Why FIFA Prefers Working With Dictatorships
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2023
- The last two World Cups have been held in Russia and Qatar, meanwhile Egypt, Morocco, China, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia have all been tipped to host future tournaments.
All of them are authoritarian dictatorships, and that is just the way that FIFA likes it.
In this video, HITC Sevens explores why FIFA prefers working with dictatorships to democracies, and some of the problems - from FIFA's perspective - that hosting tournaments in democratic countries presents, ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
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I wish I could put my finger on why stadiums like the Rose Bowl seem so much more fitting for a World Cup than those like the So-Fi. I think it has something to do with their unadorned epic scale connoting both accessibility for the little people and an openness to the elements, and by extension the world. They remind us that it is the people's game. The So-Fi seems like a palace where only the worthy may pass the threshold; it's grotesque
Well said
Tbh, I never thought stadiums with bowl-like design like the Rose Bowl could ever fit for a soccer match. You can see that in modern trend in soccer-specific stadiums, moving towards a more cozy canopy-covered stadium with sleek exterior design, something that SoFi has abundance of. The bowl-like stadiums are more fitting for American football games than soccer, and you can see that in a lot of college football stadiums still having that design.
Mostly due to how expensive the stadium is and how it's bound to make other wc venues look tame in comparison due to the sheer spectacle of it.
@@HungNguyen-qr7bt I'd argue that bowl-like stadiums aren't really suitable for regular league football - much better something cosier and closer to the pitch, yes - but for a major one-off event they're iconic. Also, you can have a cosy and intimate atmosphere at a league ground without going overboard on the design frippery
FIFA doesn’t want SoFi to host it, because in order for it to host games, the attendance would be too low in order to host a World Cup Final
When -Gru- Infantino attended the Women's WC in Australia recently he asked for government supplied security but was told the FO. 😆
Also he got Saudi sponsers despite there oppression of women which was also cancelled as Australia refused. He also made an ex supermodel the face of women's football somone who is know homophobic and racist (Adrianna Luna) despite women's football having huge amounts of LGBTQ players
"oppression of women" that depends , the women there for the most part don't outright complain , there main complaint it "tired of internationals assuming we are oppressed" not sure what you saw there thats oppressive to them@@petesmart1983
@@petesmart1983 👍
If you look at how my country Myanmar being allowed to host football tournaments despite the ongoing genocide by our brutal dictator from a group called Tatmadaw, you will understand what FIFA is representing.
Us Indonesian get banned just because we refuse israel but sure Myanmar go ahead and play football
@@eavyeavy2864i mean u kinda deserve it doe
I loved that Myanmar - Singapore game in the pouring rain. Myanmar players totally lost their minds when they were losing. Kicking mud into the Referees face was the best. Myanmar suck!
AFC are so politicalized worst as FIFA.
@@KristalMizoreCalma can't be worse than caf
“A kleptocracy ruled by a much less charming Dobby the house elf.”
“What is Russia?”
“Correct.”
They are not a mere kleptocracy. They are a full-grown fascist state. If they'll attack another neighbouring nation, they will probably get another World Cup from FIFA as a reward
I love that Alfie is speaking about topics like this, because it reminds me that not everyone in the world is completely careless about the way football is developing
Mind Begs the Question:
If USA Govt/West/NATO
Support,Aid an Apartheid State
Democratic,Fascist masquerading as Democratic?
A simpsons reference just confirms that you Alfie are one of the good ones. You put out banger after banger videos with football content that no one other does. Hope your 2nd channel grows big aswell
The answer is simple:they do it for the money, not for ideology.
There's more money in Europe and North America, but it's easier to do these countries because they don't have so many barriers and stuff that makes it harder to set up the tournament. Qatar basically made the whole country built and set for the World Cup. You won't get that in most western countries where every region is individually governed and people can refuse to let stuff happen in some areas
@@goat9295 But Europe already has the Stadiums and football infrastructure. Qatar paid the bucks.
