Thats what Americans dont seem to understand, it's not necessarily the goals which make this sport exciting, it's the growing expectation of a goal as your team attacks and the massive frustration when they dont!!!
4:57 - It has to go completely out. That's a bit tricky when talking about a sphere above a line on a flat surface. Lookup Japan's goal vs Spain in the 2022 World Cup. It was insane how it remained in play by a fraction of mm. Every camera angle showed it completly out(because they all show it from the side). Only a computer generated view from 90 degrees view from top showed how it's projection of the sphere is slightly on top of the line and not all out.
I second this and also a look at the penalty that took the USWNT out of the World Cup. Keeper thought she had saved it and it crossed the line by mere millimetres 😅
you are absolutely correct. Ive been watching football since World Cup 90 when my dad introduced it to me and a good save is just as exciting as a good goal.
As a new fan of football, just really got into it after watching this past world cup... nice to see other people getting into it and enjoying it as much as i am lol.
I always liked football more than any other sport, but I really got back into the sport after the World Cup, especially seeing England’s 6-2 thrashing of Iran as my first full match in a long time, was a banger to get back into the sport with that game
People who use the argument of "it's boring because it's low scoring". I always tell them about the junior world cup final between Russia and Sweden in 2012. I've been an avid NHL fan all of my life, but that game is possibly one of the most exciting and enthralling games I have ever watched. And it ended 1 - 0 to my Sweden, in overtime. So 60+ minutes of zero goals, but it was one of the most entertaining games I have ever seen.
Tim Howard was an underrated keeper. When he arrived at Utd, the pressure on him was unrealistic. However, he turned out to be a top keeper at Everton for many years afterward.
I absolutely loved Tim Howard in his prime. He had this trademark of offering up just enough of his near post for a striker to try and shoot, but just little enough for him to save. Great mental game with strikers and some of the more extravagant saves I’ve seen.
I remember that USA vs Belgium game, Howard was like spiderman that day, incredible performance and uterly frustrating for me as a Belgian😂, .. we still won the game tho. Howard was awarded man of the match, despite the United States losing 2-1 to Belgium after extra time in the round of 16 in 2014 World Cup. During the match, he broke the record for most saves in a World Cup match with 16. He was on the front page of every Belgian newspaper. Dont know how his team mates feel about allowing 18 shots on target tho, lucky Howard was there or it would have been a thrashing. 🤘❤️
The US team was shit other than keepers in that era. Theyve got some great talent coming through. Just watched haji Wright. He punished my team and got 2 goals against the run of play for coventry
It was a typical show of Belgium making great plays but not being able to finish that day. The American goalie wasn't great, the Belgian team failed to cash in on plays.
You have to check out the show "Welcome to Wrexham." The third oldest professional club in the world, situated here in North Wales, that's been owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney for 2-3 years now. I've seen some really exciting 0-0 draws over the years where you're left wondering how the f--- nobody scored. It's usually because both keepers have been playing out of their skins. All of the ball has to completely cross the line. That's why the US women's team are out of the world cup. Ball crossed the line by barely a millimeter during the penalty shoot out with Sweden. US keeper looked to have saved it but ball bounced off the bar and in ... JUST!! Often some very fine margins in this game.
They might be fourth soon as Crystal Palace are now claiming to be the oldest league club dating back to the original Crystal Palace Club from 1861 which disbanded in 1876. (Today's CPFC was founded in 1905) This claim is widely disputed by football historians though.
I love goals as much as any other fan, but I wholeheartedly agree with you: saves, and especially good saves, are just exquisite. I THINK it has something to do with the fact that, when a goalie pulls off a brilliant save, you don't *_expect_* him to do that. Just like you wouldn't expect a player to curve the ball like some of these videos, there are times when you just don't expect the keeper to be able to do anything. You expect the ball to go in. You *_expect_* a goal. In your mind, it's a goal already... And *_SUDDENLY_***, the goalie blocks it, or punches it away, or anything. And you can't even explain how he reacted so fast, let alone how he managed to ***_get there_* in time! As a former (amateur) goalkeeper myself, I might be biased though lol But on the other hand, there is just something indescribably beautiful about watching a fellow human being performing sports to the best of their ability, to be able to do things most of us would never be able to do. Whether it's watching Simone Biles's gymnastics at the Olympics, seeing Usain Bolt running faster than any other human being EVER, the Wimbledon 2023 final between Alcaraz and Djokovic (and especially the 26-minute-long game in the third set), or watching a goalkeeper pull off a save like the one in 8:42 or a striker pull off a bycicle kick (that's the backflip kick at 5:06), to watch a sport played so well, and with such effort behind, is just moving.
The physics behind ball curving is called the magnus effect. It depends on the surface area of the foot which determines which way it curves: Outside foot or inside foot.
The one at 9:36 was not an own goal, his team did a corner kick and the ball deflected off of his shoulder and into the goal, and he was completely unaware of where the ball even was. Basically he accidentally scored a goal, which is why he looked so confused to see his team celebrating.
I remember that game between the US and Belgium. Its amazing how good of a goalie Howard was. Belgium just kept attacking for 90 minutes and had a total of 28 shots on goal.
I never played soccer, didn’t watch it growing up, had no friends that played it close to me. But it’s my favorite sport. I usually tend to like more defensive minded center mids who pop off for a goal. Same for the back like that has the ability to dominate the air, especially off corners. The games they play actually matter. Every win, loss, or draw matters. The tournaments throughout the year. The fans. Idk. There’s just something about the sport that I can’t get enough of.
