The story of Nii Lamptey shouldn't be compared to a Greek Tragedy, but instead to the story of Hercules. He never had a good father in his life, they were both awful to him. he was held hostage by his country and forced to play so much at such a young age, he was manipulated by his agent, tragically lost 2 children, was betrayed and left by his wife, and yet he holds his head high. he owns a school in Accra, teaching children to read and write when he never could at that age, he teaches football at an academy, he got married again and had two more children. the man is of steel, a survivor of what life has thrown at him and a man who lives to learn from his own tragedies, not someone who could ever be consigned to history just by what happened to him but how he stood tall against it.

@garrettreviews7825

Жыл бұрын

big inspiration

@eh9801

Жыл бұрын

Is the Story of Heracles not a Greek tragedy? First performed in C.416BC?

@Omnipotentmonkey

Жыл бұрын

So it shouldn't be compared to a greek tragedy... but instead to a greek tragedy?

@Lily-gj8wb

Жыл бұрын

@@Omnipotentmonkey whilst heracles is the namesake of a greek tragedy written by euripides, said tragedy concerns the story in which he is driven mad and slays those around him, causing him to take on the 12 labours in penance. he therefore is the protaganist of a tragedy, but when placed in the context of his whole mythology, including the completion of the 12 labours themselves, it's more comparable to an epic in my eyes

@seyerus

Жыл бұрын

Still Greek…

That story of Lamptey was so sad, he seemed to be exploited by everyone he came across in his life, the guy just couldn't catch a break!

@Crowned-Qwesi

Жыл бұрын

Still couldn't catch a break though. Years ago he found out his 3 kids aren't his and had to battle his ex wife over all the property he had. It almost rendered him broke.

@toadsbyfrogers

Жыл бұрын

@@Crowned-Qwesi that is actually brutal. i want to give him a massive hug

@terrelmensa4373

Жыл бұрын

Right he ex wife screwed him over for years. I really feel bad for him as my fellow countryman.

@user-qx5nk6qg2b

9 ай бұрын

So he was dumbass?

Jackson Martinez played for my local club (Independiente Medellín) at the start of his career. It was sad to see his downfall since joining Atlético after being so prolific for Porto.

@dontmindme6995

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I still remember his prolific performances at Porto in the Champions league, almost knocking Bayern out of the competition before getting destroyed in the 2nd leg. He was fantastic and therefore it was shocking to me how quickly he vanished from the european stage

@hugoumero9723

Жыл бұрын

@@dontmindme6995 He should have probaly Join Arsenal or Milan instead of Atletico

@dontmindme6995

Жыл бұрын

@@hugoumero9723 I mean you never know. As I imagine him his player profile was sort of Diego Costa or Luis Suarez but with much more speed. And you'd expect someone like him to be actually brilliant for Atletico then since they were basically limited to counter attacks back then. If you think about it it's even weirder that Griezmann flourished in that system since he was never any type of physical player. He is more of a Joao Felix, technically gifted and rather quick, hence why I expected Felix to be brillliant for Atletico. They are a mystery box. You never know how things will turn out, the only thing you can be sure about is that they're going to be horrific to play against

@joecastle9993

Жыл бұрын

Dude was lazy, and that doesn't gel well at Atletico

@SeyrenaKatsuragi

Жыл бұрын

He was linked with Dortmund the same window he signed for Atletico... would have loved to see him there...

A whole documentary on Lamptey would be great

@Crowned-Qwesi

Жыл бұрын

Actually, there is.

Alfie's name segues **UPDATED** Without Freddy Adu (without further ado) Eddie Howe (anyhow) Wright ('right) Hoever (However) Watmore (What's more) Ndidi (indeed)

@Sinisterss

Жыл бұрын

I’d say Watmore is probably What more but what do I know

@makkrohero59

Жыл бұрын

And I laugh every time he does this….. every time!!!

@soundscape26

Жыл бұрын

Watmore is for "what's more".

@citizenkane9792

Жыл бұрын

What's more, not once more...

