7 Football Clubs Founded By Religions

From Premier League champions Manchester City, who are currently under fire for financial breaches, to Scottish giants Celtic FC, HITC Sevens takes a look at a number of football clubs founded by churches or religious groups.
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[@constablekennedy7705]

RIP to the Fallen Comrades in Syria & Turkey …….. 🙏🏿. ⚽️

[@chaardoMusic]

RIP to the Man City as well

[@ltee1233]

@@chaardoMusic Man City ain’t going anywhere. They make the epl far to much money so they will most likely get a slap on the wrist and told not to do it again

[@archstanton6102]

@@chaardoMusic I realise you think you are being funny, but you just come across as crass.

[@chinaman1]

@@archstanton6102 but really? You wanna remember terrorists?

[@Axeldiedtimeago]

@@chaardoMusic Can I make jokes about you and your family when you or your loved ones dies?

[@dabereogbuishi7533]

A notable mention also includes Mountain on Fire Ministries FC🔥 in Lagos, Nigeria. They play in the Nigerian Professional League.

[@bababababababa6124]

Nah they were relegated last season man, along with Kano Pillars and Katsina United I think. They are in the Nigerian National League now (second tier)

[@mnm5165]

@@bababababababa6124 Heartland FC from Owerri was also relegated

[@walebalo881]

@@bababababababa6124 but they’re still a religious sport team

[@thomasjohnson2862]

You mention Assyria; it’s interesting where there’s football clubs who effectively serve as national teams in nations without their own official nation state. How about 7 clubs that effectively exist as unofficial national teams? Barcelona being one famous example for Catalonia, also several Soviet era clubs from the smaller republics, like Ararat Yerevan effectively serving as the Armenian national team when officially there was no such team, same for Georgia, Lithuania, Ukraine etc

[@jimothypersson8306]

Sweden has a few of these. we have Dalkurd (kurds) and a whole lot of Syrianska and Syrianska-Arameiska. the biggest Syrianska club is also based in Södertälje so they are big rivals with Assyriska. they probably don't like how Alfie used a pic of syrianska in this video

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

@@jimothypersson8306 Yeah the Assyrsika Syrianska rivalry is insane, since they're both Assyrian identified. That was worth a mention imo. This video was really interesting, but could be expanded upon a lot in another video, hopefully.

[@TheRealRhymatic2048]

Sending love to your content all the way from Syria!

[@dfez6884]

waiting for the Alfie Man City report documentary to drop 🙏🏽

[@KippeP]

Super video! I work in Södertälje and a couple of your pictures are actually from Assyriska's rivals Syrianska whom claim to be the SYRIAN national team. Being called a Syrian or an Assyrian is a pretty big deal in Södertälje but as I understand it, they come from the same part of the world.

[@aidy6000]

for a european perspective i think it would be like myself calling you a Dane or Norwegian, even though its the same part of the world you are still different :)

[@zip34ut]

I think you mean SYRIAC. Syrian refers to somebody who is a Syrian national, which is not necessarily the case for most Syriacs

[@yorkshirej2219]

I didn’t even know until a few weeks ago that there were other HITC channels, you are the only one in my minds eye

[@SP-vo7ty]

Thanks for this!

[@kangaroo1888]

You missed Hibernian f c which was more catholic than Celtic

[@rambojp73]

He mentioned them!

[@vcrossCelticfc]

He only mentioned them as Irish not religious.

[@StackAquatics]

Please make a video on what’s going on with City’s financial problems!!!!! Current issue too🤷🏻‍♂️ keep up the vids mate 👍🏻

[@stephenhodgson3506]

Is it really surprising that football clubs were founded by religious institutions? Certainly in the UK when most clubs were founded the only forms of socialising were the church (of various denominations), workers institutions and work itself. These were the areas where people socialised and part of socialising often involves physical activity. You could do a similar video on rugby, boxing and many other sports.

[@ezraezra2928]

Fun Fact: If you heard correctly, important events relating to Papacy is somewhat linked to the football club's success at the same year. Karol Wojtyla was also a die hard fan of the Liverpool Football Club. In 1978, the club won the second European Cup in a row several months before Karol Wojtyla was sworn as Pope John Paul II. Then, just only 53 days after his passing, Liverpool won the historic Champions League Final at Istanbul, with Jerzy Dudek claimed that the victory, especially the crucial saves against Andriy Shevchenko, was dedicated to Pope given that he was also played for Cracovia, the same club Wojtyla played. Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) was Bayern Munich fans. When he left the position as Pope in 2013, Bayern Munich won the historic Treble with Jupp Heynckes 3 months later. A year after he became the Pope, Germany hosted the World Cup, despite not being the World Champions.