That might be one of the best football highlights videos I've seen and I think that helped your reaction (which was a lot of fun). Most compilation videos of this type tend to focus on the goals, occasionally on the saves, but this one had a good mix. I had no memory of that mad scramble at 1:53 for example, but that had bits of everything! The keeper had to let the ball go in case he slid out of the area holding in (making it a handball if he did), and he gives up expecting the striker to knock it in the sort of empty net... Only for a defender to make a great tackle, so the keeper starts racing back in to position. The striker quickly knocks it to a team mate who sees a big challenge coming in so he avoids that, and while the sliding tackle almost trips the keeper, the keeper still gets far enough across to stop the shot. Just an amazing 10 seconds of action. It also had that fantastic team goal from Arsenal where the players look almost psychic at 8:52. I'd maybe add a few clips in - Trevor Sinclair did an amazing overhead kick back in the 90s. watch?v=MomkYgXPudw Matt Le Tissier's best goals - watch?v=lRwhiNf0YIY Nayim lobbing David Seaman - watch?v=gktEEs61q_E Boaz Myhill (goalkeeper) vs Tottenham - /watch?v=GoWAi19MDtM some of the best PL team goals - watch?v=9YGyP4ObC-U maybe a few great tackles - watch?v=fUlANq3hgL4 As for what team to follow, in terms of the PL, I'd say Liverpool have generally been an attractive team to watch for years so I'd say to try to watch their games if you can as they are often very good. As for who to support, I think you just have to watch for a while and see if any teams draw you in. You might find a team like Brighton punching above their weight is what you respond to, or it might be a team that excel is defensive organisation. There have been a few teams featured in documentaries over the years which could also give you some reasons to pull for them
And, unlike American football, it doesn't matter where the player is. He can be completely off the pitch, but as long as the ball stays in, he's good to go.
These moments are what makes ths game exciting... Not only the saves, but the out-of-nowhere kicks, and the way players finish a play that goes completely the opposite way people think. It's so random and exciting, and the goal is such a huge reward for a great play...
In Soccer rules, ball has to be completely OVER the line to count as having crossed it. That goes for over the goal line and out of bounds. (In Rugby it's ON the line, which confuses some kids in the UK growing up learning both in PE classes.)
Every fan loves it, when a keeper does great saves, if he is playing for your team. The soccer/football thing. And yes we do use both in the UK. Football is a game for the working class, played by the working class, so the working class call it football. Soccer is the name the rich and well off call it. So it's more of a class thing, and that is why the average football fan hates the word soccer, in the UK, it's like nails down a chalkboard to us, which also maybe why the rich say it. You know there are a few soccer/football team in Texas? And I don't mean just MLS teams, just look for a team local to you. They do not have to be the best around and it can be more fun watching smaller teams than the big names. It's great if your small team wins, but if they lose, well what else did you expect, their just a small team. It's about enjoying watch the match, the hope of winning, not the expecting to win.
9:01 No one knows, I doubt even he could tell you. A lot of this is pure natural and incomprehensible talent. That's what's so fascinating to us watching. That's the reason we watch, it doesn't happen all that often, but when it does... 🧠💥
Actually, they train many of those plays. They practice them over and over again. It doesn't always go well in the actual game though, and that's when you see a player pass "to noone", because they were expecting some other player to go to the position they practiced, but somehow it didn't happen. And sometime, it does go according to plan, and that's when "magic happens". ;-)
@@jeanackle Fair, though I'm sure you can't practice every conceivable position you're in in relation to the ball and the other player/goal etc. I take your point of course but much of it is just... talent. Nothing can teach it. Like art, it's intangible. Actually that's why I said 'A lot of it' and not 'All of it'. I realise practice is essential. But much of the of flair shown in these clips is clearly 'off the cuff', some of that may be akin to muscle memory perhaps. But it's not the same as a pianist tapping 10 different keys within a second during a concerto. The keys in the same place, the pianist is in the same place, their hands are in the same place. Need I go on? That was what I was getting at... By your argument anyone could do 'this' with enough practice. Clearly you know that's bullshit! It's somewhere in between I guess. NB I don't think anyone could be a virtuoso or even close either!
@@carlhartwell7978 Well, sure, there is a lot of natural talent involved. But specially in plays like the one after which our texan friend made his comment, it's even more important that thing you said: you don't know for sure where the ball will be, where the other players will be, ... And making those quick one-tap passes to "unpredictable" directions needs to be trained.
@@jeanackle Can it be trained, or is it more intuition especially in high pressure situations in fractions of a second? Personally I'd say it'd be more intuition. But I'm not a footballer. It's just an opinion I guess.
@@carlhartwell7978 As someone who played football for years, I can guarentee its more intuition than training. Sure, tactics are played and the individual skills are trained, improving the likelyhood of a player providing a accurate pass etc. However, especially in that clip of Arsenal, its all about talent, intuition and chemistry. I genuilly think that clip might be (one of) the best goals ever scored in the game. The level of passing, how quick, the vision, etc. Not the most dificult finsih, but jezus christ does that goal summarize the beauty of football.
Im not a football fan but I cant deny the excitement it can bring at times, Every shot for the first 0.1 second you think is going to go top corner. most of the time it doesn't but every time its kicked towards goal, there is always that small glamour of excitement you're about to witness a spectacular goal
I’ve been a goalkeeper from age 6 to 28, when I injured my knee and couldn’t play anymore. I also always enjoy great saves from a goalkeeper. One of the most difficult things is when you’re team is dominating, but you always have to stay focused because the other team can come at you at fast pace any time.
Thanks for vid really fun way to watch clips - you give them a whole new perspective! The lines are part of pitch so whole ball has to be over for it to be out of play or a goal
cheers, mate! There are also glorious compilations about goalkeeper saves like Neuer, Buffon, Cassilas, Yashin etc. A Football game is like a ceromny about the whole sport
This was a good one, Mike. I've watched soccer some ('Merica!). As to you outing being bald... some of us long-time fans already knew lol. Really glad you're back, buddy. Go shave! 😁
I’m American, and football is my favorite sport! I’m so excited for the World Cup in 2026 here in North America, its going to be an absolute blast. Just imagine all the tailgating at NFL stadiums across our country, the Canada Day and July 4th celebrations, possibly the opening WC match at historic Azteca in Mexico City…it’s going to be so epic and we get to share all of that with the rest of the world. We’re so damn lucky!🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸
As far as I read americas interest in good old football is finally on the rise for several months or maybe even years now and you having a World Cup in your country could finally be the thing that will fire it up for real, so, in terms of football, I finally can say: Welcome to the Family, America! NOW we are one united Football World! ❤
you are from united states, im American too, from Argentina and World Champion... dont get confused, you are a part of the REAL AMERICA and you are the most hated one part.
