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b"The \\u2018Battle of Santiago\\u2019 was the name given to the shambolic and brutal World Cup Final between Chile and Italy on 2nd June, 1962.\\nFeaturing drop-kicks, punching and nose-breaking, the incendiary footage of the match was introduced by the BBC\\u2019s David Coleman as \\u201cthe most stupid, appalling, disgusting and disgraceful exhibition of football, possibly in the history of the game.\\u201d\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how referee Ken Aston took inspiration from the event to invent red and yellow cards; explain why Chile, still recovering from the Valdivia earthquake, had taken Italy\\u2019s criticism of their country so seriously; and question whether the BBC\\u2019s apparent indignation was entirely genuine...\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Disgusting and Disgraceful: The Battle of Santiago At World Cup 1962\\u2019, The Sportsman (2018):\\nhttps://www.thesportsman.com/articles/disgusting-and-disgraceful-the-battle-of-santiago-at-world-cup-1962\\n\\u2022 FIFA revisits the match in 2018:\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5t_RoUrvgg\\n\\u2022 The Guardian looks back at this day in history (2014):\\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/mar/04/stunning-moments-no4-battle-of-santiago\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\n\\xa0\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\\n#60s #Sports #Football #Chile #Italy\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"