The Russian Football Club Run By A Chechen Dictator

[@josephhakim6082]

As a Chechen this video was real quality mate I appreciate the unbiased presentation in this video. In Western media Chechens are always put in a bad light due to Kadyrov which is very unfair considering most Chechens dislike him. Thank you Alfie for being unbiased and always coming in with facts. Many of these "journalists" can learn from you.

[@gothicgolem2947]

really? i was under the impression you were ruled by russia cause of the wars and one i saw were terrorists held down a russian theater and demanded chechen independence also for some reason i havnt seen it mentioned before

[@unreleasedcentral2179]

First chechen named Joseph

[@josephhakim6082]

@@unreleasedcentral2179 my name is Yousef in English it's Joseph

[@sherminator1617]

I find kadyrov pretty cool. He doesnt want that western culture in his place. We need to respect that, and yeah instead of fighting russians they fight togheter instead. So thats good

[@PAINNN666]

Извинись)

[@Flipmole123]

FIFA: "And the host of the 2030 World Cup is, Chechnya"

[@willb3486]

😂Nice

[@jimbob-robob]

It's a Russian Republic so no, they had their chance in 2018 when Putin left them out of the tournament as Alfie pointed out...it would be like the tournament going to the US State of Alabama not the US Country anyway...I know you're trying to make a joke but it is diminished already as it is ruled out by those facts alone...

[@latinfection6538]

Hey Alfie, any chance we can get a video on FK Slutsk? They're the Belarusian Football club that fans started supporting around March of 2020 when the world shut down due to the pandemic. The Belarus Premier League was the most prestigious from 1 out of 4 or 5 professional football leagues in the world that didn't shut down. If you've never heard of FK Slutsk, they have fans in most English speaking parts of the world (mainly due to their humorous name) and the story of how their owner went to jail, and how it was their quarantined international fanbase who kept the club afloat, is very special, and would make for a great video!!

[@dozenazer1811]

It should be stressed out that Slutsk is just a city name which has a weird English transliteration. Sluzk, as in German transliteration, represents the pronunciation much better than the English one.

[@balham5606]

Can you do 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 went up the English football leagues.

[@MrBenjigee]

Yes please!

[@allan4054]

Good shout👍

[@gavinandrews843]

they prefer salford city

[@markmau5]

Bb

[@markmau5]

No I can't wait for your response so I know you are on your

[@aasemahsan]

Kadyrov's influence on the sports business in most strongly felt in the world of combat sports (MMA). He gave Khabib an honorary citizenship of Grozny. He also invited Khabib to many of his programs as a guest. When Kadyrov made disrespectful comments about Imam Shamil (a religious & political leader who led the resistance against Russia), Khabib sort of moved away from him. Next he made Khamzat Chimaev his poster boy for Chechnya. The two have publicly interacted in social media & have been pictured together. In a more footballing context, he was pictured with Mo Salah when the Egypt team was in Chechnya. That caused a lot of controversy. Really fascinating how corrupt politicians like him turn to sports stars to validate themselves, reminds me the power sports holds in this world.

[@FlinchDukeMercy]

Akhmat Combat Club and the ACA promotion seem to be his main vehicles, and it’s worrying when you see just how many prominent MMA fighters are affiliated e.g K. Usman. He’s really set the standard for sportswashing in MMA where other countries have done it through F1/football/boxing like Qatar and S Arabia/Dubai. Also wasn’t actually sure of how the whole Khabib fallout came about so thanks for saying.

[@MrJ1GS4W]

Not only that but Khadirov has made mma his main source of sports washing fue to the perceive nature of “strength” if gives off playing on the “warrior” preconception of the Chechen people. Not to mention his ties with Ali Abdelaziz and Ali’s clients. Bringing in people like Frankie Edgar, Fabricio Werdum, Frank Mir and most recently Usman to train with Khadirov’s son and have them pose for pictures. On the Chimaev side of the equation, chimaev had a really bad bout with covid last year to the point that he decided to retire (while he didn’t outright said it was due to covid, he has a scar on his neck where he presumably got intubated) but do to alleged pressure from Khadirov he decided to un retire, he’s fighting for the first time in years this weekend.