A big thumbs-up for realising there's so much more than just the goals. Yeah, goals are the most important part, but much of the rest is entertaining, too. 🍺
All lines get to shine with their own epic moves: keepers bouncing like cats to block what looked like a goal, defenders doing a last man tackle perfectly (best version is when they keep the ball in the feet and launch a counter attack, midfielders delivering pinpoint passes that bamboozle the defense or opposing midfield, then attackers with the crazy shots. There is so much versatility in the spectacle, which makes it the most enjoyable sport to watch
I agree the saves are also very exciting, but the goals that come in incredible moments, especially for your own favorite team are really hard to beat.
For me as a European it's the other way around with the scoring. When I watch Basketball or Handball, they get so many points that there's no pop off moment (most of the times) more like a little nod and "pretty nice"
the ball is out just when the ball is behind the line , nice to see that that sport gets also more attracted and accepted in the u.s, and also u.s sports where always liked in Europa, greetings from germany
When you mentioned, early on, about low scoring being perceived by some non football/soccer followers as not very interesting, I can see how that might seem off putting, as if it means it's not so exciting. There are British shows that show match highlights of each game that day and they love high scoring games, as most fans do. However, 0-0 games, where no goals are scored and its a draw, can sometimes be just as exciting and not as boring as their scores can make them sound. Similarly, five goals in a game sounds an exciting match, yet if its a really one sided 5-0 walkover, unless your a fan of the winners, it can be a less exciting game than an end to end 0-0 draw, sometimes. So, the "goals=best games" isn't as much as a given as it first appears.
I think that is a serious impediment to get more Americans to care about Soccer. I used to think there wasn't enough scoring, I still think that from time to time but it isn't boring if you understand the stakes involved for that game. If I just randomly decide to tune into a Serie A game for no reason and it ends without a goal, it's pretty frustrating. 0-0 draws are usually only exciting if you have a team that you're rooting for. As a neutral it feels like I wasted a huge amount of time to watch a 0-0 draw unless it's vitally important to the battle for relegation or the top of the table.
@@loganleroy8622 I think that you need to have some reason to key in to a 0-0 game. You say about rooting for a team, but I'd also say that if you're studying the tactics that might work too. I remember watching Chelsea vs Barcelona where at times it looks like Chelsea had 6 at the back and what made that fascinating is just how quickly Barcelona ran out of ideas
But that's what I dont like about basketball, especially the modern NBA. Scores way too much, they dont appreciate scoring. What's the point of having points and scoring systems if it happens every 2 seconds. I love watching cool dunks and rebounds as much as anyone but I cant watch a full game
@@samuelpinder1215 I totally agree. The constant end to scoring in basketball is off putting to me and I really can't get excited about it. Like you, I couldn't sit through an entire game. When I said 0-0 can be an exciting game, I appreciate that most 0-0 games don't fall into that slim category, but, just that goals aren't the only great thing to see, but, yes, you usually want to see at least one...basketball is so extreme in its scoring, it doesn't hold any appeal to me.
The rule is that the whole of the ball has to be over the whole of the line for the ball to be out of play. The same goes for a goal. Stadiums have goal line technology where there are sensors in the goal and a chip in the ball to determine whether a ball has crossed the line, a beep and vibration will let the referee know via a wristband he wears during the match. It is extremely accurate.
Who to root for among the big ones in England: - Liverpool: heart, very passionate fans, rich history - Manchester United: pride, glory, high standards, rich history - Arsenal: elegant, cultured, rich history - Tottenham: nice guys who enjoy the beautiful game but never win anything - Chelsea: rich owners, instant success, good contemporary history, but regarded as plastic - Manchester City: oil money that basically guarantees success, however they also play the most intricate and intelligent football in england - Newcastle: good history, very passionate working class background, lack of contemporary success they hope to remedy with saudi money
It would be if he didnt block out 50% of the video by zooming in on his face and placing it right in the middle of the video🤦♂Maybe he should leave the booze alone when he makes videos cus clearly his judgement is shit
If you want a good example of a dramatic save and dramatic goal in the same clip then try searching for "Deeney goal v Leicester." The clip uploaded by Super 6 shows the run up to what happened to give a bit of context.
Tim Howard (USA goal keeper) player for my team Everton for years and he was and still is a total legend. It was like have a brick wall in the goal, complete confidence that he would stop everything. I bloody love the guy.
Another large difference between "soccer" and football is that in American Football you've got breaks every 15 minutes and unlimited subs, with soccer there's only halftime after 45 minutes plus injury time and you've got a grand total of 5 subs you're allowed to make. It also means half the team has to pace themselves for 90 minutes of game time because they're not going to get subbed off, as opposed to going full steam ahead for a quarter of an hour and resting on the bench afterward.
Had a bunch of U9 competitive boys, up 10-0… their opponents had an attack and beat all the defenders but kicked a soft shot rolling to an empty. The whole boys team was racing to the ball and one slid and saved the ball just before it crossed the line. The entire boys team celebrated like it was the most magical goal ever scored… but it was actually celebrating the defensive, never give up, work rate. They didn’t celebrate any of their actual goals. I was proud of those boys and clapped along with them. I was the opposition coach with a girls team being dismantled. Always celebrate the important things because those boys knew what was important.
You gotta make a trip to England. Looking forward to a video on that..! 😂. I suggest a wonderful team from Southwest London that play in a great stadium called Stamford Bridge. Lol
5:35 The defense line run to the center to put the forwards of the other team offside, so the guy kick the ball over the defense passing it to himself, so he's good to go. Smart move!
