It's so hard to put it into words, the only way to explain it I think is, it's an ascension of life and death. It's a step above them, the feelings you get are much more stronger and more addictive than drugs. There is truly nothing else like it, nothing can untie people like Football can.
@@mcbikeman5673 We're here to teach, we're on neutral grounds. Only exception being city who forfeited that privilege and all privileges with a 115 charges.
@@Willams1996 It's weird to that cricket is 2nd, but as for 3rd it's either Tennis or Hockey. Basketball has 8 million fans, Hockey has 2 billion and Tennis 1 billion.
@@WookieWarriorzworld cup is what you are hosting in 2026 the Euros is basically the European version of the Copa America the football tournament that you are hosting now if that helps
My oldest son came home from his first week at his new US school, with a broad smile on his face. Being 10, he'd played football for about five years back home. He was a middling player, much preferring rugby and lacrosse. However, at his new school he was the star of his first match, scoring three goals. "Dad, my sister played better when she was 6 than these guys," he laughed.
Haha, yeah, I was rubbish at football, last picked in the playground, etc. But kicking a ball around in the US, I look skillful compared to most Americans
Using a video of an American who has just started working out what football is all about, probably isn't the best reflection of the game to get your head around.
To be fair he does quite a good job of explaining the basics obviously if you know about football already it's very limited information but if you know absolutely nothing I think he hits all the major talking points
Because it's mainly a kids sport in America, people tend to seem shocked that tactics, skill and athleticism actually goes into it, and it's not just 20 children all chasing a ball around a field 😂
I promise you most Americans are not this dumb, I played soccer from 4 all the way until the end of high school, played year around on clubs teams and indoor during the winter as well
Well this American clearly does not understand British/European football fans - saying that when teams are relegated only their mothers care... British football fans will follow their clubs whether they're winning or not. They don't ditch their club just because they're losing. They'll still fill stadiums in all weather, all times of year.
You've hit on something with the winning and losing thing, but it's also to do with the structure of the game too. Compare a small city in the US with a minor league baseball team, and a town in England with a lower league soccer team. Both groups of fans can enjoy the win and turn up if they've lost previously. The baseball fans know their team are stuck at this level though, and will never play someone like the Yankees, either in the majors or in any other game. The soccer fan has hope that if they do well they'll have the chance of being in the same league as the huge teams, but also there's two domestic cup competitions where big and small teams match up regularly, and occasionally a "giant killing" occurs when the small team wins. My team's reasonably well known for giant killings. I simply refuse to believe that fans of big teams feel more joy winning cups than I feel when we beat teams who's weekly wage budget can be more than we've spent on players in total ever! There's more reasons to go back if you're a soccer fan of a small team or you're just playing badly at the moment IMO. Take a look at the England flags around the various stadiums where the team plays. You'll hardly ever see a Premier league team written on them, it's pretty much all fans of lower league teams that you've probably never heard of (not a criticism!) Zero expectations of winning, they only have top class players in their team when they're supporting England, they're there for the party. Then there's the historical element, both from the medieval origins of the game to a more ancient human need. The longer something is established, the more necessary it seems. Football club history is intertwined with the history of the local area. A football match is also very tribal, and is slightly similar in a way to ancient tribal warfare. The whole community shows up in support of their fighters/players. They shout scream and insult each other, but only a tiny number of people take part in the fighting/playing. The result is decided according to the rules, bragging rights assured, and hopefully everyone can go home in peace. Crikey, didn't mean to write all that, felt like I'd just got going, I'll leave it there!!
Many football fans will follow the progress of a few teams, including rivals, and maybe pick a lower tier team to cheer on. but below national league, very few people are interested
He was just talking about teams that get relegated from the National league. He's not entirely wrong, hell you'll rarely see League 1 or 2 games on TV, National league is never on TV. Like 99% of people in the UK will support a team either in the Premier League or the Championship.
Great idea. But be prepared Steve and Lindsay it could be a long game, England's last match against Switzerland was gruelling.!! 120 minutes till it ended up at penalties.!!! England won 5 - 3 on penalties.
So, the World Cup is an international tournament. Individual clubs don’t play in that. Clubs can purchase players from anywhere in the world. In international tournaments every player is from the country they’re representing (like in the olympics). So team USA in the World Cup as an all American team that plays other countries, but the players mainly play for a club that could be anywhere.
I hope the above people are eating their words right about now seeing as England beat Netherlands 2-1 to get into the final for Sunday... and what a fabulous goal it was to secure that win in the last minute of the game. I'll always shout for England, no matter how they play. Loyalty to your team is what it's about. 🏴🏴🏴🏴❤❤❤👏👏
The positions are nominal and depend on the player's individual strengths. There's nothing to stop, say, a left-back scoring a goal (unlike, say, netball, where only certain players can score). There's no limitation on where on the pitch a player can go. The only player who has different rules is the goalkeeper (who can handle the ball under some circumstances). That's why the goalie wears a different strip (as we call a uniform. Never call it a uniform).
Even a goalie can score. Do you remember Higuita? (Do you remember the goal scored by Cameroon in "contropiede" which I don't know how it is called in English, while Higuita was up in the Cameroon side of the pitch trying to score at the 1990 World Cup?)
I'm still at 6:00 but I just wanted to add that because of the amount of running they do, football players can actually lose weight during the match. There was an experiment in my country where they asked one of the more renowned players here to weigh himself right before and right after the match. He also had a bracelet to count how many kilometres he ran during. In the end, he ran approximately 15.5 km (I think that's a little over 9 miles but I'm really bad at conversion 😅) and lost 5 kg (approximately 11 lb I think)! That really puts into perspective how much strain football puts on their bodies.
@@dragannikolovski9840according to premier league official statistics, the highest distances covered by individuals in a single match last season were over 13km. Bruno Guimaraes covered 423.09km across the whole season, which is an average of 11.6km per 90 minutes he played
@@shoshana3709 I sometimes can't understand this football fans, they think this is a marathon. Well is not, Football is a fast phased game and you need to safe your strength. Otherwise you gonna get tired in the first 30min and u fucxed.
@@dragannikolovski9840k It's 90 minutes (generally). If you're not active on the filed, you're losing both possession and momentum. You need to either press, defend, look for weak spots, pass or link up for goals. A good player does two of them. A great player nearly does all of them.
During a recent stay in hospital, one of my fellow patients was an absolute fanatic for football. He watched the Euro matches and kept telling me what was happening. After the second match, I admitted that I'd never seen a match. His mouth dropped open, and he was speechless. Then, I described my experience of the 1966 final. Mum was in the house screaming and shouting. Dad and I were building a garden wall with no interest even when England won. He was so shocked he told all of his visitors, and any member of staff who would listen. This video has actually explained things to me, and I am soon to be seventy years old. An American teaching a Brit!
A club team can have players of whatever nationality. In the world cup (and the currently ongoing European championships) are national teams against national teams, so you won't see "a random British club against Brazil", you'd see England vs. Brazil, teams comprising only of English players vs. Brazilian players.
Yes, you can pass to the goalkeeper, but the goalkeeper is not allowed to pick it up from a back pass. If an attacking player goes at the opposition goalkeeper after a ball has been passed back to him, the goalkeeper has to play the ball into position by his feet/head. A striker is not just the person who scores goals, everyone is expected to try and score. The striker is usually the player who is good enough to score goals more than anyone else can and will play in the position shown. They say a striker is instinctive and thats why they score more, but in some teams/systems they are also expected to defend from the front. The premier league has 4 teams (depending on criteria) who are the top finishing teams in the league at the end of the season who then enter a European competition against the best teams from other countries in Europe, and is held every year. This is called the champions league, the highest accolade for European club football. But then there are smaller competitions for teams who end up lower than 4th place, such as the Europa league etc. These teams are usually placed 4th to 6th place in their respective leagues. The European championships is a competition for countries, and has nothing to do with club football. The European championships, like the world cup, is held every 4 years. Hope this helps.
Yeah actually the reason that you can't is because back in 1992 euros Denmark used back passes as a time wasting technique and because of this Denmark won the euros
The best way to piss off a man about football, is to get him to explain the offside rule to someone who knows nothing about football 😂 he will give up instantly!!
A couple of years ago i visited my in laws in Rio de Janeiro and it was when Brazil was playing Argentina ( they don't like each other ). Everyone stopped to watch the match, men women, children it's a passion with everyone also Brazil won. My wife was born in Rio de Janeiro and lives in sunny Manchester lol
Hi Steve and Lindsey! One of the reasons football never took off in the US is that it is impossible for tv networks to get the commercial breaks in. Football has 90 mins of near continuous play so it wouldn't make anywhere near the money that US televised sports make.
not really if it didn't take off before the age of television and radio it was never going to take off ,baseball .basketball ,American football had been well established long before television and therefore that market was cornered
“Is one of the strategies scoring then holding the ball”, yes, absolutely that’s one strategy. The most extreme version is called ‘parking the bus’, which is moving pretty much every play back into the defence (as though you parked the entire bus of players you came in right in front of your goal). I personally think it’s a poor strategy unless you have a two goal advantage.
On the question of the size of the pitch, the Association Football standard pitch is way smaller than the historic playing area. Originally, neighbouring villages would play and the area was all the fields between their home villages. Church towers would guide each team which direction to play.
This said, for them it seemed like a lot of information.. There's potential that more information more quickly could have overloaded them and this might be a more effective way for them to start learning about the subject.
@@KitsyX Exactly my thought. Some football nerds expect new people to handle all this information with just a quick rambling conversation but the information being given slow and "Boring" is perfect for Americans that don't understand Europe football
@@CAL_IN_THESE_COMMENTSliterally, people are too worked up about the information that is missed but this video is intended for NEW fans or just people interested in how the sport works, they expect these reactors to know every single rule and the cultural aspects of the game within 5 minutes of watching some random video
This is an important, perhaps historic week for English football. England play the Netherlands tomorrow night in the semifinal of the European Championships (known as the Euros it's like a World Cup for just European nations). 8pm kick off our time. Spain vs France tonight in the other semi with the final on Sunday. Check if ESPN are covering it. These are big matches and a big deal. You'll soon work out the positions if you watch a match.
