Souleyman Sané played 174 games (51 goals) as a centre forward in the german Bundesliga and has 55 caps (29 goals) under his name for Senegal. One of his sons is called Leroy Sané.
I think this pressure will effect brothers too, the pressure on Ethan Mbappe and Jobe Bellingham is so big now its insane. Especially on Jobe who was once touted as the most talented brother. It makes the task so much harder, still possible though and their name might help them get more oppurtunities. It's importent for them to play their own games though.
I'd say it's the opposite. Your brother takes the limelight and focus off you allowing you to do your thing quietly but you also get opportunities because of the surname. Chelsea only signed Thorgan Hazard because of Eden and whilst it never worked out for him with us, we gave him the platform and development for his career.
@@areebsiddiqui758 yes but there would be no limelight on either of their brothers didn’t exist they would just be kids in the youth ranks of their teams nobody would’ve heard of other than the supporters of those clubs
@@areebsiddiqui758 I can see that working in some instances, but ony if there is not that much of an age gap between when the brothers break through. There is only 2 years between Thorgen and Eden, so both could push there way to try and be the best one. Jobe will constantly be compared to Jude's numbers etc, which will be very unfair and what ultimetley sees many players decline.
@@jordank1489 Gary clearly made a lot more of his career than Phil. He's a great example of maximising limited talent through hard work and consistency.
One I was expecting, at least in the honourable mentions, was Wojciech Szczęsny. His father Maciej was also a goalkeeper, who won 7 caps for Poland, and won the Polish League 4 times with 3 different clubs, in addition to 3 Polish Cups, one League Cup, Polish Supercup, and Runner-up in the League. And Wojciech had to replaced Buffon in Juventus. There are few bigger shoes to fill in football, and he did a great job.
Diego Forlán’s case is an interesting one, in that they were both great footballers. Forlan’s maternal grandfather, his father and himself all won the Copa América.
This is related to the whole father-son football discussion so I'll say this. When Marcus Thuram got booked for diving in the World Cup final, his father who was in the stands had a dead stare on him. Honestly he looked like he was gonna slap him with a shoe after the game and tell him "That's not how I raised you!"
😂😂😂 also his younger brother Khephren is also pretty good CDM. I watched couple of videos and felt he would turn out pretty good but in this French squad, it's impossible!
One that deserved a mention, was Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez who played in Man U, Bayer Levercusen and Real Madrid and is one of the all time top goalscored for Mexico, his father Javier "Chicharo" Hernandez was a winger that spent his his career in Mexico and was selected to the World Cup in 86, what is notable of Chicharito is that his grandfather on his mother side Tomás Balcázar was also a a footballer of great renown and even scored a goal in the 1954 World Cup.
being mexican i love chicharito and even thought of commenting the same, but lets be honest, he was not one of the premier players of the world especially compared to the players on this list. his dad was not exactly a world beater either
Good friend MrAswinanil,yeah but have you noticed that he is an Interracial person,just like me who is Argentinian and Irish who could have respresented Replublic Of Ireland instead of Argentina much to the delight of good friend Irish guy!!!🏋️♂️
@@hennersucks Lol!!!But I am extremely so happy that he is following his respective ancestrials' languages,traditions and festivites which he must continuously do so daily and ever in this world and other planets,good friend!!!Why not he represents Ireland when he is half Irish,good friend?Never ever an offence at all and long live to him,his family and good friends over there,godo friend!!!🏋️♂️
@@depekthegreat359 To represent Ireland he has to have at least a grandparent who was born in Ireland. His family moved to Argentina in the 1800s, so he wouldn’t qualify.
@@hennersucks Actually,based on his personal life on his Wikipedia page,he stated that he had his ancestrries in Donabate,Ireland,good friend!!!That certainly means that he can easily represent Ireland as well as Argentina through his ancestries,good friend!!!🏋♂️
The moment I saw this video I immediatelly thought of Maldini. Few father-son duos can boast this kind of achievements at the very top level of the game.
I think it is do to the fact Finn mostly played in Denmark when it was in the amature days... But both Michael and Brian had huge shoes to fill because Finn was an outstanding Danish International back in the days....and they both went on to be even better than their father.... but I guess it is likely not know outside of Denmark....and maybe Sweden and Norway.
A bit surprised to see no mention of Jamie and Harry Redknapp alongside Frank Lampard Jr/Sr, especially as Jamie and Frank Jr are actually cousins. Worth a mention in part 2. Sad that Jamie's career was cut short by injury. Frank is the classic example of a footballer who worked incredibly hard throughout his career to develop every ounce of his potential. A true professional.
Ronald Koeman is a special case, because his father Martin Koeman, a solid player for FC Groningen who won 1 cap, was upstaged by not one, but two of his sons. Ronald's older brother Erwin, although not as successful as Ronald, still played at a very high level with PSV (a European top team at the time) and earned 31 caps.
A similar story is Martin Koeman who played a single cap for the Netherlands while both of his sons Ronald and Erwin Koeman were better and won Euro 88.
Hey Alfie, you should do a video on the rise and fall of Portuguese team Belenenses-SAD or B-SAD. They were a team which was only founded in 2018 and, played in the Portuguese first division last season, but are now being faced with relegation from the second division. They have a interesting history, although rather short, and i’m sure you could turn their story into a very interesting video.
