+Peter Phinney Indoor soccer nonetheless, I was like WTF? The big names in indoor soccer are us Spaniards, the Brazilians, and the Russians (but mainly because they have 3 or 4 Brazilians on their team). Brazil is basically the craddle of this type of soccer, I as a Spaniard growing up in an empoverished neighborhood know that feeling well. I used to play with Coke cans, even rocks... pretending it was a soccer ball, in my house I'd used paper balls and my dad would get fucking mad, man, I even tore one of the pages of one my school books just to roll that shit into a ball and kick it. It's just something you can't control.
+Chad Ingram Listen, the problem with Cuba is... I'll give you an example, Spain (where I'm from, we're pretty good at basketball) played Cuba a few years ago in preparation for a big competition, 'cause you know... diplomacy and shit, keeping things friendly. The friendly game was in Canary Islands, next thing you know... 3 Cuban players have basically escaped, and they're nowhere to be seen, left their cell phones behind and shit.
I heard more youth grows up playing soccer now. Baseball equipments are getting old and even the famous Cuban players play with beat up equipment.. Soccer, all you need is a ball.
Carmelo Anthony travels to Cuba to explore the rise of soccer in a nation synonymous with baseball, ride a 1950s drop top in the rain, and grab some fresh rolled Cuban cigars along the way. *WATCH NEXT*: _Carmelo Anthony on the Free Agency Decision_ - bit.ly/1N5Ejc5
+VICE Sports Ay VICE SPORTS, how come you don't do an episode on JUDO???? After futbol/soccer its the second most player sport by country!!! What's up VICE SPORTS, you guys don't know about JUDO???
Carmelo needs to immortalize himself in the NBA by getting a mvp and a title. If Melo plays till 40 he could even be the greatest scorer of all time. It's possible. He will go down a legend if either happens.
Eastwick Capone I don't want him to end up like Barkley or Iverson! To be so great but have no ring! I think he will get it next year with the thunder! Not this year though, unfortunately! He's such a humble guy!
This reminds me of when D'Angelo went to Cuba then came back and blessed the world with the VooDoo LP. I'm not sure what kind of impact this visit will have on Carmelo's upcoming season, but regardless I love to see athletes and musicians do these kind of documentaries in forgotten places.
Wouldve been cool to see them explore the boxing scene out in Cuba, especially since Melo is supposedly a huge Boxing fan. With all the great Cuban pros, and olympic gold medals owned by them, i wouldve loved to see the roots of it all.
cuba may not be the wealthiest place but at least they're not racially divided like we are here in the U.S, from this video i noticed the white cubans, black cubans, mixed cubans all as one, you can tell their european ancestry or african ancestry or indigenous ancestry doesnt change the fact they're all equal and part of the same race; the human race
+A.J. MARS Cuba is the best. Castro says so. If your country labels you a criminal for telling the people about their dirty hidden secrets you'll be safe in three country and they are Cuba, Russia and N. Korea.
+Muhammad Ali they probably get paid more with american minimum wage. a professional cuban baseball player only gets payed 300 pesos a month or a week. less than minimum wage
Love this series by VICE sports - Melo strikes me as my kind of dude. People hating on here because he isn't doing a totally expected video about basketball. Yes, he has interests besides basketball and it 'aint partying and bitches.....
Man I really want to see this man win a ring!!! Too bad he's already past 30 and on a rebuilding team smh. He's too prideful, gotta be realistic. He's so nice, it would be cool seeing him lead a team to a championship but the Knicks just so happened to be at their peak in the Lebron-Heat era, and he played with talented hot heads who are prone to failure (JR Smith and Amare) smh
***** I'm not trolling and I'm not calling American cultural hegemony a bad thing -- it's a great thing. I'm a proud American, so it's good and fun to see. I'm just stating facts, get over it.
nothing like a famous basketball player talk about soccer in a country that plays mainly baseball lol.
loooool
***** I wrote "baseball" good sir
+Peter Phinney Indoor soccer nonetheless, I was like WTF? The big names in indoor soccer are us Spaniards, the Brazilians, and the Russians (but mainly because they have 3 or 4 Brazilians on their team). Brazil is basically the craddle of this type of soccer, I as a Spaniard growing up in an empoverished neighborhood know that feeling well. I used to play with Coke cans, even rocks... pretending it was a soccer ball, in my house I'd used paper balls and my dad would get fucking mad, man, I even tore one of the pages of one my school books just to roll that shit into a ball and kick it. It's just something you can't control.
+Chad Ingram Listen, the problem with Cuba is... I'll give you an example, Spain (where I'm from, we're pretty good at basketball) played Cuba a few years ago in preparation for a big competition, 'cause you know... diplomacy and shit, keeping things friendly. The friendly game was in Canary Islands, next thing you know... 3 Cuban players have basically escaped, and they're nowhere to be seen, left their cell phones behind and shit.
I heard more youth grows up playing soccer now. Baseball equipments are getting old and even the famous Cuban players play with beat up equipment.. Soccer, all you need is a ball.
