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Showing posts with label FIFA. Show all posts
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:
FIFA 2012 Puskas and Golden Ball Prizes
There are 3 finalists for FIFA's annual Most Beautioful Goal of the year: Neymar, Falcao, and Stoch.
Who do you think will win?
UPDATE Jan 8: Results are in by FIFA:
- Golden ball: Messi
- Puskas: Stock
This is Neymar's spectacular 68m goal:
Falcao's spectacular shot: Stoch's shot:
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