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"Mumo" Orsi nos relata su vida (one of the last in the series)
Orsi played, along with Monti and another Argentine), on the Italian national team that won the 1934 World Cup, which was honored by Mussolini. Perhaps the presence of 3 Argentines in the squad furthered notions of Argentine superiority in soccer.
Dos promesas del atletismo local; cover
Two articles on female track and field athletes shows that the development of women's athletics predated the Peronist state and emerged within clubs and physical education programs at schools.
El periodismo constituye el cuarto poder en el estado y sus derechos son inviolables
More fan violence, this time affecting reporters.
El fútbol argentino
The main thrust of Aloé's argument is that the professionalization of fútbol, which placed emphasis on finances and winning, stripped the sport of what made it special: communal associations, love for the sport, amateurism.
Independiente superó a San Lorenzo 9 a 1
The match ended 9 to 1, but devolved into a very harsh and physical game, leading to anti-sports mentality. As far as the ugly incidents at the end of the game: “mejor es olvidarlo”. Players tackled violently, several were expelled, and bottles and…
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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…
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Tribunal de Penas rules against players who committed severe fouls on the field by imposing a 4 to 30 match suspension, demanding that players observe good sportsmanship and to put all their efforts towards becoming good players and sportsmen.
San Lorenzo con seis jugadores; Los incidentes que marginaron la final
The paper characterizes the match between Independiente and San Lorenzo as one worth forgetting, an un-esraseable stain on the game. It assigns some blame to the referee for being inconsistent with the fouls that were called and perhaps too quick to…
Tratará hoy el Consejo el match de Avellaneda
The match between Independiente and San Lorenzo continues to garner attention in the press due to the incidents on the field and the stands. Several reports surfaced the previous day as well. Independiente praised the performance of its team…
Apuntes del tercer tiempo
Several clubs, including Independiente, pay respect to the victims of the stadium disaster in Peru.
Con todas las luces
San Lorenzo v. Independiente=violence and disorder at the stadium required police action. Stadium violence took place in Avellaneda over the lack of organization dealing with seat assignments in the match between San Lorenzo and Independiente.
Various
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.
Independiente: los héroes están cansados
A view of Independiente's matches in Argentina and Italy for the world title.
El balde de agua fría; Los sueños