Cool to see individuals like Carmelo in humble settings.
Man Cuba looks like a beautiful place. Love the architecture and colorful vibe.
That's all of Latin America
Cuba, especially Havana is Beautiful! It feels like you're dreaming in the 50s....
That isn’t the real Cuba
@@richlisola1 yes it is
I'm glad to see Carmelo is spending his offseason relaxing after all his hard work during his long, brutal NBA season.
+msp663 lel
Yo the dude lost so much weight. Hes been grinding bro this is probably just his vacation
+msp663 what do you expect him to do all summer during the offseason...be in the gym 24/7? get real.
You don't think he be putting in work? U should look at his Facebook posts, he's more ready than ever
+ayoBerrido People forget that these guys are human as well
Those lovely narrow streets, vintage cars, beautiful landscape...Cuba and it's people look amazing!
Carmelo Anthony travels to Cuba to explore the rise of soccer in a nation synonymous with baseball, ride a 1950s drop top in the rain, and grab some fresh rolled Cuban cigars along the way.
*WATCH NEXT*: _Carmelo Anthony on the Free Agency Decision_ - bit.ly/1N5Ejc5
+VICE Sports Ay VICE SPORTS, how come you don't do an episode on JUDO???? After futbol/soccer its the second most player sport by country!!! What's up VICE SPORTS, you guys don't know about JUDO???
Yeah judo would be dope
Xavier Toussaint Right on!!!
this was actually pretty fuckin awesome and im not even a fan of soccer. more episodes like this
I love our Brother Carmelo, hate to see him leave the Knicks but we want him to win a ring or a few somewhere else. Good Luck Melo!
Melo is great for showing respect for my people even tho he might not be the best ball player I gotta show respect to him 🇨🇺
Love seeing the inside to NBA players lives like this. VICE, are you filming any other athletes with videos like this soon?
True. This was a dope video for sure.
Adam Smith idiot
i love melo, he catches so much flack but hes a real dude, very hype for this upcoming season. lets go knicks baby.
also this was an awesome episode
Melo be everywhere but the playoff
What team you think he should go to? does he still play?
he lead the nugs to playoffs every year from 2004-2010. *So what the fuck u talking bout?*
Johnnyboy JT 2014-present
paul mcneish You already said that on the Brazil video.
Nice am Cuban it's nice to have someone see wat our country is like
Carmelo needs to immortalize himself in the NBA by getting a mvp and a title. If Melo plays till 40 he could even be the greatest scorer of all time. It's possible. He will go down a legend if either happens.
Eastwick Capone I don't want him to end up like Barkley or Iverson! To be so great but have no ring! I think he will get it next year with the thunder! Not this year though, unfortunately! He's such a humble guy!
That guy at 1:29 looks like an old russel Westbrook lol
Cuba looking lit, bout to make that trip.
This reminds me of when D'Angelo went to Cuba then came back and blessed the world with the VooDoo LP. I'm not sure what kind of impact this visit will have on Carmelo's upcoming season, but regardless I love to see athletes and musicians do these kind of documentaries in forgotten places.
viva Cuba much respect to my man Melo
Cuban girls are mad fine. About to make a trip over there man.
This was a great video, glad to see a little part of Cuba
Melo seem like a genuine dude
Melo got swag I’ll give him that
Wouldve been cool to see them explore the boxing scene out in Cuba, especially since Melo is supposedly a huge Boxing fan. With all the great Cuban pros, and olympic gold medals owned by them, i wouldve loved to see the roots of it all.
I wanna take me a trip to Cuba myself!!!
Good to see him focusing on his health
Nice hat selection Melo
I'm looking forward to going back to Cuba. I hope it doesn't change too quickly esthetically
Keep doing more of this and the channel will grow. Please no more gimmicky BS, go outside the country more!
Hard to be incognito when you're 6'8" :P
Who's that 6 8 black guy walking around with a bunch of cameras?
Melo chill af
Qué bonita es Cuba! ojalá pueda visitarla alguna vez.
Melo is a God :)
You peeped that too huh? Haha
@1:04 lost it when he said what the fuck man.....lmoa
0:58 + Melo is like "Yo what the fuck, i'm rich..." Hilarious, lol
poor oppressed country but great people
Melo is a real nigga man
cuba may not be the wealthiest place but at least they're not racially divided like we are here in the U.S, from this video i noticed the white cubans, black cubans, mixed cubans all as one, you can tell their european ancestry or african ancestry or indigenous ancestry doesnt change the fact they're all equal and part of the same race; the human race
Soto N yeah man. cubans and Puerto Ricans are the least racist people on the planet due to the massive diversity on the islands.
I have my economics midterm tomorrow why am I watching carmelo roll cuban cigs at 2 in the morning
Go Knicks! Hope we have a better season this time around!