When it comes to ball spin in football (soccer). You generally curve your foot around the ball to give it its spin, so if you want right spin into the corner post from a free kick youd slightly hit the ball to the left side to generate that spin. Some footballers can even get a downward spiral from a free kick, as in.... Up, over, around and down in one kick, it boggles my mind sometimes how some players can manipulate that ball 🫠🤯
Football season is starting in early august in Europe. Premier League, Ligue 1, Eresdivise, Austrian Bundesliga, German Bundesliga, Norwegian Eliteserien is half way. Qualifier for Champions League, Europa League etc have started. Klaksvik (KI) etc
thanks for the wonderful reactions. you can start watching dallas in the MLS. theyre pretty wonderful i think. since you like heroic saves. i can narrate a very iconic save. its the 2010 world cup final, spain vs netherlands, neither country has lifted fhe world cup yet. its extra time and the match is about to go into penalties unless one of the team scores and wins the world cup. when suddenly, netherland's fastest winger, and probably one of the fastest players of that time, arjen robben, gets the ball and manages to run past the defence and is one on one with spanish legendary goalkeeper ilker casillas. robben shoots on target casillas dives the wrong way, but realising hes went the wrong way, he splits his leg open trying to deflect the ball with his foot, and he DOES! it is definitely the most iconic save in spain's history
4:55- for it count as a throw in/goal the entire ball(sphere in this case) has to go beyond the line so for the goal line they has something called VAR (video assistant referee) to help with deciding if the ball has gone past the goal line
On of the best ever - Andy Goram. He was diagnosed with a mild form of schizophrenia. The chant was “There’s only two Andy Gorams!” It was chosen as the title of a book about funny football chants.
4:50 the ball have to not only be completely out of bounce, if the ball is completely out of bounce, but if there isn't any space between the line and the ball when you look from a top view, it's still considered in bounce, but good luck to see that as a ref x) 6:00 and something, yes it's Cristiano Ronaldo (i precise Cristiano because there was a Ronaldo before Cristiano Ronaldo) 7:30 Tim Howard has the record of most saves in a single match in World Cup history i think
Touching the line is in. So also if the ball touches the goalline but doesn't go completely over it's not a goal. And we don't say out of bounds. We say out of play or just 'out'. And the 'back flip' is called the bicycle kick.
Your question: ref ball touching the line (boundary lines of pitch). Its allowed. The whole of the ball must cross the line for it to be "out". All of the ball must, also, cross the goal line for a goal to be scored. So touching the line isn't enough, whole of the ball must go over.
Thats what Americans dont seem to understand, it's not necessarily the goals which make this sport exciting, it's the growing expectation of a goal as your team attacks and the massive frustration when they dont!!!
When i was watching the inter Miami game my grandpa keep saying "Well shoot the ball!" From like the corner😂
USA citizens .. America is a continent
@@yolo_m4rkuz735 and USA citizens call themselves Americans.
@@yolo_m4rkuz735 Also America isn't a continent
@@Ejdfj North and South America are
4:57 - It has to go completely out. That's a bit tricky when talking about a sphere above a line on a flat surface. Lookup Japan's goal vs Spain in the 2022 World Cup. It was insane how it remained in play by a fraction of mm. Every camera angle showed it completly out(because they all show it from the side). Only a computer generated view from 90 degrees view from top showed how it's projection of the sphere is slightly on top of the line and not all out.
I second this and also a look at the penalty that took the USWNT out of the World Cup. Keeper thought she had saved it and it crossed the line by mere millimetres 😅
that was one of the craziest goal of world cup history lol
@@Lucas-GR Not the first time involving Germany HAHA, albeit indirectly this time :D
you are absolutely correct. Ive been watching football since World Cup 90 when my dad introduced it to me and a good save is just as exciting as a good goal.
Martinez save in 2022 WC final for example
@@MademoiselleRed1390Oh! Yeah! That mf gave us the WC hahahah
As a new fan of football, just really got into it after watching this past world cup... nice to see other people getting into it and enjoying it as much as i am lol.
I always liked football more than any other sport, but I really got back into the sport after the World Cup, especially seeing England’s 6-2 thrashing of Iran as my first full match in a long time, was a banger to get back into the sport with that game
People who use the argument of "it's boring because it's low scoring". I always tell them about the junior world cup final between Russia and Sweden in 2012. I've been an avid NHL fan all of my life, but that game is possibly one of the most exciting and enthralling games I have ever watched. And it ended 1 - 0 to my Sweden, in overtime. So 60+ minutes of zero goals, but it was one of the most entertaining games I have ever seen.
4:43 If any portion of the ball is on the line, it hasn't crossed it. So your last option was correct.
Yup. All of the ball needs to cross all of the line
Tim Howard was an underrated keeper. When he arrived at Utd, the pressure on him was unrealistic. However, he turned out to be a top keeper at Everton for many years afterward.
I absolutely loved Tim Howard in his prime. He had this trademark of offering up just enough of his near post for a striker to try and shoot, but just little enough for him to save. Great mental game with strikers and some of the more extravagant saves I’ve seen.
I remember that USA vs Belgium game, Howard was like spiderman that day, incredible performance and uterly frustrating for me as a Belgian😂, .. we still won the game tho. Howard was awarded man of the match, despite the United States losing 2-1 to Belgium after extra time in the round of 16 in 2014 World Cup. During the match, he broke the record for most saves in a World Cup match with 16. He was on the front page of every Belgian newspaper. Dont know how his team mates feel about allowing 18 shots on target tho, lucky Howard was there or it would have been a thrashing. 🤘❤️
The US team was shit other than keepers in that era. Theyve got some great talent coming through. Just watched haji Wright. He punished my team and got 2 goals against the run of play for coventry
Tim Howard is an absolute legend.
It was a typical show of Belgium making great plays but not being able to finish that day. The American goalie wasn't great, the Belgian team failed to cash in on plays.
