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Severas críticas en Italia y Uruguay
Typical reproduction of news coverage overseas (and from Uruguay), with comments from Italian players and officials from AC Milan. A sense of sadness permeates the reprinted article as journalists bemoaned the loss of fútbol, morals, and…
Poletti fue expulsado y no podrá jugar nunca más; El largo proceso y la corona de espinas
Lucero makes a case that the behavior of Estudiantes is not isolated, it is a product of years of complacency and complicity by club officials who were more concerned with political and economic matters than the sport. Reacting to the penalties,…
Fútbol: mal de ciegos, consuelo de mudos
Although Boca's president Armando still promises record signings, the reality is that Boca is adjustig economically and obtaining results through good coaching (Di Stéfano). The continuing problem is the lack of goal scoring.
La palabra no es un bicho
The case of San Lorenzo player José Albrecht reveals how club officials and coaches can often work together to force players to play amid contract disputes. But the author sides with Albrecht as the only person in this affair that honored his…
Ad for a new television program
The popularity of soccer is perfect for a society where most people had access to a television in 1969. As a result, a new talk show encourages people to come and debate the (polemic) issues of the day in soccer.
Portarse mal es la cosa
Alf Ramsey's description of Argentine players as "animals" resonates according to the article because players in the national league do little to rebut this characterization, instead resorting to violent play and a lack of discipline all too often.…
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…
La noche de conjuras
In a match between Platense and Huracán, the former applies an ultra-defensive style with ball possession and few risks, while the latter is a throwback to an older era of attcking soccer and fluid play.
Metropolitano: un legado de Don Valentín
In an era where small teams, with small budgets, can suddenly become champions, the article portrays the situation as a mess for Argentine fútbol…and a legacy of Valentín Suárez.
¿Qué has hecho tú en La Paz, Argentina?
Great article. The national team coach, Maschio, is fired under pressure from sports reporters who found themselves suddenly limited in their access to the national team (but well within the boundaries for journalists). The interventor of AFA is also…
Various articles on the bloody crackdown of university students
The series of articles, including a poll conducted on who is to blame, reveal quite a bit about the cause of student protests and the bloody response by military officials. In many ways, this is the beginning of the end for Onganía as President as he…
Fútbol: como antes, más que antes
An article that sways between honoring the achievements of Estudiantes and worrying about their methods and culture of incidents. This is the closest article that is able to praise and blame equally.
Otra semana violenta
This article uses recent acts of violence to assess another week difficult for Argentines.
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…
Onganía: Mes 40, Hora Cero
The increase in violence, social disorder, and labor protests have led to many influential military leaders looking for an alternative solution. Onganía will be out of power within the year. [The sidebar is worth a read. Also: the following week…
La carga de los valores taponados
Perhaps helpful in understanding the coach's mindset before the ugly, physical matches that led to several Estudiantes players facing criminal charges and bans from AFA.