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  • čas přidán 15. 04. 2023
  • Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau might be the most fascinating places in Europe.
    There are many enclaves and almost countless international border crossings between Belgium & The Netherlands. They also have two football clubs, in two different counties, in the same village!
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Komentáře • 162

  • @FootyAdventures
    @FootyAdventures  Před rokem +31

    Where else is like this?!

    • @sithomas6496
      @sithomas6496 Před rokem +3

      By the way love your videos please keep it up!

    • @hdng1984
      @hdng1984 Před rokem +5

      Chester sprang to mind 😅

    • @SirBarKer
      @SirBarKer Před rokem +4

      Mate, also in Belgium, Vennbahn border (Roetgen, Germany) is also a mess, very interesting history tho

    • @elgringoperdido.
      @elgringoperdido. Před rokem +5

      Ceuta and Melilla are two Spanish teams playing in African continent

    • @davidbarr9343
      @davidbarr9343 Před rokem

      @David Shiels 👍👏

  • @rodeduivel1000
    @rodeduivel1000 Před rokem +75

    I live in a city a couple miles from there and the story of these towns during lockdown (when all clothing stores were closed in Belgium but they are still open in the nl , so had to go there) is still funny to me 😂😂😂
    The border crosses through the "Zeeman" clothing store , when the lockdown in Belgium began they closed the Belgian part of the store but kept the Dutch part open 😅

    • @WhiteHartDane
      @WhiteHartDane Před rokem +7

      Sometimes reality is weirder than even the strangest fantasy.

    • @paulguise698
      @paulguise698 Před rokem

      Thats crazy talk

    • @jordy6292
      @jordy6292 Před rokem +1

      That's bureaucracy for you

  • @marcusfranconium3392
    @marcusfranconium3392 Před rokem +22

    This is proof that treaties and agreements can last for centuries . And shows that belgians and dutch are true to their words .

    • @jdj8168
      @jdj8168 Před rokem +4

      And that the friendship between the Dutch and Belgian people is more important than the useless borders between us

    • @Mrthecrafter162
      @Mrthecrafter162 Před rokem +2

      We are basically like best friends nowadays 🇧🇪❤🇳🇱

    • @jdj8168
      @jdj8168 Před rokem +1

      @@Mrthecrafter162 yesss🧡

  • @pauldonaldson6067
    @pauldonaldson6067 Před rokem +19

    Not just great ⚽ content, but geography too 🌍 It's very educational watching Footy Adventures 🙂

  • @dazzlingdaz187
    @dazzlingdaz187 Před rokem +12

    This is one of your best ones yet! Love the geekiness of this, the stadiums and the people. Great video Sam!

  • @shiphaylane
    @shiphaylane Před rokem +3

    Chester is one front is in England and pitch and three stands in Wales .When covid was around they nearly got points deduction because in England you could play but in Wales you couldn’t.👍

  • @salinebaseball17
    @salinebaseball17 Před rokem +6

    I’m American but my dad was born and raised in Poland and moved over here when he was 18. Also one of my best friends is from Birmingham and moved over when we were kids. Trying to plan a trip to England with our friends for him to show us around and also other European countries to go see abunch of matches from non league to the highest leagues! Love seeing all these videos about these lower league teams!

    • @blackcountrydiecast4708
      @blackcountrydiecast4708 Před rokem

      If you end un in Brum (Birmingham) get down to Stourbridge, great day out at the footy there. Stand behind the goal with a beer calling the opposition keeper a c**........ something nasty!!!

  • @littlewillems17
    @littlewillems17 Před rokem +3

    I'm Belgian, I played for a club in my region and one season we played at KVV Dosko. So I played at the first "stadium"

  • @rambojp73
    @rambojp73 Před rokem

    Enjoyed this episode Sam, good show! 🍀👍

  • @hills863
    @hills863 Před rokem +1

    Wow, that's very interesting village Sam. Thank you for bring us to visit

  • @pkjlr77
    @pkjlr77 Před rokem

    Brilliant Sam, long term subscriber and think this is possibly your most interesting video yet. Keep up the great work 👍🙂

  • @philipriley2253
    @philipriley2253 Před rokem

    Great video, one of your best. Was in Belgium last week & visited the Brussels clubs, RWDM, RSCA & USG...

