The People’s Game Podcast #12 – 6/23/14

On today’s podcast, we focus on Mexico and the Netherlands, whose victories today mean they will face off against each other in the Round of 16. Alan and Meleiza recap Holland’s win, as well as El Tri’s ecstatic victory and how the rise of CONCACAF may reflect on Europe’s dominance of the game, and give a preview of tomorrow’s matches. KPFK’s Antonio Gonzalez speaks with David Brooks of La Jornada on how Mexico’s conservative government is using the team’s glory to distract people from the dramatic and reactionary economic reforms being rammed through the legislature. Finally, we reprise Alan Minsky’s 2010 interview with David Winner, author of “Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer.”