About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of politics and identity in Chilean football with guest Gonzalo Tobar.

I am joined by Gonzalo Tobar, who writes about Chilean football on Substack. We're discussing the politics and identity of football in Chile. If you enjoy Outside Write , do please leave a review. Visit Outside Write on Substack for more groundhopping and football history. Follow Outside Write on social media, on Bluesky and Instagram Check out Chris Lee's three books: · Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World · The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism · Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football

People in this episode

Host: Outside Write

Guest: Gonzalo Tobar

Topics covered

• Chilean football
• politics
• identity
• soccer culture
• football history

Keywords

• Chilean football
• politics
• identity
• soccer
• football history
• Gonzalo Tobar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Outside Write

Books & works: Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World, The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism, Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football

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