In 1989, Chile goalkeeper Roberto Rojas would resort to the most extreme of measures to try to get his country through to the 1990 World Cup
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Named after the famed leader Colocolo, the football team’s badge is a nod to the power and resistance of a man who fought the Spanish invaders
Fifteen years ago, Chile headed to the South American Under-20 Championship. In the days leading up to the tournament, the Chilean press talked about a golden generation that would lead them to…
This feature is part of Duology With their country failing to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 2006, it signalled the end for the so-called golden generation, with the…
Few partnerships in football history have been as devastating, consistent and uplifting to an entire nation as Zamorano and Salas for Chile
SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE PALACIO DE LA MONEDA in the heart of Santiago de Chile as fighter jets circled menacingly above. Salvador Allende was in the last few hours of his presidency,…
Illustration by Federico Manasse When Alexis Sanchez gave Chile an early lead against Germany in a 2017 Confederations Cup group stage encounter, he brought an end to a 10-year record. It was…
IT’S JUST PAST MIDDAY and I’m already 10 minutes late when I arrive at the Estadio Nacional. My Uber driver wants to drop me off at the north end of the stadium; I try…
When Chile travelled to Brazil to see who would head to Italia 90, few could’ve predicted the things Roberto Rojas would do to make it happen
After defeats against Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup and Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa, Jorge Sampaoli prepared his Sevilla players for their first La Liga game of the season, against…
For close to a decade, the Chileans wandered in the wilderness looking for an identity. What eventually followed was perhaps the most entertaining and successful football in their nation’s history. Now they run…
This summer the Copa América will celebrate it’s 100th birthday with the Centenario tournament in the United States. However, it was in the 99th year of the famous competition’s existence that one of the continent’s most significant sporting stories occurred.
From South America to Panama to the United States, the Copa América has been inching ever closer to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, where the first match of the Copa América Centenario –…
As featured on Guardian Sport With one brief, shocking press conference, he was gone. Marcelo Bielsa announced to the media at the Stade Vélodrome following Olympique Marseille’s 1-0 loss to Caen that he had…
The Crimean War of the 1850s, World War II and the Arab-Israel Wars in the mid 1900s resulted in many Palestinians taking refuge in neighbouring countries like Jordan and Syria. But, many are…
Multiple theories persist regarding the conception of football styles. Specific styles can sometimes be traced back to the coaches and players directly implicated in their promulgation. However, some propose that there are more…
DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS OF MANY, one’s life cannot entirely revolve around football without being affected by the outside world. Pesky issues like friends and a life aside, football fans are incessantly…