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The 40 Most Popular Football Videos Of All Time

Reviewing the list of the most watched YouTube videos of all time will make you question your faith in humanity. Trust us, we've done it.

At the top of the list of most viewed YouTube videos is Gangnam Style. The video for this song has been viewed over 2.5 billion times at the time of this writing. Last time we checked, there were only 7 billion people in the world – and only 3 billion of them with access to the Internet. So, it's pretty much guaranteed that if you're a person reading this article with a pulse, you've seen this video. And probably heard the corresponding song at a minimum of seven wedding receptions. Which is six-and-a-half too many.

 

The list of the most watched YouTube videos doesn't get any better after #1. It includes some of the weirdest videos you'll ever see. And a lot of people have seen them.

Take, for instance, "Play Doh Ice cream cupcakes playset playdough by Unboxingsurpriseegg" – viewed a cool 750 million times. Or "The Gummy Bear Song – Long English Version" (as if the short English version wasn't enough) – viewed 715 million times and counting.

Which got us wondering: Why are people so weird? And also, what are the most watched football videos of all time and are they ridiculous?

So, we did some digging. Which is to say, we watched a lot of ridiculous football videos and some cool ones. It turns out the soccer fans among us are just as ridiculous as everyone else. For your viewing pleasure, we bring you the most watched football videos of all time. At least, as of today.

Note: In order for a video to make this list, it either needed to be focused (mostly) on soccer or to feature a soccer player of some renown. And sorry, Shakira, we just couldn't stomach awarding the #1 and #2 spots on this list to your World Cup theme songs from 2010 and 2014. Yes, they may collectively have over 1.5 billion views, but no we still do not like them. So, consider this your honorable mention.

The 40 Most Watched Football Videos Of All Time 

#40: Slip 'N' Slide of Death

YouTube User – maxmoefoe

View Count – 20,500,000+

Upload Date – July 1, 2014

Rating – C (Entertainingly gross and annoying all at the same time.)

 

#39: There Will Be Haters

YouTube User – adidas Football

View Count – 21,000,000+

Upload Date – January 19, 2015

Rating – A (Even if you hate it, you love to hate it.)

 

#38: FOOTBALL DEATH RUN

YouTube User – W2S

View Count – 21,000,000+

Upload Date – January 28, 2015

Rating – C- (Too much build up for the eventual punch line.)

 

#37: Top 10 Goal Celebrations

YouTube User – Peradze

View Count – 22,000,000+

Upload Date – January 15, 2015

Rating – B+ (Entertaining and well produced.)

 

#36: Cristiano Ronaldo AMAZING Freestyle Football Skills | #5 Silks

YouTube User – Rio Ferdinand Presents #5 Magazine

View Count – 22,500,000+

Upload Date – May 11, 2009

Rating – C+ (Not the best freestyle video by a long shot. But, hey, it's got Ronaldo in it.)

 

#35: Ronaldinho & Robinho

YouTube User – edusals

View Count – 23,000,000+

Upload Date – June 6, 2007

Rating – A- (The footage quality is bad, but the highlights are great. Cut 'em some slack. It was uploaded in 2007.)

 

#34: Container ship sails straight to shore by university football field

YouTube User – Corinne Vigniel

View Count – 23,500,000+

Upload Date – April 6, 2014

Rating – D (We're assuming something really, really interesting happened right after this.)

 

#33: Ronaldinho humilha Robinho

YouTube User – mauzayat

View Count – 24,000,000+

Upload Date – April 12, 2007

Rating – D+ (If you want to watch Ronaldinho do awesome things, skip to the next video. If you want to watch him do blurry, average things, this one's for you.)

 

#32: Ronaldinho Gaucho | Moments Impossible To Forget

YouTube User – WeSpeakFootball

View Count – 24,500,000+

Upload Date – October 19, 2014

Rating – A+ (You'll laugh. You'll cry. You may even watch it twice. This video should be higher on the list of most watched football videos. We miss you Dinho.)

 

#31: The BEST Street Football/Futsal/Freestyle Skills EVER!!

YouTube User – SkillTwins

View Count – 24,500,000+

Upload Date – January 26, 2014

Rating – A (Yes. That is all.)

 

#30: Billy Wingrove's Learn Freestyle Football

YouTube User – Billy Wingrove

View Count – 25,000,000+

Upload Date – September 27, 2006

Rating – B- (Billy Wingrove. Keeping it real since 2006. Points for retro-ocity. Yes, that's a word.)

 

#29: Top 50 Craziest Football Skills Ever

YouTube User – Peradze

View Count – 26,500,000+

Upload Date – May 6, 2015

Rating – B (Well produced, but you need 12+ minutes to really appreciate it. Plus, no thumbnail image isn't a good look.)

 

#28: Neymar Jr - Tchu Tcha Tcha - New Dance

YouTube User – 19PytanHD

View Count – 27,500,000+

Upload Date – February 13, 2012

Rating – D (No. Maybe it's just not our thing. But, still, no.)

 

#27: Insane STREET Football Skills - Panna London Pt2 Séan Garnier

YouTube User – STRskillSchool

View Count – 27,500,000+

Upload Date – December 27, 2013

Rating – A (Great soundtrack. Great moves.)

 

#26: NEYMAR skills & tricks 2011 new HD

YouTube User – Chaîne de NeYmarsAntosfC

View Count – 27,500,000+

Upload Date – July 8, 2011

Rating – A- (Neymar is really, really good.)

 

#25: Craziest Skills Ever | C.Ronaldo | Neymar | Messi | Ronaldinho

YouTube User – FEEL MY STYLE

View Count – 28,500,000+

Upload Date – November 12, 2014

Rating – A- (Great video. Unfortunately for you, only available to watch on YouTube. Here's the link.)

