Marcos Davi Silva Steuernagel
@msteuernagel.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Theater @ The New School
Performance & Politics | Brazilian & Latin American Studies
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Performance & Politics | Brazilian & Latin American Studies
newschool.edu/lang/faculty/marcos-davi-silva-steuernagel
Alvin Johnson's response 😂
September 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Alvin Johnson's response 😂
I am not trying to diminish the serious problem of economic inequality between teams from former colonizing and former colonized countries, that problem is real and should be addressed. What I am saying is that, based on what we have seen in the #FIFACWC, I hope we can retire "European superiority"!
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I am not trying to diminish the serious problem of economic inequality between teams from former colonizing and former colonized countries, that problem is real and should be addressed. What I am saying is that, based on what we have seen in the #FIFACWC, I hope we can retire "European superiority"!
Moreover, top 🇧🇷 teams are competitive against most teams from these four European leagues, and both 🇧🇷 and 🇦🇷 are competitive against most other leagues, including 🇵🇹. This is hardly "European superiority." This is the superiority of teams from 🏴🇩🇪🇪🇸🇮🇹🇵🇹🇧🇷🇦🇷, as has been the case for the past century!
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Moreover, top 🇧🇷 teams are competitive against most teams from these four European leagues, and both 🇧🇷 and 🇦🇷 are competitive against most other leagues, including 🇵🇹. This is hardly "European superiority." This is the superiority of teams from 🏴🇩🇪🇪🇸🇮🇹🇵🇹🇧🇷🇦🇷, as has been the case for the past century!
My point is not that the best football teams today play in Europe (they do). My point is that the top tier of club football today comes from three European leagues, 🏴🇩🇪🇪🇸 (four if you want to be generous and include 🇮🇹). The #FIFAWCW demonstrated that the top 🇧🇷 teams can play head-to-head with them
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My point is not that the best football teams today play in Europe (they do). My point is that the top tier of club football today comes from three European leagues, 🏴🇩🇪🇪🇸 (four if you want to be generous and include 🇮🇹). The #FIFAWCW demonstrated that the top 🇧🇷 teams can play head-to-head with them
If INTER wins and JUV upsets Real Madrid, that still leaves us with 2 🇩🇪, 2 🏴, 2 🇮🇹, PSG 🇫🇷 and 1 🇧🇷. If FLU and Real Madrid win, that would leave us with 2 🇩🇪, 2 🏴, 1 🇪🇸, PSG 🇫🇷 and 2 🇧🇷 as the top 8 teams in the world. Not bad for a competition in which UEFA started out with 12 out of 32 seats!
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If INTER wins and JUV upsets Real Madrid, that still leaves us with 2 🇩🇪, 2 🏴, 2 🇮🇹, PSG 🇫🇷 and 1 🇧🇷. If FLU and Real Madrid win, that would leave us with 2 🇩🇪, 2 🏴, 1 🇪🇸, PSG 🇫🇷 and 2 🇧🇷 as the top 8 teams in the world. Not bad for a competition in which UEFA started out with 12 out of 32 seats!
For the Round of 16, 🇧🇷 was unlucky in that Palmeiras and Botafogo faced each other, and Flamengo ended up facing Bayern (top tier) due to their GS loss to Benfica. Still, barring an upset by Monterrey or Al-Hilal, if FLU beats Inter today, we can still have 2 🇧🇷, an impressive 25% vs UEFA's 6 (75%)
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
For the Round of 16, 🇧🇷 was unlucky in that Palmeiras and Botafogo faced each other, and Flamengo ended up facing Bayern (top tier) due to their GS loss to Benfica. Still, barring an upset by Monterrey or Al-Hilal, if FLU beats Inter today, we can still have 2 🇧🇷, an impressive 25% vs UEFA's 6 (75%)