The problem for the Escuela Técnica de la Federación Francesa de Fútbol is that tactics is conflated with other elements, and are usually seen as in opposition to the natural talent of a player. He does not see it this way. Another example of how…
Image of women's football captains Carmen Pomies (Femina SC, Paris) and Florrie Redford (Dick Kerr, Preston, England) in 1925. Dick Kerr won by a score of 4-2 in this international club match. Cover of El Gráfico (Issue No. 310)
The article positions Argentina's performance in relation to that of the United States, which, as the cradle of basketball, is the barometer to measure Argentina's own performances. This is similar to early sports writing on fútbol and Argentina's…
Mundo Argentino published remarks from Italy on the obelisk in Buenos Aires, remarking that the Italians have poked fun at what they consider as a cheap imitation of the obelisk of the Church of Saint Agnes in Rome. By showing images of other notable…
Post-match report of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup becomes an opinion piece by Geoffrey Greene about the degree to which sports tensions become national tensions after the President of Argentina stopped Estudiantes from playing some "friendies" in…
Image of Huracán and national team player Guillermo Stábile on the cover of El Gráfico, August 2, 1930 (Issue No. 577). Stábile was the top scorer at the 1930 World Cup and the longest tenured manager of the national team. He rose to fame at Huracán,…
As expected by most observers, the host nation (Argentina) and basketball power (United States) meet in the championship game of the first FIBA Championship. The United States defeated France in the semifinal game.
A noticeable shift has taken place in El Grafico's coverage: less commentary on how Argentine teams play, more emphasis on results ("su temple, su voluntad, su entereza moral…esfuerzo")
Annoucement to readers that today marks the first day of the inaugural World Basketball Championship, which began play at Buenos Aires' famed Luna Park.
Brief mention that the 1950 World Basketball Championship begins tonight, with the United States sending an amateur team, the Denver Chevrolets, to represent the country in Argentina.
Exceprts from the Italian press are re-printed here, with an almost universal condemnation of the style of play of Estudiantes. Some journalists warn of the moral decline of the Argentine player, and wonder what will happen when players like Bilardo…