You have to check out the show "Welcome to Wrexham." The third oldest professional club in the world, situated here in North Wales, that's been owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney for 2-3 years now. I've seen some really exciting 0-0 draws over the years where you're left wondering how the f--- nobody scored. It's usually because both keepers have been playing out of their skins. All of the ball has to completely cross the line. That's why the US women's team are out of the world cup. Ball crossed the line by barely a millimeter during the penalty shoot out with Sweden. US keeper looked to have saved it but ball bounced off the bar and in ... JUST!! Often some very fine margins in this game.
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@@Jaqueese Awww, poor little fella.
@@daviddavies3637 😘😘
They might be fourth soon as Crystal Palace are now claiming to be the oldest league club dating back to the original Crystal Palace Club from 1861 which disbanded in 1876. (Today's CPFC was founded in 1905)
This claim is widely disputed by football historians though.
I love goals as much as any other fan, but I wholeheartedly agree with you: saves, and especially good saves, are just exquisite. I THINK it has something to do with the fact that, when a goalie pulls off a brilliant save, you don't *_expect_* him to do that. Just like you wouldn't expect a player to curve the ball like some of these videos, there are times when you just don't expect the keeper to be able to do anything. You expect the ball to go in. You *_expect_* a goal. In your mind, it's a goal already... And *_SUDDENLY_***, the goalie blocks it, or punches it away, or anything. And you can't even explain how he reacted so fast, let alone how he managed to ***_get there_* in time!
As a former (amateur) goalkeeper myself, I might be biased though lol
But on the other hand, there is just something indescribably beautiful about watching a fellow human being performing sports to the best of their ability, to be able to do things most of us would never be able to do. Whether it's watching Simone Biles's gymnastics at the Olympics, seeing Usain Bolt running faster than any other human being EVER, the Wimbledon 2023 final between Alcaraz and Djokovic (and especially the 26-minute-long game in the third set), or watching a goalkeeper pull off a save like the one in 8:42 or a striker pull off a bycicle kick (that's the backflip kick at 5:06), to watch a sport played so well, and with such effort behind, is just moving.
Bro wrote a whole essay
@@therealshrok Don't tempt me, or I might try to turn this into an actual essay 😂
my favorite one is two leg behind the back save
This guy reacting to British content is pure class. Love it. You should cross the pond mate.
The physics behind ball curving is called the magnus effect. It depends on the surface area of the foot which determines which way it curves: Outside foot or inside foot.
Much like the finger placement on a baseball to make it curve.
i have no knowledge about baseball but that will help him understand better@@illstreamthat
@@illstreamthat You can especially see it in table tennis. It's insane how balls curve there.
The one at 9:36 was not an own goal, his team did a corner kick and the ball deflected off of his shoulder and into the goal, and he was completely unaware of where the ball even was. Basically he accidentally scored a goal, which is why he looked so confused to see his team celebrating.
Football is the greatest sport out there so mutch skill involved and some goals are amazing
I remember that game between the US and Belgium. Its amazing how good of a goalie Howard was. Belgium just kept attacking for 90 minutes and had a total of 28 shots on goal.
I never played soccer, didn’t watch it growing up, had no friends that played it close to me. But it’s my favorite sport. I usually tend to like more defensive minded center mids who pop off for a goal. Same for the back like that has the ability to dominate the air, especially off corners. The games they play actually matter. Every win, loss, or draw matters. The tournaments throughout the year. The fans. Idk. There’s just something about the sport that I can’t get enough of.
Wtf is soccer?
@@LeoWalzim soccer is the preferred term for like 4 countries. Don’t be naive.
@@LeoWalzimit was invented in the UK look it up
@@LeoWalzimsoccer is 19th century Oxford slang for association football to distinguish it from rugby football (rugger).
@@Yerocco while football is used by 192 countries . Who is the naiv one softy?
That might be one of the best football highlights videos I've seen and I think that helped your reaction (which was a lot of fun). Most compilation videos of this type tend to focus on the goals, occasionally on the saves, but this one had a good mix. I had no memory of that mad scramble at 1:53 for example, but that had bits of everything! The keeper had to let the ball go in case he slid out of the area holding in (making it a handball if he did), and he gives up expecting the striker to knock it in the sort of empty net... Only for a defender to make a great tackle, so the keeper starts racing back in to position. The striker quickly knocks it to a team mate who sees a big challenge coming in so he avoids that, and while the sliding tackle almost trips the keeper, the keeper still gets far enough across to stop the shot. Just an amazing 10 seconds of action. It also had that fantastic team goal from Arsenal where the players look almost psychic at 8:52.
I'd maybe add a few clips in - Trevor Sinclair did an amazing overhead kick back in the 90s. watch?v=MomkYgXPudw
Matt Le Tissier's best goals - watch?v=lRwhiNf0YIY
Nayim lobbing David Seaman - watch?v=gktEEs61q_E
Boaz Myhill (goalkeeper) vs Tottenham - /watch?v=GoWAi19MDtM
some of the best PL team goals - watch?v=9YGyP4ObC-U
maybe a few great tackles - watch?v=fUlANq3hgL4
As for what team to follow, in terms of the PL, I'd say Liverpool have generally been an attractive team to watch for years so I'd say to try to watch their games if you can as they are often very good. As for who to support, I think you just have to watch for a while and see if any teams draw you in. You might find a team like Brighton punching above their weight is what you respond to, or it might be a team that excel is defensive organisation. There have been a few teams featured in documentaries over the years which could also give you some reasons to pull for them
I just want to say, I recently found your channel and have been absolutely loving all the videos, keep up the amazing work 🙌
In Soccer/Football All of the ball must be over the line, In every event from throw ins to goals. Fun to watch, keep up the joy.
And, unlike American football, it doesn't matter where the player is. He can be completely off the pitch, but as long as the ball stays in, he's good to go.
