The people's CHAMP of YouTube ball knowledge, Lyes Bouzidi speaks on his incredible journey from the USA to the UK football scene, SDS and Baller League!
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Timestamps...
0:00 Intro, where Mah & Lyes first met
2:31 Show & Tell: Wayne Rooney Memento
7:09 Man of MANY nations explains himself!
9:54 Leaving behind ENGINEERING & taking a chance during lockdown
16:24 Lyes' parents on leaving engineering & the RISK of YouTube
21:05 Leaving America, comparisons to the UK & football journalism realities
28:42 "What are you thinking on the flight from NY to London?"
30:42 Meeting YouTubers, FCM & building a following
36:34 Moving in with Culture Cams, intro to FTBL & FCM
43:29 SDS & anxiety about being received as an 'American'
54:04 SDS live show & most NERVE-WRACKING career moment
1:02:45 Enjoying the journey vs relentless ambition
1:06:00 Getting inspired by James Allcott
1:08:00 Commentating Match For Hope & becoming Baller League's LEAD ANALYST!
1:22:03 How do you become a Football Encyclopedia?
1:25:35 Is Lyes targeting the mainstream?
1:28:49 The BEST advice you've ever received?
1:32:42 Saying NO to BIG money
1:35:05 Spiderman & Pokemon analysis & future content plans
1:37:48 Peak nostalgia moments
1:39:00 How would you like to be remembered?
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