With all due respect mate why we can have flares is because it's called freedom of expression, and both Western and Eastern Europe has that. We can chant what we want, bring flares and have banners saying what we want. Unfortunately if you don't have that then you are living in a country that is not a free democratic country.

I was in the Legia Warsawa Stadium for both of those. It was incredible.

I'm an Englishman that lived for years in Istanbul Turkey. One of my favourite things to do on a weekend was go for a walk and chill out in Yildiz Park. It was a beautiful place, woodland, ponds, bars and ice cream. Families and children type of place. One weekend I said to my beautiful Turkish girlfriend who I lived with where I was going (and remember I went most weekends) and she was horrified. No, please don't go this weekend she said. Why I said. She told me Galatasaray (my local team - I lived in Galata), were playing a local derby with Beşiktaş in their home ground that was near Yildiz Park. Apparently both team fans go there before and after the match to kick the fuck out of each other. As I didn't speak Turkish, she was really scared I might be killed! I went there anyway (I am a Brit after all). There was a bit of a kerfuffle (argy bargy fighting) but everyone was really lovely to anyone not involved with the teams. Both sets of supporters got me real drunk, buying all my beer. And they did it together. Arguing but in a great piss take way. One of the best days out I had there. I really miss Istanbul. I really miss the Turkish people.

@jessicapayne8622

Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh, good old football riots/fights. I do Miss then 1970s/1980s football. They were pretty excitable back then!

@drigerdranzer7514

Жыл бұрын

@Ronskie66 (ronskie66) Same should be said about Belgrade when Red Star face Partizan. I think it's called the most dangerous derby in Europe.

@Matt09pearce

Жыл бұрын

Class story! Always good to look back on good memories

@FRFC1908PierreFRFC

Жыл бұрын

@@Ronskie66 Feyenoord was in Glasgow i was there in 2001 Feyenoord Rotterdam . We played 1-1 , chaos was at Rangers ONO scored there🙃

The stadiums in Europe are built to withstand 'bouncing'. It can can be bit alarming if you're on the lower tier and ceiling is literally moving. But it's safe.

@pizza.isst.da1

11 ай бұрын

Jah if it don’t move it woluld be scary and unsafe

@foadskyflier

21 күн бұрын

well that is because of lessons learned from the mistakes of earlier generations in poor building design and bad safety protocols. , we have had some serious collapses and other forms of stadiumrelated disasters here in Europe with a lot of deaths and injuries back in the days. For example the Hillsborough disaster with 97 deaths and 766 injuries back in 1989, The wall collapse at the Heysel stadium with 39 deaths and 600 injuries in 1985, The Bastia's Furiani Stadium collapse in France back in 1992 killed 18 people and injured more than 2,300 people, many of them seriously. A fire killed 56 people and injured more than 200 people at the Valley Parade stadium in Bradford back in 1985. Around 340 people were crushed to death in a UEFA Cup match between Spartak Moscow and the Dutch team HFC Haarlem at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow back in 1982.

09:28 read the sign under the banner. They're prepared for it... They know that their club will pay €35.000 fine for torches! But - they looovee their torches and won't give them away!!! 😂

@peterproga9811

Жыл бұрын

They were find 35000euro fine already before for using pyro, and that was midle finger to UEFA 😁

Regarding your question about how everybody knows the chants: there's no training in advance. These chants were sang by generations and when you go to the stadium with your father as a little kid, you won't be in the middle of the Ultras stand, but you learn them. When you're old enough and decide to join the Ultras, you know already everything you need to know. Additionally, there are always guys (Capos) who're coordinating the chants and choreos.

I've been to a German national team game with my school back in the day because they had a game in my town. I think I managed 15minutes in the stands before loitering in the concrete hallway towards the toilets for the rest, because the insane volume gave me a killer headache all the smoke didn't make it better as an asthmatic. At least I had a few beers while waiting. This was in 9th grade with 16. Beer and wine in germany is at the age of 16, harder stuff at 18 years old fyi. In the end I didn't even knew who won 😂 Now I'm living a few hundred meters as the crow flies from the same stadium and when there is a game I can hear their chanting if I leave the house. It's insane how loud it is xD.

