstances. I even saw many of our polish Ultras there.

  • @aristokanidis3291
    @aristokanidis3291 2 года назад +1

    MONEY VS PASSION

  • @_boney
    @_boney 3 года назад +7

    the closer the Clubs the bigger is the Rivalry. Schalke and Dortmund or Stuttgart and Karlsruhe come to mind in Germany

    • @mtk3755
      @mtk3755 3 года назад

      That's true but one question comes up my mind, doesn't the hate and rivalry tamper national unity among the city's

    • @nightstorm5914
      @nightstorm5914 3 года назад

      dont forget both berlin teams (even if the first derby was peaceful)

    • @ilzuab8467
      @ilzuab8467 3 года назад

      @@mtk3755 In the more light Derby's, a good part of the population doesn't reaaally care. But in the really intense Derby Matches like Schalke or Dortmund, a lot of people living in either city don't really like the opposing city, even if they aren't into football. It dates back to many reasons, but if there's been some historic argument between two nearby cities, you can count on the fact that that argument will be carried out through football.

  • @krakendragonslayer1909
    @krakendragonslayer1909 3 года назад +2

    7:21 Those guys in green vests are not police, they are workers of stadium.
    Police are those with heavy armor wielded on them.

  • @markmorris7123
    @markmorris7123 3 года назад +4

    "Do you really have fights over football".. In the 80s and 90s literally all clubs had a firm.. Firms use to organise the fights.. And believe it or not, there was honour in it.. It was a substitute for war.. Britain had loads of firms,, but the Russian Ultras were the most feared. I urge you to watch "the football factory". A movie about two firms in England. Its a light take on it... But very good.

    • @m4rt4n
      @m4rt4n 2 года назад

      or ruclips.net/video/tRz7tFm28OE/видео.html

  • @bukitkatilmp
    @bukitkatilmp 2 года назад +1

    Ultras are available all over the world. Even in Malaysia, we have the Ultras Malaya which is one of the biggest Ultras in Asia. You can see videos of them in RUclips. In general ultras look intimidating but they are actually the organized chaos in the stadium. They are normally not the ones behind the riots that sometimes occur. Those are caused by right or left wing fans instead.

  • @hommofroggy5727
    @hommofroggy5727 3 года назад +10

    You just witnessed Easten Europe and your reaction is hilarious... most of these videos are taken from Serbia, Greece, Albania, Russia and so on. The ultras are more quite and less agressive in the west of Europe.

  • @Hidalgomanchego
    @Hidalgomanchego 3 года назад +2

    It would be good if you saw «Green street Hooligans», I think that was the film with Elijah Wood. That story is a nice insight of football culture in England, but probably very similar in many countries. :)

  • @hendrikusscherphof7348
    @hendrikusscherphof7348 3 года назад +15

    These supporter groups are a fundamental part of Football culture, but there's also a lot of criticism that they deal too much with the criminal world. I remember the fanclub of my local club got busted by police for trading drugs a few years back. A lot of stadiums now have a protocol where the visiting fans arrive in a bus, are led to their own seating area by police, then they watch the game while surrounded by said police, who lead them back to the bus and out of the city after the game. It's honestly kind of sad that we need to dispatch police officers because some grown-up men want to pick fights over a game

  • @Ayush07416
    @Ayush07416 3 года назад

    Football is about passion, this is what we grow up with. Football is only sport where the fans really matters. We can anything for football, yeah, even riots. Because football has a tradition and we need to follow that not change. And this is where we fans of football comes in. Football is in our blood. Football is serious.

  • @AngryKefir
    @AngryKefir 3 года назад +3

    On this topic I recommend "My first German soccer game" by Conner Sullivan.

  • @mrmrmrcaf7801
    @mrmrmrcaf7801 3 года назад +2

    This is my Religion!Ultras for Life!

