One was a member of the best team never to win a World Cup, the other one of the most pragmatic to. This is the story of Sócrates and Raí
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One of the sport’s greatest talents; a doctor; an activist; a maverick: in the history of football, no career has looked quite like Sócrates’
In 2014, a century after Corinthian-Casuals were forced to abandon a tour to Brazil due to war, Brazilian giants Corinthians would play their father club
They influenced Corinthians in Brazil and Real Madrid in Spain, and inflicted Manchester United’s biggest defeat: this is Corinthian FC
As Edison Flores sprinted down the left flank, he had three options. He could either cut inside and shoot, lay it off in the middle and make a run, or pick out a…
SÃO PAULO, NOVEMBER 2017. There is, it’s fair to say, never a meaningless encounter between Corinthians and Palmeiras. But all clássicos are not created equal. Sometimes it matters a little bit more; sometimes…
His team fresh off their fifth consecutive win, this one a thrilling 3-2 nail-biter over cross-city rivals São Paulo FC to keep them unbeaten and top of the table, Corinthians coach Fábio…
It took an unlikely – and expensive – route for Chelsea and Brazil midfielder Willian to reach the very top of club football in England
This feature is part of The Fleeting Fraternity What is tragedy? In modern-day usage, it is defined by an event of monumental human suffering, shrouded by pathos and disaster. In dramatic arts’…
This feature is a part of A Tale of One City THE PALMEIRAS PLAYERS had had enough, and they snapped. Like blood trickling down the water in front of a ravenous shark, they…