A new ground was built in Itaquera, on the east of the city, and once Brazil '14 was over, it would belong to Corinthians. The good times were about to roll. And there have been some good times. Corinthians won the Brazilian Championship in real style in -- a triumph that catapulted coach Tite into the Brazil national team job -- and repeated the feat in more pragmatic fashion two years later. They also won the local Sao Paulo title three years in a row between But their 'East Side Story' had run into problems.
Having their own stadium was all very well. Paying for it, though, had become a massive headache. It proved a drain on the club's finances to such an extent that the mighty club have been forced to become a low-budget organisation, with obvious consequences on the field.
A few years ago, the idea of Corinthians in the middle of the league table would have been seen as a disaster. At the moment, though, it even comes as something of a relief.
The club have been looking anxiously over their shoulder at the relegation zone in recent times. To make matters worse, historic rivals Palmeiras have found a much better way to handle the transition into a new in this case rebuilt stadium. And backed by a wealthy sponsor, they have been able to assemble a deep squad and challenge for the top silverware.
All the work done by staff at the club is purely voluntary. They exist very much on a hand-to-mouth basis. Corinthian-Casuals were only able to play one match before the outbreak of the Second World War. After the War, they had to use many grounds in the area. The ground capacity is 2, Over the years there have been many visits from people outside the area, namely Brazil. Social media has been phenomenal for Corinthian-Casuals. Thanks to social media they have a fanbase of 30m.
Corinthians Paulista has 30m fans. They are fascinated in the history of their club, how they came to be, the story of the Corinthians. Over the years many fans have travelled over from Brazil to see where their club began. A few years ago there was some mobile phone footage of Casuals striker, Jamie Byatt, scoring in a game. As he ran to the fans behind the goal in celebration, he lifted his shirt to reveal a Corinthians one.
The Brazilian fans in this story went absolutely mad over it. Doug Insole — Former Essex cricketer who played test cricket for England. In Corinthian-Casuals travelled to Brazil to play Corinthians. The legendary former Brazilian captain, Socrates, played for both teams. Corinthians were having a new stadium built for them in preparation for the World Cup. It was opened in April and they wanted a game to commemorate the occasion. An online poll was launched for fans to choose the opponents. Incredibly, Corinthian-Casuals received almost two-thirds of the votes.
So it was decided the amateurs from Tolworth were chosen above some real behemoths of world football. For the Brazilians, they were commemorating the opening of their new stadium. For the English, they were honouring the aborted tour. The amateurs were feted as celebrities. TV appearances, interviews, chat shows, meet-and-greets were the order of the day. They were treated like royalty. The amateurs, who normally played in a ground with a 2, capacity were now being paraded around a 49, capacity stadium.
For the club officials from England, they were desperate to cash in on their new found fame. Numerous offers of sponsorship came in, especially when the locals learned of the precarious financial position of their founding fathers.
It had been seven years since they last had a sponsor and now they were fending off suitors. For the game, the home side honoured the players of the original tour from which the club was born.
The visitors equipped themselves well with goalkeeper Danny Bracken making several important saves. Goalless at half-time and Casuals manager had to bring on Byatt. Their star striker had been injured just prior to the trip. The local fans were desperate to see him in action and they got their wish in the second half. The Casuals kept the home side at bay for an hour but then the deadlock was broken and they went onto win Byatt spent the last ten minutes playing for Corinthians as he and Danilo swapped shirts.
This is an incredible story and one which seems destined to be kept alive both in England and Brazil. The secretary general of Brazil's sports justice tribunal, Paulo Schmitt, said: "I hope all clubs will pay more attention to this issue from now on. I will be. Abusive chants can end in clubs being punished. The incident was the latest in a series of similar events at matches across Brazil. On Friday, the house of one of the Gremio fans caught on camera during the Santos match making monkey noises was burnt down by arsonists.
The fan, year-old Patricia Moreira, was not at home at the time. Related Topics. Published 14 September Published 5 September Published 4 September
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