The Incredible Truth Behind THIS Viral Photograph

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In September 2021, a photograph went viral on social media which appeared to show the 60-year-old Vice President of Suriname, Ronnie Brunswijk, playing for Inter Moengotapoe against CD Olimpia in the CONCACAF League.
Brunswijk is a colourful character, to put it mildly, the former leader of a guerrilla group in the north of Suriname, who is on Interpol's 'Red Notice' as an internationally wanted criminal who was convicted in a court in the Netherlands.
So in this in-depth documentary, HITC Sevens profiles Ronnie Brunswijk, giving context to the viral photograph of him, and explaining how he ended up being Suriname's Vice President and a professional footballer at 60.

Пікірлер: 230

  • @FootballDrawn
    @FootballDrawn2 жыл бұрын

    I was wondering when you'd be covering this one. If there's ONE guys that can cover a topic that combines football and politics. Another solid one by Alfie ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

  • @sbtgamil5536

    @sbtgamil5536

    2 жыл бұрын

    Big fan of your channel 🔥🔥

  • @moumenrezaei1330

    @moumenrezaei1330

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @CouldBeSaladFingers

    @CouldBeSaladFingers

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks :)

  • @wilfordcolbert1333

    @wilfordcolbert1333

    2 жыл бұрын

    love your content mate

  • @canarycatchup

    @canarycatchup

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve subscribed and will watch some of your videos in the morning as the titles sound interesting

  • @taufiqutomo
    @taufiqutomo2 жыл бұрын

    The internet has awarded you the Fact Checker medal for your outstanding efforts in verifying truths behind viral stories that most people take at face value. 🏅

  • @wolfmauler

    @wolfmauler

    2 жыл бұрын

    Checkers say: Mostly true, lacking context 😏

  • @thargoff
    @thargoff2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that FM reference... The co-op with Zealand needs to happen, especially on CONCACAF! :)

  • @Omarfagenherkul
    @Omarfagenherkul2 жыл бұрын

    As someone who’s born and lives in Suriname, this man “Bigi Bravo” aka Ronnie Brunswijk is again lowering the bar. I really hoped this was not getting so much buzz, boy was I wrong. This man is a disgrace to my country. You forgot about the rape allegations during the war. His political views and his support make him feel and act like a God.

  • @papacinoooo

    @papacinoooo

    2 жыл бұрын

    good luck lad!

  • @ZacheryAlgaze
    @ZacheryAlgaze2 жыл бұрын

    I still love Alfie taking shots at his boss even in a different video lol

  • @sinisterxburn

    @sinisterxburn

    2 жыл бұрын

    i'm a bit new to the channel. who is his boss? and what does HITC even stand for?

  • @Diego-mk8xn
    @Diego-mk8xn2 жыл бұрын

    That's what I call concacaf series sounds absolutely perfect

  • @hannesp3493
    @hannesp34932 жыл бұрын

    Before anything else, thanks for the videos Alfie. :) Could you make a video on the starting XI that feature when Slovakia beat Denmark 3-0 in 2018? The Danish team weren’t allowed to play. Thus, players from Danish 2nd tier and even the futsal team had to fill in.

  • @supersejkaj3093

    @supersejkaj3093

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's not that the Danish first team weren't allowed to play, they refused to because of a wage dispute with DBU (Danish FA).

  • @mundea
    @mundea2 жыл бұрын

    Lovely, another HITC Sevens video from Sir Alfie of Potts-Harmer… nothing better than this

  • @Smoneey
    @Smoneey2 жыл бұрын

    As a political scientist this was very interesting and well done. A real reminder to pay attention to even the small countries. Everywhere has a story to tell.

  • @idkwhat123
    @idkwhat1232 жыл бұрын

    Wonder how many Surinamers are watching this.... I'll start *ME* 😂

  • @tobybecker
    @tobybecker2 жыл бұрын

    When i saw the game live, i knew that a HITC Sevens would arrive

  • @notthatcreativewithnames
    @notthatcreativewithnames2 жыл бұрын

    Suriname is probably the lesser known country with the most interesting football stories, both good and bad. On the good end, there are a lot of Dutch players of Surinamese descent, as mentioned. On the bad end, besides the story of Brunswijk "regime", there is also the crash of Surinam Airways flight 764 in 1989 carrying, among other passengers, the _Colourful 11_ which was an exhibition team of Dutch football players of Surinamese descent travelling to play with the champions of the Surinamese top flight. 15 players were killed, and three more had their careers ended because of the injuries sustained.