  • @thijshagenbeek6554
    @thijshagenbeek6554 Год назад +3

    I was taken to my local club by my father, as he was taken by his father before me. Its a right of passage and a bonding experience you dont get annywhere else. You identify by region, city, province, Some fans take it to higher extremes then others sure, But still. its a very deeprooted thing. Some clubs go back 150 years by now and are local generational institutions and a place where you know everyone by name or face atleast. Now Ultra's are that generational knowledge and passion turned up to 11 and its a very mixed bag. Sometimes they do stuff that should rightly get them in jail. Whats the dividing factor with Ultra's is that they do what they do out of passion. And you never get one without the other. The other hand is that you will never find the kind of passion annywhere else in anny other kind of individual. There are woman aswell, though they are not represented in this video, but they are there but the numbers are low. Now to name football a sport to a Ultra is to misunderstand what it -represents- to them. Do we Riot over football. Yes we do, there are instances in South America where fans riot so bad the game is postponed so the match has to be redone. This is done if the team is losing. You also got Ultra's in the Balkans who will go to training days of the teams and outright take the jerseys of players who do not put in the effort required to the point the should not be allowed to represent club collours annymore.
    its a deep rooted passion on multiple levels of society from the old man in the family stand to the Ultra in the half broken down ultra square mixed with a big dash of club love, violence and even artistical expression.
    Its unique, and impossible to understand if you've not grown up in the enviorment that has sportclubs as a generational centre of binding.
    I hope this makes you understand somewhat.

  • @leog2988
    @leog2988 3 года назад +1

    Great stuff! Would love to see something about south american fans also!

  • @nemobayern28
    @nemobayern28 3 года назад +3

    4:47 "Бъди дванадесетия играч във всеки мач!Спазвай следните указания".It says, be the twelfth player in each match! Follow the istructions bellow. It's bulgarian language.

  • @baidaG
    @baidaG 3 года назад +2

    9:05 for the more extreme fans you saw in this video it's not just a sport. It's a way of life and that's not exaggerated. There have been fights to death over football games and unfortunately there probably still will be. That being said, of course not everyone is like that and most fans are pretty chill

  • @psychotropnilachtan8869
    @psychotropnilachtan8869 3 года назад +8

    Everyone likes to set something on fire :D Their US counterparts just support political teams instead of sport ones .....

  • @gabrielplattes6253
    @gabrielplattes6253 3 года назад +1

    I love watching footage of Ajax singing 'Three little birds'; & West Ham singin' 'Bubbles'... ✌️😄

    • @gabrielplattes6253
      @gabrielplattes6253 3 года назад +1

      Australians singing 'I come from a land down under', at internationals is also awesome.

  • @przemysawbukowski3648
    @przemysawbukowski3648 3 года назад +3

    These are not good boys. There are often regular battles between supporters of the teams that hate each other. There are fatalities.
    Well, in the absence of wars and the absence of compulsory military service in many countries today, the testosterone of young men does its job. You have gangs and other problems in the states, Europe has its problems.
    Of course, in the film we have a cluster of the most glaring events in the stadiums. In fact, such things do not happen universally. Of course, families with children also attend matches. Stadiums are divided into sectors and ultras are mostly isolated from other fans.

  • @ByTruth888
    @ByTruth888 3 года назад +1

    1st video of yours I'm watching and I already like Roger

  • @stuartbrierley103
    @stuartbrierley103 3 года назад +10

    This is very much at the extreme end of things. You would rarely, if ever see scenes like this in the EPL, La liga, etc. This footage is from Eastern Europe mostly, you'd tend to find a pretty right wing ideology running through such groups of supporters. Riots and big fight most likely happen during "derby" matches or some other historic rivalries. Even in leagues like the EPL certain games the police will request start early rather than the evening to keep alcohol consumption down and reduce the chance of violence.

    • @huginmunin8253
      @huginmunin8253 3 года назад +2

      The right wing thing is just bs to say, also there was clip from Sweden, Denmark, germany, Italy, spain, netherland, Portugal (i think i saw) then i probebly failed to mention some west european countries but yes ofcourse there was east europe

    • @n_other_1604
      @n_other_1604 3 года назад

      Nice against Marseille was pretty ugly as well & destroyed the game... I'm actually not a big fan of ultras as it seems they don't care too much about the actual sport itself.