FunFact: Dynamo Dresden is in the 3rd division in germany and still has so many fans in the stadium

I love your reactions to watching fans and Ultras - you are right it is electrifying. Remember that some of the clubs are over a hundred years old and their fans pass down their support from generation to generation. It is a way of life to fans and Ultras especially. I think there are a few that have subtitles if you look for them. I also wish you would watch a video of a derby played in Morocco because the Tifus and flares, etc. are insane. Oh, one more thing, if you do go to watch a match in Europe make sure you chose one that is a derby or between great rivals because that is when you get the kind of excitement. you have seen in the video.

Some brilliant footage there Mr. E.B. Many thanks as ever.

Greetings from Serbia, As far as cheering is concerned, it all came from Eastern Europe, people, young men and boys who don't have money for going out and partying, they wait and collect money for a ticket, for that one day when it's the city derby to go out and show their passion, their flags, their songs. They are all good people who simply love their clubs. When they comment, you are built differently, we are not, and we are people who want to have a good time, even if it means shouting and jumping in the stadium. But once you get hooked, there is no going back.

@BeHonestYouShatIt

11 ай бұрын

Respect from Olympiakos

A couple of things. They aren't allowed to bring flares either, but they sneak them in using various ways like putting them between butt cheecks for security. And in the Naples clip, the lower stand is nearly empty because the ultras are wild and they could storm the field way too easily.

I'm glad you enjoy the European Football Fan chants! Its simply incredible! I wonder why in the US the fans in Football, Baseball, Soccer can have the same passion to their team too?

@jessicapayne8622

Жыл бұрын

I’d love to see the American fans chanting for these sports!! lol!!!

@patrickbertrand6366

Жыл бұрын

@@jessicapayne8622 Well in 2026 is the Football (Soccer) World Championship in USA, Canada and Mexico, I'm sure there will be an amazing atmosphere in the stadiums with fans from all over the world, maybe that changes a bit 😎

@buzznightgear3254

Жыл бұрын

@@jessicapayne8622 you've got to think of European football as sort of religion it runs through your family your friends and your bones, passion is passed from birth from Father to son and so forth and has generations behind it, it simply can't be copied, its in your blood and I'm sorry to say that its just not in the American way of supporting a team, here in Europe you'll die for your club, you'll cry for your club and pray for your club, that's passion and love .

@jessicapayne8622

Жыл бұрын

@@buzznightgear3254 I’m Bristol city!!

@buzznightgear3254

Жыл бұрын

@@jessicapayne8622 and that just shows you lol nobody in their right mind would admit to that if it wasn't passed down from your father and given that passion lol

When you are in the middle of one of those crowds, you feel the adrenalin pumping...it is like being in a party, a fiesta, being a piece of giant body. After the football match, you go to one of the neigbouring pubs or taverns to cool yourself down with a number of beers.(In Belgium, we got a lot of excellent beers, lol) I've been to some american football match (California) and it is not comparable. I was one of the few ones screaming and supporting the players. Most of the US spectators are going in and out the tribunes all the time, drinking, eating, sitting calmly..;it was weird.

Ultras gives me the creeps, weird flashbacks, the blocks look like warzones but then I also get goosebumps and start to tear up. It kinda shows, how easy it is to get large crowds to do what one person wants, if you just get them to be passionate about a common goal or purpose. 👀

Great Reaction and you have parts 2,3 and 4 to come,my friend😀

Yes, in europe (other parts of the world, too) it is all about passion. The clubs play for their fans and the fans "play" for the club. They have a deal: we are here for you and you are here for us. In USA it is mostly about entertainment and money in pro sports. It is mostly a business.

wasn’t very into football growing up but i went to my first football game a 10 years ago because of the girlfriend , i never knew any chants but got hooked on the very first game and knew what to do after and been going every week since

No one does it like football fans across Europe and South America

I love your reaction videos! One thing that I would like you to do however is add subtitles. I know it's a bit of extra work, but for many of us who have bad hearing it would be a godsend. Especially we who aren't Americans that struggle with understanding accents. I use the automatic subtitles, but they're not very good. They help, but sometimes it gets really weird. Just a suggestion to make your videos more accessible 😊

You have to be aware that in many countries the scenes you've seen only can be found at derbies or special matches. If you go to greece to a random match and expect to see scenes as in the video: forget it. Only to their big matches you see that. Same in Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, etc. Turkey is very good, Germany Bundesliga almost all matches are sold out. Dynamo Dresden you've seen in the video is 2nd league. Italy often is ok, but only highlight matches are really good visited.

