I'm Chinese and I've been following this closely for the past few weeks. Can confirm, everything mentioned in this video was exactly on point. So impressed at the detailed research you've been doing mate - keep up the great content

@manchlax7399

3 жыл бұрын

Everything on point... except the pronunciations!

@hanyuzhu7276

3 жыл бұрын

Well, he mistakened the time when Zibo Sunday changed their name to Zibo Cuju (should be after their promotion to Yi League/League Two, not before)

@RitchieSacramento88

3 жыл бұрын

@@hanyuzhu7276 Very minor mistake given how far away China is. Id still say he done your country a service by clearing up the misinformation regarding the Chinese league and it’s tiers that is prevalent in western society.

@lzl4226

3 жыл бұрын

@@RitchieSacramento88 The Chinese leagues ARE terrible, I've been to league one games and they are horrific..... although the super league is not bad, the players are actually good and the games are fun to watch..... friendly people, craft beer after, good memories.....

Honestly the fact that you did this much due diligence and research is absolutely crazy. Specifically as I believe most of the articles about semi-professionnal and amateur football in china absolutely has to be written in Chinese

Can we make it a rule that you can only send video suggestions to Alfie on Twitter, and use the comments section to give feedback on the video.

@raphael4286

3 жыл бұрын

@HITC Sevens please

@balham5606

3 жыл бұрын

He needs to make a video on the AFC Wimbledon story in a documentary type video:-)

@raphael4286

3 жыл бұрын

@@balham5606 get out

@canarycatchup

3 жыл бұрын

Tbf if people put there suggestions here, he gets more comments which helps with the algorithm

@johnwhittaker311

3 жыл бұрын

@@canarycatchup this also it wouldn’t be fair on people who don’t have Twitter

Awesome. Now in approximately 18 minutes I will know the remarkable truth behind that viral photograph.

@Intheflesh1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ellawingbury280 perhaps

Can we just appreciate how much time and effort this man puts in his videos. Class. Every single one.

@andrewt836

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, what made you think otherwise?

@etiennepace9340

3 жыл бұрын

18mins of bla bla bla when he could have done a better job in say 10 or 7 mins.... mentioned too many fringe issues that are too far from the issue.

@GuinessOriginal

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but then he wouldn’t have qualified for the ad revenue

@someotherguyyouknow

3 жыл бұрын

@@etiennepace9340 Yep. That's his style. It's kind of the reason a lot of us are here.

@justhuy7960

3 жыл бұрын

@@etiennepace9340 you clicked Alfie's documentary video and you expected it would be less than 10 mins ?

Best football journalist out there. Well educated and doesn’t come up with cringey sensationalist stories. Great job Alfie !

@OGmetro

3 жыл бұрын

Alfie a Legend but Tifo Football Journalist a GOAT.

Alfie is the type of guy to ruin my childhood by comprehensively breaking down Spongebob episodes.

Alfie starting beef with awful Football Twitter accounts? I'm bang up for this

@qwert28077

3 жыл бұрын

So am i

Footy Accumulator you just got seven'd! Good job mate. 👍

@themathsdebater5471

3 жыл бұрын

i want this to become a recognised term

I think the highest praise I can give your channel is that I have very limited interest in football generally but yet I’ve watch virtually every mini-documentary style video you’ve made! Really interesting and well researched, keep up the fantastic content it’s really appreciated!

Oh, as an aside on this, I was sent a photo of the 2015 Iranian Women's Team, effectively for "Lol, they're mostly men" purposes. But Wikipedia suggests this is not true. But like this story, it plays to MANY prejudices. Any chance?

I think it shows the state of modern journalism or editorial priorities that this video is far and above more informative than the S*n and no doubt other newspaper websites.

@kevmccormick1767

3 жыл бұрын

Main stream media all have agendas to push

I can just picture some random Chinese side thinking they were signing Nemanja Vidic and the other Vidic turning up and confusing them

@thtben

3 жыл бұрын

When Bundesliga and other German pro teams had a little run on Brazilian players back in the 1990s, it got to be like a standing expression: "Der hat seinen Bruder geschickt!" ("That bloke sent his brother!") when a Brazilian turned up and was, miracle of miracles, _not_ the next Pelé. I'm not sure there was an ACTUAL case of it though. :D

@saikomac8626

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@justhuy7960

3 жыл бұрын

@@thtben Giovanni Elber was goat though :))

@kyrkosekaterinaris1328

3 жыл бұрын

How about Lucio? Ze Roberto?

@thtben

3 жыл бұрын

Many worked out just fine or even great, of course! ;-)

0:35 Anyhow *shows a picture of Eddie Howe* Me : Good one there.

