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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[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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?

[@dfez6884]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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?

[@TheRealRhymatic2048]

Sending love to your content all the way from Syria!

[@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.

[@StackAquatics]

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

[@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.

[@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.`

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@tomek5019]

First of all, Gallileo's theory was not proven true until 1850 by astronomers. Galileo was criticized for stating something was factual without absolute proof. Galileo's primitive telescope could not prove it and he was already wrong by stating that the moon's gravitational pull caused ocean waves, which we now know is absolutely false. The Church actually said Copernicus (a Catholic priest) and Galileo's theory was likely correct, but since it had not been proven at the time, it could not be called factual. Makes sense if you have a trully scientific mind and not anti-Catholic bigotry like the author of this video.

[@liammartin6636]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 🙌🙌🙌

[@parmentier7457]

No Ajax Amsterdam? Founded by Jews. To this day, the fans still sing Jewish songs, carry the Israeli flag and have tattoos of the Star of David on their bodies.

[@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.

[@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.

[@taekwanlew]

Celtic are not and have never been a 'Catholic' club. They were formed by the local priest to give Irish immigrants a chance to play football as they were not allowed to play for any other city club. It is a club that has always been open for any player and supporter of any faith to play for or support. To suggest otherwise is to fall into the age old sectarian bilge. Cheers, a non catholic supporter of 55 years

[@andrewccochrane8052]

how wrong you are biotio not one protestant played for them until 1951

[@taekwanlew]

@@andrewccochrane8052 Missing my point by miles. The club was born from the need of Glasgow’s Irish Catholic community so naturally its fan and player base would originate from that same pocket of society. However, the fact the club was born within one community didn’t mean it was closed to people from other backgrounds and despite early internal pressure to be an “all Catholic” Club, from its earliest days Celtic recruited players and attracted support from all walks of life. My point is that Celtic are wrongly known as a Catholic club, they are not. In contrast to this, Rangers’ links with Protestantism and unionism were developed through choice. Indeed some might argue that Rangers did not become a Protestant club but rather an anti-Catholic one. To address your comment though, Celtic's first non-Catholic signing was in fact 1890

[@andrewccochrane8052]

@@taekwanlew research again

[@colingillespie1560]

55 now that rings a bell and i dont mean a chapel bell WATP

[@juliebirt9572]

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

[@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.

[@SP-vo7ty]

Thanks for this!

[@T.E.S.S.]

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

[@kevinch12]

I'm not made that you made fun of the catholic church I'm mad that your got the context of what was said in 1992 incorrect. What was said was not about astrology but about wrongfully convicting a genius man, as his trial was most likely flawed. Most of Gallileo's completed work, including his criticism against the church, were allowed to circulate and got approval to be printed from the church.

[@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)

[@KuzzenFF]

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

[@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.

[@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).

[@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 ;)

[@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.

[@Pokafalva]

@@stephenmcloughlin7718 The Masonic Order had been going for a couple of hundred years at the time. The fact that Everton used to have their meetings at The Sandon public house doesn't mean they were a pub team! The Chairman/Landlord and the board members would have been wealthy individuals and no doubt members of a Masonic Lodge. So they met at a particular venue, so what? It was not a religious venture, it was a hard-nosed decision to form a football club in the light of half the Board quitting and taking the name of 'Everton' with them to their new venue. And Chairman Houlding applied to continue with the name 'Everton' but that was refused by the football authorities. A name had to be given to Houlding's new club, hence the name Liverpool was chosen. It's very simple, and has jack-shit to do with religion.

[@ViridianFalk]

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

[@josephbyrne7864]

Celtic don't have an issue with sectarianism, we have always welcomed ppl of all Faith's! Rangers on the other hand have a major issue with Catholics. In the interest of accuracy!

[@przemyslawhawryluk1094]

But Rangers don't have isue with pedophile scandal, and you have. Answer yourself, what is worst.

[@geordiewishart1683]

True. That will explain why both Pat Nevin and Frankie Boyle have gone on record to say they stopped attending Porkheid cos of all the IRA chanting. Very ecumenical

[@colingillespie1560]

careful what ur saying there u mite have people believing that Clown WATProds .

[@thomasjohnson2862]

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

[@oliverbarratt625]

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

[@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

[@VexNew-h7z]

there is also maccabi berlin I believe,somewhere low,like 5th or 6th tier or lower

[@jamesbishop1610]

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

[@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

[@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

[@camilojimenez6216]

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

[@rickyraw5457]

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

[@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.