The Warsaw Poland…. I wasn’t even born til 1978 and that siren scares the besatan out of me! X

@jessicapayne8622

Жыл бұрын

@@stingingnettle9726 scares me like crazy when i hear that noise. Immediately look around for what’s going on and where to hide. I was brought up by my grandparents who were in the woarrrrrrrrr.

@damyr

Жыл бұрын

@@jessicapayne8622 That's exactly the point of those sirens, to make you aware of a coming threat. LOL

@jessicapayne8622

Жыл бұрын

@@damyr sigh

When I think of ultras I think of violence, but in this video it’s just passionate fans making an intimidating atmosphere for the opposing team. Can’t comment on what might happen before or after the game of course. As an Irish person I’d love to go to some of these, I think you’d be pretty safe once you’re supporting the team of the fans you are around 😅 beers before and enjoy the atmosphere 🎉

@777Lxxx

Жыл бұрын

U mistake ultras with hooligans

@theotherguy8007

Жыл бұрын

@@777Lxxx Not in italy. Those ultras will stab you. Especially if you british. Not that many year since Roma ultras crippled a liverpool lad from Ireland. By beating him with a belt outside of Anfield. And outside of EU you have Brazil or Argentina where you will get shot or stabbed on the wrong game day. They control the clubs overthere.

Ive been to alot of european away days with Arsenal, Frankfurt were definitely up there with the best, I left the ground with a headache! any frankfurt fans here, class.

That bounce was over 10.000 fans before the game Ajax Feyenoord in front of the stadium. It's called the entrada.

I've been part of this crowd for about 25 years - now I'm too old for this shit, but it was so much fun! =D

Strange thing. We have the most successful football league in the world here in England but we don't have the 'ultra culture'.

@tumslucks9781

Жыл бұрын

That's because your footballers are all foreigners..

@falt.a738

Жыл бұрын

Sorry ....but it's a jokes??????? You'r a kid or what.......... HOOLIGANS ??????????? and fearl's (or ferm's????) I dnt Remember the exactly Word... Saluti dall'ITALIA 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

@borismilojevic9795

Жыл бұрын

@@falt.a738 Firms is the word you are searching for. But it is not the same as with ultras. It´s similar, but different. Less organized. No flares or even that many flags, but more centered on chants it is less visual.

@eddiebear34

Жыл бұрын

In what sense do you think the english league is most successful?

@NC794

Жыл бұрын

Ultra culture was stamped out, used to be firms of hooligans. The stadium extravagance wasn't there, but the violence definitely was.

Funny anecdote: to handle the jump etc, tha stadium actually waves in its entirety. So sometimes when you jump you land like 10 cm higher. Watched video full before making the comment in case it showed in it.

The rules about flares, at least in The Netherlands, are that if you get caught. It’s just not that strongly enforced but wear a mask or put on your a hoodie just so the camera’s can’t easily recognize you. - up to 18 months stadium ( and area around stadium) ban - when banned for at least 12 months you’ll also receive a fine of €450 at the first offence. If you reoffend during this period you’ll receive an additional fine of €900, for your 3rd offence one for €1500 and for every offence after that a fine for €2000 max. We happily take those risk for our club. ❌❌❌ Also the club might get fined (as the Warsaw one showed by EUFA, hence the pig the greedy bastards) with a fine between 10.000 and 55.000 euro/pound.

