Searching for the Meaning of Football - At The World's Most Inspirational Football Club?

Nick Thomson's search for the true meaning of football continues and in Episode 7 of his podcast Around the World in 90 Minutes, he heads south from Manchester to that there London to visit possibly the world's most inspirational football club. A club which once (well, twice actually) provided all eleven players in an England football team, was the inspiration for Real Madrid's iconic all-white kit and took one hundred and one years to complete a tour of Brazil which got interrupted by the First World War although not before providing the inspiration behind the formation of one of the world's biggest and most successful football clubs.

Nick with Corinthian Casuals' chairman Brian Adamson. 

Corinthian-Casuals Football Club was formed in 1939 by the merger of amateur clubs Corinthian FC (founded 1882) and Casuals FC (founded 1883). Whilst it was the Corinthian club that the above narrative refers, both clubs were pioneers of their time in taking football around the country and beyond, at all times championing the ideals of sportsmanship, fair play and amateurism. And Corinthian-Casuals remain an amateur club to this day which, whilst not without its challenges, is nonetheless what makes this club very special. 

Nick with player Marcos Vinicius from Brazil, one of
a number of Brazilian players on the club's books.

What do you get at this ground that you can't get at a Premier League ground? The answer Nick receives to this question is one that will resonate particularly with Manchester City fans right now as they protest against exhorbitant ticket prices.

Also, hear the word juxtaposition used possibly for the first time ever in a football podcast.

How did Corinthian-Casuals become so inspirational?

Why is "pot-hunting" ungentlemanly?

And what does juxtaposition mean?

For answers to these and other questions, tune into the Around the World in 90 Minutes podcast via the links below.

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/around-the-world-in-90-minuets/id1772650811

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5HZALrt0Crw6bHfLE0hzVw