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XXI: Proyecto de declaración
What is interesting about this petition is that legislators attempted to use the power of government, and intervention in AFA, to include provincial cities like Córdoba, Tucumán, Mendoza, La Plata, and Rosario in the 1959 Copa Sudamericana.
Una investigación exhaustiva debe señalar a los verdaderos culpables del accidente en La Plata
The main article chastises club and city officials for not taking stadium security seriously until a tragedy occurs. Another article looks at the effect of new stadium investigations on Ferro Oeste.
Una experiencia inédita
A look into how Mogilevsky helped reshape Argentine fútbol in 1959 (and why his novel ideas were hardly continued by successors). This piece is timely as Argentina faced its biggest challenge (qualifying for the 1974 World Cup) after another…
Una esperanza en marcha
Journalist explains how tradition and modernity can go hand-in-hand: the Argentine player is naturally born into a "school" of soccer born in Argentina, but now employs a modern approach to training based on professionalism, researching opponents and…
Un partido de tres tonos
By now, typical tactics by players flames passions on and off the field
Team picture
Image of national team (or Boca Juniors) before a match in 1959
Suecia ha quedado atrás: La esperanza se hizo realidad
Is Sweden in the rearview mirror? Goles seems to think so after Argentina wins the 1959 South American championship
Solo con coraje y disciplina puede jugarse de igual a igual con Brasil
Brazil's World Cup triumph shattered the prevailing narratives in Argentina before 1958. Then, England was the "master" of the game and Uruguay Argentina's closest South American rival. But with England's poor performances in international football,…
Señor policía: sírvase una prueba
A weapon, filled with sharp nails, is deposited in the press box by an anonymous "fan" when police are sent into the stadium ready to launch gas canisters into the crowd Although the incident did not escalate, the choice of weapon demonstrates the…
Se ganó: falta jugar mejor
Although Argentina won the tournament it hosted, in a 1-1 tie with Brazil, the national team did not play a good tournament This is also a correct statement on all the teams in the tournament What is interesting is that the 1958 World Cup seems to…
Ritornello
Félix del Valle laments how the Italian-European style is much lauded around the world He dubs it the "antítesis" of soccer and prefers for Argentines to turn an eye away from this "no fútbol" approach The "candado" or "cerrojo" style (catenaccio)…
Racing ha dicho la policía también
Surprising threats from Racing fans against El Grafico, feeling that their team was being disparaged by the sports magazine Police react seriously to threats
Por una camiseta
Although no direct connection can be made between these youth and what would later become more organized barras brava, it is interesting to see that the danger in accessing a soccer field so easily became a concern for journalists What would stop 12…
Policías particulares en las canchas para asegurar el orden
Citing they inability to police mass amounts of fans, and growing incidents that take place at stadiums, clubs are petitioning for more police presence. They also cite that the lower division teams are in a worse situation.
Pelé: El 'ángel negro' del fútbol es un triunfador a los 18 años
Although this article offers praise for Pelé's talent, and his humility, it nonetheless portrays him as an "other" surrounded by adoring white fans and labeled as the "black angel."