    • @huginmunin8253
      @huginmunin8253 3 года назад

      @@n_other_1604 i dont agree ultras just support then there is hooligans that fights

    • @n_other_1604
      @n_other_1604 3 года назад

      @@huginmunin8253 They do support, but for many the support, being part of something big, the group dynamic, partying & all of the stuff around the actual sport seems to be more important then the sport itself. In many countries or clubs you can't also draw the line between ultras & hooligans. & at least in germany it's like they're the only ones who can decide how the game (esprecially off the pitch - politically) should be & act like a moral instance without backing it up in their own behaviour... of course many things are good, but overall I'm not a big fan

    • @PotenzaZ
      @PotenzaZ 3 года назад

      @@huginmunin8253 That’s different for every individual, cause there are enough hooligans that also support the club

  • @dutchdisorder
    @dutchdisorder 3 года назад

    i cant get out of my head the american chant: "FIGHT AND WIN!" LMAOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @derekmiles7358
    @derekmiles7358 3 года назад +5

    It’s a lot like football matches in uk 🇬🇧 in the 1980s bit crazy 😲

  • @joshualiley
    @joshualiley 3 года назад +1

    The US is going to have a massive culture shock when you guys co-host the World Cup in 5 years time

    • @bastiaan4129
      @bastiaan4129 3 года назад +1

      If the English don't qualify they would probably be fine, but alas those chavs will probably wreck stuff like they always do.

  • @P99s-s
    @P99s-s 3 года назад +6

    you can and should totally criticize the more destructive ultras, being a fan is fine but don’t use it as an excuse to destroy vandalize and hurt people. It’s not hard to see how this extreme tribalism combined with mob mentality can go wrong fast

  • @SHAK.v1
    @SHAK.v1 3 года назад

    ultras vs ultras is like a city vs city , pride and culture

  • @mubbles1066
    @mubbles1066 3 года назад +11

    “They’re like gangs”….yep,usually extremely far right, neo-na#I hooligans with a few extreme left wing anarchist groups as well.

  • @slavnat8446
    @slavnat8446 11 месяцев назад +1

    @SoGal_YT 3:19 No, those are the seats. Well the plastic under the seats.
    The seats were ripped out, probably thrown at someone. Or well..most likely.

    • @BufanMuayThai
      @BufanMuayThai 9 месяцев назад

      Someone =👮‍♀️
      🤣🤣🤣

  • @littledinoboy
    @littledinoboy 3 года назад +2

    Ross Kemp on Gangs S03 E02 Poland is a decent documentary to watch about Ultras

  • @TrashskillsRS
    @TrashskillsRS 3 года назад +4

    Some of the grassroot fanclubs would organize to meet eachother in a park before a match to have a brawl.
    However through tracking on social media it has been easier for the police to stop it.

    • @Olivia-W
      @Olivia-W 2 года назад

      I don't get that. If they want to beat each other up, then they should be allowed to beat each other up. As long as it doesn't harm anyone else of course.

    • @TrashskillsRS
      @TrashskillsRS 2 года назад

      @@Olivia-W Well it is illegal to beat eachother up outside of boxing and martial art events.

    • @Olivia-W
      @Olivia-W 2 года назад

      @@TrashskillsRS It is, but if both sides fully consent to beating each other up I never saw the issue with it regardless of legality.
      The issues occur when one side isn't consenting.

  • @V1CTOR07
    @V1CTOR07 3 года назад

    very good see now the ultras from south america from Brazil ✌️

  • @ComCommie
    @ComCommie 3 года назад +5

    A lot of football fans/ultras also kind of do this fighting with the police for the sole reason of trying to act cool or they think it's fun. It's weird and i don't know why but it's kind of part of a weird macho culture

  • @hesamm9
    @hesamm9 9 месяцев назад

    There was a period of time a few years ago where every week, about 8 Football fans used to die in Mexico because of the fights in the stadiums

  • @stephenparker6362
    @stephenparker6362 3 года назад +5

    Hi, that was very extreme, as far as I could tell none of it was in the UK. You could visit a thousand games here and not encounter anything like that. You were reluctant to call them criminals but I think its a pretty good description of people who wear masks, who attack the police and who commit arson in the stands. Flares and fires would not be allowed here following the Bradford disaster in 1985 when a fire started accidently and killed 56 people.
    Although interesting this video does not really give an accurate impression of fan behaviour at most games here.

    • @Kazumatempest
      @Kazumatempest 3 года назад

      well most uk ultras i seen start something in away games i seen a couple of clashes over the last few years with liverpool fans and lets not forget euro but overall the majority are from balkan countries italy france turkey greece and others not counting south america.

