Matthias Sindelar: The Footballer Who Defied The Nazis

[@kinoko510]

Matthias was my grandfathers second cousin. Very proud of his legacy ❤️

[@josefmose2189]

Im going to the dentist In Neubaugasse Erwin Sindelar !

[@JiriBacak]

Then u should know, his name wasnt matthias

[@alicebach3131]

@@JiriBacak Bacaku, vim o cem mluvim, protoze jsem jeho pribuzna a narozena do rodu Sindelaru. Takze si dej pauzu.

[@JiriBacak]

@@alicebach3131 proto se jmenuješ alice bach. Jmenoval se matěj a ne matthias, jména nelze přeložit

[@christoph13524]

Wirklich?😉

[@vigilante7]

This is probably one of the best-written and most interesting videos I've seen on Tito, and I've watched pretty much all. I think his intellectual and activist stature is similar to Brazil's Socrates, so would love to see you guys do one on him.

[@jackjude]

Do you know muchabout Socrates' club career? His wikipedia (eng) page is terribly brief in that regard for a great of the game.

[@morganthefork193]

@@jackjude you should read his biography it is fantastically written

[@JDefoe1882]

Šindelář was born 2 km from where I live. It's funny that the greatest Austrian footballer was born on the Czech land and the greatest "Czech" footballer Josef Bican was born on Austrian land. They actually played together on the Austrian national team for a bit. Maybe you could make the next video about Josef Bican.... Some say he scored more goals than Pele.

[@konradvonschnitzeldorf6506]

The era of the "danube football" was sadly cut shorts by the events of WW2. It is a really interesting era tho.

[@zhotoneikha1256]

Wow you're lucky mate hahaha

[@kunalm15]

He did score more goals then Pele both official and unofficial.

[@kaustavmajumdar7572]

Badass

[@cupboard8476]

Hotel

[@jjgoldstein7]

as a proud Jew this story both broke & warmed my heart. What a great, great man. As usual an astonishing piece by the TIFO Football team!

[@briandoherty245]

Contrast it with Alex Villaplane

[@jjgoldstein7]

@@briandoherty245 Quite the contrast indeed! I'd never heard of Villiplane either. Pretty interesting.

[@chrissingh9683]

The sound track makes this video for what it is.. such depth and great quality

[@mustym8880]

couldn't agree more buddy

[@paulhood365]

The piano tinkling away at the end of this bid brought a tear to my eye. Excellent as always.

[@abhinavvasan4010]

Totally deserve 1M subs and more. Best channel👌🏼

[@Denchuro]

Austria Wien ein Leben lang 💜

[@joeljamie9266]

Fascinating video. Bravo to you guys for creating such rich content, particularly on the unsung heroes of the game.

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

That's one of the most tragic but encouraging football stories ever, and the reason of Sindelar being one of my favourites players.. Thanks for your videos, they're fantastic, just keep going

[@martymcfly5528]

What a man. Rest in power ✊

[@TheManUnitedFTW]

He should have won the World Cup with Austria in 1934... everybody knows that the referee was under pressure from Mussolini

[@schmimschschmamschschmomsc1829]

Under pressure? Clearly he was bribed! He headed a clear goal away from italys goal

[@Dazumu]

Best football channel on youtube!!!

[@rustoo3823]

Tifo Football makes the best videos on football, tactics, and even history! Really awesome channel :)

[@TokenBlackman7]

"Astounding" doesn't begin to describe the greatness of this video. Another ineffably well-composed video from Tifo Football in the books, folks!

[@peacefuldude9289]

What a man Now I know how football was during the world wars It must have been hard

[@joshuafranco3973]

Great video, what a legend that man was

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Sindelar needs to be better known, even celebrated. Massive respect to him. Football should never be a political tool, no sport should. Thats one of the things that makes fans pay for tickets, travel 100's (even 1000's) of miles, we try to rely on sport being pure and a welcome distraction from all thats going on in the world. Thank you for your example Mr. Sindelar!

[@kevinpena2159]

This is beautiful and extremely important history to highlight. Currently there are right-wing/racist/fascist football supporters groups in Europe and in different parts of the world, specifically Israel & Turkey. Sindelar is an example that football, and Anti-racism, Anti-Fascism, Pro-Refugee views are forever entwined. Kick fascism out of football.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Football can never be a rascist sport. Players from all over the world competed in countries different than their nation of birth. Look at the French winning team. Many of their players aren't naturally born in France. But does that matter? They won.

