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Señor delegado:
The Peronist government intervened in AFA and placed Pedro Canaveri as President. This letter conveys a sense of harmony and success in soccer through the transitionary period.
Club Atlético Huracán
No reason is provided as to why the Poder Ejecutivo Nacional intervened with Huracán
En pro de otros deportes
AFA temporarily raised ticket prices to help raise funds for other sports associations (chess, track & field, basketball, bowling, handball, table tennis, and workers' sports orhanizations). In addition, three sports associations received donations…
II Campeonato Interescolar de 1946; Jugadores
The primary school soccer tournament continues and players try to unionize (a recurring issue that leads to the players strike of 1948)
Penas impuestas a clubes durante el año 1946; Penas impuestas durante los últimos diez años
The closing of stadiums, penalties, loss of income, and suspensions are listed for 1946 and for the preceeding 9 years. 1945 was the apex of stadium closings, 51 in total between the 1st and 2nd divisions. The second chart also lists penalties…
Cantidad de ligas y clubes afiliados
This chart illuminates the popularity of the sport across the country. 523 clubs in Buenos Aires, 154 soccer leagues across the country.
Recaudaciones brutas y netas
The records for 1946 do not include number of tickets sold, but this record shows how much money soccer earned in ticket sales.
¡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…
Various
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…
"Deben ser limitados los alcances de la amnistía"
Racing is pursuing Juan Manuel Moreno, a star player from River Plate who left to play in Mexico for more money. Clubs affected by their players leaving, without being compensated through transfer fees, feel less inclined to provide amnesty to these…
¡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…
La nota ingrata
In a final between Brazil and the host nation Argentina, fans invade the field. Police respond with excessive force. Félix Frascara laments these "cosas del fútbol" that have nothing to do with soccer. Players began the ruckus with kicks to each…
¿Pierde su cetro el fútbol inglés?
Ideas about the quality of soccer by the "other", the English, in 1947 still echo old concepts of discipline and mechanized play. The question, however, is whether English football is on the decline.
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.
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…
Lo que le faltaba a Racing
No mention of Perón or any government assistance in the construction of Racing's new stadium