Chilean Ice Mermaid Barbara Hernandez: ‘I hope to be in the water until my last day’
When Bárbara Hernández enters frigid open water, she doesn’t feel fear. She feels at home. The cold, bottomless ocean calms her. Bárbara Hernández, a Santiago...
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Chile participates in first ever four-country FIFA World Cup bid
Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay launched their official joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The countries announced the bid on Feb. 7....
La Roja: Where’s the next generation?
Fans are losing patience with Chile’s national football team. Five coaches have cycled through management in the last few years and there are still no...
Former Chilean football association chief keeps postponing sentencing
Sergio Jadue was president of Chile’s football association ANFP and pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2015. Yet, he has successfully postponed sentencing 14 times...
Chilean “ice mermaid” sets two open-water records
Chilean swimmer Barbara Hernandez announced she has achieved two world records for swimming across the icy Drake Passage. She dedicated her records to raising awareness...
Chile files claim at FIFA, aiming for Ecuador’s World Cup spot
Chile seeks to gain a spot in the FIFA World Cup by submitting a complaint against player Byron David Castillo Segura and his Ecuadorian team....
Down but not out: Chile and the 2022 World Cup
Chile’s national football team is teetering on the edge of extinction from the FIFA World Cup. If it falls, this would be its second consecutive...
The Chilean medalists of the Tokyo Paralympic Games
Three Chilean athletes have earned a total of four medals at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. One, Francisca Mardones, even broke a world record....
La Roja Femenina gear up for historic first Olympics
Tokyo, Japan – The Chilean national women’s football team is preparing to make history by participating in its first Olympics in the 2020 Tokyo competition....
Chilean football fans gripped by Big Ben-mania
Benjamin Brereton has been gaining popularity since joining the national team in 2021. He scored his first goal with “La Roja” against Bolivia last Friday,...