oh. he has arrived. philippe cure chain your buttons new star on loan from barcelona was embraced like a king of kings upon his bundesliga arrival we should be thrilled solution to. this in the year but we should look at that we are the midfield the spectacular skills assured to entertain reinforce the record champions. of all. time to head to the stadium just as millions do well by which they themselves the most spectators and why we should talk and we're pleasantly surprised these players

are also surprised by the white. ways it's magicians and staff coming up welcome to kick off life. he is the new superstar billy philippe coaching new is the hottest transfer of the summer at his 1st team practice everyone was eager to see the brazilian in action especially sporting director has and sally hemings each is happy to have him and continue. to get these this morning. all the fans the press really have to be the fans are happy he fears well this is the man who's number 10 shirt he inherits. this is a great footballer everyone knows that he's played for liverpool and also a top quality because he's the top of his drawer attack a very creative and he makes a lot of good food processing i think it really helped us. with. thanks to continue

buying slightly shaky self-confidence and right is back to normal this transfer ensures that the record champions are still right on track for their title ambitions. i'm here to give it my best shot across the board together with my team mates i want to help one try to win the league d.s.p. cup and the champions league. is intervention by and paid an 8 and a half 1000000 euro loving fee to barcelona and have the option to buy him for $120000000.00 at the end of the season fresh from winning the cup of america with brazil he's the 13th brazilian to sign up in leading. me i discussed it with a few people especially tiago who's also got a zillion passports and speaks portuguese spoke with me as well. and heard a lot of good stuff from lucio who also played here. judging by their 1st training

session and the other new colleagues seem to be settling in quickly. even paris synch midfielder because defenders benjamin power and. by invested almost 150000000 euros this summer. we are signing up to french world cup winners for a world cup finalists in either parish and a freshly copa america winner plus 2 very talented up and coming prospects i think that's a decent mix we're very satisfied that it's. in coach in year they now have a world class play my kid said tee up the chances for 11 dark skin color the number 10 shirt really says it all. came from bahrain is a huge responsibility. it's a club with a great tradition and this was robin should for years. he says his own benchmark in football yeah. it's

a big responsibility. so that hopefully i can just knuckle down and fulfill it only expectations here. biomes brilliant brazilian is expected to make quite a splash in munich but how he'll fit into an eco covert you system remains to be seen. from the stars on the pitch to the fans in the stands which league stadiums have the highest attendance records and why we have the arts. imagine football without fans. absolutely unthinkable supporters are the heart and soul of the beautiful game but who are the most dedicated fans out there. everyone has their own opinion but what do the numbers say. which country has the best attendances which league attracts

the most fans. we take a closer look. here at the top 50 leaks worldwide the international center for sport studies recently came up with a study and ranked match attendance by country and league the 1st big surprise is only 41st. a true footballing nation and sensational finalist of the 2018 world cup. but the effort ski national league doesn't reflect the international side success. only $2800.00 fans attend each game on average that's pretty poor and behind even england's 4th and germany's 3rd divisions but it's not that surprising if you take a closer look gracious a small country with a population of 4000000 illegal only has 10 clubs half the number europe's big leagues usually have. high look splits and do. the big names

they have a serious rivalry which often results in clashes with police but that rivalry hasn't helped make the league competitive have been crowned champions in 9 of the last 10 seasons. let's move on and on to the next surprise in 13th place just ahead of russia and scotland is brazil. part of my children benito nice to watch but not that successful the league doesn't even crack the top 10 with the stadiums empty and often in poor condition. in fact many brazilian stadiums are white elephants they were built for the 2014 world cup but since then they sat largely empty over the past 5 years brazilian syria could only attract 17000 fans on average take fluminense say for example one of the most famous clubs with a massive following their home stadium the 80000 but only 15000 turn out

what happens in football in brazil. it's complicated and it's about more than football for zille is in a state of political chaos the last 3 presidents were all involved in corruption scandals which in some cases even lead to jail time. and the new president j. imposed sonando is dividing the country even further. corruption is widespread also in football the former president of brazil's football confederation because notation resigned under a cloud of allegations. brazilians are sick of it and it's affecting their love of the beautiful game ahead of the 24th in world cup people took to the streets to protest against corruption and the waste of taxpayers' money to stage football's most famous competition. polls taken ahead of the tournament suggested hoff of brazilians went even interested. in may

24th team 47 percent had little or no interest in the world cup 4 years later head of the world cup in russia that figure rose to 63 percent devastating numbers for a country where football used to be a religion brazilians have fallen out of love with the seller sells the want as successful as they used to be and they're losing interest in the league because they can't afford to go to games anymore. ticket prices for big matches can range from $80.00 to $400.00 for a zillion hair eyes which is between 15 and 19 year olds the country's minimum wage has only just increased to $998.00 ai's per month. which you spend half of your paycheck on just one game. you don't even get see brazil's most talented players because they will leave early to become stars in europe has legend zico put it it's the brazilian league's big problem. he said unless we stop the talent leaving the country we cannot revive football in brazil.

