Chile defeated Argentina on penalties here Saturday to end their 99-year wait for a Copa America crown and condemn Lionel Messi to a second straight heartbreak in a major international final.... more »
Lionel Messi and Argentina will be chasing a first major title in 22 years Saturday when they face hosts Chile in a dream Copa America final in Santiago.... more »
Chile enforcer Gary Medel believes the hosts will have to give a flawless defensive performance if they are to defeat Argentina's star-studded line-up in Saturday's Copa America final.... more »
Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli will not abandon his team's trademark attacking style when they face a star-studded Argentina side in the Copa America final, he said on Friday.... more »
The Copa America final between Argentina and hosts Chile could turn upon a showdown between Lionel Messi's brilliance and the combative Gary Medel, whose 'Pitbull' nickname perfectly sums up his style.... more »
Argentina star Javier Mascherano called for calm on Wednesday as the countdown to this weekend's Copa America final against fierce rivals Chile got under way.... more »
Chile goal hero Eduardo Vargas revealed he had been practicing long-range shots after scoring a 30-yard screamer to fire 'La Roja' into the Copa America final here Monday.... more »
Eduardo Vargas scored twice as Chile downed fierce rivals Peru 2-1 here Monday to reach the Copa America final for the first time in nearly 30 years.... more »
Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara's three-match suspension for a lurid off-the-ball incident involving Uruguay's Edinson Cavani was reduced to a two-game ban following an appeal, disciplinary chiefs confirmed Monday.... more »
One of the fiercest rivalries in South American football will be renewed at the Copa America on Monday as hosts Chile battle Peru in the latest instalment of the 'Clasico del Pacifico'.... more »
Chile defender Gonzalo Jara was thrown out of the Copa America on Sunday over his attempt to shove his finger into the backside of Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, the Chilean Football Federation confirmed.... more »
The latest installment of one of South American football's fiercest rivalries plays out at the Copa America on Monday when hosts Chile face Peru with a place in the final at stake.... more »
Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara could be dumped by German club Mainz following the storm of controversy which followed his attempt to shove a finger into the backside of an opponent at the Copa America.... more »
Hosts Chile sent nine-man Uruguay crashing out of the Copa America on Wednesday, winning a stormy quarter-final 1-0 to edge closer to their dream of a first South American crown.... more »
Chilean football star Arturo Vidal, who was arrested last week for crashing his Ferrari while driving drunk, will face a new charge of threatening a policeman, a judicial source said Wednesday.... more »
Hosts Chile shrugged off Arturo Vidal's drunken-driving controversy to power into the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Friday with a 5-0 thrashing of Bolivia.... more »
Chile star Alexis Sanchez has told disgraced team-mate Arturo Vidal he needs to "bust his ass" in Friday's Copa America showdown with Bolivia following his drink-driving shame.... more »
Chilean football star Arturo Vidal made a tearful apology Wednesday after he was stripped of his driver's license for crashing his Ferrari while driving drunk, but dodged suspension from the national team.... more »
Chilean football star Arturo Vidal appeared in court Wednesday after crashing his Ferrari and being arrested for drunk driving, risking potential suspension from the Copa America, where he is currently the leading scorer.... more »
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