Then again, me being a Brit who isn't super into sports might find more to relate to in your explanation, which might help me learn more about American football, rather than being annoyed and overwhelmed by an enthusiast... Of course other people could better explain it, but it may be useful as a starting point, giving some information to start with, so I wouldn't feel as overwhelmed by more comprehensive media on the subject.
@@KitsyX I think I may know what you mean. Too much enthusiasm. The person might be too excited and just be telling you why they like it and that "it's brilliant" rather than telling you the basics so you can decide for yourself. I am a sports fan, but other than the sports I was "brought up" with, I've experienced sports for the first time and not had a clue at first. I've found the best way is just to watch it. Having a knowledgeable person with you helps a lot, as they can explain as things unfold before your eyes. Nothing wrong with not liking or playing sport btw, I'm aware that there are also some people in the world who like different flavour crisps/chips to me too!
The other point to playing at a slower pace is that the opposition will match your pace and movement. If you suddenly inject real pace into the match, 3,4,5 of your players sprint at angles suddenly, players who were covered are now available. The opposition have to suddenly try to react to what you have done and they are going to be a yard short. Sudden injections of pace stretch the opposition defence to breaking point. So variable pace is a tactic.
Great reaction guys. England are currently playing in the European cup at the moment. We have reached the semi-finals against the Netherlands which is being played on Wednesday. If England overcome the Netherlands, they will play either France or Spain in the final on Sunday 14 July at 8.00 pm GMT. What a great first football match for you guys to watch. ⚽⚽⚽
The Copa America is being played in the US at the moment as well, also at the semi-finals stage. More likely to have coverage of that on US TV I would imagjne.
I heard that the "Buying a player" thing might come from the newspapers. Most times when a player transfers to a different team it gets reported as. "Team A purchesed the services of Player A for 50 milion" witch then got shortened buy fans talking about the transfer as "Did you hear, Team A bought Player A for 50 mil". It then just stuck as Football slang.
You should react to england penalty against Switzland, which happened on the weekend gone it was incredible! Also, football stadiums are 120 yards. the goal area is 1.1 meters bigger than a house.
Top 5 sports in the world by fans - Soccer / Association Football. 3.5 Billion. Cricket. 2.5 Billion. Field Hockey. 2 Billion. Tennis. 1 Billion. Volleyball. 900 Million. American sports like Baseball don't come anywhere near the level of Football. Football is the world's sport.
Best thing to do is watch an actual live game so that you can see it visually. Take in the atmosphere and enjoy. If you can go to a pub/bar that is showing a match on the t.v. and never be afraid to ask questions. Fans will always be happy to explain what is going on. One thing i would recommend is that if you do get into football, is chose your team that you would like to follow very carefully. Going back and fourth between teams is not good.
A football pitch that adheres to the current FA guidelines in terms of its dimensions should be 110 yards long and 70 yards wide, meaning it covers an area of 1.6 acres.
@@zoranocokoljic8927 American football fields are perfectly acceptable in terms of length, but they're very narrow (so as to congest the players and make the game more competitive and difficult) ... when MLS used to use American Football fields, they had to add extra turf at the sides to conform to the minimum FIFA standard
The field dimensions are within the range found optimal by FIFA: 110-120 yards long by 70-80 yards wide. These soccer field dimensions are wider than the regulation American football field width of 53 1⁄3 yards, or the 65-yard width of a Canadian football field.
@@octaviussludberry9016 They were the FA guidelines for pitch sizes but there are variations across the country. My son is a Referee and again there are different levels. There are currently eleven different levels of referees that correspond to the ability, age and activity of the official. For a referee to move from one level to the next, both theoretical and physical assessments are taken.
Offside Rule - Imagine two teams, one is attacking (has possession of the ball) and one is defending. Now draw an imaginary line across the width of the pitch, in-line with the defending player closest to their own goal. The rule basically states that an attacking team cannot pass to one of their players if that player is behind that line (behind the last defender). Its intention is basically to stop players from just sitting in-front of the opposition goal and having teammates kick balls over the top of the defence to their strikers. That's not a water-tight definition and it's a bit more complicated, but without visuals it's quite hard to explain otherwise. Ultimately unless you start watching games then it's not something you need to pay too much attention to. Clock - When he mentioned that the game ends "whenever the ref feels like it", it's more-so the refs will add on extra time to each half to make up for any time-wasting or pauses during the game where an injured player had to be treated. Usually about a minute before the end of the half, the referee's assistant will hold up a sign with the calculated amount of extra time (usually between 1 and 4 minutes) and refs are usually quite good at sticking to that. Positions - Every player on the pitch will have a specific position. Like he mentioned, the position will usually give a "general" guideline of a player's role (centre-backs will stay in the middle and not join attacks etc.), however there's no rules relating to positions, so managers/coaches will often incorporate many different micro-strategies such as giving certain players more freedom to drift from their position, or instructing them to cut across during attacks etc. The 'striker' role is basically just a name given to a forward who tends to stick in-front of the opposition's goal, receive the ball, and take shots. Any player can take shots if they think they can score, but most teams have only one who's sole role is to take shots. Think of them a bit like a basketball point-guard, as in they sit in-front of the net, receive the ball, then lay-up. Only difference is that most forwards/strikers don't come back to defend. They'll usually be instructed to stay at the half-way line and be ready to engage in a counter attack once the team re-gains possession. This video is solely relating to club football. International football is a whole different thing. He briefly mentioned it, but there's international competitions such as the "World Cup" (every 4 years) where every team in the world will try to qualify before fighting it out to be named the best nation in the world. And in-between each world cup are the regional international tournaments such as the "Euros" (currently going on right now) where the national teams within each region will compete to be named the best nation in their continent. The World Cup and the Euros are probably the two most popular sporting events in the world, and they're amazing because you have the best players across the entire world coming together to fight it out in a single competition (which is rare in club football).
Well the Netflix documentary series "Welcome to Wrexham" would be very eye-opening in order to understand football (how it works from the sportive side, from the business side + understanding football fan culture)...and it is not only educative instructive but also very entertaining + emotional. It´s basically about US TV series actor Rob McElhenney (It´s always sunny in Philadelphia) + Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) both sport enthusiasts who in 2020 got together as business partners in order to buy a Welsh football club "Wrexham FC" playing at that time in England´s lowest professional league (= 5th tier league) becoming their main investors without having a single clue about football at all at the very start in order to get with their club religated into higher leagues. And that documentary is simply following that whole journey of the club with showing lots of insides...since 2020 till now Wrexham got religated twice and this season 2024/25 they are playing in the English 3rd tier league. Well it is obviously no "UA-cam content to share" but very entertaining + very informative and makes you personally football better understanding for sharing football content on YT
" club religated into higher leagues " "Wrexham got religated twice" Most people think that going into a higher league is a promotion, and relegation is going into a lower, less important league).
Two corrections: Welcome to Wrexham is on FX / Hulu in the States and on Disney plus in the UK. Wrexham got promoted twice, of which the first promotion was certainly the most emotional one after being 15 years in the National League. I became a Wrexham fan due to the news of the takeover and it genuinely is a fantastic community.
@ReactingToMyRoots for both of you Steve & Lindsay' Here are the Football as in Soccer Positions & their very own Numbers which are' (1 One) Goalkeeper (Goalie), (2 Two) Right Fullback (Right Side Centre Back), (3 Three) Left Fullback (Left Side Centre Back), (4 Four) Right Halfback (Right Side Defending Midfielder), (5 Five) Centre Halfback (Centre defending Midfielder), (6 Six) Left Halfback (Left Side Defending Midfielder), (7 Seven) Outside Right (Right Winger &/or Right Midfielder), (8 Eight) Inside Right (Attacking Midfielder), (9 Nine) Centre Forward (Striker), (10 Ten) Inside Left (Attacking Midfielder), (11 Eleven) Outside Left (Left Winger &/or Left Midfielder), While (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17) & so on are the Substitutes &/or Reserve Players & Goalkeeper/s who are all of the Replacements sitting on the Bench of course.
The reason you maintain possession is because it lets you make the ball do the work while your opponents have to chase it to try to win it from you. The team with the least possession tires first usually giving the team that can hold the ball an advantage the longer the match goes on. And yes you can pass back to the goalie but the goalie can not handle a deliberate pass to him/her, they can only play it with their legs, head, chest, back, and arse no different to an outfield player, even inside their penalty box (the only place and only player that can handle the ball in live play). The off-side rule is simple, when you play the ball there must be two defenders (the goalie counts as a defender) between the goal and the most forward player/s unless the player/s are behind the line of the ball when the ball is played. You can not be offside in your half of the pitch, only your opponent's, and you can not be offside from a throw-in (throw ins are not live play, the ball is dead until it crosses back onto the pitch from the throw in, even then throw ins must use both hands together and the ball must be thrown in from above the player's head and both feet must be touching the ground at the point the ball is released). That's the basics of off-side but it is more complex in totality, it uses the concept of "is the player interfering with play from an offside position" principle, if they are judged not to be then offside is not enforced. If, say, a player is standing in front of the goalkeeper preventing them seeing a shot come in from an onside player that would be considered interfering with play and a free kick is awarded and if the shot goes in the goal cancelled. This principle is what drives most of the contentious and debated off-side decisions in the game. BTW in England the bottom 3 teams get relegated. The top 4 at the end of the season qualify for the UEFA Champions League, 5th qualifies for the EUFA Europa League and 6th qualifies for the UEFA Conference League. More teams can qualify but those are the base positional rewards.
