Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
There's a direct parallel between two radicalizing movements — the US women's national team and Brazilian society under dictatorship. Both started in the dressing room. Both spilled into something bigger.
Socrates — captain of Brazil's national team at the height of his powers — called for a national vote on free elections during the military dictatorship. He said if it didn't pass, he'd leave Brazil for good.
Like Muhammad Ali. Like Kaepernick. He gambled everything.
Sometimes the most radical thing an athlete can do is risk losing it all.
Episode 3 of Our Copa is out now. Merritt, Musa, and Julio on the Corinthians democracy movement.
Listen wherever you get podcasts. Watch the full episode — The Corinthians: An Experiment in Democracy — on Valor Media's YouTube.
#OurCopa #WorldCup #Soccer #Football #WorldCup2026
There's a direct parallel between two radicalizing movements — the US women's national team and Brazilian society under dictatorship. Both started in the dressing room. Both spilled into something bigger.
Socrates — captain of Brazil's national team at the height of his powers — called for a national vote on free elections during the military dictatorship. He said if it didn't pass, he'd leave Brazil for good.
Like Muhammad Ali. Like Kaepernick. He gambled everything.
Sometimes the most radical thing an athlete can do is risk losing it all.
Episode 3 of Our Copa is out now. Merritt, Musa, and Julio on the Corinthians democracy movement.
Listen wherever you get podcasts. Watch the full episode — The Corinthians: An Experiment in Democracy — on Valor Media's YouTube.
#OurCopa #WorldCup #Soccer #Football #WorldCup2026
