El Maracanazo
The Maracanazo of the Chilean team (, also known as Condorazo or Bengalazo) was an incident that happened during the football match between Brazil and Chile at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on 3 September 1989, in which Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas pretended to be injured by a flare thrown by Brazilian fans. The incident is considered by historians and football experts as one of the most shameful events in world football. The incident resulted in Chile being banned from qualifying for the 1994 World Cup, and ended Rojas' career, as he was banned for life. Background For the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) received 3.5 berths (including Argentina, who already qualified as title holders). The other teams were grouped into three groups. The two group winners from Groups 1 to 3 with the best records qualified directly for the World Cup, while the lowest-ranked group winner had to play an intercontinental play-off against t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, which has a population of seven million, representing 40% of Chile's total population. Most of the city is situated between above sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has served as the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city features a downtown core characterized by 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side streets with a mix of Art Deco, Gothic Revival, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is defined by several standalone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, which is lined by parks such as Parque Bicentenario, Parque Forestal, and Parque de la Familia. The Andes Mountains are visible from most parts of the city and contribute to a smog problem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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João Havelange
Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange (, ; 8 May 1916 – 16 August 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, and athlete who was the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998. His tenure as president is the second longest in FIFA's history, behind that of Jules Rimet. He received the title of honorary president when leaving office, but resigned in April 2013. He was preceded by Stanley Rous and succeeded by Sepp Blatter. Havelange served as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1963 to 2011. He was the longest-serving active member upon his resignation. In July 2012, a Swiss prosecutor's report revealed that, during his tenure on FIFA's Executive Committee, he and his son-in-law Ricardo Teixeira took more than 41 million Swiss francs (£21m) in bribes in connection with the award of World Cup marketing rights. Early life, professional and Olympic career Havelange was born on 8 May 1916, in Rio de Janeiro, to an affluent family coming ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Football Federation Of Chile
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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São Paulo FC
São Paulo Futebol Clube () is a professional Association football, football club in the Morumbi, São Paulo, Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil. It plays in Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo (state), São Paulo's premier State football leagues in Brazil, state league and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of Brazilian football. Despite being primarily a football club, São Paulo competes in a List of São Paulo FC records and statistics, wide variety of sports. Its home ground is the multipurpose 72,039-seater Estádio do Morumbi, MorumBIS Stadium, the biggest private-owned field in Brazil. São Paulo is part of the G-12 (Brazilian football), Big Twelve of brazilian football, South America’s biggest worldwide champion — with three world titles, along Boca Juniors, Peñarol, and Club Nacional de Futbol, Nacional — and one of the only two clubs that have List of unrelegated association football clubs, never been relegated from Brazil's top division, the other b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Orlando Aravena
Orlando Enrique Aravena Vergara (21 October 1942 – 21 March 2024) was a Chilean football player and manager. Career As a player, Aravena played for Magallanes, Deportes La Serena, Palestino, Colo-Colo and Ñublense. With Deportes La Serena, he won the 1960 Copa Preparación. As a manager, Aravena coached the Chile national U20 team in 1975 and the under-23's in the 1987 Pre-Olympic Tournament. At senior level, he led Chile during the 1987 Copa América, where the team reached the tournament final. He ended his international career as team manager during Chile's qualification attempt for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Maracanazo Aravena received a five-year ban from FIFA for his part in a plan to have a World Cup qualifying game awarded to Chile. He had ordered goalkeeper Roberto Rojas to feign injury after Rojas was almost hit by an incendiary device thrown onto the pitch at Estádio do Maracanã. Personal life and death Aravena suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died on 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rosenery Mello Do Nascimento