[@geordiewishart1683]

ive travelled around this world of our seen many a different hat in Spain they wear the sombrero in America the baseball cap but the biggest laugh that i did get was when i went to rome , there was a man out on a balcony with a half ball on his dome chorus oh pope john paul wears half a ball , to hide his baldy heed they say that he'll still have it on , when hes lyin deed i wonder if he'd wear it if he knew when it was ho that the ball was kicked by michael mols into the celtic goal oh the soldiers they wear helmets , to protect their head and your granny to keep warm wears a nightcap tae her bed in scotland theres the pipers , their busbys looking braw but you've got to laugh at pope john paul cos' he wears half a ball chorus oh pope john paul wears half a ball , to hide his baldy heed they say that he'll still have it on , when hes lyin deed i wonder if he'd wear it if he knew when it was ho that the ball was kicked by michael mols into the celtic goal oh the pope he came to glasgow and kneeled down to kiss the ground a little boy ran up to him and the crowd were struck dumbfound the little boy then raised his foot and kicked the half a ball he said im soory mister pope man i was tryin to score a goal chorus oh pope john paul wears half a ball , to hide his baldy heed they say that he'll still have it on , when hes lyin deed i wonder if he'd wear it if he knew when it was ho that the ball was kicked by michael mols into the celtic goal i remember in the papers it read king billy was gay but i wish those lying reporters would report on the present day they try to make us proddys out to be a laughing stock when the tims they worship a man in a half maw beads and a long white frock chorus oh pope john paul wears half a ball , to hide his baldy heed they say that he'll still have it on , when hes lyin deed i wonder if he'd wear it if he knew when it was ho that the ball was kicked by michael mols into the celtic goal i remember in the papers it read king billy was gay but i wish those lying reporters would report on the present day they try to make us proddys out to be a laughing stock when the tims they worship a man in a half maw beads and a long white frock chorus oh pope john paul wears half a ball , to hide his baldy heed they say that he'll still have it on , when hes lyin deed i wonder if he'd wear it if he knew when it was ho that the ball was kicked by michael mols into the celtic goal x3

[@CeltiChris]

@@geordiewishart1683 nick of you ya throbber 😂

[@RCMchannelandMORE]

@@geordiewishart1683-9 in Glasgow you wee daftie.

[@thomasseery7570]

God bless Celtic FC 🙏🍀

[@pfc4156]

The pedo ring

[@danbreen6946]

Hail Hail 🇮🇪 🍀

[@geordiewishart1683]

Fail fail.

[@jonwiltsie107]

The popes in jail

[@paulduffy9941]

Hail Hail. The Pope,s 11

[@shiftymovements8817]

The pic of Allen Carr (a camp man) pitching up a camping tent had me in stitches

[@robertwilloughby8050]

And his dad was a football manager.

[@liammartin6636]

Great video Alfie, but you're forgetting Young Men's Catholic Total Abstinence Society Football Club

[@giovannigarcia9972]

Video suggestion: 7 countries where only one club is dominant (or something like that), such as Al Ahly SC in Egypt, Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova, etc.

[@mikesaunders4775]

You forgot Fulham, founded as Fulham St Andrews, and moving on to Craven Cottage in1907, which was owned by the Church of England until the 1980s.`

[@mihailtodorov1945]

The joke about Adu gets me every time

[@PhilWhelanNow]

Ndidi 😂

[@shawnw6621]

I’m a big fan of the Eddie Howe joke

[@Hilversumborn]

@@shawnw6621 And of Hoever

[@seandelap8587]

Being Irish the most obvious one to me is Celtic that was founded in 1887 by an Irish priest from county Sligo and the clubs strong links to catholism and Irish roots is why the club has always had strong support across the country you will never ever see anyone in a Rangers Jersey for instance except in Northern Ireland but definitely not here south of the border

[@nottodayimsleeping]

I see Rangers jerseys all the time, what you on about only in NI? 😶

[@Natrfc1]

Peados

[@DeviousLick711]

Founded by a dodgy priest, end up employing about 10+ youth coaches that touched up kids? Now that's staying strong to your very catholic roots 🤣