@glowingbox4692

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel

@R3in_Ch

3 жыл бұрын

Always has been

It's me!

@nekomi3

3 жыл бұрын

hello

@SUFC1898

3 жыл бұрын

Get him to buy you shirts and make you a mystery box

@NiSM0pt

3 жыл бұрын

You are the fat kid?

@GuinessOriginal

3 жыл бұрын

You’ve been eating too many pork pies mate, you wanna get out and get some exercises

@bikrambhandari2872

3 жыл бұрын

Mystery ellis🤣❤️

“Not everything you read on the internet is true” - Napoleon Bonaparte.

@bababubatz8351

3 жыл бұрын

"Exactly as napoleon said" - Shrek.

@mazdakmina9493

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

I swear Alfie deserves a statue, the guy is a legend of the journalism and a inspiration, I even started college in journalism because of this channel. Greetings from Brazil.

Another brilliant video. Thanks for all the effort you put in. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Can’t lie this video is quality can tell a lot of time went into it

Alfie, this is such a high quality video that I'm actually glad these tweets brought us another one of your well-reserched documentaries!

Alfie, you're a legend. Love these documentaries. Would love to know how you started the research to this, how deep you had to go and how long it took. And to anyone reading this comment - have a great day.

Alfie you are my favourite football KZreadr. Your videos are the most well researched and interesting. I have been subscribed for a very long time and you keep getting better.

I love these sort of videos. They have a certain charm to them. Sandwiched between the ever so common football listicles. Can't find these anywhere else but here.

Excellent video. Topical, multilayered, interesting and entertaining. A window into a world few of us know anything about. The quality of your work is consistently outstanding.

Another quality video, thanks Alfie you’re always my go to for accurate football information.

Alternative title: Alfie destroying social media accounts that don’t fact-check

Alfie: feet and pounds make more sense when measuring the human body Also Alfie: so 126 kg is more or less 20 stones

Some of your best investigative work Alfie 👌 👏 🙌

Thank you so much for clearing this up~!

This was a great video as usual! I never saw the photograph but some social media accounts exist just to make followers. They make exaggerated rumours and post baseless truths which are often found out to be lies. Even media houses like the Sun are like this. Someone like you who researches well and only then posts videos should be well applauded and encouraged. Thanks for putting in the effort and keep going!

Your in depth videos are the best content on your channel, and this one is no exception. Not only do you thoroughly debunk the viral story, you present the true story about what's happening at that club and top it off with other eccentric owners. That's class. If I am to bring a bit to critique to the video, I think you spend too much time in the beginning going through some Twitter stuff without saying much. Otherwise, great video.

This is why this channel is one of the best on KZread.

Excellent journalism, great video!

Alfie. I think it will be a good story talking about my country "iraq" in 2007 winning the asian cup I think it will be a interesting story if you look for it

@derrick73

3 жыл бұрын

hes already made one I believe

@muhammadilyasabdulkarim247

3 жыл бұрын

Tifo did one already

@mustafa_alomary

3 жыл бұрын

@@derrick73 nah he made one when the iraqi team was abused by the president son it will be cheerful if he made this one instead of that it's a very sobbing and emotional story i recommend everyone looking for it

@jcxkzhgco3050

3 жыл бұрын

Tifo made a video already didn’t they

@derrick73

3 жыл бұрын

@@mustafa_alomary Yea I was confusing it with tifo football

Amazing vid. The best yet

Man, I really love these vids Alfie! Not gonna lie though, I have had to learn to be patient when it comes to the appearance of some pictures in your docs. Was wondering what the pic of Buffon was leading to. Never disappointed.

Sensational research and coverage as ever. Shame that, as you say, lies and half truths are so readily accepted and shared by so many on the internet.

I appreciate your video's more everyday, thank you for this amazing content!

A very informative video, loved it!!!

Great and informative video. Thanks

Cracking video Alfie! 👍

When you said the truth are more bizzare than the fiction, I was really not expecting that kind of bizzare stuff. Great video, Alfie!

Talk about some detective work!

Brilliant as always mate. Real journalism.

Love Your videos alfie, They make me very happy, keep it up 🤗

Thanks for the video Alfie and updating us on the comedy level of Chinese football

Brilliant video! Thanks!

Omg, thank you so much. Much research effort put into a single video, very commendable.

I remember your voice from the Academy of ideas. Amazing contents man!.

I like your introductions, they're way smarter than they have any right to be.

Great video Alfie!

You just earned an additional subscriber. Great video.

