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Founded on July 21, 1902, by Oscar Cox, young son of an English citizen vice-consul of England in Ecuador, Fluminense Football Club wore, at the time, the colors gray and white. Cox is one of the main responsible for the arrival of football in Brazil. In several trips to the "Land of the Queen", always brought news, balls, sports materials. He also played, was Carioca champion of 1906, when Fluminense was already green, white and grená. With problems to acquire the gray fabric for the original uniform, in 1904 the change was approved, giving birth to the Tricolor.

A pioneer, Fluminense built the first cement stadium in Latin America, the Laranjeiras Stadium, which hosted the South American National Team Championship, currently Copa América, and the Latin American Olympic Games, currently the Pan American Games, and was the scene of the first relevant title of the Brazilian National Team.

Considered the Nobel Prize for Sport, Fluminense is the only club in Latin America that holds the Olympic Cup in 1949, in addition to being the only football club in the world to have its name inscribed on the honor granted by the International Olympic Committee for services to the sport.

It was from Preguinho, one of the tricolor idols, the first goal of the Brazilian National Team in World Cups. Since Cox, many stars have worn the Fluminense shirt. In addition to Preguinho, Pinheiro, Hércules, Escurinho, Waldo, Orlando Pingo de Ouro, Welfare, Ademir de Menezes, Rivellino, Altair, Jair Marinho, Gerson, Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça, Félix, Castilho, Carlos Alberto Torres, PC Caju, Pintinho, Branco, Didi, Ézio, Romerito, Assis, Washington, Renato Gaúcho, Tele Santana, Romário, Deco, Conca, among others, made the joy of the tricolor crowd.

Four-time Brazilian champion, champion of the Copa do Brasil and the Copa da Primeira Liga, and 31 times State champion. Runner-up of the Copa Libertadores and South American Cups.

In addition to the headquarters of Laranjeiras and Maracanã, where it plays its games, Fluminense has two Training Centers. The one in Xerém, in Duque de Caxias, is focused on the basic divisions, and the one in Barra da Tijuca, in Professional Soccer.