  • @kinnugroho
    @kinnugroho2 жыл бұрын

    I want to hire him in my Football Manager to improve my post-Messi Barca team.

  • @fahim113
    @fahim1132 жыл бұрын

    Confession: I don't actually like football but your content is pure gold. Yet another brilliant video.

  • @Tintelinus

    @Tintelinus

    Жыл бұрын

    Same lol

  • @kozukizaki8675
    @kozukizaki86752 жыл бұрын

    Alfie! Love to see the Concacaf love! Great to know you’re back from that vacation because unironically, these videos do wonders for my mental and physical health 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @lovefan7694
    @lovefan76942 жыл бұрын

    You talk about football for about 3 minutes in total and yet this was the most interesting video I saw today. Te amo

  • @apc9681
    @apc96812 жыл бұрын

    Always in for a good one with a ‘truth behind’ video even if Alfie’s boss doesn’t like these videos 👍

  • @bhew7409

    @bhew7409

    2 жыл бұрын

    We are Alfie's boss, he should make his own channel and become a free man. #FreeAlfie

  • @jeroenvaneekeren
    @jeroenvaneekeren2 жыл бұрын

    Bouterse: bow-tur-suh, with the emphasis on "bow". That was some excellent butchering you did there 😁Great video, thanks!

  • @wolfmauler

    @wolfmauler

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's the worst name I've ever heard. Yours I mean.

  • @jeroenvaneekeren

    @jeroenvaneekeren

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@wolfmauler great to know, thanks for sharing 😂

  • @agb.88

    @agb.88

    Жыл бұрын

    Rather "Boaw" than "Bow" Because A bow (as in bow and arrow) is pronounced in dutch as Bo... The "Bou" part in Bouterse for english speakers is "Boaw"

  • @jeroenvaneekeren

    @jeroenvaneekeren

    Жыл бұрын

    @@agb.88 I can only bow down to your superior explanation 😉

  • @balham5606
    @balham56062 жыл бұрын

    Sheriff did good in champions league so far with two wins in group stage

  • @holyarchangelmichael

    @holyarchangelmichael

    2 жыл бұрын

    One of those wins was against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

  • @archstanton6102

    @archstanton6102

    2 жыл бұрын

    Will be interesting to see the reception Real get when they visit Moldova?

  • @lordpembridge303

    @lordpembridge303

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@archstanton6102 *Transnistria

  • @archstanton6102

    @archstanton6102

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lordpembridge303 Thanks. I could've remember the autonomous region of Moldova.

  • @Khil-Minao
    @Khil-Minao2 жыл бұрын

    I've been waiting for this one 😅 Thanks, Alfie, for never disappointing your audience 😁

  • @miz5138
    @miz51382 жыл бұрын

    2:16 Play for the club you own..Sigma Male Grindset rule 101123

  • @flyingaviator8158

    @flyingaviator8158

    2 жыл бұрын

    why not

  • @danielcheetham6710
    @danielcheetham67102 жыл бұрын

    I'm ready to fight in the HITC war

  • @balham5606
    @balham56062 жыл бұрын

    A documentary on the Sutton united rise last season in winning the league pls Alfie How the league started in October 2020 and everything

  • @TheCatDrinksAllTheRedBull
    @TheCatDrinksAllTheRedBull2 жыл бұрын

    Can you please do a video about the A-League? We've hit international headlines for Perth signing Sturridge and Newcastle pursuing Jack Wilshire. Australia would like some degree of recognition

  • @lillexus5589

    @lillexus5589

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn, Sturridge fell off.

  • @LucasOnRadio
    @LucasOnRadio2 жыл бұрын

    Please do a video on Macclesfield FC. I’m from there and it seems interesting because Robbie Savage is involved.

  • @jezzidre3000
    @jezzidre30002 жыл бұрын

    This dude needs a TV show. A movie about him would be too short.

  • @samwoodcock5163
    @samwoodcock51632 жыл бұрын

    7 active players who have scored against the most different clubs

  • @YaBoyRagnarsty
    @YaBoyRagnarsty2 жыл бұрын

    Alfie, you deserve 100% of that ad revenue. Also, didn't know Thanos was Surinamese...

  • @MorinoRavenberg

    @MorinoRavenberg

    2 жыл бұрын

    African Thanos Hahahahahahaaaa....