2026 was supposed to be in 3 Canadian cities: Toronto, Vancouver, and Edmonton. Edmonton was not chosen, because the city demanded to host knockout matches. The mayor said only by hosting knockout match can they justify spending the cash needed to host the World Cup.
Oh is that why they pulled out? Or were they removed? Smart mayor though.
Damn shame Edmonton didn’t get to join in. I would’ve loved to see the biggest stadium in their country get to host such a big tournament
IM fully of the opinion that the World Cup should only be held in countries that already have the vast majority of the infrastructure in-place before they bid. Like if you want to build a shiny new stadium to host the Final, go for it, if you want to update a few stadiums, fine, but if you have to build 10 new stadiums etc and spend billions of dollars on infrastructure then clearly neither your economy nor your football is up to the task.
Not surprising that it was a Canadian who was the adult in the room and said no, it's too expensive.
@@bipolarminddroppingsIn Brazil even the party in power saw their influence fall apart during and after hosting the Olympics and WC.
I really do respect your unsolicited honesty in these videos, I think most youtubers would hide away and sugar coat these sort of topics!
Unsolicited more like double standard 😂
-spain prevent Catalonia free reform
-germany buy LNG from qatar despite lgbt protest to them during wc
-france protest their right every month
-Yemen war because the House of Saud and their allies. yet you won’t see hitc complaining about the US/west and their crimes (fsg, regarding human right
Bro what youtubers do you watch to form this half ass opinion? Many youtubers don't half ass their opinions on these types of topics.
@eavyeavy2864 if you have not heard Alfie complaining about the west's support for Saudi abuses then you haven't watched many videos.
And people protesting in France every month is tne sign of a democracy. As they are free to protest peacefully.
@@eavyeavy2864 I don't think Alfie really needs to jump into all the politics in the world when most of those topics don't really tread into the world of football or make an interesting video. Alfie still needs to pay his bills
What on earth is going on with Ajax? Their bad form plus chaos among the fans would be a great video, good doc as always Alfie
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but Ajax fans seem to be overreacting because they're not used to being this "bad". All they know is UCL and winning the league. Placing 3rd and so far from the top hurt them a lot, but the way they're acting you'd think they got relegated
@@goat9295 Ajax fans are not overreacting. Finishing 3rd place and out of the UCL is one thing... but in the last 10 days Ajax were thoroughly beaten by FC Twente, were lucky to get a draw at home against a Marseilles side who had appointed an new interim manager the day before, went down 3-0 at home against Feyenoord after 37 minutes in a game which was abandoned shortly after the half due to three separate instances of fans throwing flares and beer glasses onto the pitch, had fans riot around the stadium and break into the team offices, and fired their technical director after 6 months on the job due to a number of bizarre instances including a forensic accounting investigation regarding player's he purchased at Ajax. Ajax currently sit 14th in the Eredivisie table. The only reason I think Alfie should hold off on an Ajax video is because the downward spiral is nowhere near over.
@@goat9295 I agree. Ajax fans are overreacting a little IMO - they were so used to playing the UCL regularly and dominating the Eredivisie during the Ten Hag days that anything lower is considered a disaster.
FIFA have been corrupted for more than ten years and they would just want to earn far too much of the money for their own beneficial and never to develop the footballing landscape on the whole,good friends!!!🙏
FIFA has been corrupt for over 100 years
"more than ten years" lmfao, good joke, been way longer
more than 10 years??? maybe it has been corrupt since the beggining of its existence. and nothing we can do about it 🤣🤣
Decades. They killed it. Go to non league. No clubs owned by facist states and no VAR
@@AdminAbuse Please calm down,good friend!!!I have said that as I knew about the corruptions of the FIFA for more than ten years,that is all,good friend!!!
It feels weird being schooled on how the world really works by a football pundit.
Funny how FIFA's accused of things but it's this channel that's politicizing a sport.
You should read Henry Ford's publications on "The World's Foremost Problem." Published 100 years ago and still rings true today.
