Interesting notes here, including the names of the eight British referees (L.E. Gibbs, C.J. Dean, H. Hartles, D. Gregory, J.W. Provan, W.J. Brown, J.S. Cox, and A. W. White) and the attendance of Oscar Nicolini (president of AFA), various club…
British referees make their debut at the start of the 1948 first division season. The Buenos Aires Herald notes that the foreign officials "controlled all the games, and each one did a definitely good job of work."
Police announce a series of measures to curb fan disorders, including stationing retired policeman at ticket windows to monitor the resale of tickets, barring spectators from bringing objects into stadiums that could inflict damage, and prosecuting…
News article and advertisement for the release of "Pelota de trapo" (written by Borocotó and Jerry Gómez, and starring Armando Bó (produced by S.I.F.A). The film premiered at the Metropolitan
During the July 8 meeting between Nicolini and FAA representatives, La Nación reports that a phone call took place between the AFA president and another member of Perón's cabinet. What the paper could now report was that the other cabinet member, Dr.…
FAA representatives met with AFA chief, Oscar Nicolini, in order to air their grievances and try to reach a settlement. According to the reporters present in the room, players experessed their concerns over the hostility and unwillingness to…
The FAA releases a statement that blames AFA and club directors of the impasse and postponement of the 1948 season. In the letter, the players union points out that the first formal grieveances they issues to AFA took place in 1945. Their decision to…
Sensing that AFA officials and club directors were acting slow to address their concerns, players go on strike at the midway point of the 1948 season. From their vatnage point, AFA officials felt that players were being obstinate, which is why they…
Club distributed Argentine flags in honor of "El día del fútbol," which also included an initiative furthered by the Peronist state to support Argentina's rights to the Antarctic. The paper also notes how few incidents marred soccer games that…
La Nación reports that representatives of the FAA provided assurances to AFA president Oscar Nicolini that players would participate in weekend games after Nicolino gave assurances that AFA directors would address their concerns in meetings over the…
In an extraordnary meeting at AFA, club officials discuss the matter of a players strike withou the presence of AFA's president and vice-president, both of whom were ministers in the Peronist government and were held up in meetings related to events…
AFA officials attend a conference focused on sports medicine and research on the subject, including a study on the effects of tuberculosis among athletes
AFA hands down disciplinary action against the temperamental River Plate player Néstor Rossi (whose entire career contained similar disciplinary episodes) for repeatedly kicking an opponent.