Rosenery Mello do Nascimento (Rio de Janeiro, 1965 – Rio de Janeiro, 4 June 2011), best known by the stage name Rosenery Mello, was a Brazilian celebrity and model also known as ''"Fogueteira do Maracanã"'' (" Maracanã Firecracker-Thrower"). During a World Cup qualifier in 1989 between the national teams of Brazil and Chile at Maracanã Stadium, Mello threw a firework, which landed about a yard away from Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas. Rojas then deliberately cut himself with a razor hidden in his glove in a failed attempt to have the match awarded to Chile. The event became known as El Maracanazo. In November 1989, Mello was on the cover of men's magazine ''Playboy''. She died of a brain aneurysm on 4 June 2011 in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Ame ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Federal Police Of Brazil
The Federal Police of Brazil () or Department of Federal Police () is a Federal government of Brazil, federal law enforcement agency of Brazil and One of the most know nationals Polices forces of the Executive Power of Brazil. Besides with Polícia Rodoviária Federal (Federal Highways Police) and Polícia Penal Federal (Federal Prisions Police) and the Polices from the Capital, Brasília, Federal District, wich is also organized and maintened from the Federal government. In addition Brazil has more federals Polices from another powers, like the Institutional Polices from the Congress (Polícia Legislativa Federal), Federal Prossecuters Officers Police (Polícia do MPU) and Judicials Police of the Federal Judiciary. From 1944 to 1967 it was called the Federal Public Safety Department (). The Federal Police Department is responsible for combating crimes against Federal government of Brazil, federal institutions, international Illegal drug trade, drug trafficking, terrorism, cyber-c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Patricio Yáñez
Patricio Nazario Yáñez Candia (born January 20, 1961) is a Chilean former Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Club career Yáñez began his career in 1977 with San Luis de Quillota, San Luis and won the Copa Apertura Segunda División and Primera B de Chile, Chilean Segunda División in 1980. He moved to Spain to play for Real Valladolid, and won the Copa de la Liga in 1984 Copa de la Liga, 1984. For the 1985–86 season, he went on loan to Real Zaragoza, before playing for Real Betis. In 1990, he returned to Chile, briefly playing for Universidad de Chile (football club), Universidad de Chile, before ending his career with Colo-Colo. During his time there, he won the Chilean Primera División twice and the Copa Chile, Copa Libertadores and Recopa Sudamericana once. International career Yáñez appeared 43 times for the Chile national football team, national team, scoring five goals. He made his debut on June 13, 1979, in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fernando Astengo
Fernando Enrique Astengo Sánchez (born 8 January 1960) is a former footballer and current manager. Career During his years as footballer he played as centre back, position which was well considered after being featured in 1988's America Ideal Team. Despite his success, in 1989, Astengo was involved in Chile national team scandal at Maracanã, which alongside keeper Roberto Rojas and his coach :Orlando Aravena received a five-year ban by the FIFA. Upon retiring as a footballer he became a manager, graduating in 2005 at the (National Football Institute) alongside former players such as Eduardo Nazar, José Cantillana, Eduardo Soto, among others. He began his career with Colo-Colo lower divisions, later having a brief spell as first-team caretaker coach in 2008, replacing Claudio Borghi. However, he left the Pedreros–based team and then had short periods at Unión San Felipe youth ranks in 2009, and Deportes Temuco in 2013. Other works He has permanently worked as a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Flare
A flare, also sometimes called a fusée, fusee, or bengala, bengalo in several European countries, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for distress signaling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications. Flares may be ground pyrotechnics, projectile pyrotechnics, or parachute-suspended to provide maximum illumination time over a large area. Projectile pyrotechnics may be dropped from aircraft, fired from rocket or artillery, or deployed by flare guns or handheld percussive tubes. Origin The earliest recorded use of gunpowder for signaling purposes was the 'signal bomb' used by the Chinese Song dynasty, Song Dynasty (960–1279) as the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty, Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368) besieged Yangzhou in 1276. These soft-shelled bombs, timed to explode in midair, were used to send messages to a detachment of troops far in the distance. Another mention of the signal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Careca
Antônio de Oliveira Filho (born 5 October 1960), better known as Careca (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his career, Careca played for several clubs, most notably with Italian side Napoli. He was also capped over 60 times for the Brazil national team. Club career Careca began his footballing career in his home state of São Paulo with local side Guarani in 1978. With his finishing ability and devastating pace quickly established himself as one of his country's best young strikers. With Guarani, he won the Brazilian Championship during his first season and the Brazilian Second Division in 1981. By 1983 he had been signed by São Paulo, he continued to gather notoriety because of his impressive goals to games ratio and by 1986, Careca led São Paulo to the Brazilian Championship, beating his former club Guarani in the final. He was awarded ''Bola de Ouro'' the same year, which is the Brazilian equivalent of Footballer of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |