László Kubala: The World Class Refugee Banned By FIFA

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  • Hungarian legend László Kubala was widely regarded as FC Barcelona's greatest ever player prior to the arrival of Lionel Messi, yet he never featured at the FIFA World Cup.
    That's because Kubala fled Hungary in 1946, and again in 1949, thus missing out on the Magical Magyar's run to the 1954 World Cup final.
    In this brief documentary, HITC Sevens takes a look at the remarkable life of a true football legend, with a particular focus on Kubala's early years, his life as a refugee, and the touring team that he founded whilst banned by FIFA.

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  • @rohannalawade3227
    @rohannalawade3227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Thank you for this. Kubala isn't recognised enough even by some barca fans

  • @sheluhcharlemayne
    @sheluhcharlemayne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Day 12: teams that participated in the first Ever FA cup : where are they now?

  • @arminxvs3372
    @arminxvs3372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    "Final Yugoslavia First League Teams: Where are they now?" would be interesting with Red Star winning the 90s CL but then falling from grace as a lot of teams in the region.

  • @pkingglazersout6665
    @pkingglazersout6665 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Kubala according to a survey taken in 2004 was voted the greatest Barcelona player of all time, that Hungary team was filled with lethal forwards like Kubala, Puskas and Koscis, this is a story that every football fan needs to know, just goes on to show why this is called the beautiful game

  • @jcxkzhgco3050
    @jcxkzhgco3050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    If he played today, he’d be called overrated by online football experts

  • @francescganau7679
    @francescganau7679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Kubala is soooo underrated because he didn't play for Hungary in anyworld cups, nor did he win the European Cup like Di Stefano did. If he had done either of those two things, he would be praised as a myth at the level of Cruyff or Di Stefano

  • @balazsnagy1287
    @balazsnagy1287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm hungarian, and I really like that you make some videos about hungarian players.

  • @peterkovacs7943
    @peterkovacs7943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hey I'm from Hungary but I haven't known about many of these facts. Keep up the good work👍

  • @areebsiddiqui758
    @areebsiddiqui758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Its really unfortunate that you put so much research and effort into these videos and they get so little views.

  • @Mlaargaar
    @Mlaargaar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I've been waiting for another one of your classic football videos. Thanks for your fantastic, consistent content!

  • @feazy5479
    @feazy5479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Ahh I love listening to foreigners trying to pronounce Hungarian names.

    • @nagyhenrik6840
      @nagyhenrik6840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Vasas "vöszász"-nak kimondva. Imádom

    • @feazy5479
      @feazy5479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nagyhenrik6840 Pedig van a meg s is az angol kiejtésbe csak nem veszik észre

    • @DomenBremecXCVI
      @DomenBremecXCVI 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you had to rate it on a scale of 1 to 10, what would you give him and where could he improve?

    • @feazy5479
      @feazy5479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DomenBremecXCVI I dont really know for an example he said Kocsis and Ferencváros quite well but there were some names where i had no idea what he was saying. So i can't really decide

    • @DomenBremecXCVI
      @DomenBremecXCVI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@feazy5479 Good to know. I think it's important for him to get as accurate feedback as possible, so he can improve on this aspect of his videos even though it's not that important in the grand scheme of things and he's doing it better than 99.9% of others. I know I really like when people take the time to learn how to pronounce Slovene words (btw, hello neighbour!) and even other words of other Ex-Yugoslav languages.

  • @abhaagrawal5780
    @abhaagrawal5780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for covering this barca legend

  • @arz5530
    @arz5530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Video idea: make the best team made up of only players born from a certain month e.g. January XI. This could either be present players or past and present players, including either a current or past and present manager. You could make this a mini series and maybe even put them in a little cup competition at the end and predict which team would come out on top

  • @nickgrch
    @nickgrch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of my favourite videos that you've made on players from decades gone by. Great work, Alfie!

  • @csapobence4418
    @csapobence4418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey! I love theese Hungarian videos! As a fellow Hungarian myself and also a fan of this channel i would happily help you with the translations, or even with the pronounciations🇭🇺

  • @billioskilemmesmash5773
    @billioskilemmesmash5773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wen i saw this i never pressed so quick i always felt he is underrated i am a huge barca fan and i love him i ve always looked for videos of him playing even thou there few and far between u can see what he was about thank you alfie for making a vid on him

  • @fawwazfarid5458
    @fawwazfarid5458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video Alfie! I never knew just how much of an influence Kubala had on Barca.

  • @radzo1675
    @radzo1675 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for making me realize that Laszlo Kubala should be a hero of mine.