  • @neilwiltshire1467
    @neilwiltshire1467 Před rokem

    Absolutely fascinating stuff Sam, I never knew about this situation, although I did once use a photo of a cafe there right next to one of the Belgian borders in a pub quiz a few years ago !

  • @annoniem2312
    @annoniem2312 Před rokem +1

    Great content! You did your research 👍
    All the best from the Netherlands!

  • @RossParker1877
    @RossParker1877 Před rokem +4

    Fascinating, love the geography and history oriented videos

  • @bobsteele9581
    @bobsteele9581 Před rokem

    Fascinating video Sam. Had no idea such a place existed. 👍

  • @paulmcdonough1093
    @paulmcdonough1093 Před rokem

    fantastic as usual sam

  • @1874WL
    @1874WL Před rokem

    Great vid sam

  • @marcg331
    @marcg331 Před rokem +4

    Londonderry in Northern Ireland, Institute FC and Derry City play in same Stadium but different leagues in different nations lol. Although I think you kind of covered that before. Also a touchy subject 😂 Great wee video once again Sam 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻⚽

  • @mbrchn
    @mbrchn Před rokem +3

    On the border between the Czech Republic (Český Těšín) and Poland (Cieszyn), two stadiums are separated by a small river. You can kick the ball from one ground (state) to another.

  • @justinganz1173
    @justinganz1173 Před rokem

    Sams channel is turning into a history channel and it’s awesome keep up the great work Sam

  • @JOEJOETOTTENHAM
    @JOEJOETOTTENHAM Před rokem

    Quality work geeze !!!!

  • @ryanoconnor5612
    @ryanoconnor5612 Před rokem

    This is actually insane! Great vlog 👏

  • @allankerr1754
    @allankerr1754 Před rokem +1

    Nice One SAM Well Done 👍... From SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

  • @marlenejosephineA
    @marlenejosephineA Před rokem +1

    Great video and basically in my backyard! Grtz from Gilze, NL

  • @jonathanvanalphen6517
    @jonathanvanalphen6517 Před rokem +4

    In corona time there was a store that's on the border of Belgium and The Netherlands. Which due restrictions could open the Belgian side but closed the Dutch side. So people could only buy things that were on the Belgian part of the store.

  • @NcWcN1
    @NcWcN1 Před rokem +4

    The only experiences with land borders I've had, have been with "straightforward" ones and two of those were backwater-ish... I definitely need to get out of the house more often! 😂

  • @scarlettpimpernel4130

    Great video 👍👍👍👍

  • @holeefuk413
    @holeefuk413 Před rokem +2

    Crazy how much your channel has grown I remember 2k. Well done Sam, are you doing ireland this summer?

  • @weealpha64
    @weealpha64 Před rokem

    Fascinating video young man as never knew any of that and I got a Geography o level

  • @kennypaterson6594
    @kennypaterson6594 Před rokem

    Really interesting!

  • @dougdimmadome8986
    @dougdimmadome8986 Před rokem +5

    I hope both teams will reach the Euro leaques some time so they can face each other finally

  • @willbee6785
    @willbee6785 Před rokem

    Sam, weird and wonderful. Love it.

  • @ohjajohh
    @ohjajohh Před 3 měsíci

    14:27 I noticed that 'Slagerij Jansen' (Butcher Jansen) sponsors both the Dutch team and the Belgian team as can be seen at 10:33

  • @BaldyLocks1
    @BaldyLocks1 Před rokem +2

    10:53 - Smoke a joint. 😂

  • @mattyoung1433
    @mattyoung1433 Před rokem +4

    I've been fascinated with this place for years but never had a chance to go there so I'm really happy to see your video! Gloria UC currently play in the 5th Class of Dutch amateur football (10th tier overall), having been relegated from the 4th class last season. They are currently 2nd in their division, so are hoping for a quick return. Dutch amateur football at all levels is wonderful - a very friendly, community-orientated sport, where people are happy to support their local clubs. I would recommend going to a game in the amateur divisions and find out how welcoming they are. There is always a clubhouse packed with people, and always someone happy to talk about the club.

