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Corinthians: 2012 World Champion

The finals of the World Club Championship were played today in Japan, with Corinthians defeating mighty Chelsea, the EuroCup Champion, 1x0. 

Corinthians, the team of the poor in Sao Paulo, defeats a team with a payroll orders of magnitude higher! It's a victory of the love of soccer versus rich European teams. The team was not scored on in these finals. Chelsea hit the post on the 49th minute of the 2nd half. Then the party started. Tomorrow will be a holiday in Sao Paulo. Corinthians has millions and millions of fans. 20,000 Corinthians fans had traveled from Brazil to Japan to cheer their team! What the coach said after the match: "We won because we play like a team, together."

Cassio, the gk, was elected best player: 

This was the party in Sao Paulo, recorded by various cell phones: This is Paulista Avenue, Sao Paulo's and South America's biggest financial district:

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