I think an interesting case is Valentino Mazzola and Sandro Mazzola.... While it's tough to split the two, and if I have to, I will lean towards Valentino; but both of them are among Italy's Greatest All Time players...
You always ignore CONCACAF. Javier Hernandez (Chicharito). His dad AND grandfather were professional players and both went to the World Cup, Javier became Méxicos all time scorer.
Arnor was such a class player. Patrik Andersson, son of Malmö legend Roy Andersson. Patrik played for Malmö, Blackburn, Mönchengladbach, Bauern Munich and Barcelona. He won CL and Bundesliga at Bayern, Bronze at the 94 world cup and reached the semis of euro 92, being the lynchpin in the Swedish defence at the age of 23 and 21.
The first one that came to my mind, purely because I'm a Villa fan, was Matty Cash. Stuart Cash was a decent enough football league stalwart, his son is a Premier League regular who just defended against Messi and Mbappe at the World Cup. If you did this video again in 10 years time - maybe Liam Delap might be one that is mentioned. He looks like a real talent at youth levels. If given the opportunity, I think he could be better than Rory.
7 countries never to have qualified for the Euros. 1 - Serbia (as an independent nation) 2 - Bosnia (probably should’ve in the 2010s) 3 - Israel (should have done better imo over the years) 4 - Luxembourg (improving) 5 - Georgia (one to watch in the next decade) 6 - Montenegro (perhaps could have sneaked through a play off by now) 7 - Cyprus (surely one day they will at least get to one finals!)
Worth a mention as well to the late-Pelé. His father, Dondinho, was said to be a decent player before an injury made him hang up his boots early. R.I.P. to one of the footballing greats
Gudjohnsson's bicycle kick goal for Chelsea remains one of the best Premier League goals of all time. He hit such a clean strike that the ball was in the back of the net before the keeper could set his feet.
Before watching the video, a few that spring to mind. McAlister for Argentina. His father played for Boca Juniors and won a handful of caps for Argentina. Daley Blind exceeds his father Danny, arguably.
I went back and looked at career achievements for Danny and Daley Blind. What a pair! It could be argued either way as to which was a better player. Danny won the UCL, UEFA Cup, and UCWC with Ajax and 42 caps with the Netherlands. He was a key figure in the Ajax side that won the UCL. Of course both men won many Dutch domestic trophies while at Ajax. Daley won the UEFA Cup, FA Cup, & League Cup with Man United and finished third at the 2014 World Cup with the Netherlands, among 91 caps. I would argue Danny had the slightly more successful club career while Daley was a more important player for the Netherlands than his father.
No Pepe Reina? His father was also a goalkeeper, a player by the name of Miguel Reina and played for Atletico de Madrid and Barcelona as well as represented Spain. An excellent keeper in his own right, Jose Manuel 'Pepe' Reina was even better. It's a shame that Iker Casillas was around then, otherwise Pepe Reina would have 100 caps for Spain, as opposed to the 36.
Fun fact: LeBron James said to the the press that he doesn’t want to his son pushed into the limelight to put pressure on him and then proceeds to name him LeBron James Jr 😂
Maybe video the best footballing families, not only-father son, but also brothers, cousins, uncles, nephew etc. BTW if Aguero will have a somewhat decent playing son then just by virtue having in the same family Aguero and Maradono, he would create probably the most powerful football family. Just imagine the pressure if your father is Aguero and your grandfather is Maradona :D
Alfie, you could do a video on Father's who signed their sons whilst managers? Kenny Daglidh signed Paul while at Newcastle and Steve Bruce has signed Alex several times.
Paolo Maldini was a worthy winner. As a defender, he was so good at tackling that he could have played 90 minutes in an Armani suit and not got a wrinkle on it.
Nigel and Brian clough is a tough one as Brian career cut short from injuries but was a prolific striker but nigel went to to have a better playing career
speaking of Frank Lampard being accused of being a beneficiary of nepotism, Giuliano Simeone is likely the exact opposite problem in that his dad doesn't let him play for Atleti to make sure he isnt accused of it, any other player with Giuliano's stats for the Atletico Bs would see him getting minutes (like with Garces, Camello, Mollejo etc. all getting reasonable minutes for the first team). Just an interesting aspect of other problems that can arise when your dad is a coach
It's arguable that Tiago Alcántara was better than his father. Mazinho was a world champion in 1994 and the finest defesive/creative midfielder you can imagine. When I see beast of burden like Roy Keane in lsit like "the best defensive midlfielder of all times" I cry.
Jos Verstappen scored 17 points and 2 podiums in 10 years of F1. Max is country miles ahead of his dad, who got slaughtered by Michael Schumacher at Benetton
@@crystalracing4794 Not that it's an extraordinary achievement, but with the current points system Jos would have scored around 50 points. Still the comparison with Alfie and Erling Haaland makes some sense.
Might be cool to see a video about the rise of RC Lens. Promoted (some might say fortuitously)during the pandemic due to France suspending the Ligue 2 season, but have backed that up with back to back 7th place finishes. And this year they look like the team to challenge PSG for the Ligue 1 title after beating them 3-1
Since you mentioned it, could you make a video on the frankly outrageous amount of talent that could have declared for the Surinamese National team? Silly good names like Virgil van Dijk, Nigel de Jong, Gini Wijnaldum and a smathering of others all would have been eligable.
