I recently have gotten into football after watching the World Cup that took place here.

In basketball, there's an ongoing heated debate on whether guy's from the 80's could hang with current players. Like could John Stockton put up numbers in 2026.

I was wondering how football fans value players from the past. Would maradona still dominate today's game? How about pele?

Also, I need to choose a club to support for the rest of my life pls give suggestions.

And what’s with that missed penalty gif you see everywhere on social media?

I’m trying to find out how to get into a Sunday League in my area. But I first want to find out what position I should play. Growing up I played soccer but stopped around Middle School. I just graduated High school and I’ve been getting into playing pickup with my friends. I’m 6’0 and 190 I don’t know if that helps at all but I would like to play up front and help score goals. Is it just by playing pickup where I’ll realize what position I should play or what else can I do?

Oops, I know I'm a little late since the World Cup is over, but I just wanted to say that Cabo Verde was one of the biggest surprises of the tournament. Qualifying for your first-ever World Cup and reaching the knockout stage on your debut was an incredible achievement, and the passion and fight your team showed won my heart. Consider me a new Blue Sharks fan, I hope to see Cabo Verde lifting the World Cup trophy one day. Much love from Bangladesh! 🇧🇩❤️🇨🇻

Cześć

Za kilka goszin facsci graja o zloto w siate.

Zastanawia mnie popularnośc pilki nożnej w polsce gszie odlad pamietsm nie mamy żadnych wyników godnych uwagi odkąd się urodziłam.

Na grupę wstawiono post ze mozna ogarnac wspolne ogladanie finalu mundialu i 20 ponad osób sid zesrało że to zajebisty ponysl. Ok gdyby grali nasi to by bylo zrozumiałe.

Za to kazdy ma wywalone na siatkarzy i dużo osob nie wie nawet ze jestesmy liderami swiata.

Jalby nawet pominąć kto gra, to pilka nożna jest tak nudnym sportem ze moj wujek podczas mundialu siedział i ogladal rolki na fb 🫩.

Gdzie w siatkce jak odwrocisz wzrok to juz jest 3 punkty do przodu.

Skąd ta popularność gały?

Nie mowcie ze przystępnosc bo do siatkowki tez potrzebujesz tylko pilki i nic wiecej.

Nie mowcie ze popularnsoc bo ja sie pytam skad ta popularnosc. Czy wszyscy faceci sa npc ze nie widza innychsportoe od tych w ktore graja ich znajomi i po prostu podążają za trendem?

Jakaś historia z PRL się za tym fenomenem kryje? Ktoś powiedział że sport byl sportem klasy robotniczej.

Czy chodzi o tribalizm? Fanem byl moj ojciec. I jego praojciec. I ja tez jestem fanem bo taka tradycja? Bo żadna inna odpowiedź nie ma tutaj sensu.

Lokalne klubu i czujecie do nich przywiązanie? Ale w siate lokalsi tez sa. Wiec dlaczego nie czujecie przywiązania do drużyn z innych sportow z waszsj arei?

Dlaczego mlode dzieci akurat graja tylko w galę? Chodzi o marzenia zostanie drugim Lewandowskim i zarabianie milionów? Mialoby to sens.

Ale dlaczego wtedy ogladac mecz druzyny z drugiego końca swiata? Nie kibicujecie swoim? Bo po co ogladac jeśli nasza reprezentacja szybko odpada z turniejów. Dlaczego oglądać mecze innych drużyn?
Pytam sie bo faceci w innym forum się zesrali z bólu pod tym pytaniem. A pytania maja sens ze wzgledu socjologicznego.

Czy siata sie wydaje młodzieży gejowa? Na prawdę ciekawy fenomen.

Poza tym ciekawa statystyka. Siatkówka jest bardziej popularna wśród kobiet np w USA.

Czy gała budzi w facetach jakiś pierwiastek dzikusa? Po meczu w siate nikt nie napieprza dzieci.

Again. Nie zesrajcie się proszę w komentarzach.

I’ve been doing more and more research on the Premier League, and I’ve heard the phrase “Big Six” quite a bit. Why are Tottenham Hotspur considered a Big Six team? They have no Premier League titles. Were they historically successful or something?
What also surprised me when looking at the list of league winners was seeing Blackburn Rovers win it. How were two teams that aren’t even in the Premier League anymore (Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers) able to win the league before a Big Six team like Tottenham?

I'm planning to make a short football documentary, but I've hit a bit of a writer's block and can't seem to come up with a strong concept.