@kid_doonski

Жыл бұрын

@@Sinisterss ah I see will fix

I think alexis Sanchez deserves a mention as it wasn’t a injury that messed his career up it was the united transfer

@HITCSevens

Жыл бұрын

He made my shortlist, but he's still a full international and a regular for Inter Milan, who has won a Serie A title since leaving Manchester United, so I don't think his career has been 'ruined' in quite the same sense as the seven that featured. A bit more like Coutinho, just badly damaged.

@Larryandbob

Жыл бұрын

@@HITCSevens He's just agreed to terminate his contract with Inter, so I don't think he'll be starting for them again anytime soon

@santiagobauza4257

Жыл бұрын

@@HITCSevens The fact that Alexis Sánchez is still such a key figure at Chile says more about the next generation of Chilean players than about Sánchez himself though

@kiranp5611

Жыл бұрын

@@Larryandbob he did won a trophy there at least.

@renandmrtns

Жыл бұрын

@@HITCSevens lol what about Denilson? Wtf

You can argue Denílson's move to Betis was bad and weird and all sorts of things, but it didn't ruined his career. He was a staple at the Brazilian NT, earning 61 caps. In 2001, he was the best player in Brazil's squad at Copa America. In 2002, he played five out of the seven games in the WC, in which he was considered by media as the 12th player of the team. He may not have fulfilled all his potential in his career, but it wasn't ruined either.

Nii Lamptey's story is sad. He eventually got married, had 3 children only to realize years later, through a DNA paternity test, that the kids weren't his.

@changebegins6891

Жыл бұрын

He still holds the record as the first male professional football player to give birth

@darylayertey6925

Жыл бұрын

Oh come on. The man can't catch a break.

@ossiaigbedo7223

Жыл бұрын

Jesus that’s crazy, god given talent with the devils luck

@cravenmoorehead8

Жыл бұрын

I think he'd be richer than being a footballer if he gave birth to 3 kids!

@tremlinn

Жыл бұрын

Imagine giving birth to your own child and it still not be yours

As a Portimonense fan I gotta say I'll always appreciate Jackson Martinez, he hadn't had a chance to play in two years when he came to us and had about half a knee to work with, yet during games he'd have just the most insane work rate and he was always an amazing professional. Having a player of his caliber retire at Portimonense was genuenly an honor and he'll forever be one of my favorite players ever

@idontknowwhattoput1644

Жыл бұрын

Some fancy clown

@declangaming24

Жыл бұрын

He used to play for Porto

@j.p.antunes1703

3 ай бұрын

​@@declangaming24and Portimonense:)

Let’s all gather here and give a huge hug to Lamptey. I am from Ghana and this man’s story is one of the worse things I have ever heard. I watched him on a local channel back when I was in Ghana and during the interview he burst into tears. Man has suffered a lot. I am glad he is doing well these days. I will have to look for him when I go back to Ghana this year. Man has seen it all.

@lacandela69

Жыл бұрын

Now you got Tariq Lamptey

2:04 "Without Freddy Adu then." HE DID IT AGAIN. HE ONLY WENT AND DID IT AGAIN!! 😆😆

@jackdelacey2505

Жыл бұрын

Wright then

Alfie can we have 7 players that Pele called the Next Pele and how they turned out.

@woodside4life

Жыл бұрын

Alfie could do seven videos’ worth of players dubbed “The Next Pele”.

@citizenkane9792

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWF8trKPo8-dp6w.html

@SodaSeezn

Жыл бұрын

@@woodside4life 7 Players that Pele himself said were the next Pele

@constablekennedy7705

Жыл бұрын

Freddy Adu is one …. Nuff said!!…. 💀👀

@MyThoughtsAreBelow

Жыл бұрын

He already has one - "Seven footballers who were labelled the next Pele". it's excellent.

A somewhat tragic thing about Denilson's carreer is that his agent was aparently a really shaddy dude. Denilson was actually going to Real Madrid, or was told so, he jokes sometimes: "I went to sleep on Real Madrid and woke up on Real Betis" because he was told about it on the day after. Later he also found out that his agent sole from him for years.

At this point anyone that has signed for Man Utd post Ferguson could be included on here which is a sad thing to say but the club has been a poisoned challice for both players and managers during thar time.