Your pronounciation of Eintracht Frankfurt was pretty american but very understandable! Greets

@petersilie8549

Жыл бұрын

Eintracht is an old german word for unity

talking about 4:30 that upper stand was the away end. The rest of the stadium is the home seats

Funny thing is the pyros (which you call flares) are illegal in most countrys in europe so you need to find the way to hide it through security without getting arrested

4:23 i'm from Naples, the lower part it's empty because u can't see shit from there, it gets full only when there are any more seats on the top lever

If there is any video out there you should check out the best/loudest south american Football fans.They are definitely on the same level as the europeans. Especially argentinian fans. They are insane.

@MilliGaming86

Жыл бұрын

South America are another level

@TheCornishCockney

Жыл бұрын

Argentina has the best,most mental football fans,and also for their rock fans. AC/DC played there and said the crowd was the best they ever performed for.

@manuelrentz4728

10 ай бұрын

​@@MilliGaming86 😂😂 never ever

To be a Fan from a European Football team is a Lifestyle, cultere also a Religion. Its much different then in the US

Great reaction 👍🏻👍🏻

Ultras are mostly italians, portuguese, turkish and greek. German and Ducth fans are cool too. The eastern European fans seems to be amazing really!

@paulagrave9516

Жыл бұрын

@@milannedic39 yes Sebia football fans are passionate

4:20 I think Napoli is playing away so the lower terraces are empty as a safety measure.

If we ever go back to hand to hand fighting on a battlefield. Should just go get people from these stadiums. Hearing these things from across the field would put terror into people. And was a very common tactic. In fact battles have been one based on this fear factor. Also as a note to the pyro stuff you see. It is banned, and clubs get fined for it, and fans get banned from stadiums because of it. All the those making the rules have really started to step up again it the last 5 years.

you have to understand the Technology that Europe has, they know for what the stadums are building for and just not to go far they are asked to do technology for all over the World.

Grear reaction)) greetings from Belgrade.I am fan of Partizan and as woman I feel beautiful in this kind of game because as you said you feel love.

Warsaw fans hooligans💪

@sassa9553

Жыл бұрын

Dinamo Zagreb 😎

As for the last point, those fans are not just as supporters of the local team: "Тиват" (reads as "Tivat", they are Montenegro, other country), "Шабац" (Shabac) is way off mileage from Belgrade, and there are fans. Basically it is radiant of of 700 kilometers that come supporting these games. "Врачар" is Blegrade, and many groups from Republika Srpska. Point is that lots of those people had have to spend 2 days just to come for the match and go back home, but still are in unison there on the match, no way they could practice or train this beforehand. With Red Star Belgrade becoming club World Cup winners in 1991, and always in very close local tie with Partisan, both clubs attracted much further from locals to support both. Well, 90's sanctions killed clubs, mafia took over and they play like sht now.... but there is still a talent and enough crazies to gather up to see them shine bright again.

If you really end up comming try to go see derbys. The passion is more intense. Playing a rival team is an extra boost of madness 😉

Lol warschauw was awesome did u see there messages first making fun of the Germans then excepting the 35.000€ penalty for it 🤣😂🤣👍

@joniorr1

Жыл бұрын

no one was making fun of Germans

@ceesvanderschoot9799

Жыл бұрын

@@joniorr1 well unfriendly things from the passed then ….

btw the same channel u watched has a chants compilations with subtittles if u want to react to that and know what they are singing and its great

You just don't find the background to the rivalries in the US. Different colleges? Take Liverpool. Blue-collar Liverpool FC vs. white-collar Everton FC. Or Spain: Franco-loyalists for Real Madrid vs. Catalunyian Barcelona FC Or Glasgow: Catholic Celtic vs. protestant Rangers. There's more than just football to it.

Who doesn't enjoy a good bonfire to harm-up their hands, tell stories, dance, have fun and enjoy a meal (even if most of the meal revolves around beer in excess) XD

Be Well Bro. Hi from Edinburgh 🏰

Dymano Dresden is a team in the second league in German but the passion is first league

The Napoli one was pre game yes

I am a former Ultra from my countrys 2nd biggest club, however I must state that many of these clips are taken from derby matches. Especially those clubs from Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece has really fantastic sounds butonly at derbies. In western europe the more modern the stadiums is the ratio of jumping ultras begins to fall because you also have females and kids watching, and offcourse theres the PremLeague..... boring because its basically tourists watching the games.