[@Barneybhoy]

I thought you said you studied for this? Rangers didn’t end their sectarian policy until 1989. Just saying like🙄

[@geordiewishart1683]

So a quick look through our history shows in undeniable fact that our club has signed Catholics and that any myth or lies that our club is built on a ‘sectarian signing policy’ is exactly that, a lie and is very easily dismissed Those players include - Pat Lafferty 1886, Tom Dunbar 1891, Jay Tutty 1899, Archie Kyle 1904, Willie Kivlichan 1906, Colin Mainds 1906, Tom Murray 1907, William Brown 1912, Joe Donnachie 1914, John Jackson 1917. These are players only known openly in history, as religion was not as openly discussed as it is now, as being of the Catholic faith. However even at a glance quite a few players who were openly practicing Catholic and easily dispels the myth peddled by those with an agenda Moving on there is many more examples of players who starred for our club prior to the arrival of Maurice and these included - Laurie Blyth 1951, Don Kitchenbrand 1955, Hugh O’Neil 1976, John Spencer 1985 (Just three years before Johnstone’s arrival!) Of course since Johnston’s signing and the scrutiny of the media, introduction of social media the knowledge of players faiths is more open and discussed. In many ways the only issues and problems caused, seem to be by media and supporters of clubs outwith our own Players openly practice their faith in a Rangers jersey and it has not an issue inside Ibrox, the only people making it that way have nothing to do with the club. The recent coverage players such as Jon Daly has received only go to prove that The truth is always available and next time someone spouts rubbish about our club you can tell them how wrong they are This isn’t an apology for our culture or an attempt to distort history, it simply answers the question The history of our club is a beautiful and wonderful thing, four young lads founding one of the biggest clubs in the world for the love of football only They had a dream and now we are living it

[@Barneybhoy]

@@geordiewishart1683 mate you can indulge in revisionism all you want. You’ve cited about a dozen players in over a century. We remember your fans burning their season tickets for the cameras back in 89. A club founded and steeped in sectarian hatred. That’s not an opinion.

[@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.

[@aidgan789]

City should join the super league

[@Dontfearthereaper01]

🧂🧂🧂🤣 drinking your salty tears.

[@RNG.CC1]

Make a video about the Vatican City national team

[@FulGurkan]

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

[@Finn_Lawless]

Who else spotted something funny at 10:11?

[@eddyquigley2350]

Hash head wants a pic of the pope 🤣

[@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

[@kyleekstrand3971]

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

[@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.

[@wesbrit630]

celtic have never had a protestant on there board.

[@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

[@j.y.8054]

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

[@AlexiaDeGreat]

Looks great 😮😮😮

[@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

[@camilojimenez6216]

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

[@altvctr]

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

[@jameshuggett]

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

[@BJPFFC]

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

[@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

[@TheRadPlayer]

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

[@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

[@jekanyika]

0:50 His dad was a manager

[@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)

[@BenjaminKeller]

Every sensible person knows sports is a religion

[@richardatakli5618]

Please we need update on Manchester city current situation 😱

[@Andrewjg_89]

And why does it matter if any football club has a religion. Thanks for being that one up.

[@geraldaird9390]

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

[@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.

[@rontubman6953]

Bro mentioned Makabi Warsaw and not the (now defunct for obvious tragic reasons) two-time consecutive Austrian Champions Hakoach Vienna, probably the most successful Jewish football team

[@philip013]

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

[@harleykelly197]

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

[@oscarlovell3002]

If moon hated communism so much why did he have a personal relationship with the North Korean president?

[@SYKim_94]

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

[@teem4800]

£4£ Greatest Football Content Creator!!!

[@arzhi_azis]

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

[@hi-rr2vm]

Keep dreaming bocah

[@akashmondal1120]

Atheist ❤️🙏

[@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

[@walebalo881]

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

[@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

[@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

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 456) I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored. If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

[@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

[@safalparajuli]

Me, a Nepali. *Laughs in religious tolerance*

[@kennyalpha22]

I expected to see Celtic and Rangers.

[@MrReese]

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

[@FuncleB]

Man City will need all the hope from God they can get. 100+ breaches of FFP, withholding information and failing to cooperate during the investigation. The sports-washing exercise of the small club with no fans is finally getting its just desserts.

[@TylerAven10]

15:25 Incoming rant paragraph from Thogdad in your DMs about how you’re jealous of Theo and want him to die… or something

[@JohnHazl]

I only know about Moonies because of the assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe last year - Abe also had connections to the Unification Church, and he was shot by a man who blamed the church for scamming his mother for a large sum of money.

[@krisztianbalogh7677]

Alfie no question that you are far better, educated, informative and in my point of view enjoiable youtuber compare with Thogden but what is your problem exactly with him? He stole your girlfriend or just because he is a ritch golden boy without any problem?

[@bluenose007]

Everton FC came from Our Lady Immaculate church in Everton

[@bluenose007]

Sorry it was St.Domingos

[@natsudama4604]

MY RELIGION IS MANCHESTER UNITED

[@TJCSports]

AMEN Legend🙏👹🔥⭐️

[@mancuniangamecat8288]

And like all religionsit plays in a knackered old church 😂

[@natsudama4604]

@@mancuniangamecat8288 and it's filled to the brim every game Can't say the same for the new Church called the emptyhad 😂😂😂😂

[@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