Do they actually have a national team though? I mean Gibraltar only started having one a few years ago but have been around for over two hundred years.
A reverse could definitely get made as well i reckon. Justin kluivert for one definitely hasn't been able to live up to his namesake's legacy, though he's still got some years ahead him
When mentioning Frank Lampard and his uncle, i'm surprised you didn't make more of a point with Jamie Redknapp at the time, other honourable mentions missed Daley Blind and with further research a lot more that should've been in this top 7.
*ummm i feel a need to correct the record about eidur gudhonsson being a regular during his Barcelona spell. In truth he was played a lot more sporadically at Barca and the majority of his appearances were from the bench. His transfer was a somewhat strange one from a Barca perspective but the timing of it explains a lot. It was a transfer that was brilliant for Chelsea given Eidur’s age at the time. He was one of the players signed in what was to become Frank Rijkaard’s final season as Barca coach. It was a very scattergun approach that signed players more for superficial reasons over what they can offer relative to something the team needs. Gudjonsson for all his goals scored at Chelsea struggled to really convince in the Barca system. By the time Barca had had unbelievable success in their first season under pep, Txiki Beguiristain was forced to sign only the players specifically requested rather than giving a whole bunch of random players that the coach never asked for thrown in his lap and forced to integrate. Still in spite of all that Pep still gave him minutes during that treble season and Eidur accepted the situation and didn’t complain or create unnecessary drama that would destabilize the team. He was a pro all the way through and I’m honestly happy for him that he got to be part of that amazing team that was having that incredible moment, albeit with minimal involvement in the decisive matches.
he was signed right after the double season in 2006 and even scored a goal that wouldve dragged eventual finalists Liverpool into extra time going by today's rules
Mark Bellingham is a well respected former footballer. Mark played for Met Police and England C and was an absolute goal machine for many West Midlands teams when he came up here. Sadly he got a bad knee injury which curtained his career progression in terms of football. But he scored 40 goals in a season for my team, many of them from stupid angles that aren't possible, lol. That being said he of course had a career outside of football as a policeman in the West Midlands Police force. He was a copper on the streets as well as banging in a stupid number of goals each season. Amongst other roles he was a race relations officer. He is married to Denise and a while later had a kid called Jude. That's a story kidda.
Nigel clough didn't stand a chance, his dad finished his playing days with a higher goals per game ratio than messi and ronaldo and then went on to manage nottingham forest to back to back european cups
I guess the tip is don't get too good. Cristiano Ronaldo will keep telling us his son is his own man but the legacy of his father will forever hang over his head.
Thiago, i would argue, is a better footballer than Mazinho. Surely at least an honourable mention, especially considering that his dad is a world cup winner
Kaká apearing out of nowere in 2002nand suspicions about Djaliminha attitude, impeded Djalma Santos (1958 and 1962) and Djalminha to rack three World Cups between father and son.
Why not a video on 7 female footballers who are better ( or achieved more ) than their fathers? Dutch ex-international player Manon Melis ( daughter of Harry Melis) comes to mind (as does Jill Roord, daughter of René Roord for that matter).
Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 439) 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.
I remember both Danny Blind and Mazinho and Blind is better than his son whilst Mazinho (despite winning a WC) was a worse player than Thiago (had it not been his injuries, this would be clear) but better than Rafinha. Laudrup brothers and Pepe Reina also are great case of sons better than father - didnt know their parent also played professionaly
Hi Alfie Can you do a video on the PSV Eindhoven treble winners from 1987-88? I feel like this team is never spoken of, compared to any other treble winning side
You should look into the Alonso family. His Grandfather is a Madrid legend and his father also player for them. All 3 of them went on to represent Spain at the National level. Not sure if anyone else has had this kind of success.
Do one on Fathers being better than sons such as Abedi Pele better than Jordan and Andre Ayew and Onandi Lowe who was a star for Rushden and Diamonds and Jamaica being better than his son Damion Lowe.
Wow!!!This is an extremely so fascinating topic,mainly when there are some of the respective Interracial players who have thrived this sport more than their respective fathers and the first inclusion where,if the legendary Paulo Maldini sir chose to play for Slovenia instead of Italy,the national team could have at least be in the top 100 in the FIFA World Rankings!!!The most fascinating stuff is about the French legend Youri Djorkaeff sir who has French,Polish,Mongolian and Armenian heritages through his ancestries who could have have played for the three of the latter respective national teams but for sure,they must surely speak their respective ancesterial languages to their respective people and follow the respective ancestrials' traditions daily and ever in this world and other planets,good friends!!!LONG LIVES TO ALL OF THEM RESPECTIVELY,GOOD FRIENDS!!!:-D
Hey really like your videos. I recently found out that since the WC 1982 in every final there is at least one Bayern player Munich player. Can you do a video of 7 clubs with the most appearances in the World Cup final match Happy new year
You didn't add these: 1.Sergio Busquets enjoyed a great success with Barcelona and Spain compared to Carles. 2.Rio Ferdinand's Manchester United won numerous Premier League titles and 2008 CL, which is better than his father (Les) and brother (Anton).