Actually haven't seen the img yet, gonna watch this anyway Yes i live under a rock

Well done!!! Excellent video.

brilliant research into this video, love this channel. can’t stand all these Twitter and Facebook pages that just post any old thing they hear just so they can get likes and retweets

Another excellent video.

wanted to say thanks for this wonderful video and your research efforts

I had seen that picture, Thank you for Clearing that up. Once again truth proves stranger than fiction.

Those who could read Chinese would already know that the viral photo caption is nonsense straightaway. On the top right, the competing teams are 吉林百家 (Jilin Baijia) and 西安大兴崇德 (Xi'an Daxing Chongde) and not Zibo Cuju (淄博蹴鞠, pronounced more like "Zuh Boh Choo G")

Im glad they shared the original miss-information just so I could hear your very interesting detective work. I was gripped through out, excellent piece of journalism, thank you

Fat shaming, forrin corruption, the fictional tale has it all. Good work for outing the truth

Fantastic video - well done

Brilliant! Love the deep dive

You're bang on about Footyaccums and I don't think they get called out enough about their inaccurate and viral-baiting tweets. Their transphobic tweet about rumours surrounding James Rodriguez was disgusting.

Fantastic video as always. Was trying to guess the players name based on your pronunciation but did not expect it to be 何世华! 华 is not "Who-a" but one smooth sound "huar". Still some work to do on your Chinese skills!!

HITC 7s delivering relevant, life changing content aka just another Thursday 🤷🏿‍♂️

I actually went off after I watched this and watched coach carter for the first time and I must say it’s a brilliant film thanks @hitc sevens👊🏾

Love this. Good detective work pal

i can read chinese and neither of the 2 teams on the scoreboard are zibo cuju, it says jilin bai jia vs xian daxin chongde (from how the words are pronounced in chinese anyways)

Just wanted to tell you that I enjoyed this video. It's great content in more ways than just the football angle. This story is so typical of today's internet in general.

Respect for the amount of time and energy spent researching this!

What a trip this video was, started out weird then just kept going. Absolutely brilliant

I can’t bear some of sports news sites out there. They just make entire articles from a single tweet and don’t even check the accuracy, it’s so lazy. Alfie puts them to shame

Excellent work.

Keep up the good work.

incredible work mate

Bulgaria's prime minister has also played professionally when he wasn't... in great shape

Excellent video❤️🔥

I hope you go viral with this

Ah yes. An hitc sevens documentary. Let's enjoy a gem.

Kudos to HITC Seven for doing the proper research and investigation 👍

We really have to appreciate this guy ..Alfie you are amazing

I gave up. I'll never know the truth behind the lies. I just couldn't bear it being spun out any longer.

Great video Alfie.

Have just happened on this visit by chance. It’s actually one of the most interesting things I’ve seen in years. I’m seriously impressed. Thank you! ...

Shout out to big Ellis Platten from away days. Quality channel!

Respect!!! for trying and researching. I know most people are like nah I don't care. but I respect of the drive the give accurate information.

Thanks for clearing that up, and spreading the truth Really interesting video and some odd stories funnier than the ones spread arpund

I found it funny that "2019" is clearly visible in the bottom news text of the pic yet nobody pointed it out. At least make up the story that the game took place in 2019 but the Chinese government were so ashamed of it they censored it for two years ^^

Wow, really interesting stuff. Just goes to show: don't make up stories about Chinese football because the truth will always be even more bananas. Excellent video as always!

Wow! I never thought I'll get an explanation for this photo.

Yo you definitely should do a video of colombian or south american football... anyway thanks!

Your journalistic integrity deserves all of the awards. Best part by far was the Eddie Howe joke

An idea for a possible future video: "managers who sign the same player at every club"

i'd like a story for the Malaysian Super League from HITC Sevens. Your work uncovering histories, dark truths and listings about the beautiful game are unmatched. May you keep doing what you doing, and we'll keep smashing the like and subs button. Sincerely, a Malaysian.... =)

I am playing FM21 while watching this and as Changchun was mentioned they declared interest in one of my players

Ah Detinho, I would never imagine he would come up in a HITC Sevens video, but I must say I am impressed, he is such a legend in Hong Kong.

Nice So when I will see this picture again on FTW in FNG channel, I will be glad that I knew about the truth before

@abrarmuhtasiim6612

3 жыл бұрын

And this story popped up on the FTW, this wasn’t even a prediction

I’m liking this quality over quantity shift in this channel’s content. It has motivated me to subscribe. Don’t stop researching interesting topics there Allie

This is truly bonkers! Not so much the stories, but the research involved!!