Alexandre Villaplane: Football’s Psychopath?

[@Dani-kq6qq]

And here i thought Pepe is bad.

[@buraiki]

LMAO

[@Joseph-pm6ts]

He could probably kill you with the same kick Pepe did (The Infamous Red Card Incident)

[@123coolawesome]

😂

[@Jonalexher]

LOL

[@JJStale]

Dani I was ur 1.7k like

[@adonayzulficar4006]

Such a dark story. Impressive is that I never heard of it Well here I learned everything about football Which to me it's pretty awesome.

[@frozenbbfan]

Very well written story as well.

[@michaeladam8219]

Am I only one who initially misheard "Villaplane" as "Philipp Lahm?"

[@devanman7920]

I didn't but as soon as I read this I can't unhear it 😂

[@shezza125]

Michael Cooke yes

[@Ollay245]

Lol I didn't but thanks for sharing made me chuckle and now all I can hear is philipp lahm :P

[@ferrarileadstrategist319]

*phillip lahm was shot by firing squad*

[@Jacky-ib4gn]

😂😂😂

[@joseangelrobleto7370]

Please never stop doing videos, your content is like nothing else on this medium

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The fact that i could have imagined this in my head and played it like a movie only serves to underline the great quality Tifo put into this work... Great video guys!... you are giving this new generation an opportunity into learning new things every day through your videos

[@sharky]

I learn more from this channel than I ever have at school 😂

[@swadbodhy9242]

You didn't go to the right schools!!!!

[@nitinpandey6037]

@@swadbodhy9242 exactly

[@matthewmalpeli]

Your school taught you how to write, presumably? And to read this reply? Then it taught you more than you know.

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Some people take KZbin comments way too seriously it seems.

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[@cordovanyt9639]

This channel is literally the best channel I’ve ever watched. As a football fan who loves history, these videos are beyond heaven. I really hope you guys make more!

[@rayanstar7]

Fascinating. Old French clubs like Racing Paris, FC Setes and Red Star fc would also deserve a video, you’d be surprised by their incredible histories full of plot twists

[@ramoucho8577]

Sète était une bonne équipe dans l'temps.

[@Flowshakers]

I now think another war-related footballer story would be amazing to hear next, namely Fritz Walter (Ger vs Hun) :))

[@uralwong799]

He played for rangers or against them?

[@jamesdevine1005]

Ural Wong. ..that was good ,your fast...pre sevco 5088...when they were real huns.

[@Criostoirg]

@@uralwong799 lol

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[@RaziuddinAhmed]

Never ceases to amaze me tifo

[@Polo9794]

Damn, as both a Frenchman and a huge football fan, I can't believe I've never heard that story! You lads really doing an astonishing job Ps: Joe, I love your voice, but God, that French pronunciation did hurt me ahaha

[@freshpbluessoul]

love this channel. Not just the usual and generic football talk, it has depth and intellect behind it. Well done

[@Rosario_Verano]

I'm sure a lot of footballers have interesting WWII stories. Great video.

[@dominantpersona3326]

Ophidian Wheel

[@kg5653]

I want this guy to narrate my life

[@stephencooper5155]

Then you know what to do my guy, torture some resistance fighters!

[@ramoucho8577]

kg5653 was born 1in a very uninteresting place. he remained anonymous all his life. then he died in solitude. Thank you. RIP

[@kg5653]

@@ramoucho8577 thanks Marcel. Good luck with the virginity.

[@kg5653]

@@ramoucho8577 you're unhappy Marcel. I'm worried about you.

[@ramoucho8577]

kg5653 Thank you, you know it's not easy to be so unfriendly. Fortunately I'm French, so it's in my genes.

[@johnforeverrules]

My friend, please keep doing football videos. The effort behind each videos is enough to feel how much love you have for football and its history. We will always support you and encourage you as much as we can. Lots of respect and admiration From India

[@dashalinho]

Do a story on Barcelona's ''legend'' Paulino Alcantara and his connection with fascist Spain of Francisco Franco

[@Nobody-pv2ml]

Thiiiiiiiiiiis

[@sugamgautam4318]

Brilliant video again by Tifo. Top channel. Love and support from Nepal

[@thomasalmond3311]

🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵!!!.

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This is the best football related channel on KZbin, incredible stuff... learning a lot of new things

[@paoloperez-rubio4526]

I just kept hearing Phillip Lahm

[@anthonyoloughlin942]

Thought he kept saying Philip Lahm....

[@drthvdr2802]

I don't usually leave comments but this is the best channel that I have ever watched. The content is absolutely brilliant, the narration is sublime, and the stories combined with football and history are really interesting. Please never stop making videos.

[@stephendoyle9427]

Love this channel. Get insights into areas of the beautiful game we would never hear of.

[@justvibes3706]

Please do a video about Andres Escobar and the links between the drug cartels in Colombia and Colombian soccer during the 90s

[@xacbertdebarbeira_]

They did a video called Narcoball, you should check it out.

[@renze7133]

XacbertdeBarbeira that was three months ago, way after his comment was posted

[@shraeygangwar3966]

I saw one on ESPN once

[@reuben5533]

This truly shows that greed can lead you down dark paths

[@jamesspackman9819]

Alternatively it shows greedy motives and violent means are a product of poverty and a lack of education.