Another honourable mention to former Manchester United player, Argentina International, and Libertadores winner Juan Sebastián Verón. One of the best midfielders I've seen play. His father Juan Ramón "La Bruja" (the witch) Verón was a great Estudiantes player who won the Libertadores thrice and even beat Manchester United in the Intercontinental Cup in 1967. This is even more impressive when you understand that Estudiantes has never been one of the big clubs in Argentina. But his son was better, Juan Sebastián "La Brujita" (the little witch) Verón also got to win the Libertadores in 2009 and just barely lost to Pep Guardiola's Barcelona -perhaps the best team of all time-, where they were about to win before Barcelona tied it in the 88th minute and eventually won in extra time. Verón by then though had already played in Manchester United and been one of the best players for Argentina for years, even getting to be captain. One of the best midfielders Argentina has ever had.
Juan Veron played for Panathinaikos back in the early 70s I think and is still remembered by the fans. There were rumours that Panathinaikos would sign Juan Sebastian every year after his 30th birthday but it never happened.
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Souleyman Sané played 174 games (51 goals) as a centre forward in the german Bundesliga and has 55 caps (29 goals) under his name for Senegal.
One of his sons is called Leroy Sané.
I think Souleyman is probably better than his son. Leroy has not lived up to his hype.
@@gullyfoyle2615 That's just not true though.
@@gullyfoyle2615 have you Seen Leroys Championsleague record?
@@gullyfoyle2615 he didn't lived up to the hype, but he is defo better than his father
If he’s not proud of leroy he’s got another son called Sidi Who looks very promising and has done bits for me in FM
I think this pressure will effect brothers too, the pressure on Ethan Mbappe and Jobe Bellingham is so big now its insane. Especially on Jobe who was once touted as the most talented brother. It makes the task so much harder, still possible though and their name might help them get more oppurtunities. It's importent for them to play their own games though.
I'd say it's the opposite. Your brother takes the limelight and focus off you allowing you to do your thing quietly but you also get opportunities because of the surname. Chelsea only signed Thorgan Hazard because of Eden and whilst it never worked out for him with us, we gave him the platform and development for his career.
@@areebsiddiqui758 yes but there would be no limelight on either of their brothers didn’t exist they would just be kids in the youth ranks of their teams nobody would’ve heard of other than the supporters of those clubs
@@areebsiddiqui758 I can see that working in some instances, but ony if there is not that much of an age gap between when the brothers break through. There is only 2 years between Thorgen and Eden, so both could push there way to try and be the best one. Jobe will constantly be compared to Jude's numbers etc, which will be very unfair and what ultimetley sees many players decline.
This is why the Neville brothers were GOATs. They were both too shit to make the other way look bad.
@@jordank1489 Gary clearly made a lot more of his career than Phil. He's a great example of maximising limited talent through hard work and consistency.
One I was expecting, at least in the honourable mentions, was Wojciech Szczęsny. His father Maciej was also a goalkeeper, who won 7 caps for Poland, and won the Polish League 4 times with 3 different clubs, in addition to 3 Polish Cups, one League Cup, Polish Supercup, and Runner-up in the League. And Wojciech had to replaced Buffon in Juventus. There are few bigger shoes to fill in football, and he did a great job.
He still is doing a good job
Manchester United watched Maciej but finally choose Peter Schmeichel.
his father was a grate player...read the title of this video
@@MihailBFC yeah,but Wojciech is better(achivred mode) than his father.
Diego Forlán’s case is an interesting one, in that they were both great footballers. Forlan’s maternal grandfather, his father and himself all won the Copa América.
Yes, and he had little interest in football until his sister had an accident and he needed money for her care.
Wow I didn't know that 😲 my mind is blown away
wow!
@@briandoherty245 Do you have a source? Forlán comes from a wealthy family.
This is related to the whole father-son football discussion so I'll say this. When Marcus Thuram got booked for diving in the World Cup final, his father who was in the stands had a dead stare on him. Honestly he looked like he was gonna slap him with a shoe after the game and tell him "That's not how I raised you!"
😂😂😂 also his younger brother Khephren is also pretty good CDM. I watched couple of videos and felt he would turn out pretty good but in this French squad, it's impossible!
I think it's related to a tweet I sent to him suggesting this 😂 Unfortunately i didn't get a credit.
One that deserved a mention, was Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez who played in Man U, Bayer Levercusen and Real Madrid and is one of the all time top goalscored for Mexico, his father Javier "Chicharo" Hernandez was a winger that spent his his career in Mexico and was selected to the World Cup in 86, what is notable of Chicharito is that his grandfather on his mother side Tomás Balcázar was also a a footballer of great renown and even scored a goal in the 1954 World Cup.
being mexican i love chicharito and even thought of commenting the same, but lets be honest, he was not one of the premier players of the world especially compared to the players on this list. his dad was not exactly a world beater either
Javier Hernandez should’ve been mentioned. His grandpa is a Mexican football legend with Chivas. His father was also a decent midfielder.
Alexis Mac Allister has to be the most recent example, having an illustrious career in his national team over his dad, Carlos Mac Allister.
