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Various press accounts of F.C. Motherwell ahead of their visit to Argentina

Various articles in the local press gave readers an opportunity to know F.C. Motherwell ahead of its numerous exhibition matches in Argentina. Source not identified.

Various press accounts of game between Motherwell and Argentine "Select" Team

News reports of the various games Motherwell played in Argentina against "select" national teams (made up of players from both Buenos Aires and provincial leagues). Source not identified.

Everton F.C. Disembarking in Buenos Aires ("Desembarco de los teams de football 'Everton' y 'Tottenham Hotspur' en la dársena norte)

This digitized scan of an unknown Argentine newspaper, collected by Everton F.C. Heritage Society, shows members of Everton and Tottenham arriving at the docks in Buenos Aires in 1909. Both club teams received generous stipends to play exhibition…

More Like an England Football Team: Argentina Outplayed Fore and Aft

Post-match report of the group-stage match of the 1962 World Cup between Argentina and England, which the latter won by a score of 3-1.

Football Veto: Estudiantes to Go Straight Home

Post-match report of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup becomes an opinion piece by Geoffrey Greene about the degree to which sports tensions become national tensions after the President of Argentina stopped Estudiantes from playing some "friendies" in…

Hungry Manchester Kept at Arm's Length

Coverage of the second leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup. This report from Geoffrey Greene captures the tense atmosphere inside of Old Trafford. According to Greene, both sides played rather resèctfully for the first 80 minutes, with the…

Inter-Continental Cup: Football on Trial at Old Trafford

Pre-game coverage on the day of Manchester United's highly-publicized encounter against Estudiantes de La Plata in the second leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup. The article focuses on the aggrieved sense of national pride by Estudiantes at how the…

Uneasy Football Peace: Olive Branches in Manchester

Coverage begins of Manchester United's highly-publicized encounter against Estudiantes de La Plata in the second leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup. The article focuses on the efforts by Estudiantes to be cordial and respectful during their stay in…

Violence is All Part of the Game Now

This opinion piece examines what the authors refer to as the "integral part of the current 'image' of professional football: violence, on and off the field. The authors go through a series of violent events at professional matches in Great Britain.…

Fears for World Football: Argentines Perfect the Tactical Foul

Coverage of Manchester United's encounter against Estudiantes de La Plata in the first leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup. This report from Brian Glanville recounts the events of the first game played at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires and won…

Still Hard Feelings a Year Later

Coverage begins of Manchester United's highly-publicized encounter against Estudiantes de La Plata in the first leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup. This report from Brian Glanville captures the tense atmosphere ahead of the first-leg match to be…

Football Discipline Facing Big Test in Argentina

Coverage begins of Manchester United's highly-publicized encounter against Estudiantes de La Plata in the first leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup. This opinion piece includes negative remarks about the "Latin" temperament, and the violence…

Sporting Items

A brief update on Motherwell's latest game in Argentina: a 2-1 loss against an Argentine select team. The article also offers an account of the Argentina-Uruguay final in Amsterdam, which ended in a 1-1 draw.

FIFA Must Guide World Club Cup: Rous Call for Inquiry; Victory Without Honour for the Argentines

The first article offers an interview between journalist Geoffrey Greene and Stanley Rous, then FIFA President. It discusses the state of the Intercontinental Cup and solutions moving forward to ensure greater sportsmanship and wider participation by…

Celtic Beaten But Earn Play-Off: Simpson Hit by Bottle

The Scottish press' coverage of Racing's 2-1 victory in the second game of a two-leg series continues to offer dismissive comments about Racing and stereotypes of the Argentine players. The author juxtaposes the "vicious kicking and hacking" by…

Celtic Find Way Through Suffocating Defence

The Scottish press' coverage of Celtic's 1-0 win in the first game of a two-leg series is full of dismissive comments about Racing and stereotypes of the "Latin races." The author writes that everything will be against Celtic in Buenos Aires on…

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