There's no such position as "Striker", What he called the Striker is the Centre Forward! His Centre Forward is actually more well known today as a #10 {number ten} because that player tends to have a more open role where he {or she} can do their own thing and move about; sometimes playing as an extra midfielder, sometimes as a second centre forward, sometimes out on the wings. Striker is just a synonym for Centre Forward. The Centre Forward is usually the #9, the Wingers are #7 and #11, the two midfielders are #6 and #8, the full backs are usually #2 and #3 and the centre backs #4 and #5. The Goalkeeper is #1 Sometimes you will see numbers all over the place because every player in the squad has his own number but if the #17 is playing at CDM he's playing the #6 role, if the #24 is playing at Centre Forward she's playing the #9 role and so on.
Watch ANY video on football that's NOT done by an American. Most people use the English Premier League as reference when talking football because it is widely associated as being the BEST group of teams and players in the WORLD. None of this world series of games that are only open to US teams but truly an international sport.
If you want to watch a game England play Holland tomorrow night 8pm uk time not quite sure were you can watch the game in the USA. Football pitches are huge for big clubs but smaller town teams pitches are smaller. A player is in an offside position if: any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent
Wednesday 10th July 2024 @ 20:00 (BST) - England vs The Netherlands in the Euros. This is the semi-finals prior to the finals. So either England or Netherlands go through to the finals. Whoever wins the finals, wins the world cup! Now the last time we had won this was in 1966!
World cup doesn't involve the best clubs from each country it involves the best players of a nation whether born or bred or having a grandparen or parent from that country.there is talk of a world club champions league.
They is a American UA-camr that was like you and tried to learn the game about football , top players and the top players in there postions last december , now he is a die hard football fan that now knows everything about the game, he is still learning about the greatest players that played the game.
Soccer pitch is about the same length as American football but there is no exact size - can be up to 130 yards but usually about 100-120. Soccer pitches are much wider than american football though. Its actually possible to have square pitch of 100yd x 100yd but usually they are 50-70 across.
A american football field is about the same length including the end-zones from dead ball line to dead ball line but a soccer pitch is almost twice as wide.
When you talk about endurance and distance ran. The Welcome to Wrexham documentary dealt with this in their first season. They had trackers and all manner of sports science stuff attached to their players. One of their players ran 13.7 miles in a single 90 minute match. His peak heart rate reached 180 and his average was somewhere between 150 and 160 bpm. So these guys are insane when it comes to endurance and fitness. Another big one was Leeds United under Marcello Bielsa. During a match against Manchester United. Their team combined ran 77 miles. Man United team ran 65 and lost. As a punishment the man united players were forced to each run 12 miles each during their next training session to show how much of a disparity it was between them. This is a rarity as Bielsas Leeds team were drilled every day to be peak physical fitness, the idea was that a fitter team can play better football for the entire 90 minutes. Rather than slowing down towards the end of the game.
10:20 All these jobs are just their primary responsibilities. The goal keeper is the player with the most singular responsibility: Keep the enemy from scoring a goal. The "striker" (center forward) is the next on the list but still moves back and forth with the team, just trying to stay the most forward of their team and open so that if the team achieves control of the ball against the "striker" is there foreward and open as a destination to pass the ball to, to then immediately go on the offensive pushing deep into the enemy half while the forward/offensive wings and the offensive midfielders do their best to close up to present opportunities to pass the ball to or indeed destinations to flank the ball to in front of the enemy goal to then score. Even the defence will advance up to and even slightly past the center point but usually not further because if the enemy gets control of the ball again they are literally the last line of defence before the goal keeper and thus have to be able to make it back at a moment's notice.
In early days, when everyone played WM formation, midfielders were called halves because their position was on the halfway to the goal. You had left, right and center backs, left, right and centerhalf, left and right wings and a centerfor(ward).
Look at it this way: ayone can score a goal, but the striker is just best at it, therefore he plays close to the goal (Cristiano Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Mbappe, R9, Romario, Vieri, Batistuta, Suker, Shearer, van Basten....I will be naming both current players and legends of the game). Sometimes you will have a striker that is bad at almost every other aspect of the game, like passing, dribbling, creating chances (Haaland, Inzaghi, Gerd Mueller, Bierhoff) but when in front of the goal, the ball ends up in a net (they live for it, addicted to the high).They are usually born with the skill to score goals. You can train some players into strikers, but the best ones are born with it. Cause when in front of the goal, it's easy to panic and miss. Those guys don't panic. Same applies to every position. MIdfielders organize the play, they are good at keeping the ball surroubed by opposition), resisting to the pressure (Modric, Kovacic), bringing the ball upfield through opposing team's lines (Modric, Kovacic, Vieira, Yaya Toure), playing short and fast passes (Modric, Xavi, Iniesta), passing long balls with the extreme precision, I am talking 40 yards diagonal pass on the teammates foot, left or right, depending on which foot he prefers (Kroos), assisting, often scoring (Zidane, de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Oezil, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Maradona), and there is one guy that watches the back of other 2 midfielders, sometimes they are also technically refined, and they read the game really good at the same time, often being the playmakers (Rodri, Pirlo, Kimmich, Vieira, Busquets, Brozovic), sometimes they are just brutes stopping the opposition from progressing (Keane, Gattuso, Simeone), and sometimes they are the combination of both (Casemiro). Wingers are fast and great dribblers with the ability to cross the ball or pass it in the box, the best ones also score a lot (Robben, Ribery, Vinicius, Figo, Saka, Nani, Yamal, Henry, Rodrygo, Rafael Leao, Gabriel Martinelli, Di Maria). Full backs, or left and right backs must be able to run up and down the court, helping both attack and defense. They are becoming one of the most important positions in football (Walker, Zanetti, Roberto Carlos, Pavard, Gvardiol, Lahm, Stanisic, Cafu, Ashley Cole, Javier Zanetti, Alaba, Lucas Vasquez, Dani Carvajal, Maldini, Marcelo). Central defenders are trying to prevent opposition to get in the chance to shoot at the goal from good situations (Nesta, Cannavaro, Van Dijk, Ramos, Puyol, Gvardiol, Terry, Baresi, Thiago Silva, Vidic, Rudiger, Alaba, Hummels, Maldini, Koeman, Kompany). Players at that position enter their prime pretty late in their careers (they have their best years after 27) 99% of the time. Cause it takes a lot of experience to become a great DC. There are exceptions like Maldini, and one player that plays today and that will, in my opinion, become the best ever to play in that position. There are also players that are great at specific skill unrealated to the position they play on the pitch. For example at scoring goals from free kicks (Juninho Pernabucano, Ward-Prowse, Ronaldinho, Messi, Beckham, Koeman, Rogerio Ceni (GK), Zico, Maradona, Mihajlovic) or penalties (Lewandowski, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kane, Bruno Fernandes, Shearer, Toney, Haaland, Le Tissier, Prosinecki, Zidane, van Basten, Rogerio Ceni (GK). On the other hand, some players insist on taking pens, although they are not good at it (Messi, Modric), but they take them cause of their stardom. Same goes for free kicks (Cristiano Ronaldo). Regardless of positions, some players changed the game of football, the way it is viewed, played, and thought off (Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Maradona, Messi), some players are universaly respected no matter who they play(ed) for (Kante, Lineker, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Puyol), others are unanimously disliked due to their antics, diving/you call it flopping, dirty plays, cheating, entitlement, bad sportmanship, or their horrendeous performances, and the lack of basic skills despite playing at the highest level(Jordi Alba, Pique, Busquets, Neymar, Pepe, Diego Costa, Mascherano, Emiliano Martinez, Jordan Pickford, Otamendi, Diego Simeone, Rabiot, Maguire). Hope this somewhat help you understand different positions and brings you closer to the "beautiful game". In Europe we fall in love with it without understanding it, just based on moves, goals, skills, charisma, fans...when we grow up a bit, we are hooked and then understanding of the game kicks in.
Here is a couple of the best moments from English football you could react to. There are also some brilliant compilations out there, unfortunately unless you've been brought up with it, lived and breathed it your whole life, you can never really understand it. But you can get a good glimpse. Also a funny one to react to, Goldbridge funny moments. 1998-99 Manchester Untied Treble. 2005 UEFA Champions League final Liverpool vs AC Millan.
Any player can be in any part of the pitch doing any job (although only the goalkeeper can handle the ball and then he can only do that within his own penalty box).
Without getting too complex yes, the winning clubs of each European country's top league (Premier League in England, Seria A in Italy, La Liga in Spain and so on) enter an annual competition called the Champions' League. This is not the same as the World Cup, the Africa Cup of Nations, or the European Championship, where *national* teams compete, independent of the national league systems. Also be aware that England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland are separate footballing nations, with their own league systems and national teams.
@twoeyedjack6836 I stand corrected. UK football is both simple and complicated. I know when I was a kid my local village football club played a Welsh club, very long journey, that’s why I assumed it was the same lol
A team in England was created I think somewhere in 2002 and is now playing in league two in England I believe. Won't bore you with the history but basically an American moved their team, renamed them and everything. A bunch of people were pissed and basically created the team that was just taken from them from the ashes. Their first team was created through callouts on facebook and a trial and they fought their way back. This year they beat the team that got taken from them 20+ years ago. That team is now in the same league.
One thing to note whole talking about the Sell on Clause that you mentioned. It happened recently. Wolverhampton Wanderers recently sold a player called Max Kilman for £40m. Max Kilman was purchased for £40,000 5 years prior from a non league club and included a 15% sell on clause for him. So wolves took this player sold him for 1000x what they paid for him and now the original club is getting an extra £6 million because of it.
