Talk : Colo Colo, Chilean Football, the Ghost Game and the Coup 1973/74  -  2023
Channel: 4WordsMedia (North)
Date: 11/02/2024

Dr Peter Watson
Colo Colo and the Coup: football in Chile in 1973 and under Pinochet

This year sees the 50th anniversary of the Chilean military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet that deposed the leftwing government of Salvador Allende. It was also a significant year for Chilean football as the country's most popular team surged towards the final of the Copa Libertadores, providing a distraction for the population in a turbulent and fractured society. 

This talk will mainly explore how football and politics collided in 1973 and 1974, discussing the heroes of Colo Colo, the use of the National Stadium directly after the coup, the role of and impact on players in the aftermath of the coup, and how Pinochet used football during his dictatorship.  

links.
https://youtu.be/sMWqifDz7zo?si=h3NIsRWYJJWElZQy   
Colo Colo Vs Union Española

https://youtu.be/hzUdh88Di08?si=235o3ykOH_Yyhdv_
Carlos Caszely Goal

https://youtu.be/8cvjNsOrJxg?si=0xglKeCEHUaMnEMt
Colo Colo vs Santiago 0-0

https://youtu.be/MS624xPKFy0?si=viVZwMwwoGe65hCV
The first leg in Avellaneda - Includes controversial equaliser

https://youtu.be/jiame3699VU?si=3BwDpwpYX3tyXF9x
Colo Colo 0-0 Independiente – Caszely's disallowed goal

https://youtu.be/Fb5KpkSajpw?si=OWPe6Mril4n6NU7v
Chile Vs Ussr 1974

Last slide information: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-south-america-files-santiago/id1108086835?i=1000617626625

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-the-violent-1962-world-cup-changed-the-face/id1108086835?i=1000517827707

https://outsidewrite.co.uk/podcast-football-under-dictatorship-in-south-america/

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