[@jedaye47]

@@Natrfc1 I'm a Rangers fan but that's some childish shit using sex abuse to score cheap points, aye no love for the Catholic Church as an institution but our clubs hands aren't exactly clean. Our club didnt report Neely for his abuse that occured at Rangers just sacked him (literally allowing him to go on and prey on more kids), have sections of support sing about King Billy like he didnt marry his 15 year old 1st cousin who wept throughout the fucking marriage ceremony, has a fuckton of Royal worshippers (Lord Mountbatten and Andrew are confirmed paedos, circumstancial evidence would suggest the inbred Charles is too given his closeness with Saville and Mountbatten).

[@Natrfc1]

@@jedaye47 who cares mate they are it’s that simple

[@dannyiontton3669]

I played for a church team in the mid 2000's in youth football, early FC United fans might remember Castleton Gabriels FC, used to be when founded the players had to attend church every sunday in order to be allowed to play in that week and continue going after the season ended, became Rochdale Town FC then dissolved. Miss that club, they scrapped the need to be Catholic in the 80s and was fun to play for.

[@rechnin6680]

I particulalry found the Assyriska part interesting as a history buff, Assyria was once a great empire, it was fitting fo you to mention the current tragedy that is unfolding in Turkey and Syria in the lands of this one empire.

[@marktaylor6491]

They had the world's first proper military.

[@T.E.S.S.]

Once again, Alfie refreshes the parts other channels can't reach!

[@FulGurkan]

15:00 is Syrianska FC, not Assyriska FF, also from Södertälje

[@jamesbishop1610]

Very interesting. Maybe you could do a run through of the origins of all 20 Premier League teams.

[@ilhan6378]

Thank you Alfie, i'm French but both my parents are born in Gaziantep... I dont have any news from my father since yesterday in the morning...

[@marlinbundo6045]

Praying for the best 🙌🙌🙌

[@camilojimenez6216]

Square root of “burger all”…Rich, I love this guy

[@justincovert6943]

The Old Firm bit had me dying. 🤣🤣

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

Jews and Muslims in Glasgow should found their own football clubs just to complete the shitshow here. And a Scientology one, why not.

[@taekwanlew]

FYI, there has been no 'old firm' since 2012. Only Rangers fans and the sport media refer to it as this.

[@jester6-1-6]

@@taekwanlew How many times have you wrote that out? 🤣

[@taekwanlew]

@@jester6-1-6 Not my fault you can't count.Your grammar is terrible too. The question should be - How many times have you written that out?

[@mchael7549]

There is no old firm. Rangers died

[@lukasbosina301]

In Vienna, Austria there is a whole league system run by the catholic church. It is only loosely associated with the regular football pyramid (if you win the cup you could theoretically play in the Europa League within 3 years).

[@jameshuggett]

Missed Oxford United, as Headington United. St. Andrews cricket team, old Headington. Played football in the winter to improve the fitness of players.

[@andrewwinslow9315]

As an American, I get mixed emotions hearing "Without Freddy Adu" in your videos. Let's just say he had the hype of LeBron James, yet performed maybe as good as Christian Pulisic, and I mean Pulisic on a bad day. It's still nice to hear the American Footballing "Legends" name in HITC Video.

[@Jonathanizer]

Yeah, had he developed right, he could have been the next Pele. But because he wasn't, Alexi Lalas remains the U.S.' best national player, if not for his playing ability, at least so for his distinct style. ;)

[@hijisfriend9030]

Nah, don't disrespect Pulisic, man. Freddy Adu was Anthony Bennett of US football.

[@seandelap8587]

How about cities with the most football teams I suppose London is likely going to be number 1 on that list but it would be interesting to see a top 10 list on this

[@sambarker7682]

Top 7*

[@nurrr897]

surely Mexico City or Rio de Janeiro

[@Hilversumborn]

Istanbul and Madrid are probably on there as well.