let's break in the top 10 where we find germany 2nd division. the 2nd button is league averages almost $19000.00 fans per match not bad that's better than the top divisions in big footballing countries like portugal and scotland why is that football has a long lasting tradition in germany and the 2nd division is a strong and well run league with many traditional clubs form a bond as league or winners and european champions trophy is the lakers have lucrative t.v. deals and is sold as the best 2nd division of all time a phrase that's been repeated so often by advertisers so it's become a running gag among fans. just. as fans. next comes the netherlands in 9 and above them the united states. and for some.

it seems like the u.s. is finally falling in love with soccer after years of being a sleeping giant of course the women's team woke up long ago $24.00 world cup titles with sides full of superstars. but now the men's game is on the rise to major league soccer's average attendance is already $21000.00 fans. in fact m.l.s. is the 2nd fastest growing league worldwide. and they have the cool kid on the block. atlantean knight and they were founded in 2017 and there's an unprecedented hype surrounding the club in their 2nd season atlantean ited won the m.l.s. title and had more than 51000 fans watching week in week out.

united have the 10th highest average attendance in world football beating out the likes of celtic i.x. and man city. who's next france's and 7th behind china who would have thought that. the chinese super league is not only attracting stars but also more and more fans and now we're into the top 5 with italy. italian football is not in good shape there are problems everywhere you look. for starters the stadiums still operated and falling apart most of them were built in the 1st half of the 20th century and have barely been renovated since. women and children rarely attend games in italy because of the violent ultras. diehard fans some of them fascists have a lot of power sometimes even pulling the strings behind the scenes. watches are

not unusual but in 2009 the government crackdown and introduced the tests that are there to force. an id card to identify fans which is checked by police or security at the stadium entrance this all led to a decline in fan attendance syriac games only attract $23000.00 fans on average that's less than the mexican league and la liga in spain. italian football is not what it used to be back in the ninety's and early 2000 when italian teams dominate in europe. in the ninety's italian clubs broke the world transfer record 6 times syria was the go to league the sickest of. times have changed. of course this guy bucks the trend christiane a renowned though has made you've even stronger there perhaps the only healthy club left in italy with their stadium regularly sold out but dominance is not good for

the league at all to be a canary one syria 8 times in a rug. italy is in 5th place but has been overtaken as we already said mexico. but that shouldn't come as a surprise mexicans are football crazy. not only when it comes to their national team but with their league too. much days are a $360.00 degree experience of mexican culture family food and football. the mexican league is considered the strongest in north america and it is highly competitive league amex has 2 tournament per season up to and closer with one champion crowned in summer and one in winter this is common in latin america in the past decade 10 different clubs have won 8 of the effort to close up. with 20 c. . 1000 fans linger and meckstroth the largest average crowd of any football league

in the americas. that's almost as good as spain. and likely get. some of the world's most famous clubs. and one of its greatest rivals. the 3rd best attendance worldwide with 27000 fans on average. but spain has smaller teams and stadiums than england. the premier league draws $37000.00 fans on average the league is followed worldwide and generates more than $2000000000.00 euros in television rights per year a record because we've. the premier league is undoubtedly the best marketed league in the world. some say it's also the best thanks to the stadiums.

and the stars. but not when it comes to match attendance is. because number one is not the premier league but the german bundesliga. so why is the bundesliga the clear winner. first of all the tickets in germany are affordable that's probably the biggest difference to the premier league in the bundesliga the cheapest average match they ticket is just 15 euros in england it's $34.00 more than twice the price. in germany you can even get some tickets for less than 10 euro's and it has a violin kids under the age of 14 can get into the olympic stadium for free. but it's not just the cheap tickets. the main factor is germany's modern stayed.

germany has state of the art arenas with huge capacities they're simply bigger than the ones in england. most of them were built renovated for the 2006 world cup. the whole country was excited about hosting the tournament which gave football already the most popular sport in germany an even bigger boost. and that had an effect on the bundesliga as well some say germany has the best stadium atmosphere in europe definitely better than the premier. there is a longstanding tradition of fan culture and an active ultra scene in germany france here have a saying. germany is the only top league in europe that has the 50 plus one rule which means that club members hold a majority of voting rights thereby retaining overall control and protecting their club from the influence of external investors who rule over many clubs in the premier league the bundesliga tracks more than 43000 fans on average 6000 more than