[@seadkolasinac7220]

Kevin Andree Peña I was under the impression that Turkish fan groups were usually quite leftist? Which ones are fascist?

[@LegendNinja41]

Sead Kolasinac Besiktas has quite a leftist fan base, i think either Galatasaray or Fenerbahce has a lot of fans who are backwared but not so sure about right-wing/racist. or maybe Kasimpasa, don't know much about it though. in Israel Beitar Jerusalem has a lot of racist and right wing fans, they hate muslims and arabs.

[@Jasonblade9012]

Alexander Christopher you are very naive... I admire that

[@jamesspackman9819]

@@LegendNinja41 it's always funny when right-wingers get involved in sport. Because they really only want to play with themselves.

[@rigobertosolorzano8568]

What a legend, I tip my hat to you

[@Tasselhooff]

Thanks so much to Tifo Football for making a video about one of our biggest idols. Here in Austria he is known as "Der Papierene" (invented word; adjective of paper) roughly translates as " the paper man", because he glided across the pitch so effortlessly.

[@shooshooshooshooshooter]

Nazi's - possessive Nazis - plural and no, I'm not a grammar Nazi ;)

[@Ask35720]

Hahaha best comment out here

[@alexburt20]

Buraku Nazin’t - not funny

[@Hello-ss1tu]

Lol

[@nikhilvallabhan1036]

Absolutely brilliant. Goosebumps throughout the video with a tear drop at the end of it! Well done lads!

[@nathansindelar2868]

Makes me proud to be a Sindelar! 😁

[@777jimothy]

Great work boys. I remember reading this story in World soccer magazine, you've really done it justice

[@voidvector6676]

I love your videos, quite a lot! History, Finances, Tactics. Everything. Maybe you could make something different, and talk about the downfall (incredibly hard downfall) of Universitario de Deportes from Peru. Right now the most successful Peruvian team is in the relegation zone, and with mind-blowing financial problems. I'd love to see everything in more detail

[@MorningGI0ry]

You should do an episode on Bert Trautmann

[@danielvaega]

Another quality vid. Joe's voice is soothing and measured as always

[@kfcfischen]

Thanks,great video. One of the greatest in Austria Wien`s History.

[@amitabhsharma3916]

I think I made the earliest request for a video on Mohun Bagan and Indian football history in general. Since you guys responded with a brilliant video (like you always do), here's my next request. Please give us your insight into this new team (which you might have heard of) in the Thurlow Nunn League, called Hashtag United. I have two arguments to justify this request - one, this is a case where many of us are witnessing the birth of a proper football club where everything from coach appointments and arranging for a home stadium to the changing room team talk after a humiliating defeat is being showcased on video (and the fact that this changed from just a way for KZbinrs to play some casual football to a serious venture with ambitions of making it into the EFL someday, makes it even more interesting). And two, despite the fact that most of us have been watching premier league football (and other leagues) for more than a decade at least, we still have no idea how the lowest tiers of football, the so called 'non-league' football, works. I think many of your viewers (including me) more or less have no idea how a team can be managed in a league where there are no formal contracts as such and no transfer windows.

[@LoadFM]

Your football history videos are just exceptional!

[@alfred5427]

Hartbraking is the only way to describe it, a brave man who should be celebrated today for refusing to cooperate with the Nazis.

[@HOWZERGOD]

This video made my comrades cry in awe of such a brave man

[@breakingdan]

This is becoming one of my favorite channels. Great stuff.

[@nithilanamudhan6260]

Such brilliance in journalism

[@MrRajnikhil]

Another masterpiece from tifo football 😍😍

[@connorferrand527]

Another brilliant video. Sindelar, we remember you.

[@keithgill9397]

This channel is one in the million, not only I learn about football about also history. Best football channel out there.

[@WilsonJimenez]

if anyone is lacking in inspiration, come to tifo football. here you can learn of men and women that defy the conventions of normal human bounds. here you can hear and see the tales of people rising over circumstance, becoming more than the sum of their parts. we are truly lucky to be able to learn of these heroes.

[@BigBlack81]

Magnificent video, and yes, you are one of the best football channels on KZbin. But this video has only whet my appetite for a video about Austrian football up until Nazi Germany took over. 'Coffeehouse Football', I think, would be something that lovers of your videos would appreciate after the fine work done here in illuminating a culture I certainly didn't know existed. And I'd bet most football fans wouldn't either, lest they be historians as well.

