Santa Cruz F.C. from Recife, Brazil is a chronically mismanaged(financially) team that has one of the largest fan bases in the country. Their latest financial crisis saw them fall out of Serie A in 2005 and things got so bad they fell all the way to Serie D (which literally has part time players on some teams). Even during this crisis they were getting 45,000+ fans at games on weeknights. The team has a proud history and even saw the great Rivaldo come up through their ranks. Last week they secured a spot back in Serie A for the first time in 10 years and the fans basically shut Recife down. This has been my Dad's favorite team since he was a kid and is also my favorite team, we have wonderful memories attending games together when I was still a kid in Brazil.