  • @CamBuck.
    @CamBuck.2 жыл бұрын

    We do appreciate the lengths you go to release great content like this. Nice one mate!

  • @AB-rp6ik
    @AB-rp6ik2 жыл бұрын

    I've been looking forward to this video since I first saw that photograph.

  • @yelnaw
    @yelnaw2 жыл бұрын

    Always interesting and well made, thanks mate.

  • @Diego-mk8xn
    @Diego-mk8xn2 жыл бұрын

    Been waiting for this one 🙌

  • @themoudstar
    @themoudstar2 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent, funny and educational masterclass, thanks Alfie

  • @balham5606
    @balham56062 жыл бұрын

    A documentary on afc Wimbledon series on nine years in eleven years pls How the f a allowed the move to happen And why they won’t allow that to happen again

  • @chesterardjopawiro4843
    @chesterardjopawiro48432 жыл бұрын

    He's where I'm from and I kinda feel proud of it... he's also my vice president 🤣🤣 Suriname 🇸🇷

  • @OliverHewson
    @OliverHewson2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Alfie, could you do a video on the seven most successful teams in history that no longer exist

  • @thapelomatula1856

    @thapelomatula1856

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ohhhh, wow that's a good shout

  • @youlittlerocket

    @youlittlerocket

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like who?

  • @OliverHewson

    @OliverHewson

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@youlittlerocket I don't know, that why I think a video would be interesting because it would be on an obscure subject

  • @archstanton6102

    @archstanton6102

    2 жыл бұрын

    Some of the early FA cup winners

  • @robertwilloughby8050

    @robertwilloughby8050

    2 жыл бұрын

    RWD Molenbeek? Although it ''technically'' exists, in truth, it was dead a long, long time ago.

  • @DoctorCJDM
    @DoctorCJDM2 жыл бұрын

    CONCACAF is the wild-west of world football and I wouldn’t have it any other way. While the confederation is getting better and more talented (particularly in the US, Mexico, Costa Rica and arguably Honduras) you’re always going to get weird stories like this and I’m here for it. I’m from U.S. and follow CONCACAF closely. When this story broke. Myself and others from here were like “Yeah this checks out.”

  • @10mibrahim
    @10mibrahim2 жыл бұрын

    You've killed it with this vid 👏

  • @dvdv8197
    @dvdv81972 жыл бұрын

    It's good to see that Ronaldo kept his late-Real Madrid days shape... 😌😌

  • @JoshTaffinder
    @JoshTaffinder2 жыл бұрын

    An idea for a video - a starting XI made up entirely of double barrel surnames. And where that team might finish in the PL

  • @ashtonjones-frame15

    @ashtonjones-frame15

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thought u said double barrel Surinamese. Just spent ages thinking of a partner for Van Dijk and wondering if his name even qualifies as double barrel

  • @pratyushkoirala4121
    @pratyushkoirala41212 жыл бұрын

    7 national teams with most potential or something along those line.

  • @m3sh_xd
    @m3sh_xd2 жыл бұрын

    shout out suriname from guyana!!

  • @salvadoracosta4510
    @salvadoracosta45102 жыл бұрын

    Hey Alfie, I was wondering if you'd ever consider Twitch streaming? You've built a pretty big community and I'm sure you'd do great FIFA or FM streams.

  • @depekthegreat359
    @depekthegreat3592 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations for your beloved Hull City's victory yesterday by 2-0 at home against Middlesbrough to move to 21st by 8 points,good friend Alfie!!!:-D

  • @Pingthescribe
    @Pingthescribe2 жыл бұрын

    HITC Sevens discovers what every CONCACAF resident has already known: our continent's football is a meme.

  • @euclides_hn
    @euclides_hn2 жыл бұрын

    Please, make a video about what on Earth is going on in the Baltic football leagues (specially Latvia and Lithuania). Almost all the clubs that had been champions were dissolved or merged with other clubs.

  • @kalm435
    @kalm4352 жыл бұрын

    The stadium they played in is not named after Brunswijk. Inter MT home stadium in Marowijne is named after him. The one IMT played in concacaf league is the Frank Essed Stadium, because the Ronnie Brunswijk stadium doesn't qualify for international matches.