These moments are what makes ths game exciting... Not only the saves, but the out-of-nowhere kicks, and the way players finish a play that goes completely the opposite way people think. It's so random and exciting, and the goal is such a huge reward for a great play...
This is why Brits the rest of Europe and the world love this beautiful game.
In Soccer rules, ball has to be completely OVER the line to count as having crossed it. That goes for over the goal line and out of bounds.
(In Rugby it's ON the line, which confuses some kids in the UK growing up learning both in PE classes.)
All the ball has to cross the line. Glad you appreciate the skills of the game.
I had to cut some out because of copyright issues…sorry for any random cuts!
Good to see you enjoying yourself watching Football 😆
You're funny, man, i really dig your videos. Kee up the good work. Greetings from Portugal.
Hey, Mike. The ball is only out of bounds, when it’s fully out.
great compilation, really great reaction!! i appreciated that
Thanks!!
Every fan loves it, when a keeper does great saves, if he is playing for your team.
The soccer/football thing. And yes we do use both in the UK. Football is a game for the working class, played by the working class, so the working class call it football. Soccer is the name the rich and well off call it. So it's more of a class thing, and that is why the average football fan hates the word soccer, in the UK, it's like nails down a chalkboard to us, which also maybe why the rich say it.
You know there are a few soccer/football team in Texas? And I don't mean just MLS teams, just look for a team local to you.
They do not have to be the best around and it can be more fun watching smaller teams than the big names. It's great if your small team wins, but if they lose, well what else did you expect, their just a small team. It's about enjoying watch the match, the hope of winning, not the expecting to win.
9:01 No one knows, I doubt even he could tell you. A lot of this is pure natural and incomprehensible talent. That's what's so fascinating to us watching. That's the reason we watch, it doesn't happen all that often, but when it does... 🧠💥
Actually, they train many of those plays. They practice them over and over again.
It doesn't always go well in the actual game though, and that's when you see a player pass "to noone", because they were expecting some other player to go to the position they practiced, but somehow it didn't happen.
And sometime, it does go according to plan, and that's when "magic happens". ;-)
@@jeanackle Fair, though I'm sure you can't practice every conceivable position you're in in relation to the ball and the other player/goal etc.
I take your point of course but much of it is just... talent. Nothing can teach it. Like art, it's intangible.
Actually that's why I said 'A lot of it' and not 'All of it'. I realise practice is essential. But much of the of flair shown in these clips is clearly 'off the cuff', some of that may be akin to muscle memory perhaps.
But it's not the same as a pianist tapping 10 different keys within a second during a concerto. The keys in the same place, the pianist is in the same place, their hands are in the same place. Need I go on?
That was what I was getting at... By your argument anyone could do 'this' with enough practice.
Clearly you know that's bullshit! It's somewhere in between I guess.
NB I don't think anyone could be a virtuoso or even close either!
@@carlhartwell7978 Well, sure, there is a lot of natural talent involved.
But specially in plays like the one after which our texan friend made his comment, it's even more important that thing you said: you don't know for sure where the ball will be, where the other players will be, ... And making those quick one-tap passes to "unpredictable" directions needs to be trained.
@@jeanackle Can it be trained, or is it more intuition especially in high pressure situations in fractions of a second? Personally I'd say it'd be more intuition.
But I'm not a footballer. It's just an opinion I guess.
@@carlhartwell7978 As someone who played football for years, I can guarentee its more intuition than training. Sure, tactics are played and the individual skills are trained, improving the likelyhood of a player providing a accurate pass etc. However, especially in that clip of Arsenal, its all about talent, intuition and chemistry. I genuilly think that clip might be (one of) the best goals ever scored in the game. The level of passing, how quick, the vision, etc. Not the most dificult finsih, but jezus christ does that goal summarize the beauty of football.
Im not a football fan but I cant deny the excitement it can bring at times, Every shot for the first 0.1 second you think is going to go top corner. most of the time it doesn't but every time its kicked towards goal, there is always that small glamour of excitement you're about to witness a spectacular goal
I’ve been a goalkeeper from age 6 to 28, when I injured my knee and couldn’t play anymore. I also always enjoy great saves from a goalkeeper. One of the most difficult things is when you’re team is dominating, but you always have to stay focused because the other team can come at you at fast pace any time.
4:51 yes it is it has to fully go pass the line to be out also love how much appreciate you have for the sport
Thanks for vid really fun way to watch clips - you give them a whole new perspective! The lines are part of pitch so whole ball has to be over for it to be out of play or a goal
cheers, mate!
There are also glorious compilations about goalkeeper saves like Neuer, Buffon, Cassilas, Yashin etc.
A Football game is like a ceromny about the whole sport
This was a good one, Mike. I've watched soccer some ('Merica!). As to you outing being bald... some of us long-time fans already knew lol. Really glad you're back, buddy. Go shave! 😁
haha thanks!!
@@DrunkTexanSaysIn profile, you do look a lot like Timmy Howard, though.
I’m American, and football is my favorite sport! I’m so excited for the World Cup in 2026 here in North America, its going to be an absolute blast. Just imagine all the tailgating at NFL stadiums across our country, the Canada Day and July 4th celebrations, possibly the opening WC match at historic Azteca in Mexico City…it’s going to be so epic and we get to share all of that with the rest of the world. We’re so damn lucky!🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸
As far as I read americas interest in good old football is finally on the rise for several months or maybe even years now and you having a World Cup in your country could finally be the thing that will fire it up for real, so, in terms of football, I finally can say:
Welcome to the Family, America! NOW we are one united Football World! ❤
you are from united states, im American too, from Argentina and World Champion... dont get confused, you are a part of the REAL AMERICA and you are the most hated one part.
The drama and inventiveness is what makes football so amazing.
A big thumbs-up for realising there's so much more than just the goals. Yeah, goals are the most important part, but much of the rest is entertaining, too. 🍺
Nice to see you back fella!
