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January 22, 2020January 30, 2020Neil Fredrik Jensen

Santiago – hoping for normal service to resume

CHILE’S top division kicks off on January 24 and the likelihood is a team from the capital city, Santiago, will emerge as champions come December 2020. Santiago has provided more than 75% of all title winners and remains the hub of Chilean football. Chile will be hoping the league will be able to proceed without […]

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June 27, 2015January 26, 2018Neil Fredrik Jensen

Santiago or bust for Chile

It has been some years since Chile made any sort of impact on international football. In World Cup 2014, they pushed Brazil close in the round of 16 before losing on penalties. It’s a year ago this weekend that La Roja scared the host nation to death and let’s not forget they beat holders Spain […]

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July 31, 2014Neil Fredrik Jensen

South American Way: Colo Colo, Chile’s real thing

Chile won the hearts of many football fans with their attacking style in the 2014 World Cup, and they were unlucky to come up against a pre-implosion Brazil side in the round of 16. They were one of the dark horses in the competition but didn’t quite have enough in their tank. But at least […]

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June 27, 2014Neil Fredrik Jensen

World Cup 2014: Jeux sans frontieres

And so, two weeks into the greatest show on earth, 16 teams have gone home and the rest go into the business end of the competition. It’s been a good World Cup so far, not a great one, despite the plethora of young hacks claiming it’s the best since 1970 and in their lifetime. It’s […]

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June 13, 2014June 13, 2014Neil Fredrik Jensen

World Cup Day Two: No repeat of 2010, please!

Brazil may have given their fans the result they craved, but Croatia have every right to feel aggrieved after one of the worst penalty decisions seen in a World Cup. It could have been a far worse opening game, but the referee may have been suffering from the “Anfield factor” in giving Brazil a penalty […]

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