Good friend MrAswinanil,yeah but have you noticed that he is an Interracial person,just like me who is Argentinian and Irish who could have respresented Replublic Of Ireland instead of Argentina much to the delight of good friend Irish guy!!!🏋️♂️
@@depekthegreat359 He couldn’t have represented Ireland 😂 His lineage goes too far back to qualify.
@@hennersucks Lol!!!But I am extremely so happy that he is following his respective ancestrials' languages,traditions and festivites which he must continuously do so daily and ever in this world and other planets,good friend!!!Why not he represents Ireland when he is half Irish,good friend?Never ever an offence at all and long live to him,his family and good friends over there,godo friend!!!🏋️♂️
@@depekthegreat359 To represent Ireland he has to have at least a grandparent who was born in Ireland. His family moved to Argentina in the 1800s, so he wouldn’t qualify.
@@hennersucks Actually,based on his personal life on his Wikipedia page,he stated that he had his ancestrries in Donabate,Ireland,good friend!!!That certainly means that he can easily represent Ireland as well as Argentina through his ancestries,good friend!!!🏋♂️
The moment I saw this video I immediatelly thought of Maldini. Few father-son duos can boast this kind of achievements at the very top level of the game.
Lampard's resemblance to his old man is astonishing.
Pretty disappointed not to see the Laudrup Brothers here (Michael and Brian) being the sons of danish international Finn Laudrup
I think it is do to the fact Finn mostly played in Denmark when it was in the amature days... But both Michael and Brian had huge shoes to fill because Finn was an outstanding Danish International back in the days....and they both went on to be even better than their father.... but I guess it is likely not know outside of Denmark....and maybe Sweden and Norway.
@@Rebslager I know about the brothers but had no idea their dad was a footballer.
totally! I remember Finn Laudrup as pretty unspectacular! Whereas those two both excelled!
A bit surprised to see no mention of Jamie and Harry Redknapp alongside Frank Lampard Jr/Sr, especially as Jamie and Frank Jr are actually cousins. Worth a mention in part 2. Sad that Jamie's career was cut short by injury. Frank is the classic example of a footballer who worked incredibly hard throughout his career to develop every ounce of his potential. A true professional.
Frank Lampard seniors’ description as breed between his son and joe Wilkinson is brilliant and scarily accurate
It's cool to hear about Djorkaeff. A very good player who is sometimes forgotten too quickly.
Ronald Koeman is a special case, because his father Martin Koeman, a solid player for FC Groningen who won 1 cap, was upstaged by not one, but two of his sons. Ronald's older brother Erwin, although not as successful as Ronald, still played at a very high level with PSV (a European top team at the time) and earned 31 caps.
Finn Laudrup: Danish pro. With 19 caps for Denmark. His two sons Michael And Brian ended up being better than him.
When your oldest son becomes the greatest player of his country of all time, and the youngest becomes a national hero (92) :D
A similar story is Martin Koeman who played a single cap for the Netherlands while both of his sons Ronald and Erwin Koeman were better and won Euro 88.
@@Simmer1983 Koeman even got Barcelona its first-ever CL.
Hey Alfie, you should do a video on the rise and fall of Portuguese team Belenenses-SAD or B-SAD. They were a team which was only founded in 2018 and, played in the Portuguese first division last season, but are now being faced with relegation from the second division. They have a interesting history, although rather short, and i’m sure you could turn their story into a very interesting video.
that's SAD (badum-ts)
I think an interesting case is Valentino Mazzola and Sandro Mazzola.... While it's tough to split the two, and if I have to, I will lean towards Valentino; but both of them are among Italy's Greatest All Time players...
You always ignore CONCACAF. Javier Hernandez (Chicharito). His dad AND grandfather were professional players and both went to the World Cup, Javier became Méxicos all time scorer.
"Little Pea" Played for Man United for like a decade.
@@matthewirwin6134 More like four years
@@Boredoutofmywits man. Really? Felt like he was there forever. They didn’t play him as much as they should
Arnor was such a class player. Patrik Andersson, son of Malmö legend Roy Andersson. Patrik played for Malmö, Blackburn, Mönchengladbach, Bauern Munich and Barcelona. He won CL and Bundesliga at Bayern, Bronze at the 94 world cup and reached the semis of euro 92, being the lynchpin in the Swedish defence at the age of 23 and 21.
The first one that came to my mind, purely because I'm a Villa fan, was Matty Cash. Stuart Cash was a decent enough football league stalwart, his son is a Premier League regular who just defended against Messi and Mbappe at the World Cup.
If you did this video again in 10 years time - maybe Liam Delap might be one that is mentioned. He looks like a real talent at youth levels. If given the opportunity, I think he could be better than Rory.
Lampard Snr made a photocopy of himself.
Day 374: Indonesia XI If All Eligible Players Had Declared For Them
GoalKeeper : Andi Muhammad Gunt-- *gets slapped*
Radja Nainggolan, Giovanni van Bronckhorst (?)
Keep dreaming bocah
Who already knew beforehand that Paolo Maldini would take the 1st spot???😉😉😉😉😉
I know he'll be up there
Either him or Pele had to be nr1
It had to be. I didn't sneak a peek but was willing to destroy my keyboard in complaining if that wasn't the case.
