Though they were created to defeat the Scots, there were certain founding principles that the club always adhered to: amateurism, fair play, sportsmanship and the Corinthian Spirit.  Watney described this Corinthian Spirit as the sense of British fair play: It was playing with respect for the game, the opposition and ...

The Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (Brazilian Portuguese: [ispT~ti klubi ko~
)tPs pawlistP]), commonly referred to as Corinthians, is a Brazilian professional sports club based in So Paulo, in the district of Tatuap.