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Moreno recurre a la justicia; Ahora River paga por Moreno
Moreno was a star player for River Plate in the 1930s and 1940s but left for Mexico to earn a much higher salary. After Racing and Moreno agree to a contract, River stalls his return from Mexico and then demands that he respect his previous contract…
¡Un gigantesco estadio!
In 1946, after Perón rises to power, Racing appeals to the Minister for Housing, Ramón Cereijo, for a federal subsidy to build a new, massive stadium. The plans are presented in this article. The timing also suggests that Racing benefited from the…
El Racing Club ha dicho ¡basta!
The club is fed up with River's president Antonio Liberti and his stubborn refusal to let Moreno sign for Racing. Fan magazines like this one regularly agitated fans with perceived injustices ("the world is against us" mentality). It is easy to see…
¡Forte debe desaparecer del fútbol!; "Señores Referees"
A series of prejudicial calls against Racing, the latest in a loss to San Lorenzo, leads the magazine to call for the banishment of "Sr. Forte" from Argentine fútbol. Here, the magazine riles fans against a referee, who is a symbol of injustice. This…
¡Tenía razón Racing!
Under pressure from Racing and its fans, and with evidence that Forte manipulated match reports, AFA suspends Forte for "damaging the moral interests of Racing Club" ("lesionar los intereses morales del Rácing Club). The image of Forte, a mug…
Violando los reglamentos la A.F.A. habilitó a Moreno
As the magazine kept up its pressure on River Plate to allow the transfer of Moreno to Rácing, including a cover image of Moreno sporting its jersey, AFA eventually weighs in and says that Moreno must honor the remainder of his old contract with…
¡Clamor General!: las relaciones con River Plate no deben reanudarse
The magazine does not make it clear that a rupture of relations should only involve River's administration; nonetheless, the article portrays Racing as the jilted bride whose wooing made it possible for one of Argentina's greatest players to return…
La fatalidad sigue golpeando a Racing
Injuries, hard fouls, an out-of-control game, and a loss is all blamed on the "Edgar Poe" horrors produced by bad officiating. Another in a line of articles that riles fans againt match officials. The image of a Racing player who was expelled by the…
Cómo ve el match Rácing-River
In light of the Moreno saga, the match between River and Rácing generated great expectations. These cartoons reflected the public enthusiasm for the match.
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The match between River Plate and Rácing generated high expectations, as evidenced by the first visit by Juan Perón to a fútbol stadium as President. Although the match ended as a tie, the coverage is positive amid news that Rácing's proposal for a…
¡120.000 personas en Alsina y Colón! (with a cover image the following the week)
Coverage of the ceremonial approval for Racing's new stadium, including the presence of Perón, Ramón Cereijo, and other government officials.
Fueron agredidos en el field de Lanús Villalba y Canosa
After a Lanús player harshly fouls Rácing player Villalba, he returns the favor by kicking his aggressor and is promptly expelled. As Villalba leaves the field, Lanús players attack him and a trainer that accompanied him to the locker room.
¡Ante el hecho insólito!; Rosario-Hinchas-Árbitros
Fans attack Cossio, a referee at a match at Newell's Old Boys, leaving him seriously injured at the hospital. A brief recap of the escalating violence at stadiums prefaces the coverage of November 8, including reports of bullets fired at a match…
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Punctuated by the presence of President Perón, and even a Catholic mass to bless the new stadium, Racing fans say goodbye to the old grounds. This mix of religion, politics, and sports is fascinating.
Los Rosarinos corren el riesgo de no ver actuar más equipos porteños
Graphic images of injured fans as stadium collapsed during the match played in Rosario. The news coverage attributes the disaster to unruly fans angry at decisions made by the referee, which they refer to as behavior that is out of place at sporting…
Preparación física del árbitro
Acknowledging the growing importance of physical trainers at sport club associations, D. Eduardo Abella Caprile (physical education professor at the Academy of Referees) delivered a conference presentation entitled "Preparación física del árbitro."…