[@FlinchDukeMercy]

@@MrJ1GS4W Yep, and combine that “strength” culture with the fact Kadyrov has stated multiple times that there are “no homosexuals in Chechnya” and you can see what idea/perception he’s trying to build. Abdelaziz had many things to dislike about him and that’s just a whole other side to it, bringing clients in to sportswash here. And Chimaevs nickname is even another sort of Chechen dogwhistle (I think), being “Borz/Wolf”.

[@Readytogo11111]

Conor got lucky he didn't get assasinate by kadyrov's hitman after his comment during press con against Khabib back in 2018 lol

[@djbandzz6895]

People have to understand that when you’re a president and it’s going bad with your country(covid, civils nearly starting wars) , you shouldn’t flee to dubai and film the restaurant you’re in and laugh like an idiot. Khabib is smarter than Khamzat.

[@timstronghp]

as someone from Russia, this as an outside perspective on Terek/Akhmat and the republic they are in in general is very interesting to watch

[@IllustroFootball]

I really appreciate your dedication to do extensive research on your documentary videos.

[@FootballDrawn]

Brilliant research and narration, as always. It's something I'm keen to improve on with my own content as well. Especially the way you begin with current affairs (Yaya Toure in this video), and then link it to the story. ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

[@moumenrezaei1330]

👍

[@wilfordcolbert1333]

You're not far off either. You'll blow up soon, I promise🔥🔥

[@guydutoit61]

I always think my knowledge of History is rather decent, then I hear Alfie speak on it and I realize I don’t know a thing 😂 Brilliant video as always mate!

[@paulie-g]

I thought he did decent research for his videos; then came this, his Transnistria video and so on - places and historical events I actually know about - and it turns out that no, he does about as much work as the average Western MSM journo, which is f-all. One would think he'd be put off by the irony of, say, denouncing persecution of journalists somewhere when his own country is currently imprisoning the most famous journalist in the world for doing journalism, right in the middle of their capital in full view of the entire world, but no.

[@guydutoit61]

@@paulie-g Jesus a little bit off Topic and nothing to do with it at all😂calm down mate, bit of a weird and out of context thing to say

[@paulie-g]

@@guydutoit61 No, it's a thread in his videos - every other country is a corrupt, post-apocalyptic sh-thole except Perfidious Albion.

[@guydutoit61]

@@paulie-g you sound insane bro

[@manucm8541]

Hey Alfie, ever considered making a video on the story of Abdon Porte? Incredible story of the passion for football in South America and the place it holds in some players' hearts. Either way thank you for all the great videos

[@hawkinsstern5356]

Canada XI if their best players had declared for them? It would be a nice team, lots of top level players to walk away from Canada like Begovic, Hargreaves, and Timori

[@DigitalWaqf]

That’s about it lol

[@mikelitorous5570]

Kadyrov using Dagestani and Chechen MMA fighters, like Khabib, Chimaev, Mackhechev and others is strange. You can see how uncomfortable they are being there and how forced it looks. If they didn’t do that chances are their families could be in danger if they don’t comply

[@Micfri300]

Not strange at all. They are positive influences which make chechens look good.

[@95zzz]

Chimaev adores him

[@mikelitorous5570]

@@Micfri300 I meant how strange and forced it looks. It makes sense for him to use them when they are so famous

[@blitzblix9455]

@@Micfri300 no makes kadyrov look good

[@thomasjohnson2862]

I find myself mostly watching your documentary videos and the 'what on earth is going on' ones more than the 7 lists, probably more the ones about politics and off field stories than ones actually about football being played

[@espben360]

And you see alot of people say "keep politics out of sports " when we all know politics is something ingrained in sports

[@gianvh7834]

another banger from Alfie👏👏

[@challengeaccepted4065]

alfie this is class one of your best videos yet

[@NZStudent1]

Great video, these documentary style videos are great. I'm watching this a day after upload and am shocked by the view count.. its sad that these types of videos aren't the most viewed

[@MiguelDelgado14]

I love these deep dives into clubs that I would have otherwise never thought about

[@mashiah1]

Can you please do the 'Best XI who never played in the world cup' (Since the first world cup in the 1930)?

