| Anybody else watch the docu on BT ' Brothers in Football'? 22:37 - Nov 10 with 764 views | north_stand77 |
Story of The Corinthians - Casuals.
What a fairy tale, well worth a watch if you are interested, I certainly had no idea of their history. |  | | |  |
| Anybody else watch the docu on BT ' Brothers in Football'? on 22:26 - Nov 11 with 670 views | Ewan_Oozami |
I used to watch Corinthian Casuals with my Dad when they did a ground share with Tooting and Mitcham in the 60s He told me about their history and how they inspired the Corinthians team in Brazil and I always thought they'd struggle to survive because their kit was so awful, it was like a horribly constructed Battenberg cake! |  |
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| Anybody else watch the docu on BT ' Brothers in Football'? on 23:52 - Nov 11 with 644 views | north_stand77 |
| Anybody else watch the docu on BT ' Brothers in Football'? on 22:26 - Nov 11 by Ewan_Oozami |
I used to watch Corinthian Casuals with my Dad when they did a ground share with Tooting and Mitcham in the 60s He told me about their history and how they inspired the Corinthians team in Brazil and I always thought they'd struggle to survive because their kit was so awful, it was like a horribly constructed Battenberg cake! |
I knew nothing of their history before seeing this programme.
The Players have never received any payment for playing and the club struggles financially.
For a team like that to inspire a Brazilian club named after The Corinthians with 30 million fans, is incredible. ( a player returned to Brazil early 20th c with a gift of 2 football's for his local kids and then taught them the rules of football. A friendship between the two clubs begun.).
The story is that Brazilian Corinthians fans regularly visit the London club as a pilgramage, but to help them financially ( they were considering folding) the Brazilians invited them over to play in front of 48,000 fans who treated the part timers like idols!
What a fantastic thing to do - and The Corinthian Casuals suddenly had 17 offers of sponsorship as a result.
A heartwarming tale, and a stark contrast to the vast sums that are given to support the PL | | | |
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