Passion for football

The festivities for the coronation of King Charles III gave way to some long-awaited holidays in the United Kingdom, which English families devoted to leisure and gastronomic gatherings with the community. Almost the whole country took to the streets encouraged by the monarchy celebration, but also to watch live football matches. It’s a boom time in Premier Leagueas in the three lower divisions, the ChampionshipThe League One and the Second League for the infectious passion for the clubs that breathes across the island during competitions every weekend. Stadium attendance is breaking records and football has never meant such a great connection of unity and belonging as it does today in England.

Entertainers fill trains and buses on collective journeys that cross the country, as an obsession and national ceremony of loyalty and color, which is very powerful. Despite all that Premier The League has achieved in its 30-year history, this is the period in which the highest average attendance in stadiums has been recorded, exceeding 40,000 spectators on many days. Perhaps due to the post-pandemic effect, 98 percent of the tickets for the matches of Premier. The follow-up phenomenon is similar to other professional divisions, with a significant growth of 30% more followers than 20 years ago. Also in super league women’s, some clubs are already playing some games in stadiums with a larger capacity, breaking their attendance records.

Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Arsenalthe four clubs with the largest stadium capacity, have averaged more than 60,000 spectators this season, a group that Liverpool will join next season, after the expansion of Anfield. He Everton it has a new projected 53,000-seat stadium, which it will move to in 2024-25. He City of Manchester plan to expand etihad stadium. The glamor expected of the Premier does not mitigate the success of attending the Championshipthe English second division. Sunderland, Norwich City, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough they have an average attendance of 25,000 spectators. Derby County, Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday can join League One, while the City of Bradford averaged over 17,000 fans, despite playing in League Two. The phenomenon is collective.

Show, goals and social networks

The fever for ‘football’ is growing. Joining clubs is a trend. All the mock violence and accidents suffered in the old English stadiums, associated with football in the 80s and 90s, have been left behind, overtaken by the current climate of family life. Today’s soccer fields are a meeting place, attended by men, women and children wearing their scarves and flags with club colors. Contribute to social change,

and the modernization of stadiums, more comfortable and with more security, in addition to an era of technological progress that, through social networks and the Internet, allows us to spread and share all passions and party atmosphere that breathes in the fields.

The Premier League He also managed to turn the competition into a hectic spectacle. On the same holiday Monday for the King’s coronation, three games were played with the teams

involved in the relegation zone. It seems that they are not the most scorers, but their results are convincing about the show they offer. He fulham won the City of Leicester (5-3) at Craven Cottage, the Everton he was surprised by his victory Brighton (1-5) and Nottingham Forest beat Southampton at the historic City Ground 4-3. A total of 21 goals in just three games against bottom-of-the-table clubs, without any of the ‘Big Six’. The average per game this year is about three goals.

The tournament managed to rely on the claim of great stars like Erling Haalandbut in the spirit of exaggerating the spectacular nature of the matches, the influence

of established foreign coaches, such as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. His achievements and legacy in tactical strategies, along with his offensive style of play Manchester City and Liverpool, has left a huge mark on English football. Many other coaches allowed themselves to be influenced, to the benefit of the tactical battle and the competitiveness of the tournament.

Decades later, dueling on the pitch looks very different than it did in the past. Although physical preparation and speed continue to be important, and the English style is always dizzying, teams strive to master other aspects, such as tactical reading of the game, the technique of controlling the ball and hope. 37 of the 50 players who average the most passes per game in the Premier are defenders. This is a wonderful change. The goalkeeper’s clearance to throw the ball as far as possible is no longer standardized, a bygone mark of old English football. Many teams defend early pressure, so they

more exposed, with more space behind the fenders. From there comes a bigger game in the areas and the chances of the goal increase. More shows, in other words.

But, above all, there is a real need in England for playful and communal activity. For many people, going to football, in addition to strengthening the sense of belonging and identity, whether they win or lose with their clubs, is now a great fun bet.