[@bababababababa6124]

virtually ANY mega-city in countries where football is the dominant sport would be contenders for this

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

I think the opposite of the biggest one club cities would be more interesting. Are there any massive cities in the world with only one team? Almost all big cities have multiple clubs. The only decent ones I know in England are Leeds, Sunderland, Newcastle, Portsmouth & Southampton (and none are huge cities by global standards)

[@depekthegreat359]

First of all,I am extremely so sad to hear the devastated news yesterday regarding the earthquake which happened in Turkey and Syria and Rest In Peace to the respective victims who passed away through the natural disaster,good friends!!!Regarding this topic,Seongnam is my favourite South Korean team and knew that they were being formed by a religious group but one of my most hated teams Manchester City,the team that I have been hating for fifteen years(after Chelsea(20 years of hating) who are on the brink of an extremely so huge trouble by breaching over 100 breaches who are in this list!!!Shoutout to the other respective clubs who are the list who are my favourites as well as Seongnam,good friends!!!🙏

[@slayingroosters4355]

Why have you hated city for 15 years?

[@depekthegreat359]

@@slayingroosters4355 I think you would know obviously,good friend!!!:-D

[@milanverlic7295]

@@depekthegreat359 bro you're so mad 😂😂😂

[@slayingroosters4355]

@@depekthegreat359 well they haven't had money for the whole of the stated fifteen years so I was genuinely wondering why the hatred started...

[@T.E.S.S.]

@@slayingroosters4355 the takeover happened in 2008. That's 15 years.

[@BOABModels]

0:50 I assume you knew this, Alfie, but using Alan Carr here is apt as his father is Graham Carr, former professional footballer and manager and now director at Northampton town. His son Alan, has no interest or aptitude at football.

[@AlexiaDeGreat]

Looks great 😮😮😮

[@setyobrahmanto4519]

On the day though Indonesian Football Clubs have been founded by the religion, majorly of this list was Christianity Meanwhile one of Islamic Football Clubs in Indonesia was born in 2018 after merger with Nahdlatul Ulama, it's named Hizbul Wathan Football Club, first placed in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java and the second placed was in Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta One of Buddhist Football Clubs in Indonesia was born since early of 20th century was Solo Football Club (called as Persis), founded in 1927 (the same year though it was Persebaya Surabaya, which it called as Surabaya Football Club) One of Hinduism Football Clubs in Indonesia was born since early of 2015 in Bali, was Bali United Football Club (merger with The Boys of Samarinda, previously named as Samarinda Boys Football Club founded in 1994) The one and never to be late though was One of Christianity Football Clubs in Indonesia was born in 2019 in the City of Manado, North Sulawesi, Namely North Sulawesi United Football Club, in the different city of Manado, North Sulawesi United Football Club have been strongly supported by all of North Sulawesi person, majority was Catholic (one of them was me, right?)

[@Jonathanizer]

It's crazy how diverse Indonesia is in so many respects.

[@krishnasadhanaofficial4292]

Only Hizbul Wathan was founded by a religious organization, the rest were not if I’m not mistaken

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

Lebanon also has a sectarianism problem in football, a few of the teams are affiliated to religious denominations.

[@gilangh1780]

nah mate the only club that was founded by a religious organization in Indonesia is Hizbul Wathan FC

[@vcrossCelticfc]

Thanks for the interesting history lesson, he also missed Morocco too which I was expecting, especially with such huge fan bases. Always a joy to watch Indonesia and Morocco, the passion is off the charts and phenomenal to see.

[@Hadar1991]

7:39 This is so on on so many level. Catholic Church never had problem with Galileo Galilei's astronomical studies. Further more Catholic Church was PAYING him for his work as physicists. Problem was with Galileo's theological arguments. He was asked by bishop and future pope to stick with Copernicus approach and DO NOT write his own theology. In the first trial Church stated that Galileo's theories my be true, they won't be proclaimed as heretical, but Galileo cannot talk about them as a fact, but only a hypothesis, until it will be confirmed. What did Galileo? He wrote a paper where he considered this theory a fact, he call Pope an idiot and made theological arguments. I want remind you Galileo was on a Church payroll and current Pope actively promoting Galileo work when he was still cardinal. And he was sentenced for house arrest (but after 3 years of house arrest he was allowed to leave his villa), not for this theory but for disobeying and insulting the Church. Galileo was asked to focus on physics and maths, was payed by the Church, and do not make theological arguments until his theory was confirmed to be true (which was not, because he put Sun in the centre of Universe, while we know now that Universe has not centre, and Sun is orbiting a black hole; but he had the part that Earth orbits the Sun right). What he did? He insulted the Pope and got a slap on the wrist...

