In Santiago, Chile, Deportivo Palestino is a soccer club at the heart of the largest group of Palestinian diaspora outside the Middle East — where the Palestinian cause and culture burns brightly.

Thousands of miles from the Middle East, in a stadium in Santiago, Chile, the nation of Palestine exists, if only for the 90 minutes of a soccer match.Chileans and Palestinians created that alternate ...

The gig: As president and chief executive of Major League Soccer’s Club Deportivo Chivas USA, Shawn Hunter oversees all aspects of running a team in a fast-growing sports league. With two ...

Club Deportivo Palestino may play in Chile, but the Spanish-speaking soccer team has built an international fan base for its historic connection to the Palestinian territories — more than 13,000 ...

Club Deportivo Palestino, a football team, play in a uniform of white, green and red. Their stadium flies Palestinian flags and their social sports club boasts an open-air pool in the shape of pre ...