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Boca Juniors intensifica sus preparativos para carnaval
The yearly carnival is a major event that requires a lot of preparation.
Comentarios periodísticos
Argentine press routinely offered foreign accounts, even in 1944
Advertisement for 1944 Carnival
This ad is another example of how closely tied tango music and fútbol became as both forms of popular culture gained prominence by the 1944 as representations of national identity.
Various articles
Amid club elections and internal strike, the tone of these articles is sharp ("repudiable," "insulto," "Boca…! salvó a la institución") and suggests that the fan magazine played a key part in quelling problems.
Asumen sus cargos los directivos técnicos
Coupled with articles in other weeks of January 1949, the fan magazines provide, perhaps, the only coverage in the press of club elections and inner dynamics at play. [who are the "terreristas"?]
Otro nombre que suena: el del "tano" Cesarini
Cesarini, as player and coach, was a fixture of Argentine fútbol for six decades (even when he played overseas in Italy). This profile is a good piece when contrasted with later interviews in the 1960s as coach of the national team and River.…
Se pagaría el fútbol con lo que produzca; Los "viejos" crearían el problema más delicado
As the labor dispute drags on, the fan magazine looks at possible solutions (salaries, stadiums)
Mirar hacia adentro: creer en la juventud
According to the fan magazine, Argentine fútbol lost its way in it favored the hiring of "big " players instead of focusing money and time on the youth systems. Huracán addresses this issue in 1969 in the wake of a series of disastrous signings that…
Alejandro Yebra: entrevistado por la revista
Yebra provides a good overview of how tactics and formation in Argentina changed over the years. An insightful interview.
La flamante concentración de los jugadores a 40 kms. de la capital, puesta a disposición por Seijo
An example of how clubs sought better commodities and luxuries for its players.
Carlitos "fana" de Huracán jugador de creación futbolera
Star player for Huracán in the late 1960s, this profile highlights his family and modern taste for art (at least the picture inisinuates as much) from the kid from the barrio.
Ejemplos…cara y ceca
As opposed to a rival club that will go un-named (San Lorenzo?), Huracán won the "Nacional" championship in 1968 through effective scouting of talent and fiscal measures.
Perdimos injustamente con River Plate líder de la zona por 1 a 0
Citing "injustice" and superiority despite playing with 10 players, the magazine paints a very partial picture of the game against River Plate that only fed anger by fans at injustices.
Advertisement for social activities
Boxing, the appearance of music and film celebrities, and dance are all part of the social activities hosted by the club.
Es…integridad
Answering critics or negative fans, the magazine alludes to the greatness of the club as one that is not merely measured by success on the field, but rather by all that it offers its members in terms of social and cultural activities.
Advertisement for Seijo
Seijo is also the name of the club President, who seems to have made his fortune in various businesses such as real estate and glass products. Either way, this ad shows off refined men's fashion in the club magazine.