World Cup Chronicles (eBook)

PrefaceIntroduction'Imagine in the World Cup': sport mega events and social exclusion in BrazilScrew the World Cup: but call me if the Selecao scores, please!The game's owners: a brief history of the Havelange-Teixeira famigliaPele and Ronaldo: from national pride to anti-heroesRomario: the striker at the national ParliamentNever say no to Teixeira: famiglia business and the new World Cup stadiumsFollowing Socrates' paths: Bom Senso FC and the start of a footballing revoltWhat the hell was the Maracanazo?June 2013: a social revolution in the midst of international footballThe World Cup trophy is ours? Bye-bye to the football nationThe magic is in the air: is the World Cup a 'megalomaniac project' that went well?Futebol arte, the soul of the game: a tribute to GarrinchaFIFA, go home - but first try an acaraje and pay a taxi fareBrazil and Argentina: a friendly rivalryAuthentic learning, Brazilian teachers and the World Cup's education legacyWill girls ever own the ball? Women, football and gender legacy in BrazilProfessor Felipao's pedagogies or when the family did not show up for ChristmasThe Selecao's camp: why should we practice?The Argentinean lessonHey, Dilma, shove it up?Brazilians all let us rejoice: FIFA arrests and a new era for world football?From Dunga to Tite: is the Selecao worth a devil's kiss?Is the FBI coming? The nightmares of a Federation presidentThe '7-1 syndrome': will Brazilian football never learn?Who will pay the bill of 'the best World Cup ever'?Marta is better than PeleCultural and political legacies of the World Cup: where to now? (with Ramon Spaaij)Brazil 3014: a Garrincha-Socrates dream or a Havelange-Teixeira nightmare?AfterwordBibliographyAcknowledgements