The club's mascot, the Musketeer
History of Henrique C. - Viseu, Portugal
The club's mascot, the Musketeer, emerged from a chronicle in the newspaper A Gazeta Esportiva after a friendly match against Barracas, from Argentina. The text compared the grit of Corinthians players with The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. Corinthians lived for four years without having a shield. The first one was only designed in 1914. The first Corinthians uniforms were cream colored. The shade, however, faded easily after washing, and as there was no money to replace the fabric, it was decided to adopt white as the official color.