@declangaming24

Жыл бұрын

Sadly basty, schiderlin and valdes as moves that destroyed there carrer.

@A_Baguette_

Жыл бұрын

@@declangaming24 I dont usually correct grammar and spelling but holy shit. Try Grammarly, its free and it will help. Little things are chill but i have trouble reading that.

@declangaming24

Жыл бұрын

@@A_Baguette_ I have caps and full stops

@wesleymcglone6937

Жыл бұрын

@@declangaming24 and the rest

@TheNewOrder121

Жыл бұрын

True

14:29 Atletico actually still played in the Vicente Calderon back then. If you take a look at Atleticos achievements over the last years you'd actually see that the team has seen a decline ever since leaving their old stadium which has seen them in brilliant shape in order to not only win several LaLiga titles but also dominate (as far as you could say that with Atletico) the likes of a title holding Barcelona in the CL with MSN in their front line or Bayern Munich in their final years with Pep on the sideline

@owenshelov3271

Жыл бұрын

Well they won two years ago in the Wanda, don’t think you can necessarily blame it on the stadium lmao

@lordvadertheleftie9703

Жыл бұрын

The Calderón was an amazing stadium. I went there in 1997 and it was one of the most intense atmospheres I've ever seen when they played against Aston Villa in the old UEFA cup

@reintaler6355

Жыл бұрын

Of all the clubs that have recently changed grounds, I think Atléti have actually fared better than most

Day 1: 7 oldest players who came out of retirement

@elliotstone2764

Жыл бұрын

This is a horrible suggestion please don’t go past day 1

@kaianhardman2869

Жыл бұрын

@@elliotstone2764 agreed

@Sinisterss

Жыл бұрын

You could’ve at least said: 7 best player season after coming out of retirement

Rebrov to Spurs was rough to watch. World class striker at Kiev but never given a fair crack at White Hart Lane.

@chrisrowe8746

Жыл бұрын

The difference in leagues is too big to make this surprising

Most shocking part of this was 10th place Espanyol having fewer losses than champions Barcelona in 97-98

Too elaborate on Coutinho cause I still have arguments with people who said his career died when he left for FC Barcelona, let me put it like this.... Since his move from Liverpool he has won the UCL, Bundesliga, La Liga 2x, Copa Del Rey 2x, DFB Pokal and the Spanish Super Cup as well as performing well enough at FC Bayern to make it to the Copa America in 2019 where he won it. Liverpool also excelled massively by signing VVD and Alisson with the Coutinho money. Which lead them to win the trophies Kloop dreamed of. So all in all it worked out well for both parties.

@007Fusiion

Жыл бұрын

He won a lot but Messi carried the team.

@yeetpotatoes69420

Жыл бұрын

@@007Fusiion thank you for the completely irrelevant point. He sure carried Barça against Bayern 👍

@matthewsmith8727

Жыл бұрын

he’s now playing for a mid table club and isn’t exactly setting the world on fire at villa..

@yeetpotatoes69420

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewsmith8727 you're right.... He's probably crying into is his Copa America and UCL medals and wiping away the tears with his £125,000/w cheques.

@matthewsmith8727

Жыл бұрын

@@yeetpotatoes69420 he should be playing at a higher level than Aston Villa so stop ignoring the obvious you pigeon

Throwing Shoya Nakajima out there. Had a great loan period with Portimonense from FC Tokyo then signed for the Portuguese club on a permanent deal. Got into the Japan National Team, continued his fine form for a low Portuguese team then was sold to the Middle East team Al-Duhail SC for £32m while he was linked to Wolves. He didnt play too much, got sold to Porto for £10m, then loaned to another Middle Eastern club Al-Ain FC. Loaned to Portimonesnse where he got some game time but didnt relive the same form he found before. Still contracted to Porto, not featured in pre season, not on the club website, no info on him at all and he's still 27. He was one of the brightest prospects for Japan, the move to the middle east inflated his wages and transfer value which has ruined his career. There's still time to come back, but needs a permanent home.

