e-Think Sport 2021: "He who has sporting power is popular everywhere" (Pascal Boniface, IRIS)

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Pascal Boniface on 01/27/2021 - ©  News Tank

"Soft power is a way of being popular while hard power creates resistance, sometimes even hatred against the one who has it. The one who has sporting power is popular everywhere. The Brazilian regime was not popular when it was a military regime, but its football team was popular. If you are beaten by a sports superpower you are still in awe...

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Pascal Boniface on 01/27/2021 - ©  News Tank

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