In the series "Las opiniones de Justiniano Calles", Ribas provides an ode to the fan…but Ribas' style is a metacommentary on the excessive passions of "hinchas"
Although Arcos is not a well-remembered player in Argentine fútbol history, this profile piece is a perfect example of how sports magazines portrayed fútbol players: surrounded by family (especially the player's mother), in uniform, and with fans.…
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."
AFA officials attend a conference focused on sports medicine and research on the subject, including a study on the effects of tuberculosis among athletes
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…
The cartoon delivers 2 observations: club officials have turned desperate to field players while the professionals are on strike, and the spirit of the potrero and the pibe remains the only viable solution to the greed and money in soccer.
AFA hired British officials to officiate league matches due to the inability of Argentine referees to properly control matches. One match is not enought to pass judgement, but the article mostly praises their professionalism.
Language demonstrates a negative attitude towards the players and the loss of revenue that the strike caused. There's also a brief blurb about the English referees contracted for 1949.