Football has always thrived on conversation between fans. From matchday debates to group chat hot takes, the beautiful game lives far beyond the final whistle. That conversation is happening at scale, in real time, and increasingly on TikTok LIVE.
The scale of football fandom on TikTok is clear. With 78% of UK users following the sport and 30% actively playing themselves*, the platform hosts a highly engaged football community, with close to 73 million posts on #football alone. TikTok has become a space where fans, creators, clubs and players come together to shape conversation and culture around the game in real time. That appetite for deeper, more immersive football content has fuelled the growth of creator-led discussion, analysis and community on TikTok LIVE and it’s exactly where Footy Corner comes in.
What is Footy Corner?
Footy Corner is TikTok LIVE UK’s creator-led football discussion series, designed to elevate rising football voices and strengthen the LIVE football conversation on the platform. Hosted on @tiktoklive_uk, the format brings together a main host and a rotating panel of football LIVE creators, delivering fresh perspectives and fan-first debate across men’s and women’s football. Anchored to each week’s biggest fixtures, the show covers Premier League previews, predictions and post-match analysis, international football news and major talking points, as well as WSL storylines, standout performances and trending moments, blending informed analysis with the energy and authenticity of creator-led conversation.
Footy Corner has already emerged as one of TikTok LIVE UK’s fastest-growing football formats, reaching over 90,000 unique viewers, and sparking thousands of comments and hundreds of thousands of likes. The early momentum highlights strong audience appetite for real-time, interactive football discussion on TikTok LIVE, and reinforces the platform’s growing role as a hub for football culture, community and conversation.
Meet The Creators
Footy Corney is made up of a collective of passionate football fans, including creators like @cecil_jee and @nayeemutdfc, known for steering LIVE football debate with energy and authority, balancing sharp match analysis with audience interaction. Club-focused voices including @danielutd1, @dailyafcontent_ , @jonathanmorleylfc, @maxwaves, @lifeofbradz and @wolusfcb will bring passionate viewpoints rooted pure footballing fandom. Women’s football is a consistent and central part of the conversation, led by creators such as @saracatriona, @tyramills and @freda_ayy, who regularly spotlight WSL fixtures, performances and storylines alongside men’s football coverage.
Together, the Footy Corner creators reflect how football fandom lives on TikTok, knowledgeable, opinionated and built on shared conversation rather than one-way commentary.
Building on TikTok LIVE’s football momentum
Footy Corner builds on the growing appetite for football on TikTok LIVE, where fans are increasingly coming together for real-time discussion, debate and shared matchday moments.
Earlier this season, TikTok LIVE partnered with DAZN to stream National League matches live on the platform, marking the first time a full league fixture was brought to TikTok LIVE at scale. The National League, home to clubs like Wrexham AFC (@wrexham_afc), Notts County (@nottscountyofficial) and Southend United (@southendunitedfc), demonstrated incredible demand for accessible, community-driven football content, particularly among younger, mobile-first audiences.
That partnership reinforced TikTok LIVE’s role in modernising how football is experienced: lowering barriers to access, spotlighting leagues beyond the top tier, and pairing credible football coverage with creator-powered engagement. Footy Corner builds directly on that momentum, expanding the focus from the pitch to the conversation around it, and showing how LIVE formats can bring fans closer to the game they love.
Because on TikTok, football isn’t just watched. It’s talked about, debated and experienced together, LIVE. ⚽
Data Source is GWI Core, UK, 2024 and Q1 & Q2 2025. All data is surrounding over 18 year-olds.