You forgot the Laudrup brothers Brian and Michael.... their father Finn Laudrup was also a professional in austria and a national!
7 countries never to have qualified for the Euros.
1 - Serbia (as an independent nation)
2 - Bosnia (probably should’ve in the 2010s)
3 - Israel (should have done better imo over the years)
4 - Luxembourg (improving)
5 - Georgia (one to watch in the next decade)
6 - Montenegro (perhaps could have sneaked through a play off by now)
7 - Cyprus (surely one day they will at least get to one finals!)
Worth a mention as well to the late-Pelé. His father, Dondinho, was said to be a decent player before an injury made him hang up his boots early.
R.I.P. to one of the footballing greats
R.I.P. to the GOAT.
Gudjohnsson's bicycle kick goal for Chelsea remains one of the best Premier League goals of all time. He hit such a clean strike that the ball was in the back of the net before the keeper could set his feet.
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Before watching the video, a few that spring to mind. McAlister for Argentina. His father played for Boca Juniors and won a handful of caps for Argentina.
Daley Blind exceeds his father Danny, arguably.
I went back and looked at career achievements for Danny and Daley Blind. What a pair! It could be argued either way as to which was a better player.
Danny won the UCL, UEFA Cup, and UCWC with Ajax and 42 caps with the Netherlands. He was a key figure in the Ajax side that won the UCL. Of course both men won many Dutch domestic trophies while at Ajax.
Daley won the UEFA Cup, FA Cup, & League Cup with Man United and finished third at the 2014 World Cup with the Netherlands, among 91 caps.
I would argue Danny had the slightly more successful club career while Daley was a more important player for the Netherlands than his father.
No Pepe Reina? His father was also a goalkeeper, a player by the name of Miguel Reina and played for Atletico de Madrid and Barcelona as well as represented Spain. An excellent keeper in his own right, Jose Manuel 'Pepe' Reina was even better. It's a shame that Iker Casillas was around then, otherwise Pepe Reina would have 100 caps for Spain, as opposed to the 36.
Kind of surprised Puskás was only an honourable mention
Cheers Alfie, thanks for depressing me.... as a Bolton fan thinking back to the times we had the likes of Youri & Eidur........... happy days
Fun fact: LeBron James said to the the press that he doesn’t want to his son pushed into the limelight to put pressure on him and then proceeds to name him LeBron James Jr 😂
And then keep stating publicly that he wants to play in the same NBA team as his son
Just a very smart man
I'm in my 50s and Maldini is the best left back I've seen. Just class, if he lost the ball or got dribbled past it was a real rarity.
Maybe video the best footballing families, not only-father son, but also brothers, cousins, uncles, nephew etc.
BTW if Aguero will have a somewhat decent playing son then just by virtue having in the same family Aguero and Maradono, he would create probably the most powerful football family. Just imagine the pressure if your father is Aguero and your grandfather is Maradona :D
And Messi as your godfather!
Alfie, you could do a video on Father's who signed their sons whilst managers?
Kenny Daglidh signed Paul while at Newcastle and Steve Bruce has signed Alex several times.
Paolo Maldini was a worthy winner. As a defender, he was so good at tackling that he could have played 90 minutes in an Armani suit and not got a wrinkle on it.
Nigel and Brian clough is a tough one as Brian career cut short from injuries but was a prolific striker but nigel went to to have a better playing career
speaking of Frank Lampard being accused of being a beneficiary of nepotism, Giuliano Simeone is likely the exact opposite problem in that his dad doesn't let him play for Atleti to make sure he isnt accused of it, any other player with Giuliano's stats for the Atletico Bs would see him getting minutes (like with Garces, Camello, Mollejo etc. all getting reasonable minutes for the first team). Just an interesting aspect of other problems that can arise when your dad is a coach
If he’s that good, a club will come in for him. But it’s a funny situation though.
It's arguable that Tiago Alcántara was better than his father. Mazinho was a world champion in 1994 and the finest defesive/creative midfielder you can imagine. When I see beast of burden like Roy Keane in lsit like "the best defensive midlfielder of all times" I cry.
aka, the Max Verstappen of football
That's a good comparison yes.
Jos Verstappen scored 17 points and 2 podiums in 10 years of F1. Max is country miles ahead of his dad, who got slaughtered by Michael Schumacher at Benetton
@@crystalracing4794 Not that it's an extraordinary achievement, but with the current points system Jos would have scored around 50 points.
Still the comparison with Alfie and Erling Haaland makes some sense.
@@soundscape26 Tbh a comparison between Kevin Magnussen and his dad Jan would make more sense, but that's the F1 obsessive in me speaking
Footballers who are better than their fathers:
- Every footballer whose father never played
Might be cool to see a video about the rise of RC Lens. Promoted (some might say fortuitously)during the pandemic due to France suspending the Ligue 2 season, but have backed that up with back to back 7th place finishes. And this year they look like the team to challenge PSG for the Ligue 1 title after beating them 3-1
Since you mentioned it, could you make a video on the frankly outrageous amount of talent that could have declared for the Surinamese National team? Silly good names like Virgil van Dijk, Nigel de Jong, Gini Wijnaldum and a smathering of others all would have been eligable.
He made this video already... you should check it out!
Arguing that the greatest of all was Seddorf, not only could he be eligible for his ancestry, but he was literally born in the South American country.