  • @cobii5174
    @cobii51742 жыл бұрын

    this is an amazing video. history and football. two of my favorites

  • @1anonymousb
    @1anonymousb2 жыл бұрын

    CONCACAF stories could be a channel all its own

  • @alexanderhallam3409
    @alexanderhallam34092 жыл бұрын

    The wit and sarcasm that you slide into these videos never cease to make me laugh

  • @michaelay4900
    @michaelay49002 жыл бұрын

    Day 24: Best XI made of club captain. (Current players)

  • @CorinthianProductions
    @CorinthianProductions2 жыл бұрын

    World-class research, job very well done 💯

  • @JaviFuego93
    @JaviFuego932 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to concacaf my friend this stuff only happens here.

  • @TheMcCats
    @TheMcCats2 жыл бұрын

    If your boss does sack you, im going to war for you Alfie

  • @LILYOYO_
    @LILYOYO_2 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always, please keep these coming🔥🔥🔥

  • @viserion17_19
    @viserion17_192 жыл бұрын

    Hey HITC, as a fellow suriname native i commend for covering our oh so greatfull vice-president (with all his other accomplishment) 😂💀 But hey for de most part you were accurate👍 Keep up with these types of videos man i enjoy every single one of them🤙🇸🇷

  • @noahisg4998
    @noahisg49982 жыл бұрын

    We need that concacaf series

  • @callmedavid9696
    @callmedavid96962 жыл бұрын

    Do a lets play of you playing fm with him at hull

  • @GM-qe7lx
    @GM-qe7lx2 жыл бұрын

    This is a very well done video

  • @depekthegreat359
    @depekthegreat3592 жыл бұрын

    I am extremely so happy to see Suriname and football club Inter Moengotapoe's vice president Ronnie Brumswijk sir as a 60 year old played for his own club despite ended up being defeated 6-0 by CD Olimpia(Honduras' side),good friends!!!Even though,he is a good but controversial person,he somehow worked extra hard to play for the club that he co owns at this age which is indeed extremely so remarkarble which I fully praise and give a salute on him,good friends!!!Hopefully,despite both the respective clubs have been suspended from the CONCACAF in their tournament,I fully hope that they would rise extremely so strongly in near future and to see Ronnie sir maybe playing his beloved club again and slowly develop Suriname into a war free country and clench his convictions by accepting the punishments which the courts over there would decide to hand over while maybe still playing football,good friends!!!:-D

  • @elbestmarko17

    @elbestmarko17

    2 жыл бұрын

    What are you even talking about

  • @depekthegreat359

    @depekthegreat359

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@elbestmarko17 Did you watch this video,good friend?:-D

  • @Omarfagenherkul

    @Omarfagenherkul

    2 жыл бұрын

    You must be one of these brainwashed ABOPers of him

  • @depekthegreat359

    @depekthegreat359

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Omarfagenherkul To whom you have replied with your comment,good friend?

  • @v4lentijn
    @v4lentijn2 жыл бұрын

    So funny to see my mother’s country being represented on HITC

  • @b3an3er
    @b3an3er2 жыл бұрын

    Was waiting for this one 😂 if this would’ve happened in Europe people would’ve been all over this 😂

  • @zacharyhacault9546
    @zacharyhacault95462 жыл бұрын

    Just got back from a wedding at 4:30 in the morning in 🇨🇦 what a nice treat this is

  • @hierkonnteihrewerbungstehe3426
    @hierkonnteihrewerbungstehe34262 жыл бұрын

    I am deeply sorry but this Ronny guy is pretty sympathetic

  • @nycfcawaydays3259
    @nycfcawaydays32592 жыл бұрын

    NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CONCACAF!

  • @balham5606
    @balham56062 жыл бұрын

    Some good research on the person

  • @carlosbertrand544
    @carlosbertrand5442 жыл бұрын

    To give a little more insight on what happened after the Olimpia match, the money given more as a gift, still stupid from the Olimpia players as gifts are obviously not allowed. Weirdly Pedro Troglio allowed this party vibe to happen in the dressing room and celebration. Apparently the celebration comes from the fact he rigged the score succesfuly as the last couple of goals defending was especially bad to say the least and his team missed a penalty comically bad. Olimpia players have been trolled to death as there were national team regulars, players that have appeared in the world cup even, involved and way to well financially to be thrown out of the competition like this.

