Corinthian Casuals
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do that anymore (try asking our players
to step aside) but we do remain strictly
amateur – a belief that a game of football
is just that… a game.
We try to teach all of our youth sides
(players and parents) about playing to
the Corinthian Spirit. We list a whole
philosophy on our Youth website for
those involved to get to know and
hopefully adhere to. Our kids are taught
that it’s not about how many goals we
score or concede. It’s all about enjoying
the game and, at the same time, learning
and developing football and life skills.”
The Modern Day
“Of course, it’s not easy to retain our
historical philosophy in the modern
game. It’s a testament to our players
that they manage to compete in a league
where every other club (bar Guernsey) is
semi-professional. How do we compete?
We have a fantastic bunch of players
who play for the right reasons… the
love of competition.
The result of this is we don’t attract the
football mercenaries; the players chasing
the money who couldn’t care about the
club. We have one player who joined us
at the start of the season, who jokingly
admits he’s ‘played for every nonleague club’ but
recently stated
It’s not about earning
that extra twenty
quid with them.
“One of the legacies of
the Corinthians was that
they took football around
the world, spreading the
Beautiful Game to all four
corners of the globe”
he’s never known a team unity and spirit like the one
that exists at Corinthian-Casuals.”
Visiting Brazil
“One of the legacies of the Corinthians was that they took
football around the world, spreading the Beautiful Game to all
four corners of the globe and being instrumental in making it the
global sport it is today. In 1910, we toured Brazil and one match
inspired five local Railway workers to create their own football
team in honour of the way Corinthians played. That club has
since become one of the largest in South America: Corinthians
Paulista – the two-time FIFA World Champions.
In 1914, Corinthians were due to play the newly-formed
Corinthians Paulista, but war broke out as Corinthians arrived
in South America and had to return home. Sadly, all but one died
on