[@nikhilsrl]

Oooh a crazy christian jackass detected

[@Hadar1991]

@@nikhilsrl No. Just person interested in history. I don't mind criticising the church, but let keep the facts straight. E.g. burning of Jan Hus was far worse than Galileo's slap on the wrist, but people seems not to mind. 🙄

[@nikhilsrl]

@@Hadar1991 yeah whatever

[@geordiewishart1683]

Papacy is estimated to have slaughtered circa fifty million souls

[@Hadar1991]

@@geordiewishart1683 In what manner? And estimated by who?

[@RNG.FTBL.]

Make a video about the Vatican City national team

[@oliverleonard7730]

I'd assume Birmingham City as well since their ground is called 'St Andrews'

[@aidy6000]

you will find most British football & Rugby clubs with 19th century roots all have very similar origin stories.

[@KuzzenFeralFerret]

Alfie, as a Palace fan, would love to see you do a video upon the claim that Cystal Palace is actually the oldest football club still going... 1861 founding of the amature team and 1905 when the club became the club we know today

[@pjkerrigan20]

Would love to see a video on this! From my research, it looks like the 1861 Palace team stopped playing for a couple decades before the 1905 team was founded. Both were founded at the same location and with the same name tho lol, the original FA Cup co-founding Palace is definitely our club’s heritage. The problem comes, I think, in the claim that we’re the oldest club or oldest continuously running club. I don’t think we can claim that just bc of that big gap in the late 19th century. In my opinion our crest should include 1861 and 1905 on it tho. In any case I think Alfie could make a great video on this. It’s been ages since he’s done a Palace-specific video. COYP

[@nichhodge8503]

When I first read your comment I thought you were saying Alfie is a Crystal Palace fan and I was gonna tell you that Alfie is a Hull fan. But upon reading your comment again I see you’re a Crystal Palace fan

[@kyleekstrand3971]

Great video. One pointer, you mispronounced Maccabi, it should be mac-ah-bee

[@cheesestring2032]

Can you please to a video on Southend United as the club could be wound up in 21 days and needs awareness

[@ethandalton6480]

Loving the Alfie vs Thogden beef, surely has to be the next KZbin boxing match?

[@soundscape26]

Isn't that a one-sided thing though? I have never heard Thodgen saying anything about Alfie but since I don't watch everything he puts out I might have missed something.

[@michaelay4900]

Day 1: 7 pair of footballers that are regen-like (One rises after one retired, sharing similar style)

[@dr3ntel680]

he did a very similar video a while back about players who were perfect successors of other players

[@Jonathanizer]

@@dr3ntel680 he also did one about father-son pro footballers.

[@altvctr]

Wish we were 7th in the Prem as well... let's go saints ♥️🤍

[@oliverbarratt625]

That Freddie Ado joke will never NOT be funny.. haha

[@minamotofchds2316]

Real Madrid have cross on the top of their logo, Barcelona and AC Milan have big cross on their logo crest not sure if these clubs are founded by church as well

[@geraldaird9390]

Isn't it Maccabee, as in the Maccabees warriors?

[@viridanfalk6795]

The UK isn't regarded as a sovereign state by Fifa or Uefa at all. Rightly so.

[@thomasjohnson2862]

There were quite a few clues about Southampton’s religious links beforehand, but you still watch the video and go ‘oh yeahh’!

[@richardatakli5618]

Please we need update on Manchester city current situation 😱

[@nichhodge8503]

A video about Manchester City’s financial fraud problems as that would bring a smile to my face especially if they get expelled from the Premier League like some rumours online have said 😂😂😂😊

[@mancuniangamecat8288]

You must be so sad and hateful.

[@Mikejames1080]

🤦

[@aidgan789]

City should join the super league

[@Dontfearthereaper01]

🧂🧂🧂🤣 drinking your salty tears.

[@TheRadPlayer]

Sweden actually has loads of clubs just like Assyriska FF, hanging about in the lower leagues.

[@shotti50]

lol i enjoy ur banter so much

[@j.y.8054]

Woooh!!! Seongnam FC mentioned!!! Champions of Korea and Asia!!!

[@michaelward5370]

Yay, this was my suggestion!!

[@nicknackpaddywhack2159]

I did watch your video on the team claiming to be Brazil playing in North Korea. What a joke it was pulled for the reasons you stated. Not like your local 5 a side are going to contact the tour groups and try a tour to Pyong Yang claiming to be Wycombe Wanderers, let alone someone wolrld famous in this day and age. Was a great vid that btw.