@@smokeymcpot1799 the Nazi Henry Ford. A person no one should listen to
@@smokeymcpot1799 oh yeah, you're actually referencing his Nazi literature. There's a reason that antisemitism is considered the socialism of fools. Reading Marxist theory alongside a reasonably deep examination of history would explain the world quite accurately to you, but it's so much easier for the intellectually barren to blame da jooz
@@BoqPrecisionthe channel isnt politicising the sport, the sport is already pretty politicised. The channel just describes the politics in sports
What on Earth is going on in El Salvador? From corruption in the National team, to the league in shambles, not being able to qualify for a World Cup in more than 40 plus years. I would love your personal insight from an outsider looking in and how it went wrong and still is. Thanks Alfie, keep up the great work 🙏🏽
I feel people have probably been asking that question for as long as El Salvador has existed...
Free my mans Hugo
Give the same to my Peru too, amigo.
What on earth is going on in El Salvador? I think there are other more valuable questions other than football that should be answered in that question. The only bright spot or lack there of regarding El Salvador is Bitcoin
We can even go further back, 2010 and 2014 were played in some of the most corrupt democracies in the world
Exactly
If you had actually watched the full video you would have known he addresses that too
@@Jothamvvw I've watched the full video and know he addressed that too. Still, I'm always eager to point out corruption out of Lula and Dilma's Brazil.
Leave South Africa alone😂😂😂
@@nkosanamakhubela2586 I'm from Brazil, there's no shame
Ronaldo (yes, R9 himself) said at the time, in response to the protests leading up to the World Cup: "A World Cup isn't made with hospitals or schools."
Fact
Another fantastic video.
I'm not American, but I think that NFL stadiums are very impressive.
The FIFA should just discontinue and a new world football asociation should be created but without the corruption this time. It's goal should be promoting football, not making money.
I mean we need this at every level fifa is a mirror of all business structures worldwide
Even better who invented the first international football game England and Scotland the oldest football associations in the world don't involve the government just the FA'S of them although now Wales and Northern Ireland to form the BFA the British Football Assiocation when other countries join it becomes the BIFA I for International and then the host is decided by who wins the final so if England win but we are the hosts the runner up Germany however if someone else say Japan wants to host we ask for any objections if not visit make sure they can host it if yes Germany get automatically Qualified along with Japan and England England winning the WC and Germany as they were due to host. If Germany say we want to Qualify instead then just England and Japan then Friendlies could be played if a Joint Country is hosting say Spain and Portugal if Spain win they get the Final if Portugal win they get it. If two countries Express intrest and it is tied a Friendly is played between say Germany and Japan and whoever wins gets the World Cup and Qualfies.
Same with the "premier league". That was made in 92 and is focussed on money from sky, not actually promoting football. Same has happened to rugby league. Sky suck.
so the freemasons make their own? they already created it who else lol?@@lorddarlo6194
Good luck. Fat chance
For the intellectual underpinnings of how football (and society). is run these days, look no further than the founders of neoliberalism, Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek. Whose thought influenced a literal overthrow of a democratically elected government in Chile, 50 years ago this month, where it was thought a brutal dictatorship was necessary to make the country safe for international capitalism. In a coup, regarded as the ‘original 9/11’ (taking place on September 11th 1973). I know this goes beyond the remit of a football discussion, but the relationship between democracy and capitalism, has always been a toxic one. Yet vested interests try and convince us, you can’t have the former without the latter.
Unfortunately the democratically elected government made the country worse, not better. Inflation, civil unrest, and strained international relations all led to its downfall. Friedman himself hated being connected to the Chicago boys but even so, Chile is now considered the model economy of South America. Not saying Pinochet wasn’t awful but the positive effect his policies had on Chile’s reconstruction is undeniable.
@@ErastoDarienbecause USA imposed a silent blockade choking the economy. Of course it leads to unrest, Chile is isolated from its biggest trading partner because said partner sees its interests threatened
Another beauty!!!
PROUD TO HAVE VOTED ALFIE IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONTENT AWARDS!!!!!
If this channel doesn’t get some recognition I will eat all the brown paper bags stuffed with FIFA’s dirty cash!!!!
