Corinthians Get Some Good PR, Learn How To Celebrate & Andre Santos Has Snoop Dogg Bling

By: chris | July 3rd, 2009

A couple weeks ago Corinthians were the shame of Brazil, desperate for some type of good news. Bad celebrations, fans killing rival fans, setting more things alight and on-pitch throw-downs with the youth team (with poor fighting technique at that) read like playing Corinthians is akin to playing in a conflict zone. How better for a sports club to turn that image around? Simple: just win, baby.

And that they have. Two competitions, two trophies (the other a state championship) for the recently-promoted monsters of Brazil after winning the Copa do Brasil yesterday against Internacional – and they even managed to celebrate without setting anyone on fire.

With this win, they enter the Copa Libertadores. The Brazilian championship still has a long way to go, they sit 7th, but regardless of the outcome, it’s been a successful season on the pitch for the Corinthians players, at least.

But none more successful than Andre Santos (unless you count Ronaldo moving swifter than honey dripping uphill), who made a name for himself at the Confederations Cup (just being on the Selecao teamsheet will do that) and being chased by half of Serie A. Andre’s month got just a bit better after assisting on the first and scoring the second of a 2-2 draw in the latter leg of the title home-and-away. This means a trophy on Sunday with Brazil and a trophy on Thursday with his club team. Second-rate trophies, but trophies nonetheless. The man clearly needs his own rap video.

On second thought, scratch that…for a club with a recent history of riots, fights and fires, that might not be such a wonderful idea.

[Futbolita]