[@zapre2284]

Everton were founded a methodist church , thus meaning both Liverpool clubs also come into this bracket. Goodsion being the only football stadium on earth with a church on its grounds ;)

[@lftv3582]

Everton was founded by catholics

[@Pokafalva]

Is right. Formed by the St. Domingo church on Netherfield Road. Changed name to Everton. Played originally on Priory Road, then Stanley Park, then Anfield. Was the first team to bring a major trophy back to Anfield (the Football League Trophy in 1891 in the third year of the league). The split came in 1892 when the Chairman, who was also the landlord, hiked the rent up considerably. Half the Board did not agree to pay, so found land on Mere Green and built Goodison Park and retained the name Everton, the others on the Board who stayed at Anfield founded that other club.

[@stephenmcloughlin7718]

Liverpool was formed by members of a local Orange Lodge. The Directors and first manager were all members of the same Lodge.

[@Pokafalva]

@@stephenmcloughlin7718 Religion didn't come into it. THIS was the reason why half the board said sod this for a game of soldiers!: 'The split came in 1892 when the Chairman, who was also the landlord, hiked the rent up considerably. Simply proved himself to be a money-grabbing bad meff, and probably didn't expect to split the club, but rather expected to line his pockets even more...

[@stephenmcloughlin7718]

@@Pokafalva , but the formation of the new Liverpool Club happened due to meetings at The Orange Lodge. That could be said to be a religious group. The Directors and the manager were members of the same Lodge.

[@teem4800]

£4£ Greatest Football Content Creator!!!

[@BUSTER_TRIES1]

Alfie pls do a vid on this city debacle. I need you to do a vid so i understand it 🤣. Keep up the great work

[@hoggybhoy1967]

Glasgow Celtic 💚🍀

[@Mr_Kian_Kane]

Yasss mate🍀🍀🍀

[@Skeekiest]

HH

[@danbreen6946]

Hail Hail 🇮🇪 🍀

[@D4773n]

HFC 1875 First to wear the green 🖕🏻

[@geordiewishart1683]

Septic FC aka the paedo bender brigade

[@juliebirt9572]

Fact check Rangers died in 2012 there is no Old Firm that died with them .

[@Finn_Lawless]

Who else spotted something funny at 10:11?

[@eddyquigley2350]

Hash head wants a pic of the pope 🤣

[@raptor_boquita]

My hometown football club was founded by a priest in 1914 using the club as a medium to attract the youth to the church and religion. The name of the club is Patronato de la Juventud Catolica (Patronage of the Catholic Youth)

[@josecipriano3048]

A priest wanting to attract the youth to the church, doesn't sound as innocent now as it did back then.

[@geordiewishart1683]

I'm sure the priest rubbed down sore thighs after the games

[@BALHAM69]

a documentary on the afc Wimbledon on the nine promotions in eleven years, how they’re a fan own club and how they have a stadium in plough lane now. The story of they lost the club, how the F A allowed that and won’t allow that anymore. How they were very close to moving to ireland How they went up the English football leagues. It would be a good documentary video if you can do this. #thepeopleschannel

[@camilojimenez6216]

That’s F up regarding North Korea. So sorry to hear

[@MrReese]

Oh trust me, I saw that video about that last Korean cult :D.

[@capzlock1986suxxxx]

and Universidad Católica of Chile? greetings

[@CharlieCade]

Hi Alfie, can you do a video on players on average players signed following amazing tournaments, El-hadji Diouf is a good example

[@Halcryder]

Already done

[@bluenose007]

Everton FC came from Our Lady Immaculate church in Everton

[@bluenose007]

Sorry it was St.Domingos

[@leecorfield514]

Barnsley St Peters

[@karensheriff9086]

Everton were also

[@harleykelly197]

If it hasn't been done yet how about 7 clubs founded by military groups

[@akashmondal1120]

Atheist ❤️🙏

[@seymourhundos7986]

Thought this channel was dead after the Irish gay had left but this guys videos are top notch always learn smth new

[@walebalo881]

The picture at 10:12 Comment here when you see it Alfie is definitely one of us

[@safalparajuli]

Me, a Nepali. *Laughs in religious tolerance*

[@marktaylor6491]

I always pronounced it Mack-a-bee.

[@arzhi_azis]

Day 390: Indonesia XI If All Eligible Players Had Declared For Them.

