• rabid89B
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    2 months ago

    European sports fans are just different lol.

    I went to a PSG vs Auxerre game in 2022 right before the World Cup started … and the Auxerre section of the stadium was cheering loudly all game long, even as they were down.

    They lost 5-0. But they didn’t give AF lol. It was pretty cool to see.

    Fans here in the US are mild af.

    And I paid like $105 to get a row 1 seat near the middle of the stadium …

    That same seat for an NBA game is like 50x the price, and way more for NFL.

    • LazyPizza11B
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      2 months ago

      Very true. American sports are more entertaining to me but the crowds and atmosphere are terrible. A division 3 football match in Germany would have a better atmosphere than any American game by a mile.

    • TheGreatForeheadB
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      2 months ago

      It’s mostly just football fans, rather than Euro sports fans as a whole.

      European F1 fans get all bitchy when a driver gets booed, for example lol

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        2 months ago

        I think it has to do with how dangerous F1 is, so booing somebody who could have a fatal crash is frowned upon. But the atmosphere for any race not in the sandpits is always good.

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      2 months ago

      Not just euro fans. South America, too. I was at a small local professional league match in Colombia, and the cheering section was only a few thousand people at most, but rowdier than an entire playoff arena in the states. Drums, huge banners/flags, chants, etc. it was awesome.