  • @alanfox691
    @alanfox691 Před rokem +1

    Alan Shields
    Hamilton
    South Lanarkshire
    Scotland.
    Very much enjoying
    The Dutch Votebal content of
    late.
    Sam we have similar interests
    Footbal , Geography & flags very interested in all of them.
    Love wee gems of knowledge like this.
    I love learning about
    Sports history through sports we learn a lot about how we came to be today historically speaking.
    Love, Languages the history of them , flags , geography borders can be very interesting aswll I knew Canada & The U.S.A. have a complex border that runs through lakes & towns.
    I love the history of
    Dutch Votebal.
    Keep Safe Sam.

  • @BALHAM69
    @BALHAM69 Před rokem

    There isn’t much of the team on Wikipedia
    So well done on the video Sam😊
    You going Inverness and Falkirk Scottish Cup match?
    Will be interesting which matches you go to in May at the end of the season 😮

  • @tk.0732
    @tk.0732 Před rokem +1

    I always go to this town to buy my fireworks 🎇

  • @stijno9460
    @stijno9460 Před rokem +1

    Bij is pronounced like Bi, just FYI. Great content always. I enjoy watching it very much. Also one suggestion I'd like to make for a club to go and see. Union Berlin is incredible, very much worth a trip. I am Dutch myself but this club really swiped me of my feet. Working in professional football myself I seen much, but nothing like Union Berlin at their home ground.

  • @65darkhammer
    @65darkhammer Před rokem +1

    Our old ground in Slough had goals in different counties ( not countries)
    One was in Berkshire the other one was in Buckinghamshire.

  • @tlcrf80mins73
    @tlcrf80mins73 Před rokem

    Odd, crazy and absolutely brilliant.

  • @lewisjohnston7077
    @lewisjohnston7077 Před rokem +1

    The Dutch and the Belgian border is one of the most interesting and fascinating borders in the world

  • @Eurobazz
    @Eurobazz Před rokem +1

    During the 2020/2021 COVID lockdowns, it was very complicated. BE and NL had different lockdown laws and a lot of streets were closed. You should read 'Passport to Enclavia' by Vitali Vitaliev.

  • @coolerkin
    @coolerkin Před rokem +2

    Must've been even more confusing when each country had their own currency

  • @Ismailpro_i
    @Ismailpro_i Před rokem +1

    I was here in Baarle-Hertog!

  • @lillekenatnek195
    @lillekenatnek195 Před rokem +6

    Baarle-Nassau = NAC! 💛🖤 💪

  • @torspedia
    @torspedia Před rokem

    I will get to this place, one of these days. 🙂
    Though the most complicated border situation, with enclaves and exclaves, used to be between India and Bangladesh, until they finally sorted it out!

  • @hajow9303
    @hajow9303 Před rokem +1

    The Belgian clubs' parking lot is in The Netherlands...

  • @boomshine7
    @boomshine7 Před rokem

    5:52 welcome Biche ... 😂 imagine if it actually said that...
    But nice video about our weird border

  • @leonschenau7395
    @leonschenau7395 Před rokem

    I live in Tilburg 18km from Baarle-Nassau in dialect we say Boal, played once against Gloria UC

  • @depekthegreat359
    @depekthegreat359 Před rokem

    Wow!!!This is an extremely so fantastic fascinating story regarding the respective nations' borders and surely,there would be two immigration departments facing each other for the passport purposes for the respective people who live next to each other,good friend!!!🏋️‍♂️

  • @bennierusschen4446
    @bennierusschen4446 Před rokem

    You could eat a salted haring in the netherlands. Its not prohibited in Belgium but they just dont like good food.

  • @Yochemm
    @Yochemm Před rokem

    There are also Willem II villages and NAC villages...
    Baarle Nassau is an Willem II village, you should ask the people who life there, which they support.
    Also there is a lot of aversion to each other on, mostly on a fun way.

