Miguel Riffo

Colo Colo's fullback Miguel Riffo may pass to Brazilean football next season. Two grandees - Sao Paulo and Palmeiras - expressed interest in the Chilean.

Jorge Valdivia & Caio Junior

Two main figures in Palmeiras' midfield this season, Chilean Jorge Valdivia and Brazilian Caio Junior, may continue play together in Dutch Feyenoord, which expressed desire to buy both stars. Besides, Valdivia is pretended by Deportivo and Valencia, while Caio Junior is wanted by Ajax.

Gata Fernandez & Palmeiras

In light of possible losing of their superstar Jorge Valdivia, who is wanted too much in Europe, the heads of Palmeiras want to sign Gaston "Gata" Fernandez, who was key in San Lorenzo's championship in last Clausura. Beside the Argentinean, the "greens" would like to sign Chileans Carlos Villanueva from Audax and Gonzalo Fierro from Colo Colo as well.

Injuries: Alexis Sanchez

In a match of Argentinean Apertura against Tigre River Plate's yuong star Alexis Sanchez was attacked by defenseman Juan Carlos Blengio which resulted in torn ligaments. That means that next three months the hope of River and Chilean national team will have to spend without football.

Alexis Sanchez

The chiefs of River Plate were so impressed with the bright start in their team of young Chilean Alexis Sanchez, that they are doing their best now to keep him at least till 2009. Sanchez is still only 18.

Chile: Clausura 2007

Ideal teams of the 4th and 5th weeks.

Week 4:
Prieto (Santiago Wanderers); Fuentes (Cobreloa); Martinez (Universidad Catolica); Carrasco (Colo Colo) - Pereira (O'Higgins); Meneses (Cobreloa); Guillauma (Cobresal); Riveros (Huachipato); Villanueva (Audax Italiano) - Villalobos (Ñublense); Laffatigue (Cobresal)

Week 5:
Fernandez (Melipilla) - Roco (Santiago Wanderers); Henriquez (Universidad de Concepcion); del Valle(Huachipato) - Medel (Universidad Catolica); Valenzuela (Universidad Catolica); Lorenzetti (Universidad de Concepcion); Morales (Universidad de Chile); Fuentes (Union Española) - Jimenez (Santiago Wanderers); Flores (Cobreloa)

Chile: Clausura 2007

Ideal teams of the first three weeks.

Week 1:
Elduayen (Universidad de Concepcion) - Maghalaes (Antofagasta); Gonzalez (O'Higgins); Bishera (Palestino); Oroz (Antofagasta) - Cancino (Santiago Wanderers); Fierro (Colo Colo); Hernandez (Colo Colo); Riveros (Huachipato) - di Santo (Audax Italiano); Salas (Universidad de Chile)

Week 2:
Muñoz (Colo Colo) - Reynero (Audax Italiano); Carrasco (Colo Colo); Moller (Puerto Montt); Oroz (Antofagasta) - Medel (Universidad Catolica); Morales (Universidad de Chile); Henriquez (Melipilla); Gonzalez (O'Higgins) - Lorca (Colo Colo); Maciel (Universidad de Concepcion)

Week 3
Loza (La Serena) - Maghalaes (Antofagasta); Valladares (Melipilla); Alzamora (La Serena); Oroz (Antofagasta) - Iturra (Universidad de Chile); Hernandez (Colo Colo); Villanueva (Audax Italiano); Riveros (Huachipato) - Villalobos (Ñublense); Fuertes (Universidad Catolica)

Transfers: Matias Vidangossi

Member of Chilean sub-20 team, Matias Vidangossi, who belongs to Villareal, was loaned to Almeria.

Chilean National Team

New coach of Chilean National team, Arentinean Marcelo Bielsa called the following players to take part in a preparation to a series of friendly matches:

Christopher Toselli (Universidad Católica)
Gary Medel (Universidad Católica)
Miguel Riffo (Colo Colo)
Roberto Cereceda (Colo Colo)
Arturo Sanhueza (Colo Colo)
Gonzalo Fierro (Colo Colo)
Eduardo Rubio (Colo Colo)
Rodolfo Moya (Colo Colo)
Waldo Ponce (Universidad de Chile)
Manuel Iturra (Universidad de Chile)
Marcelo Salas (Universidad de Chile)
José Contreras (Huachipato)
Carlos Villanueva (Audax Italiano)

Valdivia

Palmeiras by no means wants to let his number 10, nicknamed "Mago", Chilean Jorge Valdivia, go at least before the end of the current championship. The idol of Brazilian torcida has been estimated in 25 million euros, although he had been bought ten times cheaper. But this fantastic price did not scare away at least two European clubs. That's why the chiefs of Verdao were so worried to hear the news that Valdivia changed his impressario, and that from now on his career will be under the guidance of experienced Juan Figger.

Transfers: Reinaldo Navia

Finally, Racing managed to sign Chilean forward Reinaldo Navia, who is well-known for his performance in Mexican League. The Chilean will play in Argentinean club at least for a year on loan.

Chile

Chilean national team has a new coach. It's Argentinean Marcelo Bielsa, Olympic champion and Mundial 2002 participant with the national team of his country.

Sulantay Won't Coach a National Team

A bright coach of Chilean juvenile teams, who rasied many bright stars in recent eyars, Jose Sulantay, neglected the possibility that he might be a coach of Chilean national team for the qualification round for the World Cup. Despite being the only candidate for this position, he did not manage to achieve an accordance with the chiefs of Chilean football.

Transfers: Claudio Maldonado

Chilean "volante" of Santos, Claudio Maldonado, stil hopes to manage to jump to Europe before the end of the "transfers window". One of the possible destinations for a Chilean who has a very solid reputation in Brazilian football, can be Inter Milan.

Transfers: Mark Gonzalez

The least Chilean of all the members of Chilean national team, born Southafrican Mark Gonzalez after all the Liverpool's loud acquisitions fell out of Benitez's schemes. It has been confirmed already that he will start the new season in Spanish Betis.

Breaking News: Sebastian Gonzalez!

A Chilean superforward Sebastian "Chamagol" Gonzalez, who scored about 80 goals in Mexico, will not play for Nacional, as it was expected. Instead of Uruguayan grandee the Chilean chose to play for newly ascended Argentinean Olimpo.