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Cuadro de honor
A list of club successes in various competitions, including (but not limited to) bocce, track and field, basketball, judo, volleyball, wrestling, and cycling.
Del "fulbito" al "ollazo", de la pisada al laboratorio, del toquecito al pelotazo
Nice article that summarizes the different approaches to playing soccer in Argentina (based on Racing, Estudiantes, and Boca's style)
Derrumbe de un sistema
A popular sports magazine's look at the physical attacks against AC Milan players by Estudiantes
Doce años de la selección
Data shows that the national team only won 48 percent of its matches during the last 12 years
Dramático triunfo de (Milán?); En medio del infierno
Fairly straightforward review of the match with some commentary on the unfortunate incidents at the end of the match ("un bochornoso partido").
Ejemplos…cara y ceca
As opposed to a rival club that will go un-named (San Lorenzo?), Huracán won the "Nacional" championship in 1968 through effective scouting of talent and fiscal measures.
El deporte y la conducta; Vergüenza nacional: Todo lo perdimos incluso el honor
This first commentary was published outside of the sports section of the paper. Here, the author describes the role that sports plays in developing positive aspects of the national character. The "bochonorso" episode between a "local" team…
El drama del fútbol argentino
Not holding out hope for a better version of the national team, Campeon looks at what is needed (which is the same remedy since critics in 1955 spelled out: talent and criollo style). Of note, the sarcastic article that criticizes the appointment of…
El fútbol argentino no debe continuar en decadencia; Llegó la hora de olvidar el miedo
The article favors a more positive, attacking-style of soccer that makes best use of Argentine talent and less dependent on tactics and physicality to earn results. Chacarita, Huracan, and Racing are recent example of this successful approach. Above…
El fútbol se muere
Earnings from soccer matches are at an all-time high but the public's great interest in the sport does not transfer to a better level of play
El gobierno no tolerará nuevos excesos; La ley el orden; La odisea de Néstor Combín
President Onganía's released statement on the match is reprinted in full. Estudiantes officials defend the squad while repudiating the actions of a few players. Another article focuses on the need for order in society as a "putrified environment" has…
El seleccionado de nunca acabar
Of particular note is the fact that Estudiantes players are routinely omitted from consideration for the national team. Why? Some accounts cite Estudiantes head coach Osvaldo Zubeldía's unwillingness to release players, but here the national coach…
En la hora cero; La noche triste del fútbol
The magazine highlights how even Italian journalists familar with Argentine soccer do not feel that Estudiantes represented Argentina as a whole.
Entre el deporte y la computadora
Students, deeply divided along political lines, are increasingly coming into conflict. One reformer proposes an increase of funding for university sports–long abandoned. His reasoning is that students are less likely to come into political…
Es…integridad
Answering critics or negative fans, the magazine alludes to the greatness of the club as one that is not merely measured by success on the field, but rather by all that it offers its members in terms of social and cultural activities.
Estudiantes busca su ritmo de copa…y volvió de Chile con un resultado de oro
El Grafico reminds readers that by now everyone should expect that Estudiantes will not (nor is able to) play soccer in an appealing manner Its dull and physical style of play wins games