Ponte Preta is the second oldest football team established in Brazil still in activity, founded on August 11, 1900, the oldest being Sport Club Rio Grande, of Rio Grande do Sul.
The club was founded on 2 January 1921, by sportsmen from the Italian colony of Belo Horizonte as Societ Sportiva Palestra Itlia. As a result of the Second World War, the Brazilian federal government banned the use of any symbols referring to the Axis powers in 1942.
Fulham Staff Walk To Spurs!\n\n More than 60 colleagues across a variety of departments within the Club will partake in the 12 mile trek from South-West to North London, to raise funds for the Foundation's Fulham Memories programme, which provides support to those suffering from dementia.