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¿Hasta cuándo?
Writer is clearly exasperated that fans continue to throw projectiles and hurt players, that the police does little to deter such actions, and that other fans do not take some form of action into their own hands Soccer, it seems, is under attack
Civilización y barbarie, una sociedad enferma, martirologio del delito
Panzeri , exhausted of the now-routine nature of violence at Argentine soccer stadiums, sees the problem as much larger than the sport: Argentine civilization has fallen
Racing e Independiente honraron a la limpieza
Panzeri uses a match where both teams tried to win, and played an offensive style of soccer, as a contrast to the current trends in Argentina
Por Santoro casi pierde y por Santoro no perdió
"Jugando a patadas", Estudiantes loses a league match against Independiente. Panzeri uses this match as a way to critique Estudiantes' style of play
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Commentary the day following the Independiente-San Lorenzo match talked about a colossal embarrassment for a city, as evolved football-wise, like Buenos Aires. Matches like these put into serious question the ability of the country to host the World…
Buenos Aires es asi
By ignoring the women around them, who look similar to the idealized women in the magazines the two men are ogling, the artist pokes fun at men and their libido.
Habla uno de la barra de "Cantinflas"
Predating many of the accounts by scholars, this 1945 article makes mention of "barras bravas y seguidoras fieles" led by charismatic ring leaders like "Cantinflas".
El mismo dia…en la Argentina
The Lima tragedy, one of the darkest moments in world soccer, took place in a match between Argentinean and Peruvian youth teams trying to qualify for the Olympics. That same day, another violent incident between fans and police took place at…
La meta del caos & Lo resolvió "el destino"
Independiente versus Boca Juniors witnessed Ernesto Grillo, a Boca player, attack a fan that stormed the field to celebrate Independiente's second and decisive goal Projectiles were thrown by Boca fans and shots fired by police
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…
Ola de fútbol
As one fan commented, after many years of a soccer "drought", Argentines were treated to a series of international soccer matches when several European teams visited Buenos Aires
En Avellaneda: ni fu ni fa
Visually appealing soccer is nowhere to be found
A no dejar jugar
Defensive schemes do not allow players to play soccer, resulting in a physical affair between Independiente and Boca Juniors
¡Oh, Mr. Thurman!
In the match between Independiente and River Plate, the expulsion of Nestor Rossi demonstrates that referees often deal with particular players in a severely excessive manner
El clásico en miniatura
Although the professional players are on strike, a match that would decide the 1948 season takes place between Independiente and Racing
Carta abierta de un hincha
Although billed as a "fan perspective", the comments are from journalists who cover fútbol. In this week's column, the focus is on club directors and their collusion on raising ticket prices and bypassing AFA statutes.