  • @joshevans8622
    @joshevans8622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sad that these videos don’t get more views and likes because this is great content.

  • @thargoff
    @thargoff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, Alfie! You seem to have great appreciation for the 50s Hungarian team, which is great! And always well researched!

  • @thingswiththad457
    @thingswiththad457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video once again, keep it up Im very much enjoying the content

  • @HIM-lk6of
    @HIM-lk6of 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was great work mate!!! Kubala was such a crack.

  • @Mark-uh3un
    @Mark-uh3un 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video won't get as many views as you other ones but these documentaries are my favorite! Thank you so much for covering niche topics

  • @davidohara284
    @davidohara284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Day 41 : What On Earth Is Going On At Bradford City

    • @barnabaspodonyi3703
      @barnabaspodonyi3703 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      David Ohara no one cares

    • @milodiamand1177
      @milodiamand1177 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Millwall ruined them

    • @reubegould1
      @reubegould1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm a bradford fan and I put that in his video about union Berlin along with Sunderland Notts County and bolton

    • @archstanton6102
      @archstanton6102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@barnabaspodonyi3703 Actually real football fans do care.

    • @aryandongaonkar2839
      @aryandongaonkar2839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One dya

  • @nsiems09
    @nsiems09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Have you given more consideration to putting out an actual podcast? I can guarantee you one listener, at least!

  • @KennDrumm
    @KennDrumm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love that these are part football part political history documentaries. Great as always, Alfie

    • @lightforce4604
      @lightforce4604 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can't escape escape politics while learning FC Barcelona or Spanish football's history in general.

  • @olayinkaamara385
    @olayinkaamara385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video idea Alfie 👍

  • @dconaghan4465
    @dconaghan4465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Video suggestion: The 1967 Celtic Team (aka The Lisbon Lions).
    The first British team to win a European treble, with everyone in the squad being from a 10 mile radius of Celtic Park (bar one who was born 30 miles away).

  • @elliotcoffman2643
    @elliotcoffman2643 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its a shame this video doesn't even have 10k views. I love these documentaries

  • @dan_swann
    @dan_swann 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your best video yet. What a legendary footballer he was.

  • @howgoodistravel
    @howgoodistravel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Day 18: What would potential 2nd divisions in MLS and the A-League look like?

  • @DreHill1
    @DreHill1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What if Kubala also played for Hungary in the 1954 World Cup? Madness.

  • @Bigboy-tm1rz
    @Bigboy-tm1rz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Day 18 of saying you should make a video on how individuals become referees and make it to the pro level. I'm currently going through the ranks in the US and think it's more interesting, more difficult, and more complicated then people think.

  • @kaleshksekhar2304
    @kaleshksekhar2304 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kubala legend best free kick teker in history of football

  • @wolfunleashed2101
    @wolfunleashed2101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Big fan love the content

  • @davidtilstone4814
    @davidtilstone4814 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Good to see the pic of him with Stan Matthews. Taken at Manchester Airport before Stans testimonial. Shame there's not more footage of Kubala.

  • @alishurrab
    @alishurrab 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    sigh... this deserves so many more views

  • @azza0911
    @azza0911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We need one on Josef Bican (if Ronaldo has in fact overtaken him) and I saw one yesterday that you might end up doing - Fyodor Cherenkov

  • @RobJaskula
    @RobJaskula 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great stuff as always, Alfie! I'd love to see a video on football in countries under the Nazi yoke - France, Netherlands, etc.: did they even have national competitions during the War?

    • @brandonhey7797
      @brandonhey7797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If they're under the control of the Nazis, they competed in the German league system. Hence why Rapid Vienna won a German league title.

    • @RobJaskula
      @RobJaskula 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brandonhey7797 yes and no: for areas formally annexed into the German Reich like Austria, you're correct. In occupied France football was divided into two competitions (North and South) and professionalism was abolished. Denmark changed the league format a bit but mostly carried on as normal. In the Netherlands the top division appears to have just carried on as normal. In Belgium two seasons were cancelled, two were played under an expanded format with no relegation, and then the '44-'45 season was cancelled. Be interesting to know why each went the route they did!

  • @mattpriest9389
    @mattpriest9389 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best videos Alfie’s done

  • @atlBG13
    @atlBG13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    On behalf of your subscribers, take a day off! You deserve it for all your brilliant daily content! Much love from Toronto! Love the vids☺️

  • @gokuxavi270
    @gokuxavi270 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love these videos, I really enjoy learning football history it’s fascinating

  • @RajatKumar-ui1sn
    @RajatKumar-ui1sn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coming from a Barcelona fan.....Thank You!!!