    • @marlenejosephineA
      @marlenejosephineA Před rokem

      I guess it's true that every village has some idiots.... Most of the people in Baarle have common sense and support NAC ;-)

  • @marceloangulo1984
    @marceloangulo1984 Před rokem

    What a Fantastic Place! Very good I liked a lot. Thanks for the video. Hugs from Brazil. 🤗✌😉

  • @ronneyscott5112
    @ronneyscott5112 Před rokem

    If you check the dutch royal fam history....it was called oranje Nassau

  • @bobank-hs8ml
    @bobank-hs8ml Před rokem

    Should go to chesters ground, they claim to be an English club but all 4 stands and pitch are in Wales only small part off offices are in England

  • @aidygooner
    @aidygooner Před rokem +4

    Call me controversial but the Flemish region of Belgium should reunite with the Netherlands. Considering there's more religious tolarence (Protestant/Calvinist north vs Catholic south) nowadays and the very similar culture and language, Belgium's position as a buffer state should end which would enable a stronger domestic football pyramid too. 🤝

  • @blackcountrydiecast4708
    @blackcountrydiecast4708 Před rokem +1

    that is quite simply crazy, I just don't get it!! Need to do a tour of the west midlands non league clubs, would be great seeing you at Stourbridge, Halesowen and Lye Town

  • @jordy6292
    @jordy6292 Před rokem

    Imagine living there, biking to your mates house and getting 3 text messages "welcome to Belgium" "welcomd to tje Netherlands" etc

  • @AFCVlogs222
    @AFCVlogs222 Před rokem

    i love this place i defo need to go one day

  • @salbenrosli707
    @salbenrosli707 Před rokem

    If Im not wrong, Chester FC home stadium is half in Wales and half in England

  • @arrontrevor7086
    @arrontrevor7086 Před rokem

    Not a football thing, but there is a parkrun (free weekly timed 5km runs on Saturdays for those who don't know) which starts in Cieszyn in Poland and the route crosses the border with the Czech Republic

  • @wattie9017
    @wattie9017 Před rokem

    Boss video

  • @wexfordlad14
    @wexfordlad14 Před rokem +6

    Good man Sam, addressing Derry by its proper name 🤪🇮🇪

    • @gaeilge0900
      @gaeilge0900 Před rokem

      Not even a debate, 75% Nationalist city.

  • @willbee6785
    @willbee6785 Před rokem

    Who wasn’t or moreover, who was, bursting out laughing when Sam was heading towards the goalposts?

  • @DrQuatsch
    @DrQuatsch Před rokem

    I just looked it up and Gloria UC play in the 10th tier of the Netherlands. There's Eredivisie --> First Division, which are the two professional leagues. Then there are second division, which are the semi-profs. And then we have a split in Saturday and Sunday amateurs, which has to do with Christian clubs and non-Christian clubs. The Christian clubs couldn't play on Sundays, so they always played on Saturdays. The other clubs then played on Sundays. Third division (one group for both days) and Fourth division (2 groups for both). And then there are 5 tiers of regional amateur divisions also separated by the Saturday/Sunday thing.
    Gloria UC plays in the 5th regional Sunday division, so the lowest tier in the Dutch league system.

  • @dimrrider9133
    @dimrrider9133 Před rokem

    The place to go for the pyro ;p

  • @WidideJong1996
    @WidideJong1996 Před rokem

    Unique Guys .
    .

  • @richardmullins1883
    @richardmullins1883 Před rokem

    Dude got really excited about the line on the road LOL

  • @RAMBLINGSMANJMB
    @RAMBLINGSMANJMB Před rokem

    Now you have to go visit all the counter enclaves.. 🤣🤣 Oman Road trip 🤣🤣

  • @Official.Firebolt_editz

    There should be a stadium where the halfway line is on the border

  • @BL0eM-kO0L
    @BL0eM-kO0L Před rokem

    13:13 the away is the club where I play

    • @BL0eM-kO0L
      @BL0eM-kO0L Před rokem

      And my dad is the president of that club the name is Voab it stands for “Van onder af begonnen”

  • @nielspanis2
    @nielspanis2 Před rokem +1

    Gloria UC is always in our division. We call it an international game because of all the Belgian voices screaming over the field

  • @MessiDaGoaat
    @MessiDaGoaat Před rokem +2

    Come to Aberdeen vs Rangers

  • @shaunbrowne1316
    @shaunbrowne1316 Před 8 měsíci

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 AND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @JackFranco95
    @JackFranco95 Před měsícem

    I bet this town is a riot when Belgium play NL in international football.

