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Cover image; Se formuló una oferta millonaria por Didí y Pelé para jugar en el Boca '1960'
The age of "fútbol espectáculo" begins in earnest as Boca Juniors claims that the club will sign two of the biggest stars in the world.
Cover image; Si jugamos 'nuestro' fútbol, el problema será para los otros
The title says it all: "If we play 'our' soccer, the problem will be for everyone else"
Cover image; Various articles
The titles of the various articles in Goles indicate that a dose of reality (and pessimism) shook the Argentine sports media: "crude reality," a "happy start," "Germany knew how to make its efficiency prevail," and "there were many failures." Of note…
Cuando el agua no alcanza para lavar la vergüenza
The same as it ever was. Fan disorder leads to excessive reprisals from police officers.
Cumpliendo como buenos ciudadanos los 'cracks' trataron esta vez de hacer gol en las urnas
Fútbol players often appeared as role models in sports magaiznes. Here, they are examples of good citizenry by voting in the national elections of 1958 that brought Arturo Frondizi to power.
Daremos el alma en procura del triunfo, pero alcanzarlo será empresa árdua,' dice Stábile
Guillermo Stábile offers a measures assessment of Argentina's chances at the World Cup, but he is nonetheless optimtic that Argentina will go far if players are united in a collective effort.
Destruye un balance triunfal los efectos que puede causar el derrotismo fuera de lugar
One of the recurring criticisms in the press after the debacle of the 1958 World Cup was the fear of losing that took hold among players. But here, in 1957, we see this same theme of "derrotismo" appear. Goles acknowledges that losing is part of the…
Di Stéfano parece llegar a su ocaso, pero se mantiene encendido el fulgón de sus hazañas
Goles often focused on the exploits of Argentine players in Spain and Italy, including player profiles like this piece, or through coverage of the Italian Serie A and Spain's La Liga.
Dilema para los técnicos: La integración del plantel
In the wake of the "disaster" of the 1958 World Cup, journalists place greater scrutiny on the selection of players ahead of the 1959 South American championship.
Dos bellos regalos le hicieron simultáneamente a José García Pérez el fútbol y la vida familiar
This article is an example of the middle-class lifestyle professional fútbol players embraced, and the media portrayed as such, in the 1950s.
El 'show' de las manas atadas
Mogilevsky,Lorenzo, and others discuss what ails Argentine fútbol, what are the pressing needs ahead of the 1974 World Cup, and what needs to be done by the time that the country hosts the 1978 World Cup.
El combinado uruguayo batió al argentino con una actuación que parece anunciar su recuperación
Argentina's loss to Uruguay begins to sound the alarms among fans and journalists back home.
El crack No.1 de Europa: Alfredo Di Stéfano obtiene el titulo por aplastante mayoría
Goles proudly reports that the Argentine Alfredo Di Stéfano is the overwhelming first-choice among European journalists for the player of the year. The resounding success of Di Stéfano is another example for porteño journalists of the innate…
El fútbol argentino no debe continuar en decadencia; Llegó la hora de olvidar el miedo
The article favors a more positive, attacking-style of soccer that makes best use of Argentine talent and less dependent on tactics and physicality to earn results. Chacarita, Huracan, and Racing are recent example of this successful approach. Above…
El saldo de la victoria contra Chile es neto: Tenemos un team seleccionado capaz de 'caminar'
One win away from qualifying for the World Cup finals in Sweden, Goles offers an optimistic assessment of Argentine fútbol.
El sudamericano muestra que se ha producido una declinación total con tácticas europeas
Goles is critical of how so many South American teams have adopted European tactics in the wake of the 1958 World Cup.