[@randomdoodles1470]

I barely watch KZbin although Alfie’s videos are unbelievably well researched and informative. As everyone else seems to be making them, my suggestion for a video would be something along the lines of ‘up and coming lower league clubs’ focusing on lower league clubs with disproportionately high levels of investment like Wrexham and Harrogate Town.

[@kristi4113]

I wouldn’t have put any bad juju against Salah with the pics, he doesn’t necessarily need to know about Kadyrov, but the Egyptian FA probably should have. They agreed to stay in Grozny, not Mo or the other members of the team, so Kadyrov showing up and peacocking around is more on them than anyone.

[@luishernandezblonde]

This is because Egypt is not different from Chechnya - it's also authoritarian. The Egyptian regime wanted to bolster its image among Muslim world and to reaffirm, it didn't hesitate to choose Grozny. Mohamed Salah may have known that, but does it matter? Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and even the UAE pretty like the Chechen regime, leave alone countries like Pakistan and Iran.

[@mitchellsmith300]

Day 13: Best 7 non-FIFA affiliated national teams

[@myrice101]

This is content we love

[@arielayo]

Goodness me! Forget the video, the intro was something else😂😂

[@skatinho9883]

Watching this after our loss to Rayo Vallecano, and we have been a shadow of our glorious past, but as we always fight back, we shall rise again. With world class talent, we would require all the support through these tumultuous times. We fight the darkness to cherish the light of tomorrow. Visça el Barça,

[@mikexstad1121]

Why I love this channel.

[@rohetkc3593]

Do the video on most underrated 7 players in each positions???? Special mentions like milenkovic savic, Dumfries,antony, Henderson,gosens,nkunku,salah, Antonio,tomori,barella and so on

[@frozen0flame]

Best XI of double barrel surname players: Day 8

[@Mark-uh3un]

One day Alfie will disappear and we will never know which murderous dictator finally watched his channel

[@SionTJobbins]

very interesting video, but please learn to say 'ch' as in Akhmat and other words with the kh/ch sound. But good video. Thanks.

[@RedPandaChannel]

Can you please do an update on Cruzeiro

[@konstantinkelekhsaev302]

"USSR fabricated documents accusing chechens" I'm going to need a source for that

[@nokhchi1079]

Chechens did fight against russia, like they fought them when they invaded and killed our people. And we will always defend our freedom.

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 218) 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.

[@lalitthapa101]

Bro,its been ages😂 Come on Alfie,listen to our comrade here

[@mitchellsmith300]

Not that good of an idea just give up

[@lalitthapa101]

@@mitchellsmith300 I'd rather watch a video of Alfie reading thirst tweets😂

[@timothy4011]

Terrible idea

[@jimbob-robob]

Ballack, Klinsman, Özil, Mertesacker, Lehman, Boateng, Schweinsteiger, Podolski (Polish/German), Rudiger, Werner, Sané, Gündoğan etc... There, you can rest easily now...no need to bother Alfie anymore...

[@balham5606]

Can you do a documentary on Sutton united, how they won the league last season ALFIE😊

[@slan0305]

most chechen dislike kadyrov but they cant say anything. good video 👍

[@fahim113]

First class content once again. No interest in football at all but this was fascinating.

[@massaganaa]

Another great vid. I did my dissertation at uni about the first chechen war so it is a subject I have alot of interest in. Kadyrov and his cronies are total scum bags, but much like most 'strong men' in politics, he has brought about stability in the country (should be a country in my opinion), obviously through nefarious means which I am sure the majority of Chechen people do not really support, but I think the total exhaustion and apathy to conflict has left the people 'supporting' the lesser of two evils. I hope one day for Chechnya and its people to experience true independence and not at the hands of a despot, but much like Russia itself, I can not see that happening anytime soon.

[@yusufkassim8236]

Day 2: Do a documentary on Guy Roux (manager of AJ Auxerre for a total of 44 years)

[@macjames3289]

Brilliant video

[@paulie-g]

There's exactly one Putin Avenue in Grozny. Putin has a long-standing request to all local gov'ts to not name things after him. This is no different; he thanked the Chechen gov't for the honour, then asked that they never do it again, ever. Do better.

