Press and soccer fans in Argentina closely followed the performance of major club teams involved in offseason exhibition games in Spain. Here, San Lorenzo and Atlético de Madrid faced off in front of a large crowd, while Racing loses to Barcelona.
Press and soccer fans in Argentina closely followed the performance of major club teams involved in offseason exhibition games in Spain. In several of these articles, newspapers took note of the attendance for these matches (50-65,000), presumably to…
Press and soccer fans in Argentina closely followed the performance of major club teams involved in offseason exhibition games in Spain. Of note is that the game between San Lorenzo and Real Madrid turned hostile, with a Spanish government officials…
Perón is characterized as "un deportista integral y maestro de la juventud en el cultivo del músculo y la fortaleza de la moral". The article goes on to credit Perón as a "pioneer", who was the captain of the basketball team at the military academy…
Citing Perón's commitment to social justice, the article lauds sports and labor as the foundation of society and the government's emphasis means that it will focus its energies on making both available to all citizens. The article mentions the…
The magazine believes that Argentines are demonstrating their class on a global scale and finds Mr. Hatless' buffonery while officiating to be a lack of respect and professionalism. In this regard, the author juxtaposes Argentine and British culture,…
Ana María Schultz, a member of San Lorenzo, is becoming a world-class athlete in swimming--moving from being a local sensation to a national representative.
Coverage of the President's visit to San Lorenzo, but not to watch the club team. Instead, he witnesses a match between two youth teams from Argentina and Perú.
This article shows that club officials controlled much of what was printed at El Ciclón, as it covers the arrival of the AFA President as an important moment for the club. Other fan magazines devoted less attention to soccer politics.
The Argentines who conquered Europe and returned home as "conquerors" or "heroes" is a seductive image that in many ways is reminiscent of Eva Perón's tour of Europe. It meant that Argentines showed Europeans that they possessed as much, if not more,…