Why Doesn't Monaco Have A National Football Team?

Monaco is a sovereign city-state with almost 40,000 residents, a 16,000 seater football stadium, and a football team - AS Monaco - who have won eight Ligue 1 titles and reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League final.

There's just one thing missing - a FIFA and UEFA affiliated national football team.

In this video, HITC Sevens takes a look at why that is the case, what makes Monaco unique within international football, and whether it's likely to change anytime soon.

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[kaithechamp]

Prince albert in the 10 role with Charles Leclerc and his brother Arthur Leclerc on the wing

[FlameDragon]

I went to Monaco as a lifelong F1 fan expecting it to be the most exclusive gated community in the world. In reality it's just a decent French seaside town full of absolute rich wankers.

[alastairwood]

Winning the CL with Vaduz on Football Manager is the final boss of challenges, you have to win the Conference League to get in the Europa League, then win that the next season when you are in it, then win the Champions League in that next year too. So all three European competitions in a row, if you fail to win the EL or CL at the first attempt, you go back to the beginning

[mynulkarimmahim]

They're lucky enough to have an F1 race winner who's actually a local lol

[wynoi_yt]

India : We suck because our best athletes play cricket and badminton
USA : Y'all lucky our poor kids dream of NBA and NFL instead of World Cup
Monaco : We don't even have a National Team because all our poor kids play polo, golf, yachting and Formula One

[soundscape]

Yes, basically AS Monaco acts as Monaco's identity in the world of football. A Monaco national team would be absolutely awful and out of sync with how the principality wants to portray itself.

[od]

Several other youtube channels are making critical video about Fabrizio Romano after you did Alfie

[jozaz]

Shout out to any millionaire's watching Alfie, respect

[ifan_]

please make a video about Wales' often ignored domestic top flight. the league isn't taken very seriously, but the champions recently qualified for the Europa conference and will play fiorentina among others

[j.y.]

Nobody:

Alfie: Why doesn't a casino masquerading as a country have a national football team?

[FuturisticStuff]

I went to visit Nice in 2019 and decided to go Monaco cause it was half an hour away on the train and wanted an extra stamp in my passport. Whilst I was exploring I went for a quick coffee stop at a Starbucks at the top of this building. When I got in the lift I realised I was sharing it with none other than Naldo and his family 😅. Didn’t say a word or ask for a photo cause I thought it’d be weird whilst he’s with his wife and kids but that man is a giant

[johanericsson]

18:05 We need a video on the one time they didn't win.

[OutdatedBeverage]

Great vid Alfie, now fancy doing one about Jersey/Guernsey? Both have attempted multiple times to ascend to full FIFA recognition, both have failed. For interesting reasons…

[seth.gravity]

The tax dodgers aren't gonna put up much of a fight. They might have a good womens team with all the yacht baddies, though

[lordhenrywotton]

I have a few more players who could play for Monaco.

Jonathan Correia (Beausoleil, fullback, defensive mid)

Jemerson (Grêmio, centre back)

Gautier Lloris (Le Havre, centre back)

Filipe Ferreira Marques (Amora, centre mid)

Sorry it doesn’t help the attack much.

[CanceloJr]

perfect timing. im literally outside the principal's office waiting for my mom to come and Alfie drops 😂🐐

[lokmansahat]

Alfie, can you make a video about the current state of Malaysian football especially about national football team, national league, development of grassroot, the governing body and the problem which is happened since before, during and after Malaysia enter to AFC Asian Cup this year in general.

[anthonyjudeaggabao]

Love the FC Vaduz shout, notable for being one of the hardest things to do on FM is taking them to the UCL

[tommygigg]

AS Monaco's path to European football really seems to be the major sticking point. Monaco has no trouble fielding an unremarkable national basketball team and are full members of FIBA because rules are different and AS Monaco (which has a strong basketball team) can compete in Europe's top competition while still being part of the French league system.

[gvogas]

Good video, as usual. But the Vaduz comparison, I don't think that it stands. There is precedent in England where Cardiff and Swansea are treated as regular English teams in UEFA competitions, not Welsh.