Archive for the 'Corinthians' Category

July 20th, 2011

Corinthians deal for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez collapses

Corinthians statement released about the proposed Carlos Tevez deal: 'The board of SC Corinthians hereby officially announce the impossibility of signing the Argentine striker Carlos Tevez. "While acknowledging the efforts of Manchester City, and everyone involved in the negotiations, there wasn't enough time for the transfer to be completed. We ...
July 18th, 2011

Video: Roberto Mancini confirms agreement with Corinthians for Carlos Tevez

Manchester City's manager, Roberto Mancini, has confirmed that an agreement has been reached with Corinthians for the sale of Carlos Tevez. Speaking on the club's pre-season tour of North America, Mancini said: "We have an agreement with Corinthians but Carlos now is still a City player." (below) It had been reported that City turned down a ...
February 4th, 2011

Corinthians Fans Smash Players’ Cars Following Early Copa Libertadores Exit

Note to Corinthians staff and organization - Look into building a gated area where you can allow your players to leave their cars protected while they're away playing for your club.  And throw in some security cameras, guard dogs and maybe some pepper spray while you're at it.
January 17th, 2011

Roberto Carlos’ Goal From A Corner Kick Against Portuguesa

We all know what Roberto Carlos can do with a ball, going back to that free kick against France in '97 where the ball started outside the post and came all the way back. And if you take a look at the keeper in the replay, Roberto Carlos knew exactly what he was doing.... But to be able to pull it off? Check that Free Kick Against France after ...
October 2nd, 2010

Miss Fiel And The Faithful Hawks

The largest soccer fan club in the world belongs to São Paulo’s Corinthians FC. Their supporters, Gaviões de Fiel are renowned for being the biggest organized rooting association in the world. They have over 80,000 supporters, and among them you will find soccer muses, a samba school, and arguably the most impressive float at Rio’s Carnaval. In ...
September 23rd, 2010

Santos v Corinthians Highlights – Brasileirão 2010

How long until Neymar gets big money move to Europe? You have to believe it will happen sooner rather than later. Even if Santos is trying to hold on to him very tightly. Also, how about the official theme music when showing the highlights of goals from Corinthians. Who picked that? Is that an official club song? Is that a historically significant ...
September 6th, 2010

SkySports Footballs Greatest: Ronaldo

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, born 22 September 1976, nicknamed Il Fenomeno but commonly known as Ronaldo, is a World Champion Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Corinthians. Ronaldo was one of the most prolific scorers in the world in the 1990s and the early 2000s. He won his first Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer of the Year in ...
September 3rd, 2010

The Corinthians Campaign Continues

Another heater coming out of the Corinthians / Nike Futebol camp. Since they are celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the famed Brasilian club, I'm hoping they keep releasing a video a day for the next year. Is that too much to ask?