Damn Alfie not pulling any punches here! Once again asking the hard questions and shining light on some of the darkest areas of the sport. Cant give you enough plaudits on your work, please keep making amazing content ❤️
Excellent reporting as always. One of my best subscriptions
What on Earth is going on at Chelsea? (As a Chelsea fan, I humbly ask you to cook my football club with no remorse.)
Too much money spent on the wrong players and blindly hoping these individual footballers will somehow win games instead of trying to build an actual harmonizing team.
he basically did that last month, it just didn't have that title
Idiot owner spends huge money to create a team full of young, unproven talents with little veteran leadership and no proven goal scorers or creators.
Another brilliant video, the level of satire is phenomenal. You mentioned a potential video on how billionaires may have more power than government in some cases, would a video on how EPL owners have the leverage over UK Gov (e.g. no independent regulator yet) be a good example of that perhaps?
You have to look at Kazakhstan as an example. Despite being an authoritarian state, it joined UEFA in 2002, not because of developing football, but because it wanted to embezzle money from UEFA financial support. UEFA is much richer and superior than AFC, so Kazakhstan dictator could use them for its need. And FIFA endorsed it after Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkey pressured. Simply put: FIFA facilitated it because Asian countries were mostly poor at the time.
UEFA has since made new requirements, starting from 2016, that nations with autocratic tendency will be limited of hosting chances, known as requirements of specific criteria relating to the respect of human rights. This was done prior to the UEFA Euro 2024 bid between Germany and Turkey (another dictatorship) to warn dictators that playing in Europe isn't for free, after the mistake of giving Azerbaijan the rights to host the European Games in 2015. And to demonstrate the promise, UEFA recently banned Russia, an authoritarian state, from qualifying for World Cup, Euros and other club competitions, while signifying that Belarusian teams must play outside Belarus, after the invasion of Ukraine. Baby step, just baby step, however...
When you look at the fact that Kazakhstan has played numerous friendly games against Asian opponents prior to 2024 Euro qualification (not counting the Nations League), I think that they knew their days of staying of UEFA is numbered. The Kazakh dictatorship is afraid and perhaps they will try to negotiate for a potential return to AFC since AFC is more tolerant to dictators than UEFA. And with FIFA being true to its role as a corporation, it may endorse Kazakhstan's readmission to AFC, no? Especially given that Russia is also discussing about moving to the AFC as the mean to keep up its authoritarian tendency.
Interesting I mean wouldn't Kazakhstan prefer staying in UEFA due to all the money that comes with it? But hey if they join AFC again they chances of making the world cup is higher that's for sure.
@@xh2633 Kazakhstan would love to stick in UEFA rather than AFC. But you should remember what I said: Kazakhstan is a dictatorship, and UEFA is working to clean out dictatorship from football.
If you count the democratic index inside UEFA, Kazakhstan is among top five ranked bottom nations, alongside Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan and Turkey, with Turkey slightly ranked better. For years, UEFA ignored the democracy question as long as it can keep up with the financial incentives. That has changed, however, when the new requirements of making human rights and democratic priorities were imposed. UEFA is clearly sending a message: become democratic, or stop playing in Europe. Kazakhstan, being a dictatorship, is clearly unsuit for European football.
Imagine if one day UEFA suddenly announced that countries that cannot qualify for democratic purposes won't be allowed to compete, what would happen? Kazakhstan clearly knew it, that's why the country, while trying to compete in UEFA competitions as much as possible, is also looking for legal way to return to the AFC in such a case. They learnt from it well after Russia invaded Ukraine that saw Russia banned from all UEFA and FIFA competitions.
But FIFA isn't UEFA in this way. FIFA is global, while UEFA is only European. If Kazakhstan requested a move back, FIFA would not oppose as long as the AFC and UEFA solve their membership question. Overall, why not joining a confederation full of autocrats, instead of competing in a confederation that is more competitive, but restrictive, democracies?
