South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

Following Hugo Tocalli’s resignation last Tuesday, the club announced that former Boca Juniors captain Diego Cagna had been named the team’s new head coach. On April 26, Cagna will go to Chile, where he will be formally introduced as the team’s new coach. “We are delighted with the choice made by […]

Colo Colo, the most successful team in Chile, was unable to take advantage of their numerical advantage against Universidad Catolica on Saturday and was forced to settle for a scoreless draw in a hotly contested Chilean rivalry that took place during Round 9 of the Apertura tournament. When match referee Pablo Pozo called a timeout in the third minute, Catolica began playing with 10 men.[…]

South Africa held Paraguay to a 1-1 draw at home in a match in which both nations had undermanned lineups. When it comes to the World Cup finals, the Paraguayans are anticipated to be a strong team, while South Africa, the tournament’s hosts, is anticipated to turn on the style, even if they don’t […]

In the second leg of the final at the Santa Laura stadium in Santiago on Wednesday, Colo Colo defeated rivals Universidad Catolica 4-2 to win the Chilean Clausura championship. It was Colo Colo’s 29th championship victory. Even though Catolica took the lead a minute after the game began thanks to a goal from […]

Over 40,000 spectators watched the fierce rivals Colo Colo and Universidad Catolica draw 2-2 in the opening leg of the Chilean Clausura championship final on Sunday at the Municipal stadium in Santiago. After winning the Chilean regular season, “UC” entered the championship match as the favorites, although they weren’t at their best. […]

Colo Colo, Chile´s most popular club, moved closer towards the final of the Chilean Clausura championship after edging La Serena 1-0 in the first leg of the semi-finals. Hugo Tocalli´s side proved superior to their opponents for the majority of the match, and claimed a well deserved but narrow victory. Striker Esteban Paredes scored the […]

A lawsuit brought by a Chilean club Rangers might have caused major issues for Chilean soccer. The national team’s attendance at the World Cup in South Africa in 2014 was in jeopardy, but the club abandoned the complaint. Rangers had argued in court that it should not have been demoted from Chile’s top league. The[…]

In the first leg of the Chilean Clausura championship quarterfinals, Colo Colo and Santiago Morning defeated Universidad de Concepcion and Audax Italiano, respectively, to earn significant victories. El “Cacique” defeated Universidad de Concepcion 2-1 after coming from behind. In the 35th minute, Gabriel Vargas scored a penalty kick to give Concepcion the lead. But […]

With a 2-1 victory over Universidad de Concepcion, Universidad Catolica finished first in the opening round of the Chilean Clausura competition. The Chilean giants enter the playoffs as the clear favorites to win the championship with 38 points from 17 games. Juan Jose Moralez’s hat trick for La ‘UC’ helped them win the game (14, […]

In a thrilling derby, Universidad Catolica defeated Universidad de Chile 3-2 to go to the 2010 Copa Libertadores and maintain their hopes of winning the Chilean title. Losers Universidad de Chile, meanwhile, are essentially eliminated from contention. La Catolica controlled throughout most of the game, and […]