Termites plague U. de Chile soccer squad

Chilean soccer team Universidad de Chile just cannot catch a break even though they are one of the country’s most popular and historically successful teams. Late last year the team was bankrupt and ownership was transferred into an administrator’s hands, and their coach was fired on Tuesday after the team scored only one goal this season.

As if that were not enough, their latest match against O’Higgins was suspended due to damage caused to O’Higgins' stadium by termites. The damage was extensive enough to leave El Teniente stadium out of commission until May and supporters of “La U” wondering when their bad luck will end.

Perhaps they can take solace in being the cause of a stage riot during a rock concert.

Links- Wikipedia, Reuters, ESPN Soccernet, The Latin Americanist

Image- Brands of the World