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¿Se trata o no de fútbol?
The game almost descended into a brawl, hard-fought and violent at times Reflective of the "ball may pass but not the player" approach to defense
Soy de aquí…aunque me vaya
Although this transfer broke the (then) record for a player, it is also typical of the rags-to-riches story common in Argentine soccer By focusing on his family and humble roots, Sívori comes off as the lucky kid who made it big But, his transfer is…
Ángel del fútbol
This transfer, like Sívori's, is typical of the rags-to-riches story common in Argentine soccer By focusing on his family (with mate gourd in hand) and Italian roots, Angelillo is another lucky kid who made it big His transfer is also typical of a…
Quince goles en tres partidos nos colocan a un paso del campeonato
Great article to see how journalists created notions of identity--national and soccer--through playing style.
Cuarta Tribuna; Movimiento de Socios
More figures on the funding for the 4th section of the stadium, now influenced by the sale of Enrique Omar Sívori to Italian team Juventus, as well as club membership data.
Finanzas
Some explicit comments and data related to the transfer of Sívori to Juventus provides much needed detail on whether the sale of Sívori really did fund the 4th section of the Monumental (which is an accepted notion in Argentina.)
Renumeraciones percibidas por los jugadores profesionales entre el 1° de enero y el 31 de diciembre de 1957
A look at how much each player earned in 1957
Partidos oficiales y plateas venta partidos
A very detailed look at how much River Plate earned in gate receipts in 1957.
Transferencias de jugadores
A brief, but definitive statement, on how much River Plate earned from the transfer of Sívori (who only earned aprox. 60,000 pesos per year at the club).
Ejecución del plan de financiación para la construcción de la cuarta tribuna, hasta el tercer tramo al 31 de diciembre de 1957
The data presented here provides more details that can help see how much Sívori's transfer to Juventus helped fund the stadium.
Cuotas de socios percibidas durante el ejercicio
The chart helps dispel the notion of the monolithic club member body, rather various levels of club membership existed in 1957.
Memoria y Balance: 1957-1962
Basic information on a B team: how much did they raise and spend for soccer. Notice how both numbers change dramatically due to inflation and rising ticket prices.
Various
Gimnasia y Esgrima is one of the two major clubs from La Plata
Frondizi será Presidente
Romero, an intellectual and noted historian, was a Socialist figure and professor at Universidad de la Plata. He provides reasons, a year away from possible elections, as to why Frondizi will become the next President of Argentina. This a valuable…
Palabras, puras palabras del fútbol
A useful overview of some of the problems in Argentinean soccer Panzeri characterizers "reformers" as people who always look towards Europe for answers He also believes that fundamental changes will not occur because professional soccer was born with…