@Thelegend69659

Жыл бұрын

You know the Middle East isn’t a country right

@lemonlemonpirate

9 ай бұрын

He’s gone back to Japan!

Really enjoyed that one. Great video

The Nii Lamptey story has a happy ending. He's doing really well actually

Day 16: A detailed look at the state of Crotone would be nice, going from Serie A in 20/21 with a 20 goal a season striker (Simy) to Serie C by 22/23. Two relegations in a row, something surely has to be wrong at that club.

@kjellandrebakken6775

Жыл бұрын

Its called doing a sunderland

@lacandela69

Жыл бұрын

Serie C 😂😂😂🍔

lesgoo ive been waiting for a vid like this. Thanks alfie

I love your videos, Alfie. Not only are they informative, they are also quite entertaining. 😁

I love your channel so much that it's an honour to have found what I believe is an error. I THINK Denilson had already signed for Betis by the start of France 98. You state that he signed having played every game at the World Cup.

The amount of disrespect Real Madrid and Kaka get is down right unjustified. Although Kaka had injury issues at Madrid, we he did play he was outstanding. People will blindly state he was a flop or Madrid 'destroyed' his career but show a blind eye to his performance, just focusing on his stats...

@fox2569

8 ай бұрын

Missing a penalty in the 2012 UCL semi-final probably didn’t help matters

Danny drinkwater needs an honorable mention

Nii lamptey also found out that his 3 surviving kids weren't his. That is a tragic tragic life

Jackson Martinez was never the same after he got injured playing for Colombia not too long before signing with Atletico. Injury was never treated properly and his career pretty much went downhill from there.

@AndyWardinho

Жыл бұрын

Falcao and Jackson both man..

14:20 - No wonder he was such a good goalscorer - he's got three legs!

Fair enjoying this one! Thanks Alfie. Jack Rodwell to Man City Francis Jeffers to Arsenal spring to mind for me! (As you can probably tell I am an Everton fan! 😂)

@constablekennedy7705

Жыл бұрын

Jack Rodwell was nothing Special to begin with so I’d never count him but Jeffers was a Sad case … Speaking of Everton, a player that moved to them and suffered was James Beattie whom was awesome at Southampton prior to that Transfer …

This guy is so clever. Great videos!

12:19 the goal difference in that La Liga table is crazy the team in 8th has the best goal difference in the league

@Eibarwoman

Жыл бұрын

It was 3rd and 7th being tied for the best goal differential in the league. While Real Sociedad in 3rd would have been a reasonable team especially given the extreme number of draws, Atletico Madrid in 7th would have been the bigger shock.

Great vid man again

This video is a blast from the past (in a good way - nostalgia!) Denilson to Betis was a very weird transfer. The fact he stayed there so long is testament to no one else thinking he was worth the wages and transfer fee (Denilson was maybe the 6th best player in that Brazil team). Seville is a great football city, Denilson was a very good role player, and Betis are a big club by any standard, it remains one of the most random of transfers ever.

Tony Cascarino to Aston Villa. T shirts read "I saw Cascarino score." at the time. Also Justin Fashanu to Forest. Do keep up the good work in the community.

Such a shame about Neil Franklin I actually think he might've been England's greatest ever defender.

I love your channel so much bro

With PSV having signed Ki-Jana Hoever now, I expect to see them represented in the however running gag in the near future 😉

Bring the part 2!

Brolins name still giving me shivers all these years later

I remember when the Primera Division 1998/99 season started the TV commenters would count Denilson's minutes without goals, always with the mandatory "the most expensive player in the world" attached... He was a solid player, but there was already too much hype to live up to the expectations. Kezman was simply the first in the long line of players in the Abramovich era for whom the Chelsea squad was too stacked. He was the third or even fourth choice behind Drogba, Gudjonson and Mutu (plus Robben, Duff and Cole as wingers), and Mourinho's system only allowed for one genuine striker.

23:52 they had huge shin guards back then they must’ve been brutal to each other

Top 7 Club Jerseys without sponsors on the kits (inspired by Forrest’s new home kit)

@cravenmoorehead8

Жыл бұрын

We've had a few! (West Ham). A season in the 90's without one (nearly ended up with Jiffy Condoms), then when we had XL Airways, they went bust and had an awful square patched over the top instead

The rise of Dorking would be very interesting

Good video Alfie!

