>>149253623For Brazilians, the meaning of life is watching their team beat a European side. That’s the ultimate dream for football fans here. The biggest running joke in our football culture is that Palmeiras doesn’t have a Club World Cup. Brazilians are a deeply complex people who see beating European teams as a patriotic act — when in reality, it just reveals a deep-rooted sense of inferiority. It’s both sad and a bit pathetic, and this Mickey Mouse tournament really brought that to light.
Following sports is what makes poor and dumb people feel special and part of something — but for South Americans, that feeling is taken to a pathological level. When a guy sees Fluminense playing Borussia Dortmund, for a brief moment, it’s like his shitty existence is finally being acknowledged.