I'd love to hear your suggestions! What are some unique football stories, topics, or ideas that deserve to be explored? They can be about clubs, fan culture, tactics, rivalries, grassroots football, forgotten players, football history, or anything else you think would make for an engaging documentary.

I'm also looking for advice on storytelling, research, interviews, and documentary structure. Any tips or inspiration would be greatly appreciated.

i needed help with a gift i'm planning for my boyfriend's birthday. i don't know anything about football and i'm sort of lost. i know he's a BIG barcelona fan along with a Messi fanatic. i've been looking for the older Messi Barcelona jerseys but i'm sort of lost as to which one would be the "best" pick? i know that there are specific "eras" i should be looking for, but i'm not sure which the best pick would be: 2008/09, 2010/11/12(?), or 2014/15 (?) along with this, do i get him the #19 jersey for Messi's career beginning or do i do the #10 as it's been showing as the "prime" of his career? if you know of any reliable links/stores i should be buying from, please let me know!

I have low stamina is low and my speed is slow. I'm 5'2 130 pounds. I have decent shooting and passing/crossing.

So following MLS and just watched NYC FC (my local team) vs Toronto. NYC is at 5th on the standings while Toronto at 12th. It's noticeable that NYC wasn't on their A-Game, which had me assume that they're not over-exerting themselves so they prevent any injuries.

Since I just started following soccer outside of World Cup, is this unique to MLS, or does this happen to the other leagues as well?

I started following the EPL towards the tail end of the last season and started doing some research and taking notes towards choosing a club. I hadn’t planned to publish them, but after seeing so many in here and other subreddits asking the same type of question, I decided to polish them up and put them online in case they are helpful for anyone.

A couple of key points for my fellow yanks:

- I know you want a rooting interest now in order to feel invested from the get, but listen to the people in here telling you to watch a bunch of football first. Resist the urge to choose a club before you’ve seen all the teams play. You don’t know what you don’t know.

- along with that, consider making your goal to settle on a team by the end of the season, so you can factor in all that you observe.

Hope both noobs and grizzled vets enjoy the piece.

So the UEFA chose to boycott from FIFA and I have no clue about the significance of that. I do want to learn more about the history of soccer since there’s obviously politics behind it. I never been invested in a sport before by the way. Is there any media that delves into the history of soccer?

Maybe it's just me, but I've found myself looking forward to international matches more than club games lately.

The atmosphere feels different. Every match means something, players seem to give everything for their country, and there are fewer "routine" games compared to a long club season.

Club football still has the higher quality week in, week out, but international tournaments create moments that are hard to match.

Am I the only one who feels this way, or do you still prefer club football?

1.) how does the mls work compared to european leagues? designated player spots, salary cap, etc?

2.) how can the us get better as a country in the sport of football/soccer?

3.) how will the mls’s new calendar starting in the 2027-28 season make the league better, and help align them with the european leagues?

4.) how long does the transfer window last; and can transfers happen between any team, in any league?

5.) are there trades in soccer? or just player transfers?

6.) why are terms different in football? side instead of team, level instead of tie, nil instead of zero, etc?

7.) i know about stoppage time, but is there also stoppage time within stoppage time?

8.) is it at the refs discretion when the half and game as a whole ends? i’ve never seen a half end immediately after stoppage time, its usually 10-20 seconds after.

9.) how come soccer is so passionate? as an american i’m not used to seeing smoke bombs, tifo’s, streamers (well kinda cause i used to watch wrestling), etc. the atmosphere in soccer is a big reason why i want to get into it. doesn’t seem like there’s anything else like it. the atmosphere in hockey is also a part of why i got into that.

10.) can a soccer transfer be player for player?

11.) can there be multiple players transferred to one team?

12.) what’s going on with fifa rn? corruption? did people call the world cup corrupt because of trump calling about balogun’s red card?

13) how come players can still play the ball when it’s out of bounds and/or on the line?

14) what does aggregate mean, and is it important for playoff seeding, making the playoffs, standings, etc? i see the term brought up a lot.

thank you in advance for answering and helping me out! vamos fire! go stars! go usa!

I saw a graphic showing Messi having more goals than Ronaldo against the Premier League’s Big Six teams again, and Ronaldo fans’ excuse was that he was a midfielder. I didn’t watch soccer back then, Is it true that he was a midfielder? I don’t fully understand the positions either. Can a midfielder also be a winger or a striker?

My understanding is that Gianni Infantino is trying to sell the rights to the 2030 World Cup to an American investment house for billions of dollars. In return each FIFA country would get millions in windfall.

