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Chile was disqualified from the 1990 tournament and banned from entering the 1994 version in the United States. Rojas was banned from soccer for life.
SAO PAULO -- A Brazilian hospital says former Chile goalkeeper Roberto Rojas has undergone a liver transplant. Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital said in a statement Wednesday that the operation ...
SAO PAULO (AP) Former Chile goalkeeper Roberto Rojas has been hospitalized in Brazil because of a urinary infection and chest pain. The Albert Einstein hospital said in a statement Saturday that ...
A former Argentine soccer player Guillermo Marino came up with quite the story for why he was late to practice with Universidad de Chile of the Chilean Primera Division, an ex-teammate recalled ...
During qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, Chile's national team, led by its captain and star goalie Roberto "El Condor" Rojas, was taken by a kind of "madness" that it could beat powerhouse Brazil.
How Inca Mummies Helped a Soccer Player Who Was Banned from the World Cup Paolo Guerrero failed a drug test, but insists he never took cocaine. Three ancient mummies are lending credence to his case ...
Known as the Condor, Chile’s national symbol, for the way he swooped and dived around his goalmouth, Rojas, then only 29 and in the prime of his career, fell to earth one final time in that ...
He was banned by FIFA, and Chile was left out of the 1994 World Cup because of the incident. Rojas was also a player and coach at popular Brazilian club Sao Paulo.
Keeper Roberto Rojas faked an injury from a thrown firework, and the team left the pitch in protest. It turned out the player was never hit, Chile was given a forfeit in the game, and Rojas banned for ...
Chile’s players celebrate with the Copa America trophy after defeating Argentina in the final soccer match at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, July 4, 2015. Chile became Copa America ...
Chile allege that Castillo was not born in Ecuador, and as a result, not eligible to represent Gustavo Alfaro's side in World Cup qualifying. Here's the statement from FIFA: ...
Complaints from the Chilean soccer players union, in the wake of the nation’s FIFA World Cup appearance, has led to women’s coach Jose Letelier being placed under investigation. Former ...