Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., more commonly referred to as Pumas UNAM, is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. They were founded in 1954 and play their home games at Estadio Olímpico Universitario, which seats over 72,000 spectators.
The Chile national football team, nicknamed La Roja, represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. Chile has appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, the highest position the country has ever achieved in the World Cup.
Serjio Robert "Sergio" Livingstone Pohlhammer was a Chilean goalkeeper, who later became a well-regarded journalist. He was nicknamed "El Sapo" for his typical posture in the goal. From 1938 to 1959 he played primarily for CD Universidad Católica in Santiago. With Chile he took part in seven Copa América and one FIFA World Cup.
Club Universidad de Chile is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, that plays in the Primera División.
Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a striker or on the left wing.
The Ballet Azul is a term coined in Colombia in the 1950s to describe the Millonarios football team, during its successful period from 1949–1964, because the blue color of their uniform, the large number of titles who had won the team, and the quality of its game. The term was first used by the sportscaster Carlos Arturo Rueda.
Nelson Rodrigo Parraguez Riveros is a retired Chilean football midfielder who was capped 52 times for the Chile national team between 1991 and 2001, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Hugo Rolando Brizuela Benítez is a former Paraguayan football striker.
Alejandro Scopelli Casanova was an Italian Argentine football player and coach. A striker, he played for Argentina between 1929 and 1941, and competed at the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also represented the Italy national football team on one occasion.
Magallanes is a Chilean football club based in San Bernardo, Chile. They play in the Primera B de Chile, after being relegated from the Chilean Primera División in 2023.
Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada was a Chilean football midfielder and striker who earned 70 caps and scored 12 goals for the Chile national team during his career.
Juvenal Olmos is a Chilean football manager.
Football is the most popular sport in Chile. The country's history of association football began with English sailors and their boat trips due to various commercial links between Chile and Great Britain in the 19th century.
Charles Mariano Aránguiz Sandoval is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Universidad de Chile.
Víctor Hugo Castañeda is a Chilean football former footballer and current manager.
Sergio Raúl Navarro Rodríguez is a Chilean former football player and manager who played as a left-back.
Ignacio Prieto Urrejola is a former Chilean football manager and player who played for 5 clubs and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup England 1966.
Felipe Andrés Mora Aliaga is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Chile national team.
Manuel Miguel Astorga Carreño is a Chilean kinesiologist and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
The 2019 South American U-17 Championship was the 18th edition of the South American U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-17 national teams of South America. It was held in Peru from 21 March to 14 April 2019.