  • @majomhaha5026
    @majomhaha5026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wait, he improved his pronounciation of Kocsis.
    its a really small thing, but thank you

  • @jamesjordan-davies2704
    @jamesjordan-davies2704 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video, thank you

  • @moreblack
    @moreblack 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, I've known the legendary name for ages, but not the details of his life.

  • @goatgk9945
    @goatgk9945 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guys football knowledge and expertise is out of this world. If he had his own page he would probably talking about the entire history of the moldovian football league

  • @carlosquesnel8881
    @carlosquesnel8881 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant video

  • @stivstilianos980
    @stivstilianos980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can you do a video on why French Clubs have not been as successful historically ? I know you have defended Ligue 1 in the past , but only 1 UCL for French clubs is really underwhelming for a country like France . Especially when you consider that Dutch clubs have won 6 UCL ' s and Portuguese clubs have won 4 UCLs

    • @archstanton6102
      @archstanton6102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rugby Union is a bigger sport in large parts of France

    • @bso1469
      @bso1469 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@archstanton6102 but in the most populated areas like paris, marseille and lyon isnt football much bigger?

  • @oj397
    @oj397 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Less than 10k views? How people can know and miss quality baffles me.

  • @ShadowFootballYT
    @ShadowFootballYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video mate!

  • @_Chairman_Meow
    @_Chairman_Meow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love these videos

  • @DaviderPresents
    @DaviderPresents 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm hungarian and sometimes I have to listen to the names twice to know who you are talking about, it's really interesting. Very informative vid tho as usual. 😄

  • @CaptainDrunkles
    @CaptainDrunkles 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really interesting video.
    Maybe you could do a crossover video with the other channel on footballers that went to play in Scotland and had a nightmare? You could let them get their pithy jokes out the way and then put them in their place. Could even make it into a series with a follow up on players that went the other way and did well, players that left Scotland and bombed, and then going into an in-depth video on the factors behind the decline in Scottish football since the early 90's.

  • @papipaulo8503
    @papipaulo8503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Day 15: Every Final West German First League Teams, Where Are They Now

  • @thejungwookim
    @thejungwookim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Day 59 of Top 7 Best Managers Outside the "Big Five" European Leagues

  • @MSBRICKS7
    @MSBRICKS7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Day 1: what’s happened to Ipswich Town

  • @liamwood7432
    @liamwood7432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Video on Otto Regenhal please!

  • @davidcairns6386
    @davidcairns6386 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you do a video like this about di stefano, mainly his transfer to Real Madrid

  • @lunkgoof9835
    @lunkgoof9835 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Video idea: Best 11 or player from each of the English regions North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands, West Midlands, East Anglia, South West, South East and London

    • @brandonhey7797
      @brandonhey7797 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yorkshire is mostly the current English team. And Jamie Vardy.

  • @giorgiofarrauto3040
    @giorgiofarrauto3040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Video idea : looking at fifa 21 best 20 or more players and judging the're overall

  • @olayinkaamara385
    @olayinkaamara385 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice of you to show King Juan Carlos at 16:20

  • @sskmanentsa5326
    @sskmanentsa5326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dennis Berkgamp fear of flying affecting Arsenal dominating in both England and Europe video, please.

    • @sskmanentsa5326
      @sskmanentsa5326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @DDeglane16 I heard Gary Neville ask the same question I asked and Sol Campbell said that his fear affected their away games a lot. And Alfie is the king of telling stories in football you've never heard so if he would research it I am sure he'd find something.

  • @ConyBhoy
    @ConyBhoy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Day 14 of asking for the rise and fall of Zurich a team that was in a UCL semi and is now a mid table club

  • @VpKing
    @VpKing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ria Ria Hungaria 🇭🇺

    • @habsallways
      @habsallways 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hajra Magyarorszag!💘

  • @Imperador-Vi
    @Imperador-Vi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Chapecoense video NEEDS a follow-up after what happened today

  • @Jingullbells
    @Jingullbells 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    day 11: any sort of championship content

  • @nickandriopoulos409
    @nickandriopoulos409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Day 1 of asking: Brendan Rodgers' best 7 signings

  • @youssefremy6173
    @youssefremy6173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Requests : Top 7 Best and Worst Premier League Sophomore Seasons
    Attempt 17
    Context : Rate any teams, no need to be newly promoted, re promotion is ok, their 2nd seasons after surviving the first one

  • @88risingfan32
    @88risingfan32 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you talk about what's going on with Ronaldo and the Czech FA regarding Bican's goal-scoring record?