@@reactingtomyroots the max and min length of a pitch is 100yds to 130yds the width between 50yds to 100yds .. but international pitches are 115yds x 75yds .... oh and the goals are 8yds wide x 8ft high
To be honest Mourinho copied that strategy from Helenio Herrera, the king of catenaccio (literally deadbolt): keep your goal locked so that they can't score, and the worst that can happen you will end the match with a draw. European teams that win their national tournaments the next year will ALSO play in the UEFA Champions' League. Actually the number of teams classified depends on the country and ranges from 1 to 4 teams, plus the previous year's winner of the Champions and the winner of the Europa League, which is another, less senior, European tournament. The teams play in these European tourmanets at the same time as they play in the national championships, usually the national championships are on the week-end, and the European ones are played midweek. (More viewership.) When the talks about the subdivisions of FIFA he glosses over Conmenbol which is the other major continental area for football. Basically only teams from UEFA and Conmenbol have ever won a World Cup, and only three teams from outside these regions (US with a bronze medal in 1930, and South Corea and Morocco, which ended fourth once each) have won anything. And yes, we talk about buying and selling players, not only in football but also in basketball, volleyball, or water polo. For learning about the rules, I suggest this series of very short videos: not very exciting but clear in the explaination: ua-cam.com/video/JZJMHv2cLrI/v-deo.html
The video is a little bit out of date, even though it was made 3 or 4 years ago. Teams are now allowed 5 substitutes instead of 3, which makes tactical substitutions a serious thing. Also, in England, a team called Leeds United was promoted to the top tier division (The Premiership) they brought with them a set of new tactics that blew the top off the standard tactics described in the video. As soon as Leeds got the ball, they started a series of quick passes, with up to 8 players rushing towards the opposition goal, it was scary to watch, as normal defenses had only 3 to 5 players, so the defenses were easily overwhemed. The second thing that leeds brought was that when the opposition had the ball, the whole team pressed tightly on all the oppostion players, so that the player with the ball, couldn't settle, and had no-one to pass to. The result was that Leeds frequently won the ball back, and commeced the swarming forward attack once more. The Leeds players were all super fit, which was how they could keep up the pace for the whole game. Unfortunately, this led to minor injuries to over stressed muscles and some serious long-term injuries. In the 4 years since Leeds were promoted, all the teams now have added the sudden fast attack and the defensive press to their repertoire. In terms of fitness, sports physiologists are now a key part of the support staff, and they monitor every player, to keep them at a peak level of fitness, without making them prone to injury by taking the fitness too far. Sadly, the injuries to the Leeds squad eventually led to them having difficulties, and when the injuries became too many, they lost matches and were relegated to the second tier. The owners of the San Fransisco 49ers have taken over a controlling shareholding in the club, and are investing in rebuilding the team to get them back into the Premiership.
It's genuinely crazy how little you know about it. Seems strange considering how huge the sport is worldwide. I thought it was getting alot bigger in america too
As to pitch size, the majority of top level pitches measure 112 to 115 yards (102.4 to 105.2 metres) long and 70 to 75 yards (64.0 to 68.6 metres) wide. The current Copa America matches are largely being played in American Football stadiums, and it has been noted that the pitches are considerably smaller than standard.
"Drafting" players always sounded funny to me as well, that's something we reserve for military service. Buying players does seem a bit 'off' on reflection but it's what we're used to, in the same manner as the 'draft'.
Watch a game. The European championship is now playing. England in the semi final tomorrow (wednesday) playing the Netherlands. Try to stream watch it. Its the best way to learn. Like you did with Snooker
A Premier League (not premiere) football pitch is around 350 feet long by 225 feet wide (although they can vary a bit), compared with a basket ball court's 92 feet long by 49 feet wide. Therefore, a large (not the biggest) football pitch is around 8,760 square yards compared with a basketball court's 500 sq yards, so it's around 16.5 times bigger for the 22 players of the two teams (11 per team).
Rugby football is said to have been invented in 1823 when William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it during a game of (feet only) football at Rugby School. Hence "Rugby" (or for the very posh, "rugger"). The "feet only" game became codified by an association of clubs which became the Football Association or FA as "Association Football", hence "soccer". People get unreasonably incensed when it's called soccer; personally I couldn't give a stuff.
I think the problem is when Americans (sorry, Lindsey) struggle to cope with 'football' being anything other than gridiron. (Which was developed from rugby, so unsuprising that soccer is very different, Steve.) It's the stereotypical arrogance that assumes the world has to think and do things the US way that causes offence.
There's obviously some women in the US who know about football as they've won the world cup so many times. There's a great Netflix docuseries called Under Pressure: The US Women's World Cup Team which I'm sure would be enlightening.
So the best thing you can do is watch a couple of matches, But first off a video or two about how the game itself is played would be a good start, What this guy covered in this video is probably 10%, You'll soon understand why Football is the best game on the planet, The high stakes that are involved as vaguely brushed upon here is what makes the game so exciting.
The reason football is number one. Whist sometimes being a bit slow is because the goals are scored less frequently than say points in basketball where its another point every few seconds. You can sit watching a tense match and wait 80 mins not expecting a goal, but when the goal finally comes everyone goes wild with elation, suprise, euphoria.
From my experience as a DCM (defensive center midfielder) if you get fouled, especially while on a run with the ball, sometimes it's very disorienting. You're sprinting full speed one second and the next you're slamming into the ground and rarely see it comming. It can be very confusing and sometimes takes a minute just to process what even happened and that you need to get back up. Add in being tired from running several miles and yea that's 80% of what's going on. The other 20% is people trying to get calls.
Argentina; USA; Columbia; etc are playing in a massive tournament in the USA at the moment. In Europe, the final of the euros is being played on Sunday.
There's a great little video called 'Steven Gerrard LEGENDARY Long Shot Goals' on the 'Anfield Legend' channel, it's just a compilation of amazing long goals scored by the legendary player Steven Gerrard who played for Liverpool and England, but it's a great introduction into the beauty of football, he was a player of immense talent and passion and it shows in this video.
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” ~
Bill Shankly
It's so hard to put it into words, the only way to explain it I think is, it's an ascension of life and death. It's a step above them, the feelings you get are much more stronger and more addictive than drugs. There is truly nothing else like it, nothing can untie people like Football can.
looking forward to failing again next season Sarah:-)
@@wolverine9787 Or indeed unite them!
After the Hillsborough disaster his comment sounds so silly.
@@mcbikeman5673 We're here to teach, we're on neutral grounds. Only exception being city who forfeited that privilege and all privileges with a 115 charges.
Yes football is the biggest sport in the world, by a huge margin.
Yeah i think its football then not far behind it cricket then basketball are the 3 biggest sports
@@Willams1996 It's weird to that cricket is 2nd, but as for 3rd it's either Tennis or Hockey. Basketball has 8 million fans, Hockey has 2 billion and Tennis 1 billion.
@Willams1996 I think rugby would be 3rd not basketball
@dannystruggles2158 exactly I've never see or heard of the basketball word cup
@andrewbragg504 I've never bothered with basketball and I don't thinks a big sport in the uk
Remember this is all about club football, the World Cup and the Euros, which are on at the moment are national teams.
@@WookieWarriorzworld cup is what you are hosting in 2026 the Euros is basically the European version of the Copa America the football tournament that you are hosting now if that helps
My oldest son came home from his first week at his new US school, with a broad smile on his face. Being 10, he'd played football for about five years back home. He was a middling player, much preferring rugby and lacrosse. However, at his new school he was the star of his first match, scoring three goals. "Dad, my sister played better when she was 6 than these guys," he laughed.
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@@reactingtomyroots Don't forget to have a look at hurling and gaelic football
Haha, yeah, I was rubbish at football, last picked in the playground, etc. But kicking a ball around in the US, I look skillful compared to most Americans
Its just their culture isnt structured around soccer/football, all of their athletes go towards their football, hockey, baseball. or basketball
Definitely wasn't against any latinos lol
Using a video of an American who has just started working out what football is all about, probably isn't the best reflection of the game to get your head around.
yep this is one of the most boring football intros I think I have encountered!
Yeah that was my first reaction to this video definitely need to use another video
To be fair he does quite a good job of explaining the basics obviously if you know about football already it's very limited information but if you know absolutely nothing I think he hits all the major talking points
And he thinks the Spuds are a famous team, they're only famous for failure and having a stadium designed by Armitage Shanks.
@@darthwiizius 🤣🤣🤣 my man👍🏻💪🏻
Because it's mainly a kids sport in America, people tend to seem shocked that tactics, skill and athleticism actually goes into it, and it's not just 20 children all chasing a ball around a field 😂
haha, yeah pretty much!
I promise you most Americans are not this dumb, I played soccer from 4 all the way until the end of high school, played year around on clubs teams and indoor during the winter as well
Well this American clearly does not understand British/European football fans - saying that when teams are relegated only their mothers care... British football fans will follow their clubs whether they're winning or not. They don't ditch their club just because they're losing. They'll still fill stadiums in all weather, all times of year.
You've hit on something with the winning and losing thing, but it's also to do with the structure of the game too.
Compare a small city in the US with a minor league baseball team, and a town in England with a lower league soccer team.
Both groups of fans can enjoy the win and turn up if they've lost previously. The baseball fans know their team are stuck at this level though, and will never play someone like the Yankees, either in the majors or in any other game.
The soccer fan has hope that if they do well they'll have the chance of being in the same league as the huge teams, but also there's two domestic cup competitions where big and small teams match up regularly, and occasionally a "giant killing" occurs when the small team wins.
My team's reasonably well known for giant killings. I simply refuse to believe that fans of big teams feel more joy winning cups than I feel when we beat teams who's weekly wage budget can be more than we've spent on players in total ever!
There's more reasons to go back if you're a soccer fan of a small team or you're just playing badly at the moment IMO.
Take a look at the England flags around the various stadiums where the team plays. You'll hardly ever see a Premier league team written on them, it's pretty much all fans of lower league teams that you've probably never heard of (not a criticism!) Zero expectations of winning, they only have top class players in their team when they're supporting England, they're there for the party.
Then there's the historical element, both from the medieval origins of the game to a more ancient human need. The longer something is established, the more necessary it seems. Football club history is intertwined with the history of the local area.