Funny to watch it several days after Arda Turan retired... up until now I had no idea he still played in Turkey, though. Jackson Martinez didn't spend a day at Wanda Metropolitano as there was no Wanda Metropolitano yet, you know. : ) I must admit I don't remember Neil Franklin, although I do remember Charlie Mitten from Manchester United going the same way.

Nocholas Anelka was outstanding for Arsenal but was then transferred to Real Madrid and was simply never the same player again likewise Michael Owen when he left Liverpool for Real Madrid and ended up injury prone forever after.

@Yusni-bc2cm

Жыл бұрын

While Anelka never reached their potential, I think he had been a pretty good player at Manchester City and Chelsea. He even won a golden boot once almost a decade after he left Madrid.

@TheMixCurator

Жыл бұрын

To be fair on Owen, he was struggling with injuries near the end of his Liverpool career as well. Once you tweak/damage a hamstring, it doesn't seem to heal back to what it once was. Far better to break a bone than a muscle/ligament/tendon injury.

@patrickhodkinson25

Жыл бұрын

I loved anelka at Bolton, between 2007-2010 anelka was a beast alongside drogba.

The denilson move was mad , I think some dodgy business went on as I can’t get my head around it and make sense

Hey Alfie could you make a video about ranking all the captains of every national team in the World Cup

When will you release your documentaries on Turkey's Big Three (Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş)? I remember you teased them back in your Süper Lig video.

4:57 must have been a hell of a night out

What happened to Panathinaikos?

Kezman hit the bar or post 6 times in his first 10 games. It’s a crying shame to think what could have happened if those went in.

Quaresma to Barcelona was doom for him!! He was better than Ronaldo coming up, but Ronaldo was given the Nr.7 shirt while he had to be under Ronaldinho shadow .. To me he will always be one the greats regardless but i know he could've have a way better career..

@craigdavis5818

Жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes.. I completely agree. He was better than Ronaldo coming through. The perfect winger.. but his mentality was not good.

@c-low910

Жыл бұрын

@@craigdavis5818 facts#📠

21:47 Really enjoy the point you were making here :)

My memory of Kezman at PSV was in a UEFA Cup tie against NUFC, after the first 20 minutes, he was in Titrus Bramble's pocket for the rest of the tie. PSV had dropped into the UEFA Cup from the Champions League, Where Kezman had failed to score.

It seems that Arda Turan was on super smoke that night in Turkey when he got nicked 😂

Holy crap I forgot about Martinez and Turan!! They were fantastic!!

Tomas Brolin " I can't settle in England, I want to leave Leeds" "Where u going" "Crystal Palace" "That's still in England" "You shush"

Can you do 7 players that revived their careers?

@NostalgiNorden

Жыл бұрын

He has 2 videos about that.

Would Alfie be interested in making a "7 most influential kits in association football history" video?

I am extremely so sad to see all these respective footballers' careers to come in an abrupt end,good friends!!!🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁

19:55 That's Ugo Ehiogu in that image not Lamptey.

I think Affelay's transfer to Olympiacos ruined his carreer in a more literal sense. They wouldnt let him get an operation that eventually resulted in him not being able to play anymore and retiring at a young age if im not mistaken.

Keep up the good work Alfie!

There was a certain haircut Kezman had that I got when I was younger cos he was so good lol

Lamptey has really gone through tragedy. He even raised kids which weren't biologically his without knowing. Dna tests confirmed that all the three children he raised with his ex wife weren't his after almost 20yrs. He is now happily married and raising children who are biologically his

I believe kaka wasn't a bad transfer,just his falling out with Mourinho and injuries didn't let him go to his fullest, he had a pretty good g/a per 90(better than at Milan)

..and Nii Odartey Lamptey's tragic story didn't there. About 5 years ago he found out his remaining children aren't actually his. His wife (now his ex) had a heated fight in the courts with him for all his property which she almost won.

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 364) 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.