  • @prenolinlinseinaidoo3977
    @prenolinlinseinaidoo3977 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Day 17 : 7 Players who carried their team to win the league ranked in order of overall team weakness excluding said player

  • @magicskillz1123
    @magicskillz1123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Day 16: All premier league teams oldest player, where were they 10 years ago?

  • @saintroddy
    @saintroddy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every time I watch a video on a Hungarian legend, I just think about how much more just the world would be had the Magyars won the 1954 World Cup. Germany would still have 3 anyway.

    • @brandonhey7797
      @brandonhey7797 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Imagine if they had won. Maybe football in Hungary would be more respected now. To be fair though, Hungary have started to improve.

  • @i.d.4629
    @i.d.4629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Day 8 of asking for a video on Napoli's 7 best signings in the last decade.

  • @yudhabagaskara98
    @yudhabagaskara98 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    please make a video about josip bican and pele goalscoring record

  • @aryandongaonkar2839
    @aryandongaonkar2839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thoughts on martial and tunszabe abuses from people

  • @micklepickle2735
    @micklepickle2735 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Plz say hi hitc sevens

  • @ben1468
    @ben1468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Day 14 of asking for every team from the last Soviet Top League: Where are they now?

  • @Zubing
    @Zubing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Day 7: Best Uncapped English XI

  • @logansargeant7210
    @logansargeant7210 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    youngest scorer from top 5 leagues where are they now?

  • @prenolinlinseinaidoo3977
    @prenolinlinseinaidoo3977 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Day 5 : 7 greatest substitions made in the history of football

  • @scpjack7856
    @scpjack7856 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Day 1: 2016 Dnipro Europa League team: WATN?

  • @lalitthapa101
    @lalitthapa101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Day 18-What are "Anti football" tactics and do they exist?

  • @jsahgafgssfvgbgashjsajnsa
    @jsahgafgssfvgbgashjsajnsa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When did the kids in Hungary stop playing football?

  • @prenolinlinseinaidoo3977
    @prenolinlinseinaidoo3977 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Day 5 : 7 of the greatest players who started their career as an injury replacement

  • @prometheustv6558
    @prometheustv6558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Day 9: Barcelona 2011 vs 2015 Combined XI

  • @depekthegreat359
    @depekthegreat359 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In this and other worlds,I am a 11th liker of this video and Hungary legend Laszlo Kubala sir is one of my favourite underrated footballing legend I have ever seen so far and Hungary is one of my favourite country daily in my life forever and every generations that we would be born,good friends!!!:-D

  • @chikasnotmadjustdisappoint6266
    @chikasnotmadjustdisappoint6266 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Day 20 of world XI minus players who currently play in Europe's top 5 leagues.

  • @fewix5628
    @fewix5628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Day 20 (yeeeey!): 7 best ever Bayer Leverkusen players!

  • @nathaniel7744
    @nathaniel7744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Day 17: best Xl of players that would be eligible to play for the Catalan national team (even if they already play for another country)

    • @brandonhey7797
      @brandonhey7797 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Messi is gotta be starting, no question.

  • @abhaagrawal5780
    @abhaagrawal5780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The barca fans who don’t know about kubala are not true fans.

  • @slavske2314
    @slavske2314 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The rise and fall of Gretna FC and Kenny Deuchar

  • @eethkoth3343
    @eethkoth3343 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Day 4: What on earth is going on at Hertha BSC?

  • @gabrielsoliz8563
    @gabrielsoliz8563 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Day 2: Do fans still heckle John Terry for his penalty shootout miss in the 2007-08 Champions League Final

  • @alishurrab
    @alishurrab 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    day 14: ranking every premier league team based on their best player ever

  • @lufcdan
    @lufcdan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rise and fall of energie cottbus please

  • @straightedgechannel584
    @straightedgechannel584 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Change the playback speed to 1.75x, you're welcome.

  • @palmiragnarsson3795
    @palmiragnarsson3795 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What if Rome empire at its peak XI

  • @chimaogeibe2921
    @chimaogeibe2921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Day 46: 7 most overrated players ever; 7 most underrated players ever. P.S. RIP Diego Maradona!🙏🏾❤️

  • @johannesdenzer240
    @johannesdenzer240 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Day 1 Your 100best player of all time player inclusion who didn't reach their potential or couldn't last long enough (Best,Garrincha,Ronaldinho,Owen?)