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Independiente is one of the 5 major clubs in Argentina and was undergoing a stadium renovation that cost a lot of money. These images reveal player salaries, coaches salaries, and the effect of stadium reopening.
Vamos aprendiendo…no toda la siembra cae en el vacio…
The main thrust of Boca's argument is that Ernesto Grillo retaliated against an Independiente fan who had stormed the field and went after Grillo It was self-defense The tone of the published articles are also defensive and seem to suggest that Boca,…
Un arbitro blando, un salvaje pugilismo, varios jugadores duros
Game descends, thanks to a passive referee, into a defensive and violent game Eventually a brawl involving 19 players punctuates the affair [The following week, 8 players were expelled in a match between Lanus and Estudiantes for violent actions on…
Spinetto y Mogilvesky: culpables pasivos
Magazine lays some blame on the head coach and physical trainer of the national team for not standing up to club officials/coaches, and for not demanding respect for their positions by allowing the AFA to continue its path of haphazard scheduling and…
Sobornos…salvajadas…barbarie…un solo problema: el fútbol está falto de ejemplos
Displaying various newspaper clippings and letters, El Grafico wants to shed light on the increasing violence at soccer matches as an example of the nation's decaying sense of morality
Satisfactorio para Argentina: nosotros sabemos jugar la pelota
Without the individual creativity and play of Pando, the Argentine national team lacks the consistency and organization needed to win
Sanciones en revisión
The transfer of city property to a club association must meet Congressional approval, in this case San Lorenzo's move to acquire more land for expansion of facilities is under review.
San Lorenzo y Velez Sarsfield: planes con moho
Interesting because you can see a local and "imported" version of a similar catenaccio style of play at work in this match
River firme, veloz, practico, incisivo, y moderno
A useful look at what 'modern' meant to the writers of River in 1961, and thus how people came to understand what modernity in soccer meant and what the opposite entailed.
Recuerdan la estrategia, se olvidan del fútbol
For several months, especially after Juan Carlos Lorenzo takes over San Lorenzo, news coverage has focused less on boring and lacluster matches and more on physical affairs where both teams aim to not lose San Lorenzo shows up in most of these…
Raúl H. Colombo
Goro reminds readers that Colombo himself stated that he would not meddle in coaching decisions and that results mattered less than knowledge gained of European tactics and playing styles The article then goes on to show how Colombo undermined the…
Primera victoria argentina: mayor tranquilidad, optimismo todavía no
The game supported Panzeri's pre-friendly assessment of the national team: no guiding philosophy or school of soccer Instead, indiviudal talent trumped collective play In this case, talent helped Argentina defeat Portugal (but in the following match…
Poco fútbol y…mucho escándolo
Overview of incidents involving players from Argentinos Juniors and River Plate, police, medical assistants, and coaches. More on pages 20-21.
Perdonenlo, pero me lo echan…
Mogilevsky resigns, AFA rejects the resignation, and then an AFA official kicks him (literally) out of the special meeting to punish him Very odd