A football match is also very tribal, and is slightly similar in a way to ancient tribal warfare. The whole community shows up in support of their fighters/players. They shout scream and insult each other, but only a tiny number of people take part in the fighting/playing. The result is decided according to the rules, bragging rights assured, and hopefully everyone can go home in peace.
Crikey, didn't mean to write all that, felt like I'd just got going, I'll leave it there!!
Many football fans will follow the progress of a few teams, including rivals, and maybe pick a lower tier team to cheer on. but below national league, very few people are interested
It's mostly because clubs are related with cities so when a football club plays it has it's whole city people behind it's back
Football Is too complex for you americans.Really
He was just talking about teams that get relegated from the National league. He's not entirely wrong, hell you'll rarely see League 1 or 2 games on TV, National league is never on TV. Like 99% of people in the UK will support a team either in the Premier League or the Championship.
The most widely loved compilation that has a bit of everything is The Beauty Of Football - Greatest Moments by LeBreton. Love the vids.
Appreciate the suggestion! :)
I would def recommend this also 👍 If you do watch it i suggest to read the captions that explain each shot
Hey Steve and Lindsay, I would watch "The beauty of Football" which is a nice compilation. It makes every football supporter cry :)
Thanks! Someone else suggested that as well. We will add to our list :)
Hi Steve and Lindsay. You could start with England v Holland in the Euros semi final at 8pm Wednesday night. (3pm your time)..
Great idea. But be prepared Steve and Lindsay it could be a long game, England's last match against Switzerland was gruelling.!! 120 minutes till it ended up at penalties.!!! England won 5 - 3 on penalties.
Netherlands
@@scottirvine121right! Holland is IN the Netherlands.
Or they could start with Argentina v Canada from MetLife stadium in New York in the CONMEBOL Copa America - Semi-final, which will be on US TV.
@@MetalRocksMe. yep it’s an area within the country you’re right
So, the World Cup is an international tournament. Individual clubs don’t play in that. Clubs can purchase players from anywhere in the world. In international tournaments every player is from the country they’re representing (like in the olympics). So team USA in the World Cup as an all American team that plays other countries, but the players mainly play for a club that could be anywhere.
The hooligan she remembers from EuroTrip is Vinnie Jones, played for 15 years. Never played for ManUnited tho.
He played against the X-Men though. 🤣
England 🏴 are playing Netherlands 🇳🇱 tomorrow in the semi finals of the European Championships - at 3pm your time. Maybe you could watch it?
Unless the Netherlands dominate the game I wouldn't recommend it based on England's performances so far lol
I'd probably give watching England a miss, they don't play football, eye bleeding stuff. Won't learn fk all watching that crap.
@@RockinDave1 I am (English) a die hard England fan, watching Southgates team is like watching a spider trying to web the Grand Canton.
And cheer on the Netherlands!!
I hope the above people are eating their words right about now seeing as England beat Netherlands 2-1 to get into the final for Sunday... and what a fabulous goal it was to secure that win in the last minute of the game. I'll always shout for England, no matter how they play. Loyalty to your team is what it's about. 🏴🏴🏴🏴❤❤❤👏👏
The positions are nominal and depend on the player's individual strengths. There's nothing to stop, say, a left-back scoring a goal (unlike, say, netball, where only certain players can score). There's no limitation on where on the pitch a player can go.
The only player who has different rules is the goalkeeper (who can handle the ball under some circumstances). That's why the goalie wears a different strip (as we call a uniform. Never call it a uniform).
Even a goalie can score. Do you remember Higuita? (Do you remember the goal scored by Cameroon in "contropiede" which I don't know how it is called in English, while Higuita was up in the Cameroon side of the pitch trying to score at the 1990 World Cup?)
@@alicetwainI never said one couldn't. Peter Schmeichel for Aston Villa, for example.
Rogerio Ceni is the goat gk when it comes to goals scored, i think he once scored 20+ goals in a season
@@alicetwain contropiede = counterattack
I'm still at 6:00 but I just wanted to add that because of the amount of running they do, football players can actually lose weight during the match. There was an experiment in my country where they asked one of the more renowned players here to weigh himself right before and right after the match. He also had a bracelet to count how many kilometres he ran during. In the end, he ran approximately 15.5 km (I think that's a little over 9 miles but I'm really bad at conversion 😅) and lost 5 kg (approximately 11 lb I think)! That really puts into perspective how much strain football puts on their bodies.
That 7-10 miles is basically run at a fast jog or sprint too. The game isn't as slow as the commentator who created it made out
That's to much you exaggerating a little it's about 5.5 to 7 or 8 kilometres per game 4 or 5 miles
@@dragannikolovski9840according to premier league official statistics, the highest distances covered by individuals in a single match last season were over 13km. Bruno Guimaraes covered 423.09km across the whole season, which is an average of 11.6km per 90 minutes he played
@@dragannikolovski98402 nights ago mbappe run 6km and he was cooked for how low he performed
@@shoshana3709 I sometimes can't understand this football fans, they think this is a marathon. Well is not, Football is a fast phased game and you need to safe your strength. Otherwise you gonna get tired in the first 30min and u fucxed.
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It's 90 minutes (generally).
If you're not active on the filed, you're losing both possession and momentum.
You need to either press, defend, look for weak spots, pass or link up for goals.
A good player does two of them. A great player nearly does all of them.
During a recent stay in hospital, one of my fellow patients was an absolute fanatic for football.
He watched the Euro matches and kept telling me what was happening. After the second match, I admitted that I'd never seen a match. His mouth dropped open, and he was speechless.
Then, I described my experience of the 1966 final. Mum was in the house screaming and shouting. Dad and I were building a garden wall with no interest even when England won. He was so shocked he told all of his visitors, and any member of staff who would listen.
This video has actually explained things to me, and I am soon to be seventy years old. An American teaching a Brit!
A club team can have players of whatever nationality. In the world cup (and the currently ongoing European championships) are national teams against national teams, so you won't see "a random British club against Brazil", you'd see England vs. Brazil, teams comprising only of English players vs. Brazilian players.
I don't think we'll see Brazil in a European Championship!!
Not true, you seen the French & English squads?
@Hieronymous69 that's the example Steve used so I went with it.
@@GusMac6129 that's their fault for being colonisers.
Yes, you can pass to the goalkeeper, but the goalkeeper is not allowed to pick it up from a back pass. If an attacking player goes at the opposition goalkeeper after a ball has been passed back to him, the goalkeeper has to play the ball into position by his feet/head. A striker is not just the person who scores goals, everyone is expected to try and score. The striker is usually the player who is good enough to score goals more than anyone else can and will play in the position shown. They say a striker is instinctive and thats why they score more, but in some teams/systems they are also expected to defend from the front.
The premier league has 4 teams (depending on criteria) who are the top finishing teams in the league at the end of the season who then enter a European competition against the best teams from other countries in Europe, and is held every year. This is called the champions league, the highest accolade for European club football. But then there are smaller competitions for teams who end up lower than 4th place, such as the Europa league etc. These teams are usually placed 4th to 6th place in their respective leagues. The European championships is a competition for countries, and has nothing to do with club football. The European championships, like the world cup, is held every 4 years.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the explanation! It does help. Can't promise we'll remember all of it, though. 😅
Yeah actually the reason that you can't is because back in 1992 euros Denmark used back passes as a time wasting technique and because of this Denmark won the euros
@@سامينوراني it feels weird knowing that im older than a football rule ahahha
The best way to piss off a man about football, is to get him to explain the offside rule to someone who knows nothing about football 😂 he will give up instantly!!
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A couple of years ago i visited my in laws in Rio de Janeiro and it was when Brazil was playing Argentina ( they don't like each other ).
Everyone stopped to watch the match, men women, children it's a passion with everyone also Brazil won. My wife was born in Rio de Janeiro and lives in sunny Manchester lol
Hi Steve and Lindsey! One of the reasons football never took off in the US is that it is impossible for tv networks to get the commercial breaks in. Football has 90 mins of near continuous play so it wouldn't make anywhere near the money that US televised sports make.
Great point 😂
not really if it didn't take off before the age of television and radio it was never going to take off ,baseball .basketball ,American football had been well established long before television and therefore that market was cornered
“Is one of the strategies scoring then holding the ball”, yes, absolutely that’s one strategy. The most extreme version is called ‘parking the bus’, which is moving pretty much every play back into the defence (as though you parked the entire bus of players you came in right in front of your goal).
I personally think it’s a poor strategy unless you have a two goal advantage.
You two still have more knowledge than most officials in the VAR room...
lol ikr. And even though those VAR refs watch more football than anyone, they still learn nothing.
You better learn the rules, as the next World Cup in 2026, the US are joint hosts, alongside Mexico and Canada
Copa America was in the US, they don't watch that either😂
@@101steel4 Valid point.
@101steel4 The US is still hosting the Copa America right now, the semi-finals are tomorrow.
@@Obi-J
Lets go Canada!
On the question of the size of the pitch, the Association Football standard pitch is way smaller than the historic playing area. Originally, neighbouring villages would play and the area was all the fields between their home villages. Church towers would guide each team which direction to play.
There's always a "thing" that women don't understand the offside rule, but I do, I played hockey. 😂😂
Field hockey *
We have grown up with football, so bought up to understand it, it's the most popular sport in the world, and oh yes I love it
Oh no it's that video.
You won't learn anything from that.
Yeah i know it's awful, i could explain it better in 2 minutes or less.
This said, for them it seemed like a lot of information.. There's potential that more information more quickly could have overloaded them and this might be a more effective way for them to start learning about the subject.
@@KitsyX
Exactly my thought.
Some football nerds expect new people to handle all this information with just a quick rambling conversation but the information being given slow and "Boring" is perfect for Americans that don't understand Europe football
@@CAL_IN_THESE_COMMENTSliterally, people are too worked up about the information that is missed but this video is intended for NEW fans or just people interested in how the sport works, they expect these reactors to know every single rule and the cultural aspects of the game within 5 minutes of watching some random video
This is an important, perhaps historic week for English football. England play the Netherlands tomorrow night in the semifinal of the European Championships (known as the Euros it's like a World Cup for just European nations). 8pm kick off our time. Spain vs France tonight in the other semi with the final on Sunday. Check if ESPN are covering it. These are big matches and a big deal. You'll soon work out the positions if you watch a match.
