Why Don’t You Hate Brazil?
I have been reading with great interest the thoughts of Euler, WCB’s Czar of Brazil, over on his blog, as well as some of the comments coming from people around the world. It has gotten me thinking. I know very few people who despise Brazil’s team. I wonder why.
Generally in sports the teams that are the most successful are the ones that bring about the most reaction, both positive and negative. There are those who love a winner and there are those who always root against the favorite. Think of the top club teams in the world. Chances are you know someone who loves them and someone who wouldn’t support them for any amount of money.
With the exception of my friends from Argentina, I know very few people who foam at the mouth when you mention Brazil. This is interesting to me since Brazil is as close to a dynasty in international football as we have ever seen. A five-time champion, the team has made the finals the past three World Cups and is the prohibitive favorite in Germany this summer.
These are the results that would normally bring out the haters.
Sure there are plenty of people who don’t want Brazil to lift the trophy again. I fall into this category, but not because I dislike Brazil or because I am jealous of them but simply because I’d like to see someone new win this time around.
Perhaps Brazil avoids international wrath because of the way in which it plays. Entertaining, electric football is easy to admire and sometimes when I am watching Brazilian players it is like I am hypnotized. With a few exceptions, Brazil’s teams have played with class and has not earned a reputation for being especially dirty. On this year’s team I can’t think of a player who could be considered a villain.
Euler asks if it will be bad for the sport if Brazil captures the Hexa this summer. I don’t think it will be bad, but I think with every trophy there will be more people who become fans of Brazil and more that learn to hate the team. Such is the nature of being a champion. In Brazil’s case, it just seems like more people are falling into the fan category.
By the way, if you haven’t seen this Ronaldinho video yet, give it a look. It takes a bit of time to get going, but once it does you won’t be disappointed.
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