any other league 5 german clubs are in the top 10 when it comes to highest average attendance dorman the top of the tree with 80000 fans on average even hamburg in stuttgart still attracts huge numbers despite being in the 2nd division. that's why germany has the best attended leagues in the world. quick question what is 24 times 48 no you can't calculate that's in your head well we can't say that but here is someone who can. we're talking about manuel i can gee this way since the national and dortmund sense about responsible for holding the back line alongside part that's all balls. but he's one of germany's top center backs and recent news. i can definitely benefit from all that. and also learn

a lot just through helping each other out on the pitch. we can also learn something from him because it turns out he has quite a knack for numbers mastermind man well. i . don't have father was always saying practice makes perfect. yeah it's just something i've been practicing since childhood. and i found it easier to work with numbers and take all sorts of things can number plates or whatever and do these calculations just for myself. since 2018 it's all working out at dortmund just well. in his 2nd full season at the club i can't he has a nailed down place in coach lucien 5 is planning. and with his teammates he's also forged true friendships. away from the pitch i get on especially

well with you invite them we went away on holiday together with our wives i also do a lot with marco rose again no wives just get along very well and so the way. so as a process. friends and friendly rivals have an exceptionally strong squad with only so many starting places up for grabs. your club and i'm here with a lot of players at the moment so there's more competition all around with a good season a new chance for everyone we all have to earn our place but i think. he's been busy earning his already starting in the super cup against with that last gasp rescue back. to me and i can. see. the kanji is stabilizing influence strong in the tackle. precise

in his passing and incredible with those numbers and so. it's still it's just so. at some point i knew it off my heart here i already know what i see 3 times 20 years so i just thought up the rest and that's it really so. amman jordan can definitely count on. books now introduce you to a new goalkeeper in the bundesliga an american who's already off to a great start by just a little. when his gloves are on he means business. i have some personal rituals i put my love of honor my love cleared on before my right every time just feels right and feels good and can get turned into a game. horn in the usa and now earning his keep in the bundesliga saxtorph and the us national team keeper is fresh. and very happy about it.

it's amazing that such a strongly one of the best leagues in the world and just trying to enjoy it. it's no stranger to german football having spent 2 years up to 2016 at freiburg back then he didn't make it past the reserves but he learned plenty from the former freiburg he thought now plying his trade. away from him burgio was a strong very quick and well i like his style of play. with the. staff and was signed this summer by manchester city and promptly loaned out for the season. then you know but one actually prefers the number 24 and on march to 1 of his previous ss in the national side. when they ask me what number i want to pick i saw 24 i just thought of tim howard he was my role model and still is i just remember watch. him as much as. making

a string of saves in his top flight debut against braman stephan helped get just pulled off after winning starts to his goals for the rest of the season. expecting to keep the game make saves i need to make do my job and yeah i want to show off what i can. welcome to the bundesliga sacks to wrap it up we leave you with a story about football and friendship and even if you're going to clubs as a possible. match day 2 features one of the season's most curious contests minds coach sandra shots versus munching glovebox marco rosa. the 2 coaches have lots more in common than a prowess for tactical scheming in fact they a long time best friends with a similar past as players at mines but when their respective sides face off on the pitch comes 1st.

it was that it was good those were the early days now there's a new twist to their relationship. before looking forward to it it's certainly an unusual situation for something else for our parents as well sitting at the stadium with their sons jumping around on the touchline. because these 2 are more than just football parties for 2 years shots and also white house mates that was well over a decade ago in mice a communal existence with its own occasional problems like an empty fridge. stark it's a tragedy. nice and no one wants to drive to the petrol station to get something to drink. just brush your teeth and try to get to sleep quickly. they're mentally back it's a long time months coaching you can clock the same spot 15 years down the line in the footsteps of the famous pre-disaster tryouts and also learn the basics rules of

their future trade on the club you have them both down to the big things. but it was soon obvious there are great characters natural leaders with every chance of succeeding in this line of work. i'm delighted for the pair of them it's just great would. work his way through a youth level coaching apprenticeship now that rivals in the bundesliga it's over 10 years since they played together on the clock but. still giving us good advice and. we keep in touch i need some advice again recently with. more experience. back to the era of how sharing the friendship each he's now got father to the other's children and also what's best managed his wedding one particularly precious sporting memory promotions of the bundesliga with months in 2004. 2 as players they've already faced each other in 20078 might like the fact that they were still living

together at the time. as there was a rumor back then even though we were in a relationship. now it's common knowledge sometimes married with 2 kids and i'm going to daughter that should end the speculation he's not married. around the household or was the creative free spirits would spot sticking to the basics. for tidying up i can give myself a pat on the back i was definitely better. in preparing food and cooking. true he takes it on points easily. now it's time for a domestic tussle in the bundesliga virtually a family affair. my father. a friendship on ice for 90 minutes. and then we're best friends again this for marco rosa and sandra shrugs so brothers writing it pulled his leg aside story thanks for watching

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