Yet UEFA still hosts Europa League Finals in Azerbaijan or Armenia
@@lorddarlo6194 When the bid was made, the democracy law was yet to be regulated completely. While it was introduced in 2016, it entered numerous changes until 2020s that it came to life. The Europa League final as well as Euro 2020 tournament in Azerbaijan was done before the law finally worked. This was a response after seeing how Azerbaijani dictatorship profited with repression and anti-Armenianism by using football and other sports. Likewise, when Turkey was awarded the rights to host the UCL final, it was originally done in 2019 but later pushed due to the pandemic. It was the Russian invasion that UEFA made the harshest reactions as a warning.
@@diomuda7903 thanks for the input. I know there's been a lot of discussion about the future of AFC and the possible split between east and west or the inclusion of nations like New Zealand as well.
I have to admit Alfie, sometimes I drift away for a bit when listening to you - but, you make stellar content, and you excel at deep-digging journalism. Keep at it ❤
but but but we need to "keep politics out of football" 🤥
The saying is wrong. It should be "politics should keep out of football".
But it never will. Football is too popular, ergo way too good a vehicle not to piggyback...
Politics has always been in all sport since the ancient Olympics. Why did emperor Nero win every event at the Olympics?? Why did Italy with the world cup when Mussolini in charge?? Why did east German athletes and other Soviet win in Olympics in the 50-80s from doping. Why were Russia banned recently in most sports before the war??? State sponsers doping. Every world cup and Olympics are bought and not choose, even Saudi are going to host winter Asian games and most likely winter Olympics in the future?????!!! A country in the desert all cause of money.
FIFA and The Olympics are wonderful things that disappoint you every time you see them in the news. Whether it be their actions or the actions of the actions of the countries they host in or both, there's always something these two are involved in.
Also applies to the Olympics and World Cups in other sports.
If I were the head of the global governing body of a sport and Saudi Arabia offered to build 8 new state of the art stadiums to host the World Cup, something Germany or Canada wouldn't offer because of public backlash in those countries, it would be stupid of me to reject the Saudi offer. And that's excluding the bribes.
P.S. - Would love a what the hell is wrong with Ajax and Basel
I think a what the hell is wrong with you would be more urgent. You’re basically saying that if ypu get a really good financial deal, no morals matter. Are you sure you’re not one of infantino’s puppets?
@@einarzilliacus4256 if my job is to run the sport, a significantly bigger priority is to have a World Cup that looks fancy on TV than the world's human rights problems. The Presidents and Prime Ministers, the guys you elect to power, regularly chat with MBS and other dictators, and no one bats an eye. Why should someone who's merely heading the governance of a sport take that responsibility?
@@einarzilliacus4256guess where Germany bought their gas after 🇯🇵🏳️🌈?
Clue 😶
What is the point of building those stadiums and spending all the money if afterwards they hardly ever get filled to close to their full capacity? Simply having a country willing to build stadiums that are only going to be used for one event isn't a positive thing.
@@freddiejohnson6137 That's the country's problem to solve, not the sports body's. If that country is willing to build all the stadiums instead of something more useful to the public, why would the sports body stop them?
Great analysis, I enjoyed this video
FIFA really wants to work with Xi, but Chinese football is just soooooooooooooooooo bad
They worked with Qatar in the end despite them also being soooo bad. There probably just isn’t enough political will from CCP to host a World Cup anymore seeing their league and previous football investment pretty much went up in flame. If CCP really want one they will get one with enough money to FIFA and Brazilian B tier players out to get some quick bucks to play for China.
Blatter told China that they invented football to suck up to them.
Chinese football was getting good into 2000s before corruption kicked in.
alfie and his dreams of seizing the means of football authority for the glory of the proletariat
Alfie, you are spot on!
I think a country's WC bid should be outright rejected if they don't already have all the necessary infrastructure in place!
thats how you grow the sport
@@gregprocter765 I don't think that the most popular sport on the planet necessary needs to "grow" any further. Do we need literally the entire planet watching, when half is already watching?
Imagine building 10 world class stadiums, making sure hotels can hold up and spending billions just for your bid to be denied
Well I tbh I think it shouldn't even be up to bidding. Do it like Eurovision, the winner gets to host the next one! No controversy, no bullshit! Win it and you'll host it!