  • @dikkevettehuts1573
    @dikkevettehuts1573 Před rokem

    You have to go to buinerveen They have A great stadium and the support is great

  • @bobbysutherland4700
    @bobbysutherland4700 Před rokem

    More 🔥 content

  • @moof7677
    @moof7677 Před rokem

    true

  • @welterusten5222
    @welterusten5222 Před rokem

    The phonetic would be something like Barl-Uh Nas-Ow and "bij" is pronounced "by" as in dutch the ij are kind of one letter pronounced as "I" or "eye" or "aye". PS Nijmegen vs Altrincham 22nd July see you there?

  • @stevendegroof8447
    @stevendegroof8447 Před rokem

    BOSKO is actually 9th tier. There's 5 national tiers and 4 provincial tiers.

  • @Hi-yr8pv
    @Hi-yr8pv Před rokem

    please come to united vs livingston next week🙏 we always win when you watch us🤣

  • @Crxt1x
    @Crxt1x Před rokem

    Go to Blackburn vs Burnley on the 25th of April as it is one of the biggest rivalries in the world

  • @aidygooner
    @aidygooner Před rokem

    Just imagine if both clubs of Baarle unite to create a stronger team with more support too.

  • @GenialHarryGrout
    @GenialHarryGrout Před rokem

    I wonder how things worked in the village pre Schegen?

    • @martenkats6915
      @martenkats6915 Před rokem +3

      The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg abolished border controls long before Schengen as a part of the "Benelux" union. In 1960 this union abolished border checks between the 3 countries, 35 years before Schengen came into force. Before 1960, the village was effectively treated as a part of The Netherlands in most border checks, as you always have to cross through The Netherlands to get to Baarle-Hertog, the village itself couldn't really be used for smuggling and no further checks would take place.

  • @carero22
    @carero22 Před rokem +1

    Van Dijk is actually born pretty close to this video.

  • @stevendegroof8447
    @stevendegroof8447 Před rokem

    2:30 xD

  • @adamcran9859
    @adamcran9859 Před rokem

    Are you going to the Scottish semis my brother 💙🏆

  • @espben360
    @espben360 Před rokem

    Imagine living in Belgium, going to work to Netherlands, going for lunch in Belgium, back to work in Netherlands, then after work, grocery shopping in Netherlands, before going back home in Belgium 😂

  • @evilroman1sobieski756

    I like your vids but please do some research on the team's you visit. At minimum the Tier , League , and League position as part of your videos.

  • @bobbybrandon584
    @bobbybrandon584 Před rokem

    Should check out a ground with an Elascon stand next time you're in the Netherlands. A very Dutch non-league thing.

  • @freddawes3739
    @freddawes3739 Před rokem

    Can you go to Radcliffe Fc in England

  • @icecoffee1361
    @icecoffee1361 Před rokem

    Chester fc which you have done a video English club that’s 95% in wales 😂

  • @andrewjohnston2850
    @andrewjohnston2850 Před rokem +1

    thats nothing there is a city in my country where the fans of one of the teams pretend they are from another country

    • @Cloggie1967
      @Cloggie1967 Před rokem

      I know one as well in Scotland where the fans think they're English.

    • @AGxAG
      @AGxAG Před rokem

      I know of a club that parades itself as the same club ,even after liquidation.

    • @andrewjohnston2850
      @andrewjohnston2850 Před rokem

      @@AGxAG nice try ye fud , but your sister club is of no interest to me , and everthing i said was true about the "greatest supporters in the world"

  • @beatlegreg07
    @beatlegreg07 Před rokem

    Imagine no countries!

  • @nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251

    And we thought we were bad in Northern Ireland 😁

  • @leightoncarr2460
    @leightoncarr2460 Před rokem +3

    come to aberdeen vs rangers

  • @Cloggie1967
    @Cloggie1967 Před rokem

    Bij is pronounced as a short bye.

  • @yannicksomers8957
    @yannicksomers8957 Před rokem +1

    Just a little thing, the lowest tier in belgium is the 9th tier. The guy of dosko was wrong