the big phil's team

Friday, 12 September 08, 09:09 AM · Comments(3)

while brazil's national team keeps a dumb person, a.k.a dunga, as its coach i think better to ignore it for a while to talk about the only brazlian team that can make me proud, always: grêmio. not mentioning that as a leader of the current Brazilian championship, it's best time to start an international campaign and get so supporters abroad. or at least, spread the gremismo around the world.

if you dont know much about this team what about relating the names ronaldinho gaúcho, anderson [ okay, this one i would skip lol], lucas and luis felipe scolari to the club? what do hey have in common? all of them were part of grêmios glorious days. and nowdays they are spreading good football around the world. even i pretty much agree ronaldinho is not is his best shape, literally. Big Phil is the most popular name among all Gremistas- Grêmio's supporters- especially because he brought us pretty much important cups and it was at its Tricolor team that he started to be recognized as a national/international sucessful coach.he's also a Grêmio supporter since he was a kid, what makes us really proud, of course.

now a bit of grêmio's history here:

Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense were born from a football, which is the way it should be when a club are destined for the greatest glories. The road to victory started with Cândido Dias da Silva, who came from São Paulo to work in Porto Alegre – and his ball.

The English and Germans playing for Rio Grande teams had been invited for a showdown in Porto Alegre. On the appointed day, September 7th 1903, the Várzea pitch was full of onlookers. Cândido, with his ball under his arm, was among them, concentrating greatly on the game.

The Englishmen's ball developed a puncture, to general dismay, and Cândido quickly loaned his own ball to ensure the showdown reached its end. In exchange, the players gave him his first football lessons at the end of the match and told him how to found a club.

Then, on September 15th 1903, 32 young men gathered at Salão Grau, a hotel restaurant at 15 de Novembro street, in the city centre, to begin the history of a winning club, always willing to overcome all challenges.

Grêmio's colours are blue, black and white. The club's mascot has been a Musketeer since 1946. Their first pitch, the Baixada do Moinhos de Vento, opened in 1904 in an upper class area of Porto Alegre. They played there until 1954, when the Olímpico opened – at that time, the country's largest privately owned stadium. In 1980, after closure of the upper circle, the stadium was named Olímpico Monumental.

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photos and history text: grêmio.net

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