[@gregogreg3900]

My favourite series on KZbin

[@noeldown1952]

What an amazing, brilliant doco.

[@Ed-hq1ze]

Could you make a video on Bodø glimt. Its a pretty good story

[@nadaduo1765]

What on earth is going on at Southend united ?? Very similar in many ways to the Darlington video you made

[@al-hilalgames5708]

Please talk about the 2011 Turkish match-fixing scandal, where Fenerbahce fixed multiple matches to "win" the title and got away with it thank to government intevrention.

[@jimbob-robob]

@21:30 Grozny have the highest average attendance at 8000??? Wot even more than the Leningrad and Moscow teams with their huge capacity stadiums and city populations? I find that hard to believe... Imagine Leicester City getting bigger crowds than ManU or Arsenal at their huge stadiums...

[@scoobyskreep3518]

I know you’ve definitely seen it but I’m ecstatic about the Joshua Cavallo news today! Would love to hear you talk about it, even though I know you made a video about homophobia in football fairly recently.

[@depekthegreat359]

Ahmat Grozny,formerly known as "Terek Grozny" is one of my favourite Russian clubs alongside the other respective Russian clubs ever but sadly,the club is being run by a dictator whom would want all his activities to be controlled by himself which must be fully against by most of us ever as well,good friends!!!This club must slowly progress as a real small club that only won one title in a good development if the dictator would realise his mistakes which he has done in the past,good friends!!!Russia is one of my favourite countries,so do Ahmat Grozny and the other respective Russian clubs ever!!!GO RUSSIAN FOOTBALL!!!🇷🇺

[@ally_crawford]

I remember John Oliver had a few fantastic digs at him over the years

[@balham5606]

Can you do a documentary on Wrexham afc 😊

[@idoz-zn2ih]

Hi Alfie, could you make a video on Malaga CF and their current situation with Qatari owner Al Thani

[@niksv4165]

Day 254: Ways to fix VAR with your suggestions

[@lalitthapa101]

He already did that in his how to solve football video

[@DGAMINGDE]

Day 14: Top 7 protest clubs (FC United of Manchester, AFC Liverpool).

[@JohnDoe-vc5qb]

Holy shit those are some hideous buildings @ 9:53

[@zaphster11]

Can we do a series of National teams BUT only from their respective domestic league :)

[@un6505]

this escalated so quick

[@mats7492]

They should rename grosny into achmatville

[@jimbob-robob]

7 PLAYERS TO SUCCESSFULLY RETURN AFTER SEEMING CAREER THREATENING INJURY (Whether incurred on the pitch or off) with respect to Chris Eriksen...

[@billmiller2368]

This might be a contradiction in tems, but footballers have to be smarter. They can't jump on a plane every time the most monstrous people in the world whip out their checkbooks. Pro tip: when these people shake your hands be sure to check for blood.

[@merolover4208]

Can you make a viedeo about st. Paulis 05/06 dfb-pokal run, where the club, that had a huge debt burden and played in the regionalliga (regional 3rd tier) and it looked like they have to sell tier stadium, but dy defeating multiple Bundesliga club and reaching the semi-finals they got rid of thier debts and play bundesliga only at the end of the decade.

[@kieronparr3403]

Ramzan Karydov looks like stevie G

[@sameerbernard1167]

The best morning present

[@luishernandezblonde]

Bruh, this is typical Russia, where authoritarianism rules. You can't expect anything better in a club like Akhmat Grozny, which even renamed in honour of Ramzan's late dad. But I won't think this club is alone in the list of ongoing Russian takeover. Chelsea FC is perhaps the most successful example of how an autocratic power can give successes - and also to silence dissent. Recently, Putin-allied businessmen also takes over clubs in Greece, Australia, Netherlands and France, and this is really, really scary.

[@Micfri300]

I can think of far worse leaders than Putin when it comes to western instability.

[@luishernandezblonde]

@@Micfri300 ah yes, what an Italian way… lol

[@Hilversumborn]

If I'm not mistaken Kadyrov also invest a lot in MMA.

[@dnlshtlv]

be careful, Alfie, Kadyrov can make you apologize for this video

[@FlinchDukeMercy]

For more info in Kadyrovs sportswashing, read articles by Karim Zidan.