But its dope to see what Melo is doing for the ppl of Havana
#StreetAmericana
He went through where I was born
Cubas national team came to play a tournament in the USA about 3 players dipped the team and decided to stay in the statess
lmao why would they want to leave soccer stardom to work minimum wage at AmerCdonalds like you. you a bum lol
Salaad G Kediye seriously hope you're not saying cuba is a big soccer team
+A.J. MARS Cuba is the best. Castro says so. If your country labels you a criminal for telling the people about their dirty hidden secrets you'll be safe in three country and they are Cuba, Russia and N. Korea.
+Muhammad Ali they probably get paid more with american minimum wage. a professional cuban baseball player only gets payed 300 pesos a month or a week. less than minimum wage
Love this series by VICE sports - Melo strikes me as my kind of dude. People hating on here because he isn't doing a totally expected video about basketball. Yes, he has interests besides basketball and it 'aint partying and bitches.....
This is why soccer will be dominant for the years to come. I love soccer, all you need is a ball.
Can't wait to see Cuba transform.
Melo seems real down to earth!
viva la cuba
Most of these NBA players have affinity for the most popular sport in the world. I like that.
I am surprised that boxing wasn’t mentioned, seeing the Cuba is a boxing country and Carmelo Anthony is a boxer/big fan of boxing himself.
You know its the annual dead period of basketball when Melo in Cuba talking about soccer and baseball
he just bought a soccer team thou. and NYC is famous for all sports. especially baseball.
That kid at 5:27 has one fresh fade!
melo living live😂😂😂😂
Vice can u do some of these with demar derozan in compton and kyle lowry in north philly
Well Cuba's JUDO Team is really strong!!! Baseball and Judo, Cuba is very good!!!
+yuubokumin415 Good at boxing too
Kuro Hige That too!!!
BreuckelensFinest Yup, Cuba doesn't have a huge population but they excel in sports!!!
BreuckelensFinest Medical and Sports are two areas where Cuba was strong at.
BreuckelensFinest I do like Cuba's system of 2 teachers per class.
Melo the don!
2:06 omfg is that fez from that 70s show
9:20 that crossover!
Man I really want to see this man win a ring!!! Too bad he's already past 30 and on a rebuilding team smh. He's too prideful, gotta be realistic. He's so nice, it would be cool seeing him lead a team to a championship but the Knicks just so happened to be at their peak in the Lebron-Heat era, and he played with talented hot heads who are prone to failure (JR Smith and Amare) smh
Melo is a Thug😍😊😍💓 Love him so much . #stayme7o He's really down to Earth. A Real Nigga😍😊❤
CARMELO COME TO CARTAGENA COLOMBIA PLEASE 🇨🇴
"I thought I was gonna be incognito"
not a chance sir. you 6'8 with cameras in your face!
VIVA CUBA COJONES!!!
My nigga melo stay smokin bruh
What's the soundtrack at the end called ???
Dope video
Melo been eatin well
5:22 I thought that was the bad guy from Bad Boys 2 lol
3:58 I bet younger melo have heard that at the block lmao
anyone know what the beat in outro is called?
What do they use to get the Cigar to stick like that?
What was intro/outdo track? It is not listed in the credits.
That was dope
4:51 melo a fiend lmao
American cultural hegemony is in full gear!
***** I'm not trolling and I'm not calling American cultural hegemony a bad thing -- it's a great thing. I'm a proud American, so it's good and fun to see. I'm just stating facts, get over it.
+Izoto he probably doesn't know what hegemony means
luvs2spooge00 Probably not lol.
+Izoto street football is american?
Driss Green I'm talking about the NBA player strolling around to loving fanfare with my initial comment.
melo with the five perecenter chain on
MELO you'd enjoy the Cigar moreeee if you're going to win a Championship in New York Knicks!!!!!!!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
So Cool
we going to get dizzy en aqui @westbrook.
Dope.
Stay with melo
El salvaje cono Carmelo lol that was funny as shit
melo look like a kingpin
Melo has enough money to purchase Cuba.
wow ur dumb lol
+Log1cTech A little idiotic, but I guess you tried to be funny.
just saying cuba is worth 2.6 billion and that sucky ass nba player is worth 45 million....
So he can buy cuba then? Idiotic!
+CigarTheShow15 yea cus shitty nba players make 45 million lol stop getting butthurt. Cuba's Poor as fuck lmao
Watch the New York Knicks draft a Cuban in the first round next year!
that might help lol
the guy talking at 1:31 reminds me of a Hispanic Russel Westbrook. Does anyone think that?
Melo been rolling blunts if hes from nyc/maryland lol
How are you gonna be incognito when you're 6,7 lol
Exactly lol
cupa lit😂💀
RIP Castro
Good stuff, but they seriously did not take him to the basketball scene to check it out? Weak.
enjoyed
Seguro mon sang
There handles on the soccer ball could be better, but still sick
as a cuban i didint know cubans where basketball fans
Aint that Johnny Tapia from Bad Boys 2
just when you thought all Cubans were white
Melo everywhere but the playoffs😂
1:29 Russell Westbrook's Cuban Brother.
last time i checked carmelo played b ball, why are they showing him soccer games tru the video
melo be high asf
melo please go to OKc