This is sooo the wrong video for you to watch. This would be like me, a sport hating Brit, trying to explain American football.
I know that Stephen Fry called it boring. ( QI show an others)
Then again, me being a Brit who isn't super into sports might find more to relate to in your explanation, which might help me learn more about American football, rather than being annoyed and overwhelmed by an enthusiast... Of course other people could better explain it, but it may be useful as a starting point, giving some information to start with, so I wouldn't feel as overwhelmed by more comprehensive media on the subject.
@@KitsyX Watch Stephen Fry when his documentary he visit the US in his black cab.
@@KitsyX I think I may know what you mean. Too much enthusiasm. The person might be too excited and just be telling you why they like it and that "it's brilliant" rather than telling you the basics so you can decide for yourself.
I am a sports fan, but other than the sports I was "brought up" with, I've experienced sports for the first time and not had a clue at first. I've found the best way is just to watch it. Having a knowledgeable person with you helps a lot, as they can explain as things unfold before your eyes.
Nothing wrong with not liking or playing sport btw, I'm aware that there are also some people in the world who like different flavour crisps/chips to me too!
The other point to playing at a slower pace is that the opposition will match your pace and movement. If you suddenly inject real pace into the match, 3,4,5 of your players sprint at angles suddenly, players who were covered are now available. The opposition have to suddenly try to react to what you have done and they are going to be a yard short. Sudden injections of pace stretch the opposition defence to breaking point. So variable pace is a tactic.
Great reaction guys. England are currently playing in the European cup at the moment. We have reached the semi-finals against the Netherlands which is being played on Wednesday. If England overcome the Netherlands, they will play either France or Spain in the final on Sunday 14 July at 8.00 pm GMT. What a great first football match for you guys to watch. ⚽⚽⚽
Maybe even a live stream if you guys can get the game up in the USA.
The Copa America is being played in the US at the moment as well, also at the semi-finals stage. More likely to have coverage of that on US TV I would imagjne.
I heard that the "Buying a player" thing might come from the newspapers. Most times when a player transfers to a different team it gets reported as. "Team A purchesed the services of Player A for 50 milion" witch then got shortened buy fans talking about the transfer as "Did you hear, Team A bought Player A for 50 mil". It then just stuck as Football slang.
Football/ Soccer is pretty popular in Usa these days , Has around 83 millions fans
If that's true - it's 25% of the entire population!
The MLS is still seen as a last pay day retirement league for European talent, a bit like the Saudi league.
You should react to england penalty against Switzland, which happened on the weekend gone it was incredible! Also, football stadiums are 120 yards. the goal area is 1.1 meters bigger than a house.
Top 5 sports in the world by fans - Soccer / Association Football. 3.5 Billion. Cricket. 2.5 Billion. Field Hockey. 2 Billion. Tennis. 1 Billion. Volleyball. 900 Million.
American sports like Baseball don't come anywhere near the level of Football. Football is the world's sport.
Yes football u can't pick up the ball but rugby different rules u can pick up the ball and run with it like American football
when I was at school, I use to play Left Back ... left back in the changing room. lol
Ha Ha!
I played right back, right back off the pitch 😂
That old chestnut! Yes I was that scrawney kid! LOL!
I play midfield..... In a measurement of how good you are at life
Just watch some games.
Euro semi finals start tonight. France vs Spain then tomorrow England vs Netherlands.
@@CraigT9864 they've not been watching that either.
Although I think Southgate might change the team 🤔🤣
Luton were a Championship team fell all the way to the National league, but has now climbed up to the Premier league
Best thing to do is watch an actual live game so that you can see it visually. Take in the atmosphere and enjoy. If you can go to a pub/bar that is showing a match on the t.v. and never be afraid to ask questions. Fans will always be happy to explain what is going on. One thing i would recommend is that if you do get into football, is chose your team that you would like to follow very carefully. Going back and fourth between teams is not good.
Later today France play Spain in the semi-final of the Euros. If you want to watch a game I’m hoping that one lives up to its billing.
If you want a laugh, try Harry Enfield's sketch on Association football. Great fun!
Brilliant !!
A football pitch that adheres to the current FA guidelines in terms of its dimensions should be 110 yards long and 70 yards wide, meaning it covers an area of 1.6 acres.
For American viewers, how much football fields is that? 😜
@@zoranocokoljic8927 American football fields are perfectly acceptable in terms of length, but they're very narrow (so as to congest the players and make the game more competitive and difficult) ... when MLS used to use American Football fields, they had to add extra turf at the sides to conform to the minimum FIFA standard
The field dimensions are within the range found optimal by FIFA: 110-120 yards long by 70-80 yards wide.
These soccer field dimensions are wider than the regulation American football field width of 53 1⁄3 yards, or the 65-yard width of a Canadian football field.
@@octaviussludberry9016 They were the FA guidelines for pitch sizes but there are variations across the country.
My son is a Referee and again there are different levels. There are currently eleven different levels of referees that correspond to the ability, age and activity of the official. For a referee to move from one level to the next, both theoretical and physical assessments are taken.
I believe the majority of pitches in the Premier League are 105 x 68m.@@octaviussludberry9016
Offside Rule - Imagine two teams, one is attacking (has possession of the ball) and one is defending. Now draw an imaginary line across the width of the pitch, in-line with the defending player closest to their own goal. The rule basically states that an attacking team cannot pass to one of their players if that player is behind that line (behind the last defender). Its intention is basically to stop players from just sitting in-front of the opposition goal and having teammates kick balls over the top of the defence to their strikers. That's not a water-tight definition and it's a bit more complicated, but without visuals it's quite hard to explain otherwise. Ultimately unless you start watching games then it's not something you need to pay too much attention to.
Clock - When he mentioned that the game ends "whenever the ref feels like it", it's more-so the refs will add on extra time to each half to make up for any time-wasting or pauses during the game where an injured player had to be treated. Usually about a minute before the end of the half, the referee's assistant will hold up a sign with the calculated amount of extra time (usually between 1 and 4 minutes) and refs are usually quite good at sticking to that.
Positions - Every player on the pitch will have a specific position. Like he mentioned, the position will usually give a "general" guideline of a player's role (centre-backs will stay in the middle and not join attacks etc.), however there's no rules relating to positions, so managers/coaches will often incorporate many different micro-strategies such as giving certain players more freedom to drift from their position, or instructing them to cut across during attacks etc. The 'striker' role is basically just a name given to a forward who tends to stick in-front of the opposition's goal, receive the ball, and take shots. Any player can take shots if they think they can score, but most teams have only one who's sole role is to take shots. Think of them a bit like a basketball point-guard, as in they sit in-front of the net, receive the ball, then lay-up. Only difference is that most forwards/strikers don't come back to defend. They'll usually be instructed to stay at the half-way line and be ready to engage in a counter attack once the team re-gains possession.
This video is solely relating to club football. International football is a whole different thing. He briefly mentioned it, but there's international competitions such as the "World Cup" (every 4 years) where every team in the world will try to qualify before fighting it out to be named the best nation in the world. And in-between each world cup are the regional international tournaments such as the "Euros" (currently going on right now) where the national teams within each region will compete to be named the best nation in their continent. The World Cup and the Euros are probably the two most popular sporting events in the world, and they're amazing because you have the best players across the entire world coming together to fight it out in a single competition (which is rare in club football).
The euros are litteraly played today, tommorow and on the 14th of July 20:00 UK time you can watch it
Well the Netflix documentary series "Welcome to Wrexham" would be very eye-opening in order to understand football (how it works from the sportive side, from the business side + understanding football fan culture)...and it is not only educative instructive but also very entertaining + emotional.
It´s basically about US TV series actor Rob McElhenney (It´s always sunny in Philadelphia) + Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) both sport enthusiasts who in 2020 got together as business partners in order to buy a Welsh football club "Wrexham FC" playing at that time in England´s lowest professional league (= 5th tier league) becoming their main investors without having a single clue about football at all at the very start in order to get with their club religated into higher leagues.
And that documentary is simply following that whole journey of the club with showing lots of insides...since 2020 till now Wrexham got religated twice and this season 2024/25 they are playing in the English 3rd tier league.
Well it is obviously no "UA-cam content to share" but very entertaining + very informative and makes you personally football better understanding for sharing football content on YT
" club religated into higher leagues " "Wrexham got religated twice" Most people think that going into a higher league is a promotion, and relegation is going into a lower, less important league).
Two corrections: Welcome to Wrexham is on FX / Hulu in the States and on Disney plus in the UK. Wrexham got promoted twice, of which the first promotion was certainly the most emotional one after being 15 years in the National League. I became a Wrexham fan due to the news of the takeover and it genuinely is a fantastic community.
@ReactingToMyRoots for both of you Steve & Lindsay' Here are the Football as in Soccer Positions & their very own Numbers which are'
(1 One) Goalkeeper (Goalie),
(2 Two) Right Fullback (Right Side Centre Back),
(3 Three) Left Fullback (Left Side Centre Back),
(4 Four) Right Halfback (Right Side Defending Midfielder),
(5 Five) Centre Halfback (Centre defending Midfielder),
(6 Six) Left Halfback (Left Side Defending Midfielder),
(7 Seven) Outside Right (Right Winger &/or Right Midfielder),
(8 Eight) Inside Right (Attacking Midfielder),
(9 Nine) Centre Forward (Striker),
(10 Ten) Inside Left (Attacking Midfielder),
(11 Eleven) Outside Left (Left Winger &/or Left Midfielder),
While (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17) & so on are the Substitutes &/or Reserve Players & Goalkeeper/s who are all of the Replacements sitting on the Bench of course.