[@varana]

The Austro-Hungarian Empire usually (and deservedly) gets a bad reputation but I find it fascinating that the football in three countries from its ashes (Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia) was very successful and professional in the 20s and 30s (and in the case of Hungary, until the 50s). Exploring that (if there was a common football culture) might also be an interesting topic.

[@tcoudi]

just a small detail, Kozlov is present Czech Republic. another fine striker from that era, Josef Bican is considered Czech, but was born in Vienna.

[@jackbeasley788]

This makes me tear up everytime 😅

[@konradvonschnitzeldorf6506]

I was waiting for this one

[@surajmahadik0]

Respect Respect Respect

[@jamesspackman9819]

Why no mention of Sindelaar's nickname 'the paper man'? The origins of it are disputed, but it's a good illustration of what is meant by 'coffee house football'.

[@FlipedFlipzy]

I mean are you really a youtuber? Seems like you colud have been my history teacher

[@eggerinho769]

Respect to this man from a rapid fan

[@Ese96Agoaye]

Always love stories about how football has the power to overcome political divisions.

[@MrJem300]

Superb video, as always.

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

You guys do amazing work.

[@roybean7166]

Great video, fantastic story. Will definitely subscribe to your channel.

[@benjohnston2509]

I'd love to see a piece on Dixie dean, given that the nazis hated him... the video could be 20 minutes long with Dixie deans history. As always, a great watch Tifo 💙♥️⚽️

[@Tifo]

You may like this article, from our editrial platform: www.tifofootball.com/features/exaggerated-legends-extraordinary-truths-william-dixie-dean/

[@TheNizoubizou]

always unique ! can you cover the intricacy of playing home or away ?

[@miguelespiritosanto9783]

You guys are the best man

[@tino6440]

Great video!

[@SuttonStag120]

Do one on the fall and rise of Mansfield Town. It has everything! 100 years of football league, oldest ground in the world, bad owners, good owners, harchester united from the sky tv series, hilton hotel and everything...

[@Mamangfreak1990]

thanks for history....i'm really appreciated this.... p.s: please video about role model player....

[@erosgonzalez532]

You should do a story on FC start. A similar story on a group of footballers who defied and beat the nazis but ultimately died and weren’t remembered till years later

[@BGdroopy]

Make this a movie!!!!!!!!

[@MarkWTK]

didn't think i will get to see hitler in a football channel😂😂 great work as always tifo! 👏

[@trev6004]

Respect

[@kellenderry9229]

I think Sindelar joined Amateure Wien in 1924 which later became FK Austria Wien in 1926.

[@brosgee]

Tifo is football ⚽

[@jameismeh7296]

Talk about an elite mentality

[@Macho_Fantastico]

He had some big balls to stand up to them at the time.

[@junaldinho100]

If the Manchester United manager of the 30’s was like Jose Mourinho, then Sindelar would have played as a RB!

[@joodakota]

Lol! And spence gonna play as DMF 😂

[@esbenjakobsen4575]

If they ever decide to make a film about this and Sindelar's life. He should definitely be played by Tom Hiddleston. Bit of a Look-alike there i think.

[@HB00964]

Please make a video about Erik ten Hag’s Ajax

[@yushuaa5420]

What is the music in the starting in the video?

[@Sealionborn]

Oh hey i was just re-reading Inverting the Pyramid, how fortuitous.

[@greggcayman5031]

When can we expect a Nils Liedholm video? or Gunnar Gren?

[@jamesspackman9819]

Don't forget Nordahl! Gre-No-Li was a three-man frontline.

[@justwatching04]

We nearly won a wc under him andwe rolled over teams like England with that team

[@khaledalsinafi2678]

He deserved 100 more years before his death

[@valeriermcf6556]

His courage must be remembered by everyone, I hope that some footballer will follow his example of fighting against oppression, especially in times like these when freedom is violated by the SJW.

[@frankcastle8397]

Matthias Sindelar🇦🇹/🇨🇿

[@sayruthdenice]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@howardjaeckel9500]

Although my father supported (quite naturally) Hakoah Wien, the all Jewish team that won the Austrian championship in 1925-26, he also reminisced frequently about the incredible skill of Sindelar, whom he rooted for as a member of the Austrian national team. I would love to buy an FK Austria Wien jersey with Sindelar's name, in tribute to his footballing skill and, more important, his resistance to the Nazis. However, such a thing does not seem to exist. Come on, guys, where 's your capitalist spirit? Wouldn't such a jersey be a big seller in Austria and even abroad the if back story were publicized?