  • @bryanoflynn5938
    @bryanoflynn59382 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant, thank you

  • @beasttheboy
    @beasttheboy2 жыл бұрын

    That brunswijk for ya 🇸🇷

  • @chestersabajo5527
    @chestersabajo55272 жыл бұрын

    He has 132 children,i am from suriname😁

  • @bammbamm1226
    @bammbamm12262 жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy you gave a shout out to football manager

  • @nathaniel7744
    @nathaniel77442 жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for this one

  • @CheekandBluster
    @CheekandBluster2 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff, no matter what Alfie's boss thinks. I am very, very on board with "Now That's What I Call CONCACAF!" The FIFA sub-fiefdom best and often described by Roger Bennett as the Star Wars cantina of world football. Escobar-ish strongman politician-owner-midfielders! Ridiculously large football grounds! Payola! Referee extortion! Paying good $ to have your team trounced 6-0! It's all just so very Concacaffy.

  • @siriestichotkan2198
    @siriestichotkan21982 жыл бұрын

    This is normal in suriname elected officials having a extended rapsheet.

  • @citizenstranger
    @citizenstranger2 жыл бұрын

    looks like he's carrying a bag of flour under his shirt.

  • @jimibaboza
    @jimibaboza2 жыл бұрын

    I sense a backlash against overly long backgrounds/setting the scene sections in videos.

  • @arandomperson1999
    @arandomperson19992 жыл бұрын

    Just another day in concacaf

  • @danielalbertohernandezmerl7451
    @danielalbertohernandezmerl74512 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to our magical, awesome and all mighthy concacafquian universe.

  • @balham5606
    @balham56062 жыл бұрын

    A documentary on the bad situation at Oldham Athletic this season

  • @rahiezasraf5840
    @rahiezasraf58402 жыл бұрын

    Nice one 🇸🇷

  • @daviddavies2742
    @daviddavies27422 жыл бұрын

    Any more of the ones. What's going on with 'insert club name here' ones there the best in my humble opinion.

  • @jamiecarroll1627
    @jamiecarroll16272 жыл бұрын

    Video idea: The corrupt tenure of former fai CEO John Delaney

  • @suffolkpompey
    @suffolkpompey2 жыл бұрын

    I find it more astonishing that anyone would believe ANYTHING that's posted on Twatter in the first place.

  • @amoghagnihotri204
    @amoghagnihotri2042 жыл бұрын

    19:01 classic Alfie move 👏🏻😂

  • @ousmansano21
    @ousmansano212 жыл бұрын

    11:30 made me laugh just thinking about it

  • @therealuncleowen2588
    @therealuncleowen25882 жыл бұрын

    Here's a Concacaf focus video idea. Why is Jonathan Bornstein a national hero in Honduras?

  • @theoturgoose3628
    @theoturgoose36282 жыл бұрын

    He is what rick ross wishes

  • @jamthefed
    @jamthefed2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, you can probably make a whole new channel just with CONCACAF stories

  • @milehigooner
    @milehigooner2 жыл бұрын

    Only in CONCACAF 🤦‍♂️

  • @milehigooner

    @milehigooner

    2 жыл бұрын

    I should also mention that this was another brilliant video - thank you Alfie for bringing the knowledge and the laughs!

  • @taumaserumule1073
    @taumaserumule10732 жыл бұрын

    63, rested & at his peak hahaha

  • @dogghouse306
    @dogghouse3062 жыл бұрын

    Only in 🇸🇷 , I know because is my country 😉😁

  • @od9694
    @od96942 жыл бұрын

    So when can we join the HITC Sevens militia??..

  • @javiermoreno5898
    @javiermoreno58982 жыл бұрын

    I would definitely would watch a Now that is what I call CONCACAF from a person who lives in central America, and also, I want to meet the Football manager developers, they seem to do their homework really well

  • @edmundbloxam2714
    @edmundbloxam271411 ай бұрын

    I'm confused about the match fixing. Aren't the teams that throw in the towels the ones who usually benefit financially? Why would you pay a team to beat you?

  • @JonasRodgers
    @JonasRodgers2 жыл бұрын

    Inter Moengotapoe: embarrassing CONCACAF one step at a time

  • @danielevans5286
    @danielevans52862 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a documentary style video on why Watford keep sacking their managers

  • @michaelmaguire8132
    @michaelmaguire81322 жыл бұрын

    Why Derry city competes in the Irish league and not the northern Irish leaguen

  • @joejamros
    @joejamros2 жыл бұрын

    It dosen't matter how old you are. You want to play Football.

  • @mandhustudios
    @mandhustudios Жыл бұрын

    how the heck does this video only have 55K views?

  • @jackshit9958
    @jackshit99582 жыл бұрын

    Can't wait for the Saudi prince to play for Newcastle

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