The reason you maintain possession is because it lets you make the ball do the work while your opponents have to chase it to try to win it from you. The team with the least possession tires first usually giving the team that can hold the ball an advantage the longer the match goes on. And yes you can pass back to the goalie but the goalie can not handle a deliberate pass to him/her, they can only play it with their legs, head, chest, back, and arse no different to an outfield player, even inside their penalty box (the only place and only player that can handle the ball in live play). The off-side rule is simple, when you play the ball there must be two defenders (the goalie counts as a defender) between the goal and the most forward player/s unless the player/s are behind the line of the ball when the ball is played. You can not be offside in your half of the pitch, only your opponent's, and you can not be offside from a throw-in (throw ins are not live play, the ball is dead until it crosses back onto the pitch from the throw in, even then throw ins must use both hands together and the ball must be thrown in from above the player's head and both feet must be touching the ground at the point the ball is released). That's the basics of off-side but it is more complex in totality, it uses the concept of "is the player interfering with play from an offside position" principle, if they are judged not to be then offside is not enforced. If, say, a player is standing in front of the goalkeeper preventing them seeing a shot come in from an onside player that would be considered interfering with play and a free kick is awarded and if the shot goes in the goal cancelled. This principle is what drives most of the contentious and debated off-side decisions in the game. BTW in England the bottom 3 teams get relegated. The top 4 at the end of the season qualify for the UEFA Champions League, 5th qualifies for the EUFA Europa League and 6th qualifies for the UEFA Conference League. More teams can qualify but those are the base positional rewards.
There's no such position as "Striker", What he called the Striker is the Centre Forward!
His Centre Forward is actually more well known today as a #10 {number ten} because that player tends to have a more open role where he {or she} can do their own thing and move about; sometimes playing as an extra midfielder, sometimes as a second centre forward, sometimes out on the wings.
Striker is just a synonym for Centre Forward.
The Centre Forward is usually the #9, the Wingers are #7 and #11, the two midfielders are #6 and #8, the full backs are usually #2 and #3 and the centre backs #4 and #5.
The Goalkeeper is #1
Sometimes you will see numbers all over the place because every player in the squad has his own number but if the #17 is playing at CDM he's playing the #6 role, if the #24 is playing at Centre Forward she's playing the #9 role and so on.
Imagine if i say " what i do know about bascketball is that you can toutch with your hands and thats it! Its what i know about that" lol
Watch ANY video on football that's NOT done by an American. Most people use the English Premier League as reference when talking football because it is widely associated as being the BEST group of teams and players in the WORLD. None of this world series of games that are only open to US teams but truly an international sport.
You guys really need to come over here for a holiday. I'd love to take you all to a footie match.
You should definitely watch England Vs Holland tomorrow. Come on England 🏴🏴
As a proud Scot/Italian with an abiding love for Germany you'll understand if I reciprocate with Come on Holland👍🥃
Netherlands 🇳🇱
@@vinnyganzano1930 tough titty Jock
If you want to watch a game England play Holland tomorrow night 8pm uk time not quite sure were you can watch the game in the USA. Football pitches are huge for big clubs but smaller town teams pitches are smaller. A player is in an offside position if:
any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and
any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent
Netherlands 🇳🇱
They want to learn about the game, not be bored to death watching that eye bleeding stuff England play.
Wednesday 10th July 2024 @ 20:00 (BST) - England vs The Netherlands in the Euros. This is the semi-finals prior to the finals. So either England or Netherlands go through to the finals. Whoever wins the finals, wins the world cup! Now the last time we had won this was in 1966!
It's amazing this was uploaded 40 minutes ago.
World cup doesn't involve the best clubs from each country it involves the best players of a nation whether born or bred or having a grandparen or parent from that country.there is talk of a world club champions league.
They is a American UA-camr that was like you and tried to learn the game about football , top players and the top players in there postions last december , now he is a die hard football fan that now knows everything about the game, he is still learning about the greatest players that played the game.
Soccer pitch is about the same length as American football but there is no exact size - can be up to 130 yards but usually about 100-120. Soccer pitches are much wider than american football though. Its actually possible to have square pitch of 100yd x 100yd but usually they are 50-70 across.
A american football field is about the same length including the end-zones from dead ball line to dead ball line but a soccer pitch is almost twice as wide.
When you talk about endurance and distance ran. The Welcome to Wrexham documentary dealt with this in their first season.
They had trackers and all manner of sports science stuff attached to their players. One of their players ran 13.7 miles in a single 90 minute match. His peak heart rate reached 180 and his average was somewhere between 150 and 160 bpm. So these guys are insane when it comes to endurance and fitness.
Another big one was Leeds United under Marcello Bielsa. During a match against Manchester United. Their team combined ran 77 miles. Man United team ran 65 and lost. As a punishment the man united players were forced to each run 12 miles each during their next training session to show how much of a disparity it was between them.
This is a rarity as Bielsas Leeds team were drilled every day to be peak physical fitness, the idea was that a fitter team can play better football for the entire 90 minutes. Rather than slowing down towards the end of the game.
14:05 Note that the pyramid can go down 30 levels in some places going down to regional subdivisions
10:20 All these jobs are just their primary responsibilities.
The goal keeper is the player with the most singular responsibility: Keep the enemy from scoring a goal.
The "striker" (center forward) is the next on the list but still moves back and forth with the team, just trying to stay the most forward of their team and open so that if the team achieves control of the ball against the "striker" is there foreward and open as a destination to pass the ball to, to then immediately go on the offensive pushing deep into the enemy half while the forward/offensive wings and the offensive midfielders do their best to close up to present opportunities to pass the ball to or indeed destinations to flank the ball to in front of the enemy goal to then score.
Even the defence will advance up to and even slightly past the center point but usually not further because if the enemy gets control of the ball again they are literally the last line of defence before the goal keeper and thus have to be able to make it back at a moment's notice.
In early days, when everyone played WM formation, midfielders were called halves because their position was on the halfway to the goal. You had left, right and center backs, left, right and centerhalf, left and right wings and a centerfor(ward).
You forgot the two inside forwards - inside left and inside right!
@@jamesrhoades7061 True! Must have been before my time
Hi Steve and Lindsay, Football doesn't have rules. It has laws. The Laws of Football. Love your vids.
Look at it this way: ayone can score a goal, but the striker is just best at it, therefore he plays close to the goal (Cristiano Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Mbappe, R9, Romario, Vieri, Batistuta, Suker, Shearer, van Basten....I will be naming both current players and legends of the game). Sometimes you will have a striker that is bad at almost every other aspect of the game, like passing, dribbling, creating chances (Haaland, Inzaghi, Gerd Mueller, Bierhoff) but when in front of the goal, the ball ends up in a net (they live for it, addicted to the high).They are usually born with the skill to score goals. You can train some players into strikers, but the best ones are born with it. Cause when in front of the goal, it's easy to panic and miss. Those guys don't panic. Same applies to every position. MIdfielders organize the play, they are good at keeping the ball surroubed by opposition), resisting to the pressure (Modric, Kovacic), bringing the ball upfield through opposing team's lines (Modric, Kovacic, Vieira, Yaya Toure), playing short and fast passes (Modric, Xavi, Iniesta), passing long balls with the extreme precision, I am talking 40 yards diagonal pass on the teammates foot, left or right, depending on which foot he prefers (Kroos), assisting, often scoring (Zidane, de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Oezil, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Maradona), and there is one guy that watches the back of other 2 midfielders, sometimes they are also technically refined, and they read the game really good at the same time, often being the playmakers (Rodri, Pirlo, Kimmich, Vieira, Busquets, Brozovic), sometimes they are just brutes stopping the opposition from progressing (Keane, Gattuso, Simeone), and sometimes they are the combination of both (Casemiro). Wingers are fast and great dribblers with the ability to cross the ball or pass it in the box, the best ones also score a lot (Robben, Ribery, Vinicius, Figo, Saka, Nani, Yamal, Henry, Rodrygo, Rafael Leao, Gabriel Martinelli, Di Maria). Full backs, or left and right backs must be able to run up and down the court, helping both attack and defense. They are becoming one of the most important positions in football (Walker, Zanetti, Roberto Carlos, Pavard, Gvardiol, Lahm, Stanisic, Cafu, Ashley Cole, Javier Zanetti, Alaba, Lucas Vasquez, Dani Carvajal, Maldini, Marcelo). Central defenders are trying to prevent opposition to get in the chance to shoot at the goal from good situations (Nesta, Cannavaro, Van Dijk, Ramos, Puyol, Gvardiol, Terry, Baresi, Thiago Silva, Vidic, Rudiger, Alaba, Hummels, Maldini, Koeman, Kompany). Players at that position enter their prime pretty late in their careers (they have their best years after 27) 99% of the time. Cause it takes a lot of experience to become a great DC. There are exceptions like Maldini, and one player that plays today and that will, in my opinion, become the best ever to play in that position. There are also players that are great at specific skill unrealated to the position they play on the pitch. For example at scoring goals from free kicks (Juninho Pernabucano, Ward-Prowse, Ronaldinho, Messi, Beckham, Koeman, Rogerio Ceni (GK), Zico, Maradona, Mihajlovic) or penalties (Lewandowski, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kane, Bruno Fernandes, Shearer, Toney, Haaland, Le Tissier, Prosinecki, Zidane, van Basten, Rogerio Ceni (GK). On the other hand, some players insist on taking pens, although they are not good at it (Messi, Modric), but they take them cause of their stardom. Same goes for free kicks (Cristiano Ronaldo). Regardless of positions, some players changed the game of football, the way it is viewed, played, and thought off (Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Maradona, Messi), some players are universaly respected no matter who they play(ed) for (Kante, Lineker, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Puyol), others are unanimously disliked due to their antics, diving/you call it flopping, dirty plays, cheating, entitlement, bad sportmanship, or their horrendeous performances, and the lack of basic skills despite playing at the highest level(Jordi Alba, Pique, Busquets, Neymar, Pepe, Diego Costa, Mascherano, Emiliano Martinez, Jordan Pickford, Otamendi, Diego Simeone, Rabiot, Maguire).
