Football fans and atmosphere USA vs Europe

Money vs Passion

[aidanw]

As a Canadian, I went to a championship-clinching league match in Sarajevo a few years ago. The flares, the smoke, the shaking chants, the crowd flooding the field at the final and the whole city partying all night. I'll never forget that.

[edoardocarrara]

As an Italian, watching the first clips of USA made me think "aw, they are so cute"

[troygrindley]

The key difference, I believe, between US and European football is this. American football clubs were built from numerous investors and sponsors coming in to create a franchise. That franchise can move from city to city if the investors want it to. In Europe, are football clubs were set up from workers sports clubs. Manchester Utd, for instance, was Newton Heath and consisted of railway workers. For us, in Europe, our clubs are not franchises, they’re the stories of our ancestors struggles in the dirt only to have brief respite on the field on the weekend.

[Protato]

In Europe when you go to football match you feel like going to a war

[wakeno.]

Guys, Respect America's football fans, they have to hear and call their sport as soccer every day! 🥲

[rivan]

USA football fans: *cringe chants*
UK football fans: *hilarious chants*
Eastern Europe football fans: *this is SPARTA!*

[projectx]

The beauty of European football is that literally every country has at least couple of clubs with fiery fans. And in bigger countries like Germany, Spain and Italy there are dozens if not 100 of them

[yaroslavmaltsev]

Eintracht fans are absolut legends, should be featured twice. Total verdient.

[symbolic]

USA: Money
South America: Passion
Europe: Money and Passion

[earlthehoodedsweater]

The fact that “I believe that we will win” is a chant says it all

[odetoclear]

in the netherlands there's this weird civil war between the fans of ajax and feyenoord. in a dutch song called "het land van" (translated "the country of") one of the lyrics is "het land van rellen tussen ajax en feyenoord, maar wanneer oranje speelt iedereen erbij hoort" (translated "the country of fights between ajax and feyenoord but when orange plays everyone's included" since 'orange' is the team that plays at big tournaments like world cup and stuff) and i think that's beautiful

[ondrash]

as a romanian, i literally cried at the last cried

[iliaslef]

As a Greek, I can confirm if you can see through the flares and the smoke it's not a real game

[astronautadejakku]

There's not even relegation in America, no way to test unconditional love for a club. In Europe, some of the most exciting and passionate football is found in lower divisions. Man, that Watford vs Leicester play-off in 2013 is one of the most solid proofs ever seen on the sport.

[mrk]

The energy of fans in Europe is insane 🔥🔥🔥

[barcuta]

Romania is something else💙💛❤️ went to a few matches of Steaua and people just went crazy, singing all the way to the end. Proud🇷🇴

[PatrickMapper]

I love how a lot of the European teams arent even that good teams, but the fans are still incredible, here in the UK the fans still go wild in league one its incredible

[dominikschrader]

German is a language you can shout exceptionally well in.

[augustofernandezrana]

You guys should see the atmosphere here in Brasil...it's another level the crowds of South America

[yellocrewmategd]

Europe fans atmosphere feels like a revolutions about to start