Football is Hell-adise

“Helladise” (hel–uh-dahys) -noun 1. the rapid shift from being in a state of paradise to hell; and vice-versa.(uniquely applied to association football teams) Exactly two months ago, April 1st, certain people outlandishly called Corinthians a “Champions League” team. “They will humiliate the opposition. South America isn’t competitive enough for the caliber of this side”, they…

Steamrolling Corinthians

It’s not often we come across a team that entirely captures our focus, especially during the perpetual social media/smartphone marathon that our lives have turned into nowadays.  Teams like Rinus Michels’ Ajax, Telê Santana’s São Paulo, Carlos Bianchi’s Boca Juniors, Josep Guardiola’s Barcelona, and so on. After 90 minutes of one of the most brilliant…

Emerson “Sheikh” is Out From Corinthians’ Decisive Last Match Against Palmeiras

Last Brasileirão, Emerson decided the tournament for his then-team, Fluminense, by scoring the winning goal against Guarani that gave Fluminense their third national title. This year, he will not be able to do that. It’s been ruled by the STJD (Superior Sports Court of Brazil) that he’ll miss out one match for his “unnecessary roughness” act…

Historic Turnaround: Atlético Mineiro 2×3 Corinthians

Ask any Corinthians fan which way they’d prefer seeing their team win: by a slow-paced but comfortable 3×0, or by a sweaty, extremely hard to come by 3×2 win after being down by two-zero at halftime, and most likely 90% of the answer would be the second choice. The Paulistas started the match atypically lost…