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 ...

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.

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 ...