@@theheadbangguy5985… well, the 3 most populous nations such as India, China and USA are not too much interested in football… so they need to focus to grow that sport in those 3 countries
Winston Churchill - “democracy is the worst form of government - except for all the others that have been tried.”
greatest footballer ever from every country in Africa
Regardless of complications, FIFA is eager to work with the US because the US TV rights for a tournament hosted in the nation are going to be off the charts. US television rights are enormous compared to those in any other part of the world.
Plus the biggest sponsors can all prosper as well. Budweiser won’t have beer sitting in a warehouse as it did in Qatar!!
Another banger! Well done!
Amazing as always Alfie
I live in Pasadena and remember the 94 World Cup final. After the game thousands and thousands of people headed to Old Town to celebrate.
Such a great stadium. As a comment in this video says it's a stadium for the little people. Fifa wouldn't be able to swindle the rich people with luxury suites.
Simply put, FIFA loves those who have money and power, rather than those upholding democratic values. If China is allowed to host the FIFA World Cup, it will be granted. That's the problem.
It's called the World Cup for a reason. Any country has the right to host
I can't wait to watch my first live World Cup match in 2026 in Nashville. Especially since I boycotted the last one and didn't watch a second. But Nashville is supposed to have a new stadium by 26.
You do know Nashville didn't get selected right, the stadium won't be completed until 2027 and Nissan stadium in its current form is not up to FIFA's extremely high world cup standard( the reason they like building new ones for the last few world cups). It would have had to get a big renovation, and also they won't go because it will be a huge construction site for the new stadium right across the street.
One thing AT&T Stadium is in Arlington, Tx it is about 30 Km away from Dallas, and despite having a population of over 500,000 it does not have any public transportation
Your photo at 8:14 of the South African player in the black alternative kit is not of the men's team Bafana Bafana but is of Kholosa Biyana a midfielder for the women's national team which has played in the last two world cups and got to the round of 16 knocking out Italy and Argentina in the group stage.
I thought the person looked pretty feminine,
My new favorite comeback for "womens football isn't good" is "yeah, well, at least their last 4 world cup hosts aren't awful dictatorships". They did have that stint with China in 07 but for the most part it's been pretty good countries.
Remarkable as always!
at the end of the day, making profits is much more important than human rights
By the way,congratulations to your beloved Hull City for the yesterday's 3-1 away win at Stoke City to move your team to fourth in English Championship standings with fifteen points,good friend Alfie Potts Harmer!!!🏋♂️
Absolutely spot on
That picture at 11:22 is haunting
Laughed out loud at your description of dear old Suella, what an evil woman.
great video
I really hope that the 2026 World Cup Final will not be hosted at the AT&T Stadium. The pitch is absolutely awful, artificial turf and really dangerous, Australia played Mexico there the other week, and everyone expected at least one injury, and sure enough, Jackson Irvine will be out for most of this season. Of course they would replace it with real grass for the World Cup, it's a matter of principle lol.
Either SoFi or AT&T or Metlife, there’s no way the final would be hosted at any other cities
They will always change the pitch to grass. It's part of the fifa requirements.
No kidding, that's why I said they would lol, just as a matter of principle for injuring Irvine, it was a joke...@@goat9295
@@goat9295so problem sloved then?
@@shawklan27yes they’re even renovating the stadium ahead of time
Savage. Love it
A video on Jorge Mendes next?
I know you’re a tiger Alfie but spiritually you’re a bhoy. We care a lot and you have my vote. Cheers
Slightly off topic... have you thought about doing a Footy Manager save on your other channel? Especially with the new one coming out very soon!
This darkly reminds that only 10% of us are living in democracy and FIFA is complicit on it. We should feel grateful toward being democratic, rather than living in authoritarian nations.
Can you do "What On Earth Is Going on At Ajax" If you haven't, I've seen everyone talk about it
You should do 7 best South American managers
That every Nation gets 1 Vote in FIFA allows smaller countries to gang together in Block votes to swing things their way. A system based on FIFA Rankings would be fairer to the better football teams - so bottom place San Marino get 1 Vote all the way up to top place Argentina get 211 Votes.
