[Opinion] A phenomenon worth studying

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·15 September 2025

[Opinion] A phenomenon worth studying

By Bruno Cassiano | Central do Timão

They say staying at the top is harder than getting there. And perhaps it's true. When you're at the top, the only possible way is down. Another issue is stagnation: as there is no higher place to reach, many stop to "rest" and end up settling - and it is precisely in the absence of this discomfort that others manage to get there. But this is not what happens with the women's team of Corinthians, the "Brabas".

The alvinegras players, every year, remain firm in the mission to conquer what they had already achieved in the previous season, often with even more effort. This attitude has been fundamental to sustain the alvinegra hegemony in Brazilian women's football for almost a consecutive decade.

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There are colleagues and fans who claim, with irrefutable certainty, that Corinthians' lasting prominence is detrimental to the sport in the country. Nonsense. This idea is born solely and exclusively from the frustration of seeing Corinthians win year after year - understandable from opponents and rivals, but much less justifiable when it comes from sports journalists.

Corinthians is a phenomenon to be studied, not only by other Brazilian teams, but also by clubs, projects and teams from neighboring countries. Running the risk of committing a plausible exaggeration: there is, in the history of football, no project as solid, long-lived and victorious, whether in the sport played by women or men. Corinthians is unique.

Opponent in this Brazilian final, Cruzeiro tries to mirror Corinthians, on and off the field. The same goes for Inter and Palmeiras, who also arrived strong in recent seasons. No one mirrors what does harm; only what gives results. And it is precisely because they are so inspired and structured more and more that, one day, strong teams capable of dethroning the Brabas will emerge. Unfortunately for us, Corinthians fans, this is the natural path.

The public remains interested, just observe the mobilization of the Cabulosas fans in this final stage and how much they followed throughout the championship. Or even remember the strength of Inter's fans in the last Brasileirão final they contested. What really drives the public away is not the hegemony of a team, but the lack of investment, project, visibility, difficulty in accessing broadcasts and the scarcity of relevant information about teams and players.

Even the fallacy that "women's football gives a loss" falls flat thanks to the Brabas and their fans. More than 41,000 people attended the second match of the Brasileirão 2025 final, at Neo Química Arena, generating an income of over 1 million reais - an unprecedented feat for women's football in a single match.

The coach responsible for much of this success today is with the National Team. The board responsible for planning the Corinthians project in women's football is also at CBF. There are also other professionals, in different segments of the confederation, who came from Timão.

CBF understood, some clubs have already understood and, perhaps one day, the other colleagues will also understand. Corinthians and its dynasty do not harm the sport; to say otherwise is just a waste of time - time that would be better invested in observing, learning and implementing. Women's football grows because projects like Corinthians show that excellence sets an example.