12:30 mostly says "thousands mines, thousands guns, and full armor(medieval?) (we ll come to athens) will send athenians to hospitals. Its a rivalry thing between two teams of different cities. You will notice many teams have the word "GATE" and a number. Ex GATE 4 and this is like the gate were the Ultras sit or used to and each team has one different

They stay in a certain place because every brigade has it's own place in the stadium , you don't stay one game in one place and other game in another place. Regarding to flares they are forbidden in Europe especially in a stadium but we still manage to smuggle them in and regarding to prison if you were a cop you would go in to that crowd to arrest the guy who lit the flare ?! Especially when they are so many

your "eintracht frankfurt" ... was as close as you could have been ^^

The good news is, for now US dollar have similar value with euros. The ticket for Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund are cheaper than the ticket for Jaguars or Commanders

the lower stand will be empty cos thats the away end. trying to seperate the fans a bit

I really like your reactions. You ought to spend some money and go to Europa to see some of the hottest derbys, like Belgrade ( dangerous ) or Casablanca, Wydad against Rai. Been to both of them and I can still hear the roar!!

The drums that you hear, brings people to the same Lvl

you know what brother? I live in Athens, Greece. which includes Olympiacos Panathinaikos and AEK Athens. I've seen all kinds of things, people beating up each other for their club OR in most cases best friends who support different clubs watch the game hugged together. Its not only in sports. My point is that american people (from the eyes of a balkan european person) dont have emotion in their life. No passion about anything? No love for something that unites people? I mean you could understand exaclty what am i saying by watching Original21 (aek fans) vs Olympiacos back in 2015-2016... we were relegated because of financial stuff and it was our first derby in 3 years. So, on the stadium we used to play, there were 68.000 seats. 72.000 people watched the game. I was in there too, it felt like 72k people were one, one voice, one family... Thats what life is about, especially in the bad parts of europe like mine. Passion, love, expression of what we are. Thats what i believe is the difference between the us crowds and the european atmospheres. P.S. I would love to see you react on the first match of AEK Athens in our new home, our new stadium. It was built this year and we waited for it for like 20 years, when our old one got destroyed from an earthquake. it was a burning hell. you should def watch it!

1:52 While watching the craziest Ultras in Europa

I love football so much that is incredible

Those Stadiums got great static stabillity though eh?

This jumping is quite dangerous. Especially upstairs

just if you wondered how to prounaounce željezničar from sarajevo, bosnia, željezničar literally means railwayman and it is one of those words where non native speakers break their tounge lol..

Lyrics are even about mothers of the rivals having bastardsons and being fan of opponent.

Lower stands are not outsold cos you see nothing standing so low looking over a running track

Hey bro,Did you know the decibel record in Galatasaray?

I wouldn’t want you o be in that Italian crowd in Napoli . Scary when the fact is if it got out of control many would die by being crushed to death in the panic trying to escape .

About the chant we learn it watching the matchs on tv. I know the channts of a lot of clubs that I don't support 🤣🤣🤣 but heard it each time I watch a match so at the end we know them even of otjer clubs.... I never support italians clubs but know their chants and I could sing a lot of songs of differents clubs of Europe 🤣🤣🤣 i'm 50 years old and watch football since I'm 10 so I heard them for 40 years.... And even if we don't sing for other club I m sure that all the Europeans who watch the champion's League know all the songs 🤣🤣🤣 after we won't sing for others clubs 🤣🤣🤣 but we know it !! I can recognize a team without watching just with theirs songs.

The Lazio song lyrics are great.

You don't have to go that far as Europe, you can come down to Mexico and go to an Atlas-Chivas, Tigres-Monterrey or Pumas-America game and get something close the level of passion you saw on video.