All lines get to shine with their own epic moves: keepers bouncing like cats to block what looked like a goal, defenders doing a last man tackle perfectly (best version is when they keep the ball in the feet and launch a counter attack, midfielders delivering pinpoint passes that bamboozle the defense or opposing midfield, then attackers with the crazy shots. There is so much versatility in the spectacle, which makes it the most enjoyable sport to watch
Outside backs also have the crosses directly onto the forehead of their striker.
I agree the saves are also very exciting, but the goals that come in incredible moments, especially for your own favorite team are really hard to beat.
You forgot Florenzi's save for the Azzurri. Best ever!
A Texan reacting to football (soccer) ? Pretty goddam amazing! I'm in!
For me as a European it's the other way around with the scoring.
When I watch Basketball or Handball, they get so many points that there's no pop off moment (most of the times) more like a little nod and "pretty nice"
handball? Like actual handball or are you trying to come up with other names for gridiron football.. lol
@@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ there is a sport called handball, I think it also exists in America, although you guys suck hard
‘Now everybody knows i am bald.. damn it”….i lughed my ass off..man you are funny!
Just found your channel, awesome content 😀👊
Nice to see you back Mikey baby.
1:08, I guess they just like playing with their balls a lot. 🤔🤣
This is my favorite sport for some of the same reasons I love the band Tool. The tension and release is unmatched.
the ball is out just when the ball is behind the line , nice to see that that sport gets also more attracted and accepted in the u.s, and also u.s sports where always liked in Europa, greetings from germany
When you mentioned, early on, about low scoring being perceived by some non football/soccer followers as not very interesting, I can see how that might seem off putting, as if it means it's not so exciting.
There are British shows that show match highlights of each game that day and they love high scoring games, as most fans do.
However, 0-0 games, where no goals are scored and its a draw, can sometimes be just as exciting and not as boring as their scores can make them sound.
Similarly, five goals in a game sounds an exciting match, yet if its a really one sided 5-0 walkover, unless your a fan of the winners, it can be a less exciting game than an end to end 0-0 draw, sometimes.
So, the "goals=best games" isn't as much as a given as it first appears.
I think that is a serious impediment to get more Americans to care about Soccer. I used to think there wasn't enough scoring, I still think that from time to time but it isn't boring if you understand the stakes involved for that game. If I just randomly decide to tune into a Serie A game for no reason and it ends without a goal, it's pretty frustrating. 0-0 draws are usually only exciting if you have a team that you're rooting for. As a neutral it feels like I wasted a huge amount of time to watch a 0-0 draw unless it's vitally important to the battle for relegation or the top of the table.
@@loganleroy8622 I think that you need to have some reason to key in to a 0-0 game. You say about rooting for a team, but I'd also say that if you're studying the tactics that might work too. I remember watching Chelsea vs Barcelona where at times it looks like Chelsea had 6 at the back and what made that fascinating is just how quickly Barcelona ran out of ideas
But that's what I dont like about basketball, especially the modern NBA. Scores way too much, they dont appreciate scoring. What's the point of having points and scoring systems if it happens every 2 seconds. I love watching cool dunks and rebounds as much as anyone but I cant watch a full game
@@samuelpinder1215 I totally agree. The constant end to scoring in basketball is off putting to me and I really can't get excited about it. Like you, I couldn't sit through an entire game.
When I said 0-0 can be an exciting game, I appreciate that most 0-0 games don't fall into that slim category, but, just that goals aren't the only great thing to see, but, yes, you usually want to see at least one...basketball is so extreme in its scoring, it doesn't hold any appeal to me.
@@drum253 I enjoy watching cool dunks and skills but yeah the game as a whole is boring. Actually quite fun to play though
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4:48 The ball has to pass the line in its full extent to be out of bounds. Same for the goal line to be a goal. 9:42 This was actually no own goal.
Interesting take :) really been enjoying seeing more Americans getting into soccer content.
The rule is that the whole of the ball has to be over the whole of the line for the ball to be out of play. The same goes for a goal. Stadiums have goal line technology where there are sensors in the goal and a chip in the ball to determine whether a ball has crossed the line, a beep and vibration will let the referee know via a wristband he wears during the match. It is extremely accurate.
Who to root for among the big ones in England:
- Liverpool: heart, very passionate fans, rich history
- Manchester United: pride, glory, high standards, rich history
- Arsenal: elegant, cultured, rich history
- Tottenham: nice guys who enjoy the beautiful game but never win anything
- Chelsea: rich owners, instant success, good contemporary history, but regarded as plastic
- Manchester City: oil money that basically guarantees success, however they also play the most intricate and intelligent football in england
- Newcastle: good history, very passionate working class background, lack of contemporary success they hope to remedy with saudi money
Loved that. If I may, I would suggest searching Rene Higuita - scorpion kick. Goalkeepers are different😊
Gordon Banks save against Pele in the WC is one of the greatest saves you’ll ever see.
9:45, just to clarify, that wasn’t an own goal, it was an accidental goal scored by the attacking team, he got crazy lucky :)
Yeah. It hit him and he didn't know much about it. 9:36 for the initial corner kick.
@@malcolmrowe9003 yeah yeah cheers bud :)
Really good video. The saves are better then goals
It would be if he didnt block out 50% of the video by zooming in on his face and placing it right in the middle of the video🤦♂Maybe he should leave the booze alone when he makes videos cus clearly his judgement is shit
cheers!! The beautiful GAME
Bro I am a middle eastern Mexican Californian and love your page !!!
If you want a good example of a dramatic save and dramatic goal in the same clip then try searching for "Deeney goal v Leicester." The clip uploaded by Super 6 shows the run up to what happened to give a bit of context.
Man you should go for your local team! There are some good Texan teams in MLS. You have Houston Dynamo, Austin FC or Dallas FC. Great vid!
Tim Howard (USA goal keeper) player for my team Everton for years and he was and still is a total legend. It was like have a brick wall in the goal, complete confidence that he would stop everything. I bloody love the guy.
