Articles tagged with "chile"
The First Ever Game On Easter Island
By chris | August 6th, 2009If we were to rank games on a "coolness scale", this would be right at the top. Chilean big boys Colo Colo flew miles and ...
Daily Dose: July 27th, 2009.
By chris | July 27th, 2009Stuff to read while you watch Zlatan star in his own viral at the airport...... Now watch Zlatan's presentation in front of 70k. (101 Great Goals) ...
Daily Dose: June 12th, 2009.
By chris | June 12th, 2009Stuff to read while you enjoy a picture of South Africa...... Chinese team fined for losing. (The Beautiful Game) Marcelo Bielsa delivers a must-read/might-not-comprehend press conference. (Reuters ...
The Beautiful Symmetry of Marcelo Salas' Career
By Daryl | June 4th, 2009The great Chilean striker Marcelo Salas said his final goodbye to football this week, and appropriately enough he signed off with a hat-trick in his ...
Toulon Kicks Off In Style - From Distance.
By chris | June 4th, 2009Egypt's senior sides are reigning African champs and UAE's senior side just allowed goal-allergic German striker Mario Gomez to put four past them in a ...
No Country for These Men
By Andrea | May 2nd, 2009The H1N1 flu is causing so many problems, and not just to regular people. The CONMEBOL has decided to postpone Chivas' and San Luis' games ...
Mmm ... Alexi Sanchez
By Lotte Cox | April 14th, 2009Chile's Alexi Sanchez (that's him on our right, with the hip cleavage) moved from River Plate to Udinese in Italy this season. Disappointingly, apart from ...
Luis Jimenez: When Footballer Calendars Go Wrong
By Lotte Cox | January 14th, 2009This is Luis Jimenez. He plays for Inter and, sometimes, Chile. His wife is a model, which I think explains a lot about the choices ...
Meet the Adorable Mati Fernandez
By Amanda Leerat | October 28th, 2008Look at this smile. Made to be a poster on the walls of teenage girls around the world. Matias (Mati) Fernandez ...
Paraguayans KO Ref With Rock
By chris | September 18th, 2008At the 1:11 mark you can see fans of Paraguayan side Olimpia, unhappy that their team is losing to Universidad Católica of Chile in the ...
Independence Day for Dunga
By Bruno Romani | September 8th, 2008A few things about the victory of Brazil over Chile must be said: -Today, Chile and Bolivia (our next rival) are the weakest sides in the ...
Brazil - Chile World Cup qualifiers
By blackjack | September 7th, 2008In one of the most exciting World Cup qualifying matches this weekend, 6th ranked Brazil will face 40th ranked Chile in Santiago. The match is ...
Robinho's New Ride
By chris | September 4th, 2008After a two week period which has seen his name battered from pillar to post, his reputation dragged through the London and Madrid sewers, and ...
Católica MUST Win Tonight to Advance.
By Mauro | August 7th, 2008Club Deportivo Universidad Católica vs. Club Atlético River Plate (Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile) LIVE @ 5pm PST on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. ...
Humberto Suazo?
By j | July 17th, 2008Rumours are heating up that gifted Monterrey Striker Humberto Suazo is on the negotiation list. After four seasons split at Audax Italiano and Colo-Colo in ...
Slip (Argentina) and Slide (Brazil)
By Lugo | June 15th, 2008To the average North American and European fan, South American soccer is little more beyond what these two giants have to offer and the most ...
Azzurrini Take 2008 Toulon Tournament
By chris | May 29th, 2008Italia 1 - Chile 0 It rained cats and dogs earlier this afternoon in Toulon, France, which made the final an extra delightful viewing experience. They ...
A Free Kick For Social Justice
By Christian | April 6th, 2008Football will forever be known for its intense rivalries that can often expose the deep divides within society. But as this article from the Chicago ...
FPC Roundup: Ambassadors fry Red Devils while La Equidad flies high
By Lugo | April 4th, 2008After fixture 11th, The Insurance sellers continue to dominate the top of the standings after their 2-1 home win to Boyacá Chicó where Roberto Polo ...
Pushing Ballboys and Punching Fans: How to Make Friends the Gustavo Semino Way
By Daryl | April 2nd, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhd292JbtDo[/youtube] Can't say I know much about the Chilean league. But after seeing this video from Monday's game between La Serena and Huachipato, I know this ...
Oxford Study Says Altitude A Factor, FIFA Rejoices
By chris | December 21st, 2007I think anyone who has ever laced up any type of shoes for any sport will agree with the fact that altitude has an impact ...
A Name to Remember: Franco Di Santo
By Bob | August 17th, 2007Stop me if you have heard this one before. There is a young striker from Argentina who is being described as the new Maradona. ...
Hate To Say It, But...
By Trent | July 9th, 2007...is this Copa America sucking? In the interest of full disclosure, the two teams I root for in the Copa America, Ecuador and the USA, were ...
International Wrap-up: Kewell, Gonzo, Mascherano, & Insua
By Brian | July 8th, 2007* Well, I woke up really early this morning to watch my King Harry and the Socceroos take on Oman in their opening Asia Cup ...
Chile, a friendly nation!
By Bruno Romani | July 7th, 2007Easy there. There’s no reason to be overly optimistic. The final score of 6-1 is to be respected, but Chile wasn’t a real adversary. After ...
Carra likely to retire from International play?
By Brian | July 7th, 2007Rumor has it that Jamie Carragher is a bit tired about being misused and abused by his country's national squad and he's about ready to ...
Copa America Is Here!
By Trent | June 27th, 2007Hey, football's not gone for the summer. Silly goose, the Copa America is underway in Venezuela. Often described as the European Championships but, ...
Fire offer Salas a contract?
By Tom | June 4th, 2007According to goal.com, the Fire and DC United have offered Salas a contract. Now, the Trib did report Fire GM John Guppy would talk ...
Why Don Garber Is Wrong and Flares Are OK to Play With; Otherwise Known as, MLS Rejecting True Soccer Passion
By David | June 1st, 2007Another, Garber bashing post. It would seem this is Garber bashing week, but rather this is an ongoing feud (more internal than anything, so do ...
A Name to Remember: Alexis Sanchez
By Bob | March 27th, 2007I'm not sure what they are putting in the water in Chile but all of a sudden the country is producing some exciting young football ...
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