Hope this somewhat help you understand different positions and brings you closer to the "beautiful game". In Europe we fall in love with it without understanding it, just based on moves, goals, skills, charisma, fans...when we grow up a bit, we are hooked and then understanding of the game kicks in.
He even gets the name of the top English league wrong -it is "Premier" without the last "E".
He got a LOT wrong. Must be a Man united fan.
Here is a couple of the best moments from English football you could react to. There are also some brilliant compilations out there, unfortunately unless you've been brought up with it, lived and breathed it your whole life, you can never really understand it. But you can get a good glimpse. Also a funny one to react to, Goldbridge funny moments.
1998-99 Manchester Untied Treble.
2005 UEFA Champions League final Liverpool vs AC Millan.
Any player can be in any part of the pitch doing any job (although only the goalkeeper can handle the ball and then he can only do that within his own penalty box).
Without getting too complex yes, the winning clubs of each European country's top league (Premier League in England, Seria A in Italy, La Liga in Spain and so on) enter an annual competition called the Champions' League. This is not the same as the World Cup, the Africa Cup of Nations, or the European Championship, where *national* teams compete, independent of the national league systems.
Also be aware that England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland are separate footballing nations, with their own league systems and national teams.
England and Wales both compete in the same leagues, although they have separate national teams.
@@charlottehardy822True, then there's Berwick Rangers. I didn't want to overcomplicate things!
@@tonywalton1464 😂 yes it is simple and complicated at the same time.
@twoeyedjack6836 I stand corrected. UK football is both simple and complicated. I know when I was a kid my local village football club played a Welsh club, very long journey, that’s why I assumed it was the same lol
A team in England was created I think somewhere in 2002 and is now playing in league two in England I believe. Won't bore you with the history but basically an American moved their team, renamed them and everything. A bunch of people were pissed and basically created the team that was just taken from them from the ashes.
Their first team was created through callouts on facebook and a trial and they fought their way back. This year they beat the team that got taken from them 20+ years ago. That team is now in the same league.
Amazing, enjoyed it. (I'm from Ecuador, Futbol is popular here) Ill ve watching more of your videos on Futbol
One thing to note whole talking about the Sell on Clause that you mentioned. It happened recently.
Wolverhampton Wanderers recently sold a player called Max Kilman for £40m. Max Kilman was purchased for £40,000 5 years prior from a non league club and included a 15% sell on clause for him.
So wolves took this player sold him for 1000x what they paid for him and now the original club is getting an extra £6 million because of it.
Peace love from England ❤
You seemed surprised that there were 22 players on the field at one time. In rugby union there are 30 players on the ground, 15 in each team.
@HaurakiVet you forgot to mention that in rugby league there are 26 players on the field &/or ground at one time, 13 in each team.
The real rugby although i am from oldham so i am probably biased😅@@GaryLorenz-t7c
Yeah it was a bit shocking!
@@reactingtomyroots the max and min length of a pitch is 100yds to 130yds the width between 50yds to 100yds .. but international pitches are 115yds x 75yds .... oh and the goals are 8yds wide x 8ft high
You can run to the toilets in the stands, but in my experience that is a guaranteed way to miss a world class, never to be repeated goal.
To be honest Mourinho copied that strategy from Helenio Herrera, the king of catenaccio (literally deadbolt): keep your goal locked so that they can't score, and the worst that can happen you will end the match with a draw.
European teams that win their national tournaments the next year will ALSO play in the UEFA Champions' League. Actually the number of teams classified depends on the country and ranges from 1 to 4 teams, plus the previous year's winner of the Champions and the winner of the Europa League, which is another, less senior, European tournament. The teams play in these European tourmanets at the same time as they play in the national championships, usually the national championships are on the week-end, and the European ones are played midweek. (More viewership.)
When the talks about the subdivisions of FIFA he glosses over Conmenbol which is the other major continental area for football. Basically only teams from UEFA and Conmenbol have ever won a World Cup, and only three teams from outside these regions (US with a bronze medal in 1930, and South Corea and Morocco, which ended fourth once each) have won anything.
And yes, we talk about buying and selling players, not only in football but also in basketball, volleyball, or water polo.
For learning about the rules, I suggest this series of very short videos: not very exciting but clear in the explaination: ua-cam.com/video/JZJMHv2cLrI/v-deo.html
The video is a little bit out of date, even though it was made 3 or 4 years ago. Teams are now allowed 5 substitutes instead of 3, which makes tactical substitutions a serious thing. Also, in England, a team called Leeds United was promoted to the top tier division (The Premiership) they brought with them a set of new tactics that blew the top off the standard tactics described in the video. As soon as Leeds got the ball, they started a series of quick passes, with up to 8 players rushing towards the opposition goal, it was scary to watch, as normal defenses had only 3 to 5 players, so the defenses were easily overwhemed.
The second thing that leeds brought was that when the opposition had the ball, the whole team pressed tightly on all the oppostion players, so that the player with the ball, couldn't settle, and had no-one to pass to. The result was that Leeds frequently won the ball back, and commeced the swarming forward attack once more.
The Leeds players were all super fit, which was how they could keep up the pace for the whole game. Unfortunately, this led to minor injuries to over stressed muscles and some serious long-term injuries. In the 4 years since Leeds were promoted, all the teams now have added the sudden fast attack and the defensive press to their repertoire. In terms of fitness, sports physiologists are now a key part of the support staff, and they monitor every player, to keep them at a peak level of fitness, without making them prone to injury by taking the fitness too far.
Sadly, the injuries to the Leeds squad eventually led to them having difficulties, and when the injuries became too many, they lost matches and were relegated to the second tier. The owners of the San Fransisco 49ers have taken over a controlling shareholding in the club, and are investing in rebuilding the team to get them back into the Premiership.
Did you know that the Super Bowl has approximately 102 million viewers , but the World Cup of football has approximately 2.4 billion viewers
Try watching highlights of football or injuries to see how intense it can be
It's genuinely crazy how little you know about it. Seems strange considering how huge the sport is worldwide. I thought it was getting alot bigger in america too
@@simonwesterman6675 it is, plus the copa America
It’s hard to overstate how popular football is globally, it’s way ahead. That said cricket is a big second
"Game" or "match". Either's fine.
You can root for England!! Very fitting.
Football pitch : 105 m x 68m , 115 yards x 71 yard
As to pitch size, the majority of top level pitches measure 112 to 115 yards (102.4 to 105.2 metres) long and 70 to 75 yards (64.0 to 68.6 metres) wide. The current Copa America matches are largely being played in American Football stadiums, and it has been noted that the pitches are considerably smaller than standard.
"Drafting" players always sounded funny to me as well, that's something we reserve for military service. Buying players does seem a bit 'off' on reflection but it's what we're used to, in the same manner as the 'draft'.
Watch a game. The European championship is now playing. England in the semi final tomorrow (wednesday) playing the Netherlands. Try to stream watch it. Its the best way to learn. Like you did with Snooker
A Premier League (not premiere) football pitch is around 350 feet long by 225 feet wide (although they can vary a bit), compared with a basket ball court's 92 feet long by 49 feet wide. Therefore, a large (not the biggest) football pitch is around 8,760 square yards compared with a basketball court's 500 sq yards, so it's around 16.5 times bigger for the 22 players of the two teams (11 per team).
Rugby football is said to have been invented in 1823 when William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it during a game of (feet only) football at Rugby School. Hence "Rugby" (or for the very posh, "rugger"). The "feet only" game became codified by an association of clubs which became the Football Association or FA as "Association Football", hence "soccer". People get unreasonably incensed when it's called soccer; personally I couldn't give a stuff.
I think the problem is when Americans (sorry, Lindsey) struggle to cope with 'football' being anything other than gridiron. (Which was developed from rugby, so unsuprising that soccer is very different, Steve.)
It's the stereotypical arrogance that assumes the world has to think and do things the US way that causes offence.
There's obviously some women in the US who know about football as they've won the world cup so many times. There's a great Netflix docuseries called Under Pressure: The US Women's World Cup Team which I'm sure would be enlightening.
So the best thing you can do is watch a couple of matches, But first off a video or two about how the game itself is played would be a good start, What this guy covered in this video is probably 10%, You'll soon understand why Football is the best game on the planet, The high stakes that are involved as vaguely brushed upon here is what makes the game so exciting.
The reason football is number one. Whist sometimes being a bit slow is because the goals are scored less frequently than say points in basketball where its another point every few seconds. You can sit watching a tense match and wait 80 mins not expecting a goal, but when the goal finally comes everyone goes wild with elation, suprise, euphoria.
A lot of us live eat and sleep football. 4 of my kids play footie and takes up every weekend. It’s life to us
From my experience as a DCM (defensive center midfielder) if you get fouled, especially while on a run with the ball, sometimes it's very disorienting. You're sprinting full speed one second and the next you're slamming into the ground and rarely see it comming. It can be very confusing and sometimes takes a minute just to process what even happened and that you need to get back up. Add in being tired from running several miles and yea that's 80% of what's going on. The other 20% is people trying to get calls.
Argentina; USA; Columbia; etc are playing in a massive tournament in the USA at the moment. In Europe, the final of the euros is being played on Sunday.
Watch the Euros Highlights there on at the moment. Spain vs France today and tomorrow England Vs Netherlands. The final is on the weekend.
There's a great little video called 'Steven Gerrard LEGENDARY Long Shot Goals' on the 'Anfield Legend' channel, it's just a compilation of amazing long goals scored by the legendary player Steven Gerrard who played for Liverpool and England, but it's a great introduction into the beauty of football, he was a player of immense talent and passion and it shows in this video.
Also, the welcome to wrexham series does a great job of explaining for non football fans. They cover all sorts of topics inc everyday life too