Corinthians
noun
Co·rin·thi·ans
kə-ˈrin(t)-thē-ənz 
plural in form but singular in construction
: either of two letters written by St. Paul to the Christians of Corinth and included as books in the New Testament see Bible Table
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Their Week 1 opponent on Sept. 5 has yet to be named, as the NFL will return to Corinthians Arena for the second year in a row.
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Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
The Chargers, who are no stranger to competing abroad, will learn their opponent for the Sept. 5 game at the Corinthians Arena when the league’s schedule is released this spring.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Last season, the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers opened the season in São Paulo at Corinthians Arena.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Lurie and the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil The Eagles kicked off the 2024 NFL season with the league’s first-ever game in Brazil, defeating the Green Bay Packers, 34-29, at Corinthians Arena on Sept. 6, 2024.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Paul in Corinthians wrote about how our brains work.
—Gordon Pennertz, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The soccer team that regularly plays in the stadium that hosted the NFL’s São Paolo game was born in 1910 and named after a visiting English club, the Corinthians.
—Andrés Martinez, TIME, 15 Sep. 2024
The game will be played in Sao Paulo at Arena Corinthians, a stadium with a capacity of nearly 50,000.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Palmeiras went into their Sao Paulo derby with Corinthians — one of the fiercest rivalries on the continent — just one point off the top of the Serie A table.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
The Chargers, who are no stranger to competing abroad, will learn their opponent for the Sept. 5 game at the Corinthians Arena when the league’s schedule is released this spring.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Last season, the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers opened the season in São Paulo at Corinthians Arena.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Lurie and the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil The Eagles kicked off the 2024 NFL season with the league’s first-ever game in Brazil, defeating the Green Bay Packers, 34-29, at Corinthians Arena on Sept. 6, 2024.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Paul in Corinthians wrote about how our brains work.
—Gordon Pennertz, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The soccer team that regularly plays in the stadium that hosted the NFL’s São Paolo game was born in 1910 and named after a visiting English club, the Corinthians.
—Andrés Martinez, TIME, 15 Sep. 2024
The game will be played in Sao Paulo at Arena Corinthians, a stadium with a capacity of nearly 50,000.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Palmeiras went into their Sao Paulo derby with Corinthians — one of the fiercest rivalries on the continent — just one point off the top of the Serie A table.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Corinthians
noun
Co·rin·thi·ans
kə-ˈrin(t)-thē-ənz
: either of two letters written by St. Paul to the Christians of Corinth and included as books in the New Testament see bible
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