[@hi-rr2vm]

Keep dreaming bocah

[@gudmundursteinar]

One thing to point out, that you didn't, is that the 5 petaled rose often found a club football badges is a christian symbol that is usually associated with protestantism. Any club that has it is in all likelyhood founded by a protestant church or a non-protestant church in a mainly protestant country.

[@geordiewishart1683]

Do you mean the Luther rose? The Luther seal or Luther rose is a widely recognized symbol for Lutheranism. It was the seal that was designed for Martin Luther at the behest of John Frederick of Saxony in 1530, while Luther was staying at the Coburg Fortress during the Diet of Augsburg. Lazarus Spengler, to whom Luther wrote his interpretation below, sent Luther a drawing of this seal. Luther saw it as a compendium or expression of his theology and faith, which he used to authorize his correspondence. Luther informed Philipp Melanchthon on 15 September 1530, that the Prince had personally visited him in the Coburg fortress and presented him with a signet ring, presumably displaying the seal.[2]

[@gudmundursteinar]

@@geordiewishart1683 Exactly. I found it amusing to see it on the Southampton Badge though.

[@geordiewishart1683]

That's actually a Hampshire rose, symbol of the county that Southampton is in. Well spotted though! Though I don't think there has ever been more than a token Lutheran presence in England

[@realitywins9020]

A lot of English clubs have a rose because its a symbol of the counties of Yorkshire (white rose) and Lancashire (red rose)

[@YRWOTB]

I think u should make a video about: "What is going on in Schalke 04?" Schalke was still a solid team until before covid hit them and they got relegated. I would love to know what made they spiral out of control so fast amd now destined to get relegated this season.

[@Jonathanizer]

I remember him doing a S04 video not so long ago, or did i mix that up?

[@chrisslater9514]

watch?v=onfXcIIaehs he did!

[@jbc17c]

He made that video 2 years ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ_JiZZ_fsaYntU

[@soundscape26]

@@Jonathanizer He did yes.

[@andyburrell6209]

Financial mismanagement

[@Support-your-local-team]

As you acknowledge Celtic were formed to give Glasgow its own version of Hibs, how come Celtic are the team on the list instead of Hibs?

[@danbreen6946]

Don't be salty my wee hibby friend 🤣🇮🇪🍀

[@Support-your-local-team]

@@danbreen6946 Respect your elders ;)

[@geordiewishart1683]

Brother Walfrid was a nonce

[@andrewccochrane8052]

celtic still owe hibs 8 players celtic would not exist today if it was not for hibs loaning them 8 players and iam a big hun

[@kennyalpha22]

I expected to see Celtic and Rangers.

[@andrecamarao543]

0:18 MEEEEENGOOOOOOOO

[@rickyraw5457]

Then along came the Saudis and the religion turned to money 💰💰💰💰 R.I.P football.

[@zuffin1864]

I'll always be here for Adu

[@SamButler22]

Bolton Wanderers!

[@pato2200]

Missed st. Jude's now known as queen's Park rangers

[@jackbridge5780]

I was a little sad when you said you were kidding about Muslim FC bein created by Hindus, it gave me a unexpected laugh lol

[@paulmilligan2657]

🔥Y.N.W.A🔥

[@tomfrankham329]

Oh when the saints are on the list! Oh when the saints are on the hitc list!

[@johndevlin4318]

Love how he put the sectarian bigots of the orange order in an imagine when he was talking about hatred

[@geordiewishart1683]

In an imagine?

[@johndevlin4318]

@@geordiewishart1683 image sorry typo

[@JamesGoodman84]

Nice video and nice touch to syria and turkey

[@discruster666]

Just a mention of San Lorenzo when talking about the pope but they don't get an entry? :( the club was started by a priest for the neighborhood kids. Really should've been included. VAMOS CICLÓN

[@ElGuapo4000]

Ahhh Alfie knows of the illusive dog professor of quantum mechanics who dwells in the back roads of Turkmenistan. A true man of culture.

[@simonkelly1958]

vatican never said gallilao wrong, just jhow he said it

[@stephenpaulwilson]

Everton

[@HCR_Motorhead]

I played for a church team, once was man of the match when we lost 8-0. I was in goal.

[@BenjaminKeller]

Every sensible person knows sports is a religion

[@SoonYoungKim_94]

Being a Korean American, I asked my parents about the United Church and Moon. They were like, “yeah they’re definitely a cult”. 😂

[@philip013]

Don't Southampton fans call Matt Le Tissier, God?