the women’s team Corinthians achieved a very representative feat this weekend. The team, which has been led by Arthur Elias since 2016, is the only Brazilian and also the only representative outside UEFA to be among the top ten clubs in the first official ranking of the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics), released last Saturday. .
As brabas were in seventh place, with 432 points, behind only Barcelona, Lyon, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Wolfsburg and Real Madrid. Rounding out the top 10 are Juventus and Arsenal.
From now on, the ranking will be released by IFFHS once a month. It is based on the performance of clubs in national and international tournaments in the last 12 months, with a calculation similar to the men’s, in a ranking that has been released for several years.
Other Brazilian clubs appear on the list: Ferroviária (17th), São Paulo (32nd), São José (38th), Flamengo (39th), Palmeiras (43rd), Santos and Botafogo (64th), Kindermann-Avaí (79th), Internacional (169th) and Gremio (180th).
Corinthians is a major power in Brazilian and world women’s football. It has three championships in Paulista, Brasileiro and Libertadores, in addition to titles in the Copa do Brasil and Supercopa do Brasil, in the first edition of the tournament, played this year.
Barcelona won the treble last season – La Liga, Copa de la Reina and Champions, in addition to having in its squad the best player in the world today, Alexia Putellas. Lyon, on the other hand, is a great power in the sport, with seven Champions League titles.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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