[@ircoming]

interesting topic as always. you guys are underated.. ps. if you can talk about andrea agnelli ( Juventus Owner ) in your segment ( Meet the owners )

[@saintroddy]

There were great footballers who served well in WW2, like Tom Finney, Fritz Walther, and Bert Trautmann. If Tifo are doing more excellent videos like these, then those players should get some focus. They have fascinating stories.

[@Getachildouther]

France, one of these contries that have the potential to produce the downright best and the absolute worse of human kind

[@miss.antidote]

that is every nation

[@LordPiccolo]

Maybe a video about the fall of Arda Turan. Great video though! Keep up the work!

[@ayshajohn2439]

I just googled the story. He is a fool to have acted the way he did. How do you go to a hospital and fire a gun!

[@tyrkun1624]

@@ayshajohn2439 Wait what?

[@ayshajohn2439]

@@tyrkun1624 google him and you will find the legal trouble he is in.

[@joeboyes7567]

I'm enthralled by your videos about football nowadays, so this was fascinating! I'd never heard about this guy until now, and I want to find out more! Could genuinely imagine a very entertaining movie being made out of this, if football wasn't so bewildering for movie directors to portray.

[@ayushchaurasia5547]

Damn this guy should have a proper feature film

[@ghostfacevillah]

The word psychopath is overused but this guy was one good psychopath.

[@lindo7503]

Truly remarkable. I really love the historic section of this channel the most.

[@WilsonJimenez]

I have no remorse for the man. Justice was served on Boxing Day, 1944.

[@AlvaroPyR02]

Wow great video as always Tifo. I know you especialize in European football lore but you should do a bio on Arsenio Erico, Argentina's all time scorer or Alberto Spencer, Libertadores top scorer. Thanks for your work as always, quality content with no bullshit.

[@miadeathwish]

Thanks for another amazing story. For us Americans that have fallen heads over heels in love with football, it feeds a desperate need! Keep up the brilliant work!

[@Abc-yt3el]

Puts Sergio Ramos' attitude in perspective

[@hmmer3471]

Europe has different views on crimes, Naizs did the same what colonisers did to other countries. All are opportunists, sadists

[@eshwarsubramaniam4288]

I still remember the days when you guys were just umaxit :') Incredible growth guys, keep them coming!

[@justsayn6567]

Great work!! This story could be a movie.

[@kitakeaman]

Wish all other youtube channels learn from Tifo about what quality content means. No bullshit ads, no intro no outro, not forcing us to buy anything. This channel is my favourite and if youtube had quality rankings, this channel would be number 1.

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Gordon Ramsey to a Hell's Kitchen contestant: "This food is so scandalous TIFO Football is investigating it!"

[@The01t]

Ha....

[@evonneokafor]

WOW I have been never been so skocked sicken and saddened in a video. Ever. You guys SHOULD be winning awards for videos like this. RIP to all the innocent victims.

[@gregshabonrolls]

Can you make a video about Mokhtar Dahari.. The player that change Malaysia back then as one of the best south east asian country in football. People need to know more about him.

[@Marcus-ru1ht]

Nah no one cares about Malaysia. Pathetic country whos football is a joke.

[@adventurerwannabe]

@@Marcus-ru1ht why do such hateful humans even exist...Malaysia is a beautiful land

[@ryy4659]

@@Marcus-ru1ht toxic much

[@Marcus-ru1ht]

Sorry I deserve to burn :(

[@ryy4659]

@@Marcus-ru1ht yes, so hard

[@thefortunateone9818]

This is how life moulds you. Life always presents you an option, But unfortunately in his case, he chooses the wrong one. Villaplane, i will remember the name, Thanks Tifo.

[@khaledalsinafi2678]

Amazing video. I like these new stories you guys tell in your videos. Keep it up

[@felipenachmanowicz9393]

You could do one for Bruno, the former Flamengo goalkeeper who killed a former mistress.

[@Villainous98]

Wow simply astounding what football has in its depth. Never would have i known abou villaplane without you guys.

[@littleb9298]

Good informative video again. Just a war criminal that happened to play football when he was young. With or without football, he would still end up the same way.

[@hugonongbri8100]

This guy makes Balotelli look like a saint

[@Jamie-kv9eg]

Very interesting video. Love these slices of football history. Hope you keep doing more.

[@Speedrunnez]

This is quality content I sub for thank you without you I would've never known about him funnily enough I was thinking about how many psychopaths play professional football and how beneficial it would be for them as they can't feel any pressure or emotions.

[@isaac_opeyemi]

Wow. Just wow. Keep up the good work Tifo!!!

[@getlucky9791]

love this channel

[@moneyforthemonarch]

Fascinating stuff. The only nit pick I have is that using the flag of independent Algeria is a bit anachronistic as the country was basically considered an integral part of France at the time. I'd love to see your take on Ernst Wilimowski, who also had a complicated wartime story.