Do they actually have a national team though? I mean Gibraltar only started having one a few years ago but have been around for over two hundred years.
@@andrewleah1983 They do. They are members of CONCACAF. Played their first fixture in 1915.
@@caesar-dynastysports Cool older than a lot of European teams too.
A reverse could definitely get made as well i reckon. Justin kluivert for one definitely hasn't been able to live up to his namesake's legacy, though he's still got some years ahead him
Sir Alex and Darren Ferguson surely wins this criteria? 🤣
Anyone else think Nigel De Jong looks a bit like Jordan Peele in some of his pics?
Love the video. Waiting for the next part eagerly.
Vladimir Lenin was also a quarter Kalmyk Mongol
That means,he is also an Interracial person who is actually,Russian,German,Swedish,Israeli and Mongolian,good friend Tennisman!!!🏋️♂️
When mentioning Frank Lampard and his uncle, i'm surprised you didn't make more of a point with Jamie Redknapp at the time, other honourable mentions missed Daley Blind and with further research a lot more that should've been in this top 7.
Daley Blind wasnt better than his father.
Blind father was one of the top players for Ajax and even won the ucl with them.
*ummm i feel a need to correct the record about eidur gudhonsson being a regular during his Barcelona spell. In truth he was played a lot more sporadically at Barca and the majority of his appearances were from the bench. His transfer was a somewhat strange one from a Barca perspective but the timing of it explains a lot. It was a transfer that was brilliant for Chelsea given Eidur’s age at the time. He was one of the players signed in what was to become Frank Rijkaard’s final season as Barca coach. It was a very scattergun approach that signed players more for superficial reasons over what they can offer relative to something the team needs. Gudjonsson for all his goals scored at Chelsea struggled to really convince in the Barca system. By the time Barca had had unbelievable success in their first season under pep, Txiki Beguiristain was forced to sign only the players specifically requested rather than giving a whole bunch of random players that the coach never asked for thrown in his lap and forced to integrate.
Still in spite of all that Pep still gave him minutes during that treble season and Eidur accepted the situation and didn’t complain or create unnecessary drama that would destabilize the team. He was a pro all the way through and I’m honestly happy for him that he got to be part of that amazing team that was having that incredible moment, albeit with minimal involvement in the decisive matches.
he was signed right after the double season in 2006 and even scored a goal that wouldve dragged eventual finalists Liverpool into extra time going by today's rules
Mark Bellingham is a well respected former footballer. Mark played for Met Police and England C and was an absolute goal machine for many West Midlands teams when he came up here. Sadly he got a bad knee injury which curtained his career progression in terms of football. But he scored 40 goals in a season for my team, many of them from stupid angles that aren't possible, lol.
That being said he of course had a career outside of football as a policeman in the West Midlands Police force. He was a copper on the streets as well as banging in a stupid number of goals each season. Amongst other roles he was a race relations officer. He is married to Denise and a while later had a kid called Jude. That's a story kidda.
this is a good little video alfie
Another masterclass from you Alfie, well done.
Maldini senior also coached Maldini Jr in the 1998 World Cup!
I am Dutch, I never knowed Nigel de Jong his dad was a football player aswell
Haalands dad is more famous for Roy Keane's horror tackle than his skill as a player
Great video. Alfie, and glad to see you corrected your initial mispronunciation of Matthias (Sammer). Keep doing what you are doing!
I already feel bad for the Messi brothers 20 years ahead of time. lol.
Cesare, Paolo and Daniel Maldini have all won Serie A, that should have been mentioned.
I'm kind of assuming most professional footballers are better than their fathers, other family members and pets for that matter.....
Nigel clough didn't stand a chance, his dad finished his playing days with a higher goals per game ratio than messi and ronaldo and then went on to manage nottingham forest to back to back european cups
I guess the tip is don't get too good. Cristiano Ronaldo will keep telling us his son is his own man but the legacy of his father will forever hang over his head.
Exactly what i was thinking
few I did not know, great video
Another interesting case is Eden Hazards Father and Mother both played for Belgium at some point in their careers
And his brothers both play professionally
Claude Mak-ah-lay-laay. 😂 Haha love ya work Alfie!
Lampard has the same name and the same face as his dad
Thiago, i would argue, is a better footballer than Mazinho. Surely at least an honourable mention, especially considering that his dad is a world cup winner
New arrival (in next 20 years)
Pendu Jr and his Arabian Father...
I would think that almost all professional footbal players are better than their fathers, aren't they?
If you go Surinam and called them South American you'd get a good laugh ; Surinam, Guyana, Belize are all considered Caribbean territory.
Kaká apearing out of nowere in 2002nand suspicions about Djaliminha attitude, impeded Djalma Santos (1958 and 1962) and Djalminha to rack three World Cups between father and son.
Why not a video on 7 female footballers who are better ( or achieved more ) than their fathers? Dutch ex-international player Manon Melis ( daughter of Harry Melis) comes to mind (as does Jill Roord, daughter of René Roord for that matter).
Achieved more. If the daughter is better, there is no way dad was a pro😂
I love this content
Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 439)
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.
Jurgen klinsmann of course.
Man, that's a good idea
Commenting to support your comment! I love the tenacity!
