Galvão loses his temper and becomes a laughingstock.

The narrative of the World Cup of yellow shame has barely begun, and the protagonist, with the air of a buffoon, is once again the commentator from Rede Globo, now definitively alone in the narration on open TV; Galvão Bueno put his jingoism to work and placed all the responsibility for the draw on the game's refereeing; as usual, he became a joke on social media, but this time the unanimity surrounding his patriotic pronouncements took on a more political tone, with the rejection of the TV station also on the rise.

June 18, 2018, 09:06 pmUpdated May 28, 2019, 09:30 AM

The narrative of the World Cup of yellow shame has barely begun and the protagonist with the air of a buffoon is once again the commentator from Rede Globo, now definitively alone in the narration of open TV; Galvão Bueno put his jingoism to work and placed all the responsibility for the draw on the game's refereeing; as usual, he became a joke on social media, only this time the unanimity surrounding his patriotic pronouncements took on a more political tone, with the rejection of the TV station also on the rise (Photo: Gustavo Conde)

247 - The narrative of the World Cup of yellow shame has barely begun, and the protagonist with the air of a buffoon is once again the commentator from Rede Globo, now definitively alone in the narration of open TV. Galvão Bueno put his jingoism to work and placed all the responsibility for the draw on the game's refereeing. As usual, he became a joke on social media, but this time the unanimity surrounding his patriotic pronouncements took on a more political tone, with the rejection of the TV station also showing an upward trend.

"When Brazil scored an own goal, Galvão Bueno lost his temper. Miranda was 'pushed,' he exclaimed, seeing a foul by Switzerland in the play. Even in his final comments, he relentlessly attacked the 'mess' of the video refereeing. He also lashed out at the 'weak little referee' César Ramos." Commentators Caio Ribeiro and Arnaldo César Coelho showed solidarity, developing the questioning into conspiracy theories, but their support for Galvão – now definitively alone in broadcast television commentary – didn't go much further.

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Things like "Galvão Bueno already giving the referee's full name to the voodoo-practicing fans" or "Galvão says the name like a mobster ordering us to go kill the guy." But it also didn't cause another "Shut up, Galvão," a Twitter campaign that eight years ago ended up in the New York Times. He is no longer perceived as having the power to deserve so much anger—despite his monopoly on broadcast television.