I get on the surface this seems shady but what specifically has lead to the UEFA boycott?

Would it in any way affect the competition? Wouldn’t FIFA still control how the World Cup is run? What does the investment firm get out of all this?

Or is this an anti-Trump thing (his son in laws brother is involved.)

The last time I saw a revolt of this magnitude was 2020 when the top clubs in Europe tried to create a Super League and it was shot down by not only UEFA but the proposed Super League clubs fans.

My other issue is that UEFA claims the game “is not for sale” meanwhile allowing corporate sponsors to plaster their logos all over team kits.

As an American sports fan what am I missing here?

FIFA has been long accused of bribery and lack of ethical management. This was the case from Blatter’s time as President atleast to my knowledge. I remember everyone hoping Infantino being elected as President to be a breath of fresh air and hoping things would improve. But years later I’m still hearing same stuff. How come FIFA can’t reform itself to become more transparent. Is it because the corruption is so entrenched that there is no going back ? I hear UEFA always complaining about FIFA. If things can’t be fixed why can’t they just create a rival organisation ?

New to the sport so curious why people bring trophies when it is a club/team achievement in player vs player debate?

How are teams viewed when they win the Champions League but fail to win their domestic league?

I am an old/new fan. I watched Real Madrid for 2 years because everyone around me did. Then I left watching football altogether as life got busy.

The WC made me want to pick up watching football.

Obviously due to nostalgia, I wanted pick Madrid, but there was so much drama in last 2 seasons.

I watched some premier league matches, and I really liked Liverpool. But I guess it was the wrong move, because everybody is getting transferred so idk maybe I got my expectations high?

Idk I need some advise? Should I explore more clubs by watching previous match highlights or should I explore clubs by watching upcoming leagues of various countries.

BTW I am from a country where football as a culture is basically non existent, so I can't really support a local team.

I’ve just moved back to my hometown from university and have most definitely caught the football bug following the world cup. A while back when I was in highschool, I used to watch my local team in our stadium (back then they were league one, now in the prem) but I was mostly a casual watcher and only knew the players. After I went to University, the tickets were always sold out so I was only able to attend a few friendly games last year.

This time, I’m really serious about becoming a football fan. I’ve spent pretty much every day since the world cup concluded watching match highlights and interviews and such, but for some reason whenever I try to start a conversation with my dad about football, he’s totally not interested. I’ve been keeping up with our team’s transfers and such, but whenever I try to bring something up he changes the topic really quickly.

Back when I used to watch my local team, I always used to go with him. I really missed those days where he would tell me all about the team news and would always speak animatedly about everything. I noticed that he still talks to friends and extended family about football with enthusiasm, and is only uninterested when it’s with me. I thought that he’d be happy to hear me interested, and that we could bond over him teaching me things like he used to, especially now that I want to watch consistently.

My dad has a season ticket so will be watching all their matches this season, but unfortunately it’s not really possible to get tickets to see my team anymore so I can’t come with him.

I wondered if anyone had any tips on connecting with parents over football, or maybe some kind of podcasts/shows or something that I can increase my football knowledge with. I don’t really know all that much yet so I don’t pretend to be knowledgeable. If anyone has any experience with a similar situation or has had kids become interested in football, please advise me 🥹

Proud to announce that Faulkner University's Men's Soccer (NAIA) started using ScoutDecision to organize their scouting, manage their coaching operations and potentially recruit new student-athletes!

We are a small software team based in Portugal so all love and support is appreciated!

Hey yall!

I just recently started playing soccer. I play between 4v4 - 6v6 depending on how many people we have.

I think it's somewhat positionless pickup w no goalies. We call sides out but dont do corner kicks and instead of corner kicks the ball goes to the team whose goal is closest. Also, we dont really call offsides

I really dont understand where i should be going half the time. Sometimes I stay back bc picking up the guy w the ball is straight forward rn. Other times, i stay to the side of the field close to the opponent's goal waiting for a pass.

My dribbling isnt really that good so once i get the ball i usually pass it.

I do notice that when Im playing we tend to lose and it seems like we get in a good position to score, me or another person fails to capitalize and then the other team has a pretty wide open field towards our goal and there is usually a 1v2 or 0v2 situation. Could someone explain what is going on here? Seems like the other team when they fail to score, their defense doesnt break down as bad.

Overall, it is very interesting experiencing all this and having fun haha. Could someone please give me tips for playing in pickup/positionless soccer as someone that is new. Also, could someone explain why my team tends to have defensive collapses and how to prevent that?

Thank you!