The Real Game: Why Smart Fans Watch Extended Highlights Over Official Clip

If you’re a passionate football fan you know the pain of missing out. The big match was last night – but you couldn’t stay up to watch it. You wake up in the morning, grab your phone and head to the official league YouTube channel, hoping to catch up on the highlights.

You watch a 3 minute clip, scan the goals and see the final score but somehow still feel kinda flat. Like you just don’t really know what actually went down.

This is the biggest problem with just watching official short highlights and its exactly why there’s such a massive demand for Extended Highlights. It’s pretty simple – reliance on 3 minute clips is ruining your football experience and platforms like Hoofoot are changing that.

  1. Football is More Than Just A Goal

Official broadcasters get caught out by copyright laws and time constraints.. They are forced to squeeze 90 minutes of action into something bite-sized. The result is you only get to see the ball hitting the net.

But the beauty of the game is in the way the players make it happen. It’s about that perfectly weighted through ball that splits the defence, the tactical foul that stops a counter-attack, or the 10 minute spell of intense pressure one team puts on the other. Short highlights take all that context away leaving you with just the final bit and no story to tell.

  1. The Magic That Is Extended Highlights

Extended highlights – usually around 10 to 15 minutes – give you that ‘Mini-Match’ experience. They bridge the gap between watching the full 90 minutes and a quick clip.

When you watch extended highlights on Hoofoot, you get to see:

The ‘what ifs’ : that shot that hits the post ? – it really changed the momentum of the game, but those kind of moments are always chopped out of official highlights.

Defenders and keepers get the recognition they deserve : a crucial sliding tackle or world-class save is just as important as a goal.

Tactical flow : you can actually see who dominated possession and created the better chances, not just who got lucky.

  1. What the Scoreboard Doesn’t Tell You

Imagine a match where Team A is bossing it for 89 minutes, missing five chances and then Team B sneak a 1-0 win because of a deflection.

If you just watch the three minute official highlights you’d think Team B played a great game. But if you watch the extended highlights, you know the truth – Team A was miles better but ended up with nothing. Extended highlights give you the full picture, not just the final score.

The Final Word

In 2024 you shouldn’t settle for the highlights reel. Want to have a chinwag with your mates about the game and actually sound like you watched it ? Then you need more than just the goals.

At Hoofoot we know how passionate football fans are. That’s why we spend time curating the best extended highlights so you never miss a beat. Stop watching the trailer – start watching the real deal.