@justtheon5903

Жыл бұрын

This has potential to be a 7s series for different nations

@dvd08270

Жыл бұрын

Never give up

@TheMixCurator

Жыл бұрын

🤘

I have 2 video suggestions: 1. 7 of the best purple patches from non world class players. 2. The strangest and most obscure record broken in each of the last 22 seasons (since 2000/2001)

@emjackson2289

Жыл бұрын

Gotta be that Spanish striker at Swansea whose name I cannot for the life of me remember. Oh and Marcus Stewart.

@tlawal7

Жыл бұрын

@@emjackson2289 michu

@emjackson2289

Жыл бұрын

@@tlawal7 Gracias!

day 3: make a video on zico’s peculiar transfer to udinese, no club was ruined, but it was still very interesting

I've decided that I'm just here for the tiny "however" (etc) cut scenes. They kill me every time.

The ONE time that "without further Adu" might have been incorrect lol Good list nonetheless!

Why's it always the decent ones who die too young? What a man Stephen Keshi was.

a documentary on the afc Wimbledon on the nine promotions in eleven years, how they’re a fan own club and how they have a stadium in plough lane now. The story of they lost the club, how the F A allowed that and won’t allow that anymore. How they were very close to moving to ireland How they went up the English football leagues. It would be a good documentary video if you can do this. #thepeopleschannel

@seannyt-b

Жыл бұрын

It was already done in detail (in two videos (by Copa90) and others, so not sure if it would be 'unique' or interesting enough for him to do.

@BALHAM69

Жыл бұрын

@@seannyt-b a updated HITC SEVENS would be better

Kezman loved the coco ❄️

@bricktop.

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was Adrian Mutu who was the Chelsea coke fiend?

@dannym6313

Жыл бұрын

@@bricktop. your right 🤦🏼‍♂️👍

"Without Freddie Adu"...well done Alfie, very well done

you are wrong in your description of Brian Little [as a manager] Alfie. Though it is a tragedy that Nil Lamptey did not achieve his massive potential.

Jack Grealish to Man City will be on lists like these in the near future

Just bought that book you plugged :)

Adding Ian Wright and Wilfred Ndidi to the mix of Alfie’s transitions lol

In in Jamaica on holiday it's 3am but I'm dedicated to but sevens

man Brolin had so much potemtial...i remember his time at Parma...he was a monster at the strongest league in europe...pure hubris and ego

Day 302: Indonesia XI If All Eligible Players Had Declared For Them.

@hi-rr2vm

Жыл бұрын

Keep dreaming bocah

@villek3722

Жыл бұрын

No good players included in that list

Neil Franklin had 26 caps at the age of 28 when he moved to Colombia. There was never any chance of him getting 100 caps. Come on now.

@HITCSevens

Жыл бұрын

Billy Wright was only two years younger than him and went on to win 105 caps. Franklin was a far superior player to Wright, so whilst difficult, it's not impossible. He also won 27 peacetime caps, I don't know why Wikipedia says he won 26.

It won't be long before Alfie has a footballing pun for every conjunction across all languages.

Still wish Jackson Martinez would've signed with milan

@TheNewOrder121

Жыл бұрын

Not heard of him

Saw what you did there with "Ndidi"

jackson martinez was really good when he played in mexico too.

Hey can you do the history of Uniao de Santarem

Number touched me 😪 What is it with Pele naming every youngster after him ?

oh Kezman, My favorite forward in Fm 2004/05

i remember watching denilson at a world cup n was blown away from watching his skills n for awhile was my fav player .i thought he would be a top signing for barca or real but later heard he was sold to betis for a huge fee . never heard anything about him again .what a waste of such a talented player he couldve easily be known now as fondly as romario or rivaldo or bebeto

You forgot to add that Nii Lamptey found out recently through a DNA test that his remaining kids aren't actually his. Man has had it so rough

Denilson claimed in a podcast that when he was offered Real Betis he thought he was going to Real Madrid lol

Denilson+Joaquin what a due it was in Championship Manager :D

Anyone else see Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Ki Jana Hoever’s kit and Wilfred Ndidi?