Today is the hundredth anniversary of the popular Brazilian club SC Corinthians Paulista. The Corinthians have about thirty million fans nicknamed the "Fiel" (Portuguese for faithful or loyal) which is the second largest amount of fans in Brazil after the club Flamengo. Thirty million is more than the population of Australia (twenty-two million) or the population of Chile (seventeen million) added to the population of Portugal (twelve million). The Timao (a nickname meaning the big team) is one of the most successful in Brazil having won the first edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, the Brazilian Serie A four times, and the Brazilian Cup three times. The clubs official mascot is the musketeer but another important symbol is Saint George. Their current coach is Adilson Batista and one famous Brazilians who played for the club is Ronaldo. The Corinthians anthem is:
Salve o Corinthians
(Hail Corinthians)
O campeão dos campeões,
(The Champion of the champions)
Eternamente dentro dos nossos corações
(Eternally inside our hearts)
Salve o Corinthians de tradições e glórias mil
(Hail the Corinthians of thousand traditions and glories)
Tu és orgulho
(You are the pride)
Dos esportistas do Brasil
(Of Brazil's sportsmen)
Teu passado é uma bandeira,
(Your past is a flag)
Teu presente, uma lição
(Your present, is a lesson)
Figuras entre os primeiros
(You stand among the firsts)
Do nosso esporte bretão
(Of our British sport)
Corinthians grande,
(Great Corinthians)
Sempre Altaneiro,
(Always towering)
És do Brasil
(You are Brazil's)
O clube mais brasileiro
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