King Kevin Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Film on TV tonight regarding the history of this club ,some really fascinating facts about how they took football to Brazil and other parts of the world .They fulfilled a a tour in 2015 which should have taken place in 1914.The ship was on it's way to Brazil when war broke out and they turned back .Over a 160 members of the football club were subsequently killed in the war .Could be a good watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Do they still deliberately miss penalties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtoileSportiveDeDerby Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 16 minutes ago, King Kevin said: Film on TV tonight regarding the history of this club ,some really fascinating facts about how they took football to Brazil and other parts of the world .They fulfilled a a tour in 2015 which should have taken place in 1914.The ship was on it's way to Brazil when war broke out and they turned back .Over a 160 members of the football club were subsequently killed in the war .Could be a good watch. Thx for that, which channel ? Just read about them very interesting, I only knew about the Brazilian team. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian_F.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, EtoileSportiveDeDerby said: Thx for that, which channel ? Just read about them very interesting, I only knew about the Brazilian team. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian_F.C. Channel 4 11.05 pm called Brothers in Football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Do they still deliberately miss penalties? What's the story behind that then Andy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, King Kevin said: What's the story behind that then Andy? The club was famed for its ethos of "sportsmanship, fair play, [and] playing for the love of the game".[4] 'Corinthian Spirit, still understood as the highest standard of sportsmanship, is often associated with the side. This spirit was famously summed up in their attitude to penalties; "As far as they were concerned, a gentleman would never commit a deliberate foul on an opponent. So, if a penalty was awarded against the Corinthians, their goalkeeper would stand aside, lean languidly on the goalpost and watch the ball being kicked into his own net. If the Corinthians themselves won a penalty, their captain took a short run-up and gave the ball a jolly good whack, chipping it over the crossbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Squid said: If the Corinthians themselves won a penalty, their captain took a short run-up and gave the ball a jolly good whack, chipping it over the crossbar I assume that is the approach we take with our penalties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Isnt it Corinthians who were threatened with relegation and the Brazil FA put in a mid season rule change that said any team who had won the championship could not get relegated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, Paul71 said: Isnt it Corinthians who were threatened with relegation and the Brazil FA put in a mid season rule change that said any team who had won the championship could not get relegated Different Corinthians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 4 hours ago, King Kevin said: Channel 4 11.05 pm called Brothers in Football. No women's team then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, BaaLocks said: No women's team then? Gender assumption? Brothers in Football?!?!? Should be called "Siblings in football" although that may still wind up some snowflakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Squid said: Gender assumption? Brothers in Football?!?!? Should be called "Siblings in football" although that may still wind up some snowflakes. on a side note, my daughter is currently insisting on being referred to in gender neutral terms. So I called her a drama monarch and she flounced off in an enormous huff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Thanks @King Kevin - I like things like that to read up on during my Saturday morning poo. Interesting how they can still attract big name players in spite of their disgusting pink & brown kit. This is their former trequartista Diego Maradona... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 On 21/11/2019 at 08:37, King Kevin said: Channel 4 11.05 pm called Brothers in Football. For anyone looking for it, I think it's on ITV hub (watching it now) not More4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomarkwright Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I found it very moving and informative how the Brazilians really took to their story and helped them out. Long live the Corinthian-Casuals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Great old club, not far from me in Tolworth. Played against them a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Finally got around to watching this last night. A fascinating watch. I knew a lot less about this story than I thought I did! Those guys who eventually went over there were living the dream for all amateur players everywhere, and I'm sure those memories will stay with them forever. And what a delightful thing to do, putting the names on the back of the shirts, of the guys who missed out 100 years previously, who never got the opportunity to go back there and finish what they started! Yer see... The game can still be beautiful! 10/10 from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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