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Can a Feminist Revolution Save Women’s Soccer in South America?

Brenda Elsey explains how women are saving their soccer federations from near-oblivion.

Dave Zirin

April 17, 2018

This week, we speak to Brenda Elsey, co-host of the Burn It Down podcast, who is currently in Buenos Aires. She is researching and writing about women soccer players in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, and how they have used collective organizing to reclaim their soccer federations from near-oblivion. We also discuss how a broader feminist awakening in South America is affecting this revolt.

We also have Choice Words about the NFL and free agent safety Eric Reid. We got Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards, and some wacky NBA playoff predictions going into the postseason.

Brenda Elsey Twitter: @Politicultura “From the ashes: South American women rise again for the Copa América Femenina,” The Guardian

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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.


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