[@FlamingBasketballClub]

Seven football clubs from outside a major South American city to win the Copa Libortories. Do it!

[@sbakernyc5761]

He doesn't "speak" Russian... maybe a few words. If he barely learned English after Living in England for 8 years, he definitely didn't learn enough Russian to be able to go to school there.

[@huzair96]

Suggestion Day 3: Pakistan XI if all players declared for them.

[@mysteryman765]

Why doesn't la liga have winners medals?

[@stephen123470]

What happened to Panathinaikos?

[@niggardlylad2008]

Basking in mediocrity for the past decade, olympiakos and paok dominate the league now and sometimes aek

[@ishanmisra7472]

you should tag BALD and BANKRUPT

[@ΓιώργοςΠράττης]

Nice video. Check out Karim Zidane, he is a sports journalist who has covered Kadyrov's involvement in MMA.

[@rogink]

Searching for positives here - but how do the fans react to black African players? If there are so many joining Russian clubs you'd hope it is good.

[@Unknown-od2et]

Day 81 of asking why is messi better than pele

[@thesacrisant]

Let's rename Chechnya to Kadyrovstan.

[@stantory1822]

You have to respect how he deals with gays and lesbians.

[@vascofrancisco9903]

Akhmat Tower? Looks like Akhmat P#n/s.

[@balham5606]

Good inside of Russian football and the football club. 😊

[@ryerye3147]

sheer gold

[@arzhi_azis]

Day 158: Indonesia XI If All Eligible Players Had Declared For Them

[@straightedgechannel584]

Keep dreaming bocah

[@mickmccarthy8219]

No one cares about this

[@EduardoGrassoTV]

Nice place to visit 🤔

[@Jack-ht3fr]

basically Aladeen

[@dictionarydaz6424]

Day 2 of asking Alfie to do some actual in depth research on the war in Yemen before he stands on the graves of hundreds of thousands of not millions of innocent Yemenis so he can virtue signal

[@lalitthapa101]

Day3- Alfie reads thirst tweets & comments.

[@guydutoit61]

I will literally pay money on Patreon to see this happen

[@lalitthapa101]

@@guydutoit61 me too😁 I just want to see what people will tweet🤣

[@vonelle9122]

Newcastle United?

[@eevve9894]

So they are collaborators with sadistic killer. They all will fall down.

[@shreedem]

First in, first time 😁

[@mitchellsmith300]

Nope

[@shreedem]

@@mitchellsmith300 I didn't see anyone else or any comments so yes.

[@mitchellsmith300]

@@shreedem yeah because you didn’t refresh it yet. I was hear just after you and there was an older comment

[@shreedem]

@@mitchellsmith300 your messing with me as I still don't see the older comment....this could ruin what was going to be a good day 🤣

[@shreedem]

@@mitchellsmith300 noooooooo, I now see it 😭😭😭😭, cheers Vos

[@Gigika313]

I think most clubs are ran this way..just more hush hush

[@cottonbuddy]

Yeah Documentary about team I support since I was a child.... Chelsea FC

[@tigercap100]

Seems about the same as modern US democrats and modern UK labour.

[@blackkrayfanclubindiana7035]

How so?

[@benhayward2597]

Maybe the chechnians gave him his birthday cake.

[@collinsoconnor5843]

Akhmat Sila!

[@prometheustv6558]

So Real Madrid

[@SudaneseChamp]

14:33 - "strict form of Islam. Please can you let me know what his doing is Islamic. The more i listen to your channel the more it seems you are becoming Islamaphobic.

[@valcross102]

i mean im on his side on the lgbt part

[@Gigika313]

Steven seagul lmao

[@niharg2011]

Man I came here to see a club run by a Chicken and not some Chechen Dictator

[@godofdespair1314]

On happier in your face homophobes news. Josh Cavallo of A-league side Adelaide United has become the worlds current only openly gay male football good for him!

[@prometheustv6558]

Ok then

[@C1dagoat491]

who thinks that Ramzan Kadyrov looks a bit like Steven Gerrard

[@c23st7]

Waste of 22 min of my life