It’s amazing that the FIFA’s officials are like between Ed Wuncler Sr from the Boondocks and a Bond villain level of evil is just comical at this point. Same with the Olympics lol
London Olympics was the template for the future with LEGACY where every stadium and facility was set up to be re-used afterwards. Except along came Qatar.
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Day 4 - Alfie, please do a video on the pitiful situation the Bulgarian national football team is currently in. Here are a couple of points to give you an idea about what I'm talking about:
- Currently, the team is in a streak of 8 winless games, at the bottom of its qualification group for the 2024 Euro, with no chances of qualifying, after losing to opponents such as Montenegro and Lithuania.
- The team's last win was almost a year ago - on 16.11.2022 in a friendly against Cyprus. Our last win in an official match was more than a year ago - on 26.09.2022 against North Macedonia.
- The national football team of Bulgaria has been constantly performing bad for at least the last 20 years. The last big tournament we played was the 2004 Euro in Portugal, where we were humiliated in the group stage.
- Many supporters blame the current bosses of the Bulgarian Football Union for this downfall. The most notable of them are Borislav Mihaylov, Emil Kostadinov and Yordan Lechkov - 3 players who were part of the great 1994 WC team which reached the semi-finals of the tournament. Sadly, those people's success as players has been overshadowed by their lack of capability or willingness to resolve many of the problems in our football - the out-of-date training systems, the poor football infrastructure etc. What's worse is that they refuse to resign a failure after another and they have changed the rules of the union in a way that makes them irremovable for more than 18 years.
- Recently a couple of players from the next generation - Dimitar Berbatov, Stiliyan Petrov and Martin Petrov started a campaign, trying to overthrow the aforementioned but as I said the rules are in the bosses' favour.
- Meanwhile fans are getting really angry with the situation and are starting to take measures. Last weekend, during many matches of the First and Second Football Leagues the fans were chanting against Mihaylov and company and displayed banners against them. Of course, the BFU fined the clubs for "obscene chants and banners".
- There is a campaign on social media calling fans of all local clubs to put their differences aside and come to the Euro qualifier with Hungary on 16.11 and show their disapproval of the current BFU leaders.
That's the main points, I'm sure that if you dig a little you'll find much more. Please consider doing such a video, the anti-BFU sentiments are getting stronger and we need to disturb those self-serving ex-legends in every way possible. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Democracy doesn’t exist outside a few places such as the Zapatista territory in Chiapas. So honestly FIFA probably loves most of the world.
Heh
Can you do the video about Ipswich town? They are doing incredibly well recently.
I’m just here upset that my former mayor refused to host World Cup or Copa America matches in my home city of Chicago. Maybe it’ll change in the coming years. Maybe it won’t
easy question, fifa prefers countries that will forego the most basic of human rights so we can have our fireworks show for a month while poor workers spend four years either dying or being crippled for life building stadiums
Exactly why Saudi or Qatar is perfect for them. They don’t care about human rights one bit so it works out great for them.
7 big footballers that joined smaller clubs. Like Fraiser Foster to Wrexham, Keylor Navas to Nottingham forest
Less paperwork and bureaucracy.
I'm actually looking forward to the World Cup in North America hopefully we can enjoy the football n be so involved in political landscape of the hosting country.
alternative title:
"why a corrupt dictatorship prefers working with dictatorships"
Turns out when a dictator wants something (like a soccer tournament), they don't let pesky things like people safety of living conditions of their people get in the way. FIFA loves that go getter attitude!
The benevolent dictator is absolutely possible and the best possible thing, it's just admittedly very hard to find
Lololol you sound convinced by the words of fascists
@@willywonka7812I only say it because I know the history of my country, and a benevolent-ish dictator was our best president by far. But as I said, finding one is very hard and probably a risk not worth taking
@@alfonsohr02 because in a world run by capitalists, only dictators who prop up the system are allowed power. Countries all over the world, especially Latin America, tried electing decent people who wanted to help their countries throw off the yoke of western imperialist exploitation. The US and the west funded their replacement and hired their assassins.