The AS Saint-Etienne (ASSE) team in France is not a big club. But they have one of the best atmosphere in Europe. Because they were in the Champions League final in 1976, it was the first time for a French club. Since the whole city is supporting the club. Their "geoffroy-guichard" stadium is a temple. Their derby rivalry is against Olympique Lyonnais (OL). L'Olympique de Marseille (OM) has the reputation of having the best atmosphere in France. t is the second largest city in the country. It is a popular city, the fervor for the club has been legendary for almost 50 years. They won the Champions League in 1993, the first and only French club to have won it. They have several rival teams, but the biggest derby is against Paris St-Germain (PSG). Their stadium is the "velodrome" it is a cauldron. Behind a crazy atmosphere there is always a story...

The Italian matches played in euro zone crash countries like Italy, Greece and Spain were drastically affected with high unemployment so people couldn't afford to attend matches. Also, if a European game likely limited numbers from uefa due to Italians violence

I think lower stands at Napoli weren’t safe at the time for many people to be there.

4:25 the lower stands at Napoli have a pretty shitty view. On TV and from this video the view looks fine but once you actually sit in that lower tier especially in the lower seats you can just about see over the adboards on the sides because the pitch is raised slightly high.

As a Canadian we have to step up our chanting game at all sporting events so do the Americans as well.

Don't forget to vote Mr. E.B. Take your body armour. Lol.

I saw a video of LA Galaxy where they had smoke bombs and flares. Apparently this is slowly coming to the US.

That’s what you call: Home court advantage

Its Bengali fire ( fireworks) and they are also illegal here but smokkeld inside very easy 😂👍

People are not being hyperbolic when they describe football as a religion. The acolytes compete with one another to show their devotion to the point of madness, be it by chants, donning special clothing, waving talismans, singing in unison or lighting votive flames. (The trouble creeps in when followers of differing sects decide to literally wage war.)

There is a saying: you may think that futebol is about life and death, but its much more than that.

You have to react the ultras of the Moroccan championship

The hottest derby is in greece, panatinaykos vs olympiakos.

Good to see Celtic singing the Liverpool Anthem, maybe they should be paying Royalties ;)

@johnmcphee6098

Жыл бұрын

Why is that will ?

@willrichardson1809

Жыл бұрын

@@johnmcphee6098 I am guessing you can't take a joke.

Always surprises me just how much college football seems to be truly loved more than the NFL in America.

@julieb737

Жыл бұрын

According to my American friend it’s because they are playing for their future job and it’s more interesting and enjoyable because of that . Don’t know if others share the opinion but he watches college football but not the NFL .

@TheEclecticBeard

Жыл бұрын

Many are playing for their future job, others are playing for the sheer passion and love of the game. 72k players and only 259 are selected to the pros each year in the draft and maybe another 200 are picked up as undrafted free agents and not many of them stick with teams.

@nollienick1121

Жыл бұрын

@@julieb737 not really a sports fan, but nfl/nba has so many time when the player is just phoning it in. Not really trying. Instantly killed sports for me. Wish we had relegation like in the eu

You think the Europeans are crazy,you should check out club games in Argentina. Boca Juniors,River Plate,Rosario,Newells Old Boys etc etc The crowd scenes are mental as hell. Danny Dyer did a documentary at a game between River and Boca and he said he was terrified with all the explosions and flares and the wild passion of the fans. Thoroughly recommended.

so, to the napoli situation: you dont want that fans near the pitch, its dangerous for the players and keeper, also the police or the security dont wanna check up the ultras, that will escalate and has escalated into crazy riots and the ultras will find a way to smuggle them in anyway.

You have to give it to european football fans, they've got bloody good lungs on em! 👍

Your teams are business. European teams are popular association.. Even on teams that becames companies, the assotiation still have power.

Supporter Culture... football is life.

Legia Warsaw was fine 35 000 euros by UEFA [ 9:30 min ] for what you see in 8:30 min !!!

The average european that I am, hearing Celtic sing ynwa : goosebumps every fucking time Average american : that's cool

Love seeing this one. I'm expecting some fire based comment.

There is a video called : Ultras Our way of life . Well worth a watch .

If in UK go to Glasgow celtic ir rangers both clubs have ultras

Where is the Green monsters?(Ferencváros)

We are little tesla's we always Comming home . We are People! We dont neet 1 men to tel us What is the best to do . 1 word live and love my friens 🎉

You are the best !