[@ElBacanDelgado]

Next: A video about Tomas Felipe "El Trinche" Carlovich. Not only is he a living legend, he is a myth

[@jay____6757]

Wow. What a hero.

[@younesbougarba5169]

Can u talk about football in Bolivia ?

[@NoaGlyn]

I don’t get that he refused as he was a “socialist” as the Nazis where socialist their original name were called ‘the national socialist German workers party’ but this footballer was an icon to stand up from the Nazis and should be more well recognised.

[@Ren_1090]

North Korea is technically the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, but that doesn’t make them a democratic republic of the people. Socialism was a popular ideology because of the hardships Germany faced after WWI. The Nazi’s, wanting to maximize their influence and appeal, labeled themselves as such, but weren’t socialist in reality.

[@BGdroopy]

🎥

[@JohnoO_O_]

Coffee house football ?

[@applehack97]

Why did I think he was one of the FC Start players that beat the shit out of the Luftwaffe team?

[@stefanh.5657]

Come on you violet Boys!! Austria Wien Obviously the right choice, when it comes down to Viennese Clubs :)

[@TheDepressedChemist]

I read the title as defined the nazis so that first sentence got me really confused

[@TheVividSparks]

ahh, back when every video didn't originally appear on The Athletic

[@BGdroopy]

🍿

[@killercd7682]

Sad

[@jayemare]

Ohh the good old days where you could defy facists

[@heesingsia4634]

Did Hitler refuse to shake his hand too?

[@tamaratamara7600]

*CLOSED MY INCOGNITO TABS FOR THIS.... IT WAS WORTH IT*

[@Anditschgo]

I wait For a Fifa Hero card 😅

[@runargjabellson1229]

Now do a video on Emil Zatopek, the olympian who defied the communists.

[@mebansharaisantasticokhong7312]

Germany 1-2 Austria 2018 friendly 😂!!

[@EugenesBackpack]

Lol was just reading about him

[@tommulvey1]

fantastic video how ever the badge you used for Manchester united is not theirs it is owned by one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world Manchester rugby club who on multiple occasions have refused to sell United and City the badge

[@jordyn3563]

Did Nazi the carbon monoxide. I’m a terrible person :(

[@kingpak1325]

Germany didn’t annex Austria, they were unified. Just to clarify that.

[@TheDutchArsene]

Unification suggests equal status. The Austrian Government were never supportive.

[@kingpak1325]

Ikenna Ijere Kanu Austria at that time is at equal status with other German states like Bavaria or Saxony.

[@fablo7830]

@Cylenium Somebody hasn't heard of Poe's law.

[@fablo7830]

@Cylenium Yeah, that would be because nazi apologetics tend to come from people who are at a minimum white nationalists. Same as people who engage in USSR revisionism are, by some strange "coincidence", communists. Speaking of which....

[@fablo7830]

@Cylenium Operative word being "if", since serious evidence consists of primary sources or at least citations of primary sources by professional historians. Not obscure blogs, web forums or KZbin. When some guy on KZbin says, for example, that he has evidence that the holodomor was a natural famine, it's a pretty safe bet he's a stalinist. It's called not being a credulous moron.

[@teapot4971]

The Nazis we're socialist to,national socialist Germans workers party.there is nothing saying he was a socialist.he just did not like the Nazis.

[@varana]

They were socialist in the same way the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is democratic.

[@iuriepripa3171]

Just because they called themselves socialist to get support from the working class, doesn't mean they were socialist. They killed socialists and trade unionists. They privatised numerous services. They were supported by industrialists.

[@teapot4971]

@@varana there vales we're socialist.

[@varana]

*their *values *were And I'm not even a native speaker. And no, they weren't. They shared _some_ common ground with socialism but they're not the same.

[@teapot4971]

@@varana they were anti-capitalist. they were socialists they if you look up the definition of socialism "socialism is an economic system where ways of making a living are owed by a society as a whole".meaning the value made belongs to everyone in that society.and the Nazis wanted a German society where ethic germans worked and owed everything and it was to be shared with one another.thats pretty socialist to me.