    • @georgewba6245
      @georgewba6245 3 года назад +3

      @@Kazumatempest we have hooligans instead of ultras. However you get a lot more ‘ultras’ in Scotland. And you are right about when fans go away there is more violence. Specifically a lot more when the england national team are playing. Especially nowadays English football is a lot better for violence though

  • @steven54511
    @steven54511 3 года назад

    Some don't go to games to watch the sport, they go for the riot, the chaos and the beer

  • @patrickcooper7869
    @patrickcooper7869 3 года назад +3

    A lot of trouble at the recent Word Cup qualifier between Hungary and England which England won.Fans throwing paper cups and chanting noises at certain English players.A very upsetting sight

    • @alansmith1989
      @alansmith1989 3 года назад +1

      Indeed! And will F.I.F.A finally get off their backsides and really punish Hungary? I have my doubts.

    • @patrickcooper7869
      @patrickcooper7869 3 года назад

      @@alansmith1989 - like you,more in hope than expectation.Alan

  • @shanietraps
    @shanietraps 5 месяцев назад

    This is where workingclass men goes to relax after a hard week of work.

  • @alvinhugh
    @alvinhugh 3 года назад +4

    Ultras are basically hooligans. Hence the balaclavas. Ultras from the Italian club SS Lazio even do the Nazi salute.
    Soundtrack is from my fav group, The Prodigy.

  • @simplify5680
    @simplify5680 Год назад

    Sorry you may have watched the wrong video, Football is beautiful and fans take each other as family

  • @samuelobinna825
    @samuelobinna825 3 года назад +5

    React to best football ultra chants with lyrics

    • @Thanetian577
      @Thanetian577 3 года назад +2

      Good suggestion, it gives a good insight to the mindset of these Ultras

  • @danialiskandarhanimuddin5887
    @danialiskandarhanimuddin5887 Год назад

    Every country that have football as their main sport will have this.

  • @gerryrafferty7500
    @gerryrafferty7500 3 месяца назад

    It’s all about identity , you can’t ever change and your club can’t move

  • @31337flamer
    @31337flamer 3 года назад +1

    "Do you really riot over football" ... OH YES! xD

  • @jobfranschman8436
    @jobfranschman8436 3 года назад

    Rival Ultras fight each other often. In the Netherlands there is a well known fight called “The Battle of Beverwijk” in 1997 the literally organised a fight next to a highway on a farm field. There was one dead that is the reason why it is well known. Matches between Ajax and Feyenoord (Rival teams in the Netherlands) there are no away team fans in the stadium because of incidents like that.

  • @jackoblllllllll
    @jackoblllllllll 3 года назад +2

    2:59 I think that these are seats designed so that they can’t be ripped out and thrown on the pitch or used against other fans or police

  • @sgotmpng
    @sgotmpng Год назад +1

    This is passion boys

  • @sadrequiem
    @sadrequiem 3 года назад +1

    There’s a lot of east European craziness in that video.
    Another aspect to mention is that the away team fans are escorted in and out and usually are not permitted to mingle or stay in the city after the game. The home team fans have to wait for the away fans to be escorted out of the stadium, otherwise fights ensue.

  • @Eyyoh755
    @Eyyoh755 3 года назад +2

    This happens in Germany on every crazy saturday afternoon...

  • @quintenmantez6934
    @quintenmantez6934 2 года назад

    Interesting reaction vid! Thx! Greetz West coast Netherlands!
    And yes we do riots! 😔

  • @lukebailey2009
    @lukebailey2009 3 года назад +2

    The police are there to prevent both sets of fans fighting with each other which usually leads to the fans fighting the police instead.

  • @kyril98741
    @kyril98741 3 года назад +1

    I used to watch lot of football (man utd) couple of years ago and what do I like is when the player/manager attitude towards the games is that they treat is seriously and like a war. Captain like Roy Keane and then Gary Neville was so passionate that it made me care. The manager Alex Ferguson was always demand the best and will always on the pitch looking seriously at the players. If the player/person in the club care, it is easy for me an outsider, person that live thousand of kilometer aways to care about them.
    Nowadays the player only care about themselves and theirs money. Useless manager without patience like Van Gal really made me uninterested to support them.

  • @cacingmini
    @cacingmini 2 года назад

    the club name is flowing along side with the blood