So your assessment is only true of the current way of doing things, and because capitalism is cannibalism, there's no long term validity to your words
Indeed. Even if you find the benevolent dictator, when he dies the structure he left will be headed by someone else.
Uefa loves them too,uefa cup finals are exclusively hosted in countries with strongman leaders,Hungary is hosting an event every season,they hosted the bubble tournament, Ukraine under Putin's puppet leader,turkey.
We need a “what on earth is going on at Ajax” video so bad
Can you make a documentary going deep in to the Bhutanese Premierleague
Idk why a world cup can't be organized outside of the government, just use the stadiums that already exist. I get it, not every country has giant ones already, but nor do most countries have enough money to up and build one for the purpose of a 4 week tournament.
World Cup standards must go down or all future editions hosted in South America, the continent with the most succesful football teams before Bosman ruling and the best confederation after Europe, will be held in Brazil. That is, sadly, what most probably will happen. Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina along, which all four have teams with thousends of suscribed fans and giant stadiums along with even bigger national stadiums (With the exception of Argentina, where national stadiums are rather smaller), don’t come any close to what Spain alone can propose.
YOURE STILL THE BEST EVER👍
Interesting to see Seychelles old dictator, France Albert Rene, featured in there.
Looking forward to the 2030 World Cup on the Death Star
My only critique is that when talking about fifa dont carring about HR is that Alfie did not talk about US and their beauty (sarcasm) penal system.
Hey Alfie,
please make a video on the ongoing controversy on Luis Rubiales forcibly kissing Spanish midfielder Jenni Hermoso during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Presentation and the subsequent backlash and series of events that have followed?
If FIFA really cared about Human Rights, they would always need to host the World Cup between San Marino and Costa Rica because not even the "democracies" of the West have a clean HR records, far from it.
Do you have a channel where you talk specifically geopolitics?
Can we all talk about how unfortunate the picture of Suella is at 11:24? Not saying I like, far from it, but with the angle the picture was taken at, she seems like some strange alien figure with how the two mics cover her eyes
Simpsons is bigger than Manchester United
Warra ucl and prem for simpson
Alfie you have destroyed my faith in humanity and it is early Wednesday morning can you please discuss something like, top 7 footballer’s dogs, or top 7 Heung-Min Son moments?
0:05 head phone warning. Owe my ear lol.
Hype for the World Cup here in the US!
I will wait for a year before deciding whether to be hyped about it.
You can guess it’s because I’m concerned about the result of the Presidential Election.
#thepeopleschannel A documentary of non league team fisher fc would be good :)
If you can allow the US to host the games then allow those other countries to do the same
And I thought Wembley was being chosen due to be an iconic venue, with history and so
This video is really well made, but putting Morocco in the same breath as China and NK made me laugh lmao
All things considered, one could almost say that FIFA is a facilitating entity, or at least an adjunct to, fascist/ authoritarian regimes. Probably the best football video ever but never sell out to zombie Mass Media puppets Alfie.
Although the cost of new US stadiums and TV revenues partly explains it - if you haven't made one already that might have slipped my attention - can we have a video explaining why the upper reaches (and a fairly large proportion of the lower reaches, if one earns below £300 a week) of English football have now largely become a largely boring, middle-class game ( despite the Media's cheery delight in maintaining that everything in the Premier League is as natural and as pure as it can possibly be) instead of a working class or peoples' game (and why I can't afford a pint in any pub except Weatherspoons that's outside the city centres of UK cities or a ponsified football, or other, venue). Cheers.
"Dobby the house elf " ....im dead 😂
The fact that he said 13 years just so he could avoid mention estadio da luz also being 2 times the place for a champions league final (granted, one of those times due to covid) is hilarious
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The final should be In estadio Azteca
Alfie has just criticised Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Putin and FIFA in the same video. Expecting him to disappear in mysterious circumstances soon.