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| Football in Chile | |
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| Country | Chile |
| Governing body | Federación de Fútbol de Chile |
| National team(s) | Chile |
| First played | 1867 |
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Football is the most popular sport in Chile.[1] The country's history of association football began with English sailors and their boat trips due to various commercial links between Chile and Great Britain in the 19th century.[2]
- ^ Brown, Matthew. "Football, History and Politics in Chile". NC State University. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Edmundson, W. (26 October 2009). A History of the British Presence in Chile: From Bloody Mary to Charles Darwin and the Decline of British Influence. Springer. ISBN 9780230101210. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via Google Books.