Defeat Could Haunt Brazil for Generations

It's a well-known (and oft-paraphrased) quote from the late legendary Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly, but it bears repeating. "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death," Shankly said. "I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more than that."

Now consider that supporters of the national Brazilian side make Liverpool's do-or-die supporters look like lackadaisical occasional fans, and you'll get some sense of the raw emotion, the sheer pain, flooding that country right now, in the wake of its 7-1 semi-final crushing by Germany

A nation of 200 million people just fell to its knees, and we don't know when it will get up again. Read more...

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