[@darganx]

It's crazy how I just subbed today, I must have gone through half your catalogue up to now! Great work 👍

[@Spicytoaster737]

This could be made into a movie its so good

[@rroxez4915]

Thanx tifo for putting out such amazing content. We have learned alot about people in the football world we never knew about. Keep up the amazing work

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Best football related channel. Period

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i've learned soo much from u guys..thank you

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Your work is always on point 👌🏻👌🏻 great job sir

[@Enjaeg]

This channel has taught me more things than school ever has.

[@felixbache5369]

I will think about Villaplane before calling fernandinho a psycopath again

[@amirulakmal9726]

I've learned something new, thanks to your channel and it's great content, keep doing videos like this, I love it so much

[@b04620k]

You guys should do history videos too

[@dannyhustle2599]

Love this channel so much and love your voice. I learn something that I don't know thank for this.

[@ktulukaramazov]

Man congratulations for having such a great channel!

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This channel kicks ass!

[@darshanaacha6469]

Amazing video! amazing research

[@MellowPigeon06]

This channel is very good I live this channel I love the stories and tactical explanationship

[@georgetyler816]

I'd love to hear more war-time football stories

[@chinmaybapat6774]

incredibly awesome.. goosebumps at the end..! you surely know how to tell a story bro!! :)

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Tifo Football keeps enlightening me. Long live Tifo!😘

[@leegibbs1727]

At 03:30 I thought he said 'illiterate author' ..... I was like 😳🤷‍♂️😂

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great channel,keep up the work your videos are awesome

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I always look forward to get my mind blown by the content and that voice 😍

[@painblackened]

You got yourself a new subscriber sir, very interesting/enjoyable videos.

[@subhabera5775]

great one

[@danitsanov1747]

i am so happy that today we have football players playing because they love the game and the teams that they loved as a child.Sure we still have some palyers who do it for the money ,but they are not given highlights by the media and insted we see players like totti and messi being loved by millions. Also love the video that combines football and history that even i did't know about.

[@southsidetrojans5232]

Football has been ruined by money there isnt love in the pro game any more it's all about the money nothing else honestly non league football is better now go watch non league game and you see passion and heart like no other

[@marcusgotti8231]

Absolutely love this channel!

[@WDH59510]

I've just been reading a graphic novel retelling of the story of Villaplane, entitled Le Maillot De La Discorde. It was published in June 2024 and contrasts Villaplane's story with that of Etienne Mattler, Villaplane's teammate in the 1930 World Cup and future Resistance hero. A good read if your French is up to it.'

[@conalquinn5276]

Really enjoyed the video but Sète is pronounced like “set" not “seat"

[@prinzmanyara9767]

A1 channel. Love all of your content. Slight sidenote: please improve your pronunciation of French words and names

[@brickferales]

Really enjoyed this story, love to see more.

[@jayjjoel]

Wow, would love to know so many more stories that went on with footballers and their national teams during the world wars!

[@SomeBritishDud1]

Just shows you how anybody is capable of atrocious acts if they have the right motivation.

[@benflanagan7354]

superb video. also could you do a look at parkerball. aka scott parkers fulham tactics.

[@henokderbew5751]

Thank you Tifo

[@sizwe.amabaso732]

well that escalated quickly

[@QPRTokyo]

Thank you for your hard work.

[@benoleno96]

Another great vid from tifo

[@MrDoudoune21]

Great video! However, I'd be more careful with the term psychopath

[@marcusgotti8231]

Classy channel 👏🏼

[@michaelhedworth2976]

france didn't win the 1930 world cup that was uraguay. france didn't even make it out the group stage

[@barrylenahan4323]

Good video once again. Just want to check something though. Didn’t Uruguay win the World Cup in 1930?

[@alexmason78701]

Yup

[@NIDELLANEUM]

France was the first team to score in a World Cup

[@varana]

Yep, it's easily misunderstood. "Led them to their first World Cup" is supposed to mean that he led them to their first time in the tournament, not to winning the title.

[@TheMythicalMC]

this needs to be made into a movie how has his life not became a movie yet

[@iandeeley9033]

Wow. Didn't know that 'till now!

[@KartikKapilaInteriors]

There needs to be a movie on Villaplane with Benedict Cumberbatch in lead

[@prabhup1306]

Nice video again .. please make a video about why English teams fails in European competition while Spanish teams winning it ease even without their good squad ? Both UCL and UEL

[@Yusuf-yo1tp]

Prabhu P because they don’t have a winter break

[@ahmadjomaa8675]

@@Yusuf-yo1tp lmaoo no, it's cause Barcelona and real madrid are superior to all epl teams. PERIOD

[@ahmadjomaa8675]

epl teams are just over rated I'm sorry, they are considered "the best league in the world" cause all the teams are equivalently crap which makes it seem like it's competitive. its kinda funny how the premier league's best team loses to teams from the French league on a regular basis lmao

[@ahmadjomaa8675]

@@coventryborn Lyon 2-1 city 😂😂😂

[@swadbodhy9242]

Spanish team s are better because they have south American s there.....they are the best!!!

[@PsychoBensTV]

Why would someone retire from national football at 24...

[@javidproductions9353]

because they don't pay well enough I'd assume.