 

#24: Best Free Kicks Montage | Vol.25 | Ronaldo vs. Messi Shots

YouTube User – freekickerz

View Count – 28,500,000+

Upload Date – April 19, 2013

Rating – B+ (Them's some nice free kicks.)

 

#23: FIFA World Cup 2014 Funny Montage

YouTube User – Smash TV

View Count – 30,000,000+

Upload Date – July 22, 2014

Rating – B+ (Cheesy. But entertainingly so.)

 

#22: Cristiano Ronaldo - Love him or hate him - Best Fights

YouTube User – ManuRodriguez

View Count – 30,500,000+

Upload Date – January 3, 2013

Rating – B- (Calling some of these fights is like calling "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter," butter. Here's the link to watch.)

 

#21: BEST COMMERCIAL EVER!! Nike Football - Winner Stays

YouTube User – funnyraptorex

View Count – 32,000,000+

Upload Date – April 26, 2014

Rating – B+ (Solid. Not remarkable.)

 

#20: Ronaldinho & Messi | THE MOVIE | Two Legends, One Story

YouTube User – FEEL MY STYLE

View Count – 32,500,000+

Upload Date – March 26, 2014

Rating – A- (Great collection of Ronaldinho and Messi moments. You need more than a moment to watch it. Here it is.)

 

#19: NEYMAR, RONHALDINHO Y CR7 FREESTYLE

YouTube User – nicolas bolso

View Count – 32,500,000+

Upload Date – July 29, 2012

Rating – B (Fun, but just a collection of other videos – some on this list.)

 

#18: FOOTBALL 2007 (REMI GAILLARD)

YouTube User – Rémi GAILLARD

View Count – 34,500,000+

Upload Date – March 8, 2008

Rating – B- (We like Rémi, but once you've seen Footballskills98, this is harder to appreciate.)

 

#17: Ronaldinho , Ronaldo , C.Ronaldo , henry and robinho

YouTube User – Danlong

View Count – 37,000,000+

Upload Date – May 23, 2006

Rating – B (This video will really take you back to 2006. Especially the music.)

 

#16: Funny Football

YouTube User – manandoboy

View Count – 37,500,000+

Upload Date – October 23, 2006

Rating – C- (We can't decide if we love or hate the effects.)

 

#15: Comedy Football

YouTube User – abc1008mbs1179

View Count – 38,000,000+

Upload Date – March 5, 2007

Rating – C (Pretty average. We're sure in 2007 it was awesome.)

 

#14: Ronaldinho vs Cristiano Ronaldo

YouTube User – 737Viktor737

View Count – 39,500,000+

Upload Date – September 19, 2009

Rating – B+ (This one's like Superman v Batman. We've seen it before, but it's still fun to watch.)

 

#13: Top Soccer Shootout Ever With Scott Sterling

YouTube User – Studio C

View Count – 40,500,000+

Upload Date – November 14, 2014

Rating – A (This video will always hold a special place in our hearts.)

 

#12: Cristiano Ronaldo Picking Up Girls

YouTube User – Joe Weller

View Count – 42,500,000+

Upload Date – September 28, 2014

Rating – B- (Is it funny? Or creepy?)

 

#11: adidas: Unfollow feat. Leo Messi

YouTube User – adidas

View Count – 43,500,000+

Upload Date – August 20, 2015

Rating – B+ (Unfollow him. Or don't.)

 

#10: cristiano ronaldo

YouTube User – homelesskorien

View Count – 45,000,000+

Upload Date – March 4, 2006

Rating – C+ (This guy was so early to YouTube, he snagged THE Cristiano Ronaldo video title. But there are way better Ronaldo videos out there.)

 

#9: adidas: Create Your Own Game

YouTube User – adidas

View Count – 45,500,000+

Upload Date – August 6, 2015

Rating – B- (We like "There Will Be Haters" better.)

 

#8: Niska Feat. La B & Trafiquinté - Freestyle PSG

YouTube User – Negro Deep

View Count – 46,000,000+

Upload Date – March 29, 2015

Rating – A- (We don't know what they're saying, but we bet Zlatan approves. This gets an 'A-' simply because it's like MTV Cribs, soccer edition.)

 

#7: MESSI VS. CRISTIANO RONALDO, im sexy and i know it!

YouTube User – Internautismo

View Count – 52,500,000+

Upload Date – August 18, 2012

Rating – D (Is for dumb.)

 

#6: Gummibär - Go For The Goal - World Cup Soccer Song

YouTube User – GummyBearIntl

View Count – 61,000,000+

Upload Date – June 11, 2010

Rating – F- (If we could unsee one video on this list, this would be it.)

 

#5: Drogba vs. Messi: #EpicFood

YouTube User – Turkish Airlines

View Count – 62,500,000+

Upload Date – November 14, 2014

Rating – C (We like Drogba and Messi. But can't believe this got 60M+ views.)

 

#4: 17 Craziest Field Crashers!!!

YouTube User – Barely Productions

View Count – 77,000,000+

Upload Date – May 6, 2010

Rating – C+ (Sort of entertaining. And exactly what you'd expect.)

 

#3: Nike Football: The Last Game

YouTube User – Nike Football

View Count – 93,000,000+

Upload Date – June 9, 2014

Rating – A- (Like The Incredibles. For soccer.)

 

#2: Kobe vs Messi: Legends on Board

YouTube User – Turkish Airlines

View Count – 112,000,000+

Upload Date – December 6, 2012

Rating – B- (The most entertaining of this series. Still baffling it has 100M+ views.)

 

#1: Kobe vs. Messi: The Selfie Shootout

YouTube User – Turkish Airlines

View Count – 144,000,000+

Upload Date – December 3, 2013

Rating – C (Most. Viewed. Soccer video. Ever. Aside from Shakira.)

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