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Hay que renovar el fútbol
Sarcastic piece that ridicules the calls to reform soccer in the wake of a new government and constitution Addresses the modern defensive systems en vogue
Una tarde en Arsenal
Arsenal´s youth system is used as a model of what happens when a club invests in the future, instead of the present Ampelio Liberali uses the efficient youth system at Arsenal to criticize club officials in professional soccer who spend money on star…
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…
Roberto Zárate señala un récord absoluto en el fútbol profesional
This article is an example of the middle-class lifestyle professional fútbol players embraced and which the media portrayed on a regular baiss in the 1950s.
El crack No.1 de Europa: Alfredo Di Stéfano obtiene el titulo por aplastante mayoría
Goles proudly reports that the Argentine Alfredo Di Stéfano is the overwhelming first-choice among European journalists for the player of the year. The resounding success of Di Stéfano is another example for porteño journalists of the innate…
Cover image; Ningún problema del fútbol fue resuelto en el año que termina
Goles accuses AFA of ignoring the various problems afecting Argentine fútbol: the exods of talented players, the decline of quality fútbol, the fiscal mismanagement at clubs, the lack of stadium safety, etc.
Saldo desalentador, que exige reflexionar a los dirigentes, ha dejado la temporada 1957
Goles joins the chorus of other sports publications in lamenting the decline in the quality of fútbol in 1957, as well as the lack of new talent to replace those who have left the country.
Sívori batió otro récord: El del matrimonio más rápido del mundo
This article is a perfect example of how star players had become major celebrities in Argentina. But the difference here is that the detials of the private life of Sívori, now playing in Italy, receives as much attention as local players. In the…
Solo con urgentes medidas se salvará al fútbol argentino
The transfers of Sívori, Angelillo, and Maschio, among others, raises serious concerns for Fioravanti. He believes that club officials have become obsessed with selling young talent at the expense of the national team (and Argentine fútbol as a…
Simples, sin el factor inspiración, todo lo que se les ve es estudiado
Drawing on stereotypes, of sorts, Goles describes Soviet players as disciplined and well-trained but unimaginative and predicatble when it comes to their playing style.
Quisieron agredir a Angelillo tras perder su club un partido
The point of this article is to show that even in Italy fans are capable of barbárie
Pedro Dellacha piensa que nadie nos llevará ventajas en el mundial
Are Dellacha's words an example of hubris, or merely a positive appraisal of Argentine fútbol?
Recién lo 'descubren'…Los críticos europeos comenzaron a hacer justicia al Boca Maschio
Goles is amused by how the European press (specifically journalists in Italy) are only now realizing the great talents of Humberto Maschio.
Destruye un balance triunfal los efectos que puede causar el derrotismo fuera de lugar
One of the recurring criticisms in the press after the debacle of the 1958 World Cup was the fear of losing that took hold among players. But here, in 1957, we see this same theme of "derrotismo" appear. Goles acknowledges that losing is part of the…
Francisco Lombardi, el 'resucitado' de nuestro fútbol, es síntesis de triunfo
Yet another example of how the sports press portrayed fútbol players as model citizens and symbols of middle-class ascendancy.
Sívori no cree en los rusos: 'Argentina tiene que ganarles porque juega un mejor fútbol'
Sívori's comments about Russian football subscribe to the prevailing notion in Argentina that others require excessive training because they are not as naturally skilled at soccer as Argentinians.