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Don Pedro
This article does several things at once: it reinforces the popular notion that sports can bridge classes, turn a poor butcher´s son into a star player, and focuses on the player´s role as an exceptional player and husband-father In many ways, this…
Espíritu universitario y espíritu de facción
The article alludes to a restrictive educational environment under Peron and that the provisional government will lead to a more open and accessible university system
Pacificación, una meta argentina
This article reflects a prevailing notion that with Peron exiled, and Peronism proscribed, the best route for the new government is to move forward through leniency. It also quotes Eduardo Lonardi, who said that in the new Argentina "(no hay) ni…
Convenio colectivo de trabajo "Entidades Deportivas"
The UTEDYC, part of the CGT, requests a salary increase for its members. The chart illustrates actual earnings, salaries from 1954, what AFA proposes, and what UTEDYC proposes. The ruling, as is the norm, falls well below the amount petitioned.
Una promesa incumplida
One of the criticisms of the national team is that play defense like "Europeans"
Volvió a decepcionar el equipo argentino
Mundo Deportivo cautions readers that since 1954 Argentines should not fully accept the idea of Argentine superiority in soccer.
El equipo uruguayo empañó su propio triunfo
Uruguay played a dirty and physical game, according to Mundo Deportivo, which explains why Argentina lost the final match.
No hay decadencia
Stabile states that the Argentine player does suffer from some dependency on their own creative inspiration more than the level of discipline required. But there is no decline in Argentine soccer.