Bro daniel maldini's team's name literally means "the spice"
In part 2 can you mention Brian Clough and Nigel Clough,also kwame ampadu and Ethan ampadu
Nigel arguably wasn’t better than Brian though, I’d say.
Top content my amigo 🎉
Need to do a part 2. Michael and Brian Laudrup are better than their Dad.
Daley Blind possibly.
Thiago and Rafinha. Maybe.
Pepe Reina. Maybe again.
I remember both Danny Blind and Mazinho and Blind is better than his son whilst Mazinho (despite winning a WC) was a worse player than Thiago (had it not been his injuries, this would be clear) but better than Rafinha.
Laudrup brothers and Pepe Reina also are great case of sons better than father - didnt know their parent also played professionaly
Hi Alfie
Can you do a video on the PSV Eindhoven treble winners from 1987-88?
I feel like this team is never spoken of, compared to any other treble winning side
You should look into the Alonso family.
His Grandfather is a Madrid legend and his father also player for them.
All 3 of them went on to represent Spain at the National level. Not sure if anyone else has had this kind of success.
Can you make one of these videos about footballers who are brothers?
Do one on Fathers being better than sons such as Abedi Pele better than Jordan and Andre Ayew and Onandi Lowe who was a star for Rushden and Diamonds and Jamaica being better than his son Damion Lowe.
I can't wait until we have a son that's as godly as their father.
Wow!!!This is an extremely so fascinating topic,mainly when there are some of the respective Interracial players who have thrived this sport more than their respective fathers and the first inclusion where,if the legendary Paulo Maldini sir chose to play for Slovenia instead of Italy,the national team could have at least be in the top 100 in the FIFA World Rankings!!!The most fascinating stuff is about the French legend Youri Djorkaeff sir who has French,Polish,Mongolian and Armenian heritages through his ancestries who could have have played for the three of the latter respective national teams but for sure,they must surely speak their respective ancesterial languages to their respective people and follow the respective ancestrials' traditions daily and ever in this world and other planets,good friends!!!LONG LIVES TO ALL OF THEM RESPECTIVELY,GOOD FRIENDS!!!:-D
HM to the Alonsos, where we have a peculiar case of one son being (arguably) better (Xabi) and the other worse (Mikel), than their father (Periko).
Frank Lampard, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jamie Redknapp, Erling Harland, Jack Cork, Michael Owen, probably Charlie savage
This is the perfect list at the perfect timing for Pele to be at no. 1 but you left him out entirely
I think you missed the point of the video bro...
@@hananidrisi6436 Pele's father was a footballer
@@michaelboden4177 he wasn't a great footballer which is why Pele didnt feature
@@hananidrisi6436 He WAS a good enough footballer that he would've in the Selecão for 1950 but his injuries left him unable to participate
We need a part 2 Alfie!!
"Ragnar Klavan" and you got me, FCA Legend
Missing Michael Laudrup. Even played a few minutes with his dad if I remember correctly. Otherwise cool video!
Messi,Ronaldo,Mbappe,Suarez,Van dijk, de bruyne, benzema. There you go
Michael Laudrup (and Brian Laudrup), with father Finn Laudrup are also a good shout
Hey really like your videos. I recently found out that since the WC 1982 in every final there is at least one Bayern player Munich player.
Can you do a video of 7 clubs with the most appearances in the World Cup final match
Happy new year
Gudjohnson and Djorkaeff were among the first that came to mind for me
I totally lost it at 4:20 with the doppelganger curveball.
Romarinho and Rivaldinho sounds too wierd to be made up
You didn't add these:
1.Sergio Busquets enjoyed a great success with Barcelona and Spain compared to Carles.
2.Rio Ferdinand's Manchester United won numerous Premier League titles and 2008 CL, which is better than his father (Les) and brother (Anton).
Les Ferdinand isn't Rio and Anton's dad lmao they're cousins and the Busquets duo got an honorable mention
Another honourable mention to former Manchester United player, Argentina International, and Libertadores winner Juan Sebastián Verón. One of the best midfielders I've seen play. His father Juan Ramón "La Bruja" (the witch) Verón was a great Estudiantes player who won the Libertadores thrice and even beat Manchester United in the Intercontinental Cup in 1967. This is even more impressive when you understand that Estudiantes has never been one of the big clubs in Argentina. But his son was better, Juan Sebastián "La Brujita" (the little witch) Verón also got to win the Libertadores in 2009 and just barely lost to Pep Guardiola's Barcelona -perhaps the best team of all time-, where they were about to win before Barcelona tied it in the 88th minute and eventually won in extra time. Verón by then though had already played in Manchester United and been one of the best players for Argentina for years, even getting to be captain. One of the best midfielders Argentina has ever had.
Juan Veron played for Panathinaikos back in the early 70s I think and is still remembered by the fans. There were rumours that Panathinaikos would sign Juan Sebastian every year after his 30th birthday but it never happened.
I always found it interesting how a Superstar player can have a average son whilst a average player can have a Superstar player
12:15 Brian Bosworth or The Dog? Either way it's one hell of a mullet.
Calling Joe Wilkinson a comedian is a bit offensive to talented hard working comedians don’t ya think…?
😂😂😂
Hah!