Corinthians youth executive discusses talks over return to MCF | OneFootball

The Corinthians youth divisions have been suffering due to their exclusion from the Youth Development Clubs Movement (MCF) since 2025. In addition to not participating in competitions with the member clubs—considered the most relevant in the country—Timão has also been targeted by player departures to other clubs without any penalties.

The club has been trying to work around the situation since it occurred, which has already passed through the hands of Augusto Melo's management and is now being handled by Osmar Stabile. The youth executive, Erasmo Damiani, spoke about the attempt to return to the movement.

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“When I arrived, I spoke with João (Paulo Sampaio, youth director at Palmeiras). We sent a proposal and Palmeiras said there was no more discussion with Corinthians, because they had sent a counterproposal and Corinthians hadn't responded. At that moment, I wanted to let it go for a bit. Now we also have to see with the arrival of Marcelo (Paz, professional football executive) and see what we think. Soon, we need to try to align or see what we can do to benefit the Corinthians players, not harm them. The ones who suffer the most are the younger categories, because the U-20 and U-17 have a national calendar. The U-15 will have the Brazilian Championship, but so far no one knows what the criteria will be for inviting clubs, so we have many parallel competitions for U-15, U-14, U-16…,” the youth executive began.

“It's a complicated issue. We have to see with the Movement. The president was (Carlos) Brazil, who was at Sport, but since I'm out of the Movement, I don't know what the situation is, because he left Sport. We have to look for a solution that is beneficial to Corinthians. I will sit down with Marcelo (Paz), the president (Osmar Stabile), and our legal team and see what we can do that is beneficial for Corinthians. We will make a decision that will not harm the institution,” Damiani added, regarding the possibility of taking the case to court.

Corinthians' exclusion happened after a complaint from Palmeiras for allegedly poaching a U-14 player, an age group that does not yet have professional contracts. After the accusation, the clubs decided to remove Timão from the group.

“I was part of the Movement. I was always part of the Movement at other clubs, and we had a rule that clubs with problems could not participate in competitions. This happened with the Nike U-15 Cup last year, in which the clubs did not participate because Corinthians had confirmed. We have to see how we can avoid harming the Corinthians players for the year 2026,” he added.

In 2025, traditional youth tournaments, such as the U-15, suffered boycotts from the movement's clubs due to Corinthians' participation. The older categories were not as impacted, since they have a national calendar.

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