Another large difference between "soccer" and football is that in American Football you've got breaks every 15 minutes and unlimited subs, with soccer there's only halftime after 45 minutes plus injury time and you've got a grand total of 5 subs you're allowed to make.
It also means half the team has to pace themselves for 90 minutes of game time because they're not going to get subbed off, as opposed to going full steam ahead for a quarter of an hour and resting on the bench afterward.
Had a bunch of U9 competitive boys, up 10-0… their opponents had an attack and beat all the defenders but kicked a soft shot rolling to an empty.
The whole boys team was racing to the ball and one slid and saved the ball just before it crossed the line.
The entire boys team celebrated like it was the most magical goal ever scored… but it was actually celebrating the defensive, never give up, work rate. They didn’t celebrate any of their actual goals.
I was proud of those boys and clapped along with them.
I was the opposition coach with a girls team being dismantled.
Always celebrate the important things because those boys knew what was important.
You gotta make a trip to England. Looking forward to a video on that..! 😂. I suggest a wonderful team from Southwest London that play in a great stadium called Stamford Bridge. Lol
8:31 that guy did 5 goals in 9 minutes
Howard vs Belgium was one of the greatest moments in USA soccer history
"My big ass head blocked it, sorry". I read that as the defender first 😆😆😆 like yeah, I suppose you did.
Hahaha
My dude, you have got to checkout kick volleyball 😂
5:35 The defense line run to the center to put the forwards of the other team offside, so the guy kick the ball over the defense passing it to himself, so he's good to go. Smart move!
Ball needs to completely clear the line to be out of bounds, same for scoring. Top notch vibe, I'm subed
When it comes to ball spin in football (soccer). You generally curve your foot around the ball to give it its spin, so if you want right spin into the corner post from a free kick youd slightly hit the ball to the left side to generate that spin. Some footballers can even get a downward spiral from a free kick, as in.... Up, over, around and down in one kick, it boggles my mind sometimes how some players can manipulate that ball 🫠🤯
For bend, power, and accuracy, you need to see Roberto Carlos's 40-yard free kick for Brazil against France in 1997.
@@drs-xj3pb that's pretty much what I was thinking of....
A 0 - 0 football score line is a hell of lot more exciting than 0 - run baseball game.
Football season is starting in early august in Europe. Premier League, Ligue 1, Eresdivise, Austrian Bundesliga, German Bundesliga, Norwegian Eliteserien is half way. Qualifier for Champions League, Europa League etc have started. Klaksvik (KI) etc
10:19 when your physics teacher says friction is negligible:
When you were saying "look at those passes" and asking "how do they react do fast?", It's called Wenger all. Look it up, you're in for a treat
8:12 just Robert Lewandowski showing what we practice as kids here in poland
5:39 Nice to see a Scot in here
Wee Pat Nevin was some player in his day 🏴
You should look up Higuita who pulls off a terrific show boat save against England, never before seen & not seen since.
thanks for the wonderful reactions. you can start watching dallas in the MLS. theyre pretty wonderful i think.
since you like heroic saves.
i can narrate a very iconic save.
its the 2010 world cup final, spain vs netherlands, neither country has lifted fhe world cup yet. its extra time and the match is about to go into penalties unless one of the team scores and wins the world cup. when suddenly, netherland's fastest winger, and probably one of the fastest players of that time, arjen robben, gets the ball and manages to run past the defence and is one on one with spanish legendary goalkeeper ilker casillas.
robben shoots on target casillas dives the wrong way, but realising hes went the wrong way, he splits his leg open trying to deflect the ball with his foot, and he DOES!
it is definitely the most iconic save in spain's history
forgot to mention that spain managed to score only minutes after this save. and went to win the world cup
4:55- for it count as a throw in/goal the entire ball(sphere in this case) has to go beyond the line so for the goal line they has something called VAR (video assistant referee) to help with deciding if the ball has gone past the goal line
the line is part of the space it defines. It should pass completely
7:53 IM CRYIIIIINNNGGGGGG
On of the best ever - Andy Goram. He was diagnosed with a mild form of schizophrenia. The chant was “There’s only two Andy Gorams!”
It was chosen as the title of a book about funny football chants.
4:50 the ball have to not only be completely out of bounce, if the ball is completely out of bounce, but if there isn't any space between the line and the ball when you look from a top view, it's still considered in bounce, but good luck to see that as a ref x)
6:00 and something, yes it's Cristiano Ronaldo (i precise Cristiano because there was a Ronaldo before Cristiano Ronaldo)
7:30 Tim Howard has the record of most saves in a single match in World Cup history i think
I don't want to be that bloke but it's *Bounds*
@@Loki1815 no don't worry it's my bad x)
whole of the ball over the whole of the line
Hi mike
Good to see you again
Wicked vid, I’ve seen a few Americans say that the saves are the best, interesting
I TOTALLY AGREE. DRAMATIC SAVES ARE WAY MORE EXCITING
“ now everyone knows in bold” 😂
Touching the line is in. So also if the ball touches the goalline but doesn't go completely over it's not a goal. And we don't say out of bounds. We say out of play or just 'out'. And the 'back flip' is called the bicycle kick.
The craziest thing is,most of these are C tier highlights,there are so many better moments and highlights that will blow your mind
Hello Mike. It is amazing what some of the players can do when not rolling on the floor trying for an oscar.
I recommend this video , talks about a sport played only in a city in Italy , is very violent : The Most Dangerous Game Of Football | Calcio Storico
Your question: ref ball touching the line (boundary lines of pitch). Its allowed. The whole of the ball must cross the line for it to be "out".
All of the ball must, also, cross the goal line for a goal to be scored. So touching the line isn't enough, whole of the ball must go over.
I remember that game belgium USA 1/8 finals of the world cup 2014 where Howard made 16 saves
I’m a goalkeeper and I love watching great defensive plays. My goal in soccer was to ruin the other teams day. And greet defenses do that.