The People’s Game Podcast #32 – 7/13/14

The brilliant, collaborative, whole-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts German national team won the World Cup on Sunday. This is the product of Germany recognizing the need to allocate resources to build an institution valued by the entire society. Germany has the most coherent, well-funded national soccer program in the world, and it should be no surprise that they just won the World Cup. Socialism works. Socialism wins.

On today’s podcast, Alan and Meleiza review the final with Pablo Miralles in Shanghai. Alan and Meleiza also review the World Cup in light of the big themes surrounding the people’s game: of history, capitalism, politics, the way we live and the way we play.