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

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2018

⏱️ 40 minutes

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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 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/26/south-america-women-rise-again-copa-america-femenina Zirin, Eric Reid Is Not For Sale https://www.thenation.com/article/eric-reid-is-not-for-sale/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Still Not A Player - Big Pun Feat. Joe | Naima - John Coltrane | Problems - AZ | I Need A Girl Part 2 - Puff Daddy | Drop - Pharcyde | Whoa - Black Rob | We Made It - Ghostface Killah | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	And it's interesting because it's right at the time when all of these countries have actually shifted right in terms of national politics.
0:08.0	But the articulation in the grassroots movement has reached a lot of these women.
0:13.2	And their response is, you know, it doesn't matter if it's not marketable.
0:18.4	It's a public good.
0:20.0	This is what you say.
0:22.8	You have a national team. The government is supporting the men's not marketable. It's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, is, is supporting the men's side.
0:24.4	And equally, we should, we should, we should be able to capture some of those resources.
0:32.3	Welcome to the edge of sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. This week, we speak to Brenda Elsie, an associate professor of history at Hofstra University, and the co-host of the amazing sports and feminism podcast, Burn It All Down. We're talking to Brenda about an article that she just wrote for The Guardian
0:54.6	called From the Ashes, South American Women Rise Again for the Copa America Feminina.
1:02.1	It's an amazing article about the way players in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina are rescuing
1:08.1	women's football from oblivion.
1:11.4	Also, I've got some choice words about Eric Reed, the free agent safety, and why he is not for sale.
1:18.2	I got just stand up, just sit your ass down awards, and I've got all my NBA playoff predictions.
1:23.8	Yes, we are actually going to talk sports.
1:26.1	I'm also going to hand out my postseason NBA awards.
1:28.8	Oh my goodness. I'm sure basketball Twitter is going to flock to this week's podcast.
1:33.5	But before we get to all of that, let's talk to Brenda Elsie.
1:41.9	So Brenda, before the players started their organizing effort, can you give us a sense of what the women's soccer federations looked like in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina?
1:52.7	In 2014, when the last tournament, the last Copa America was held, which is the only time you really get to see these federations come out,
2:02.9	it looked like there was some momentum, some kind of organizing in all of those places.
2:08.9	The president of the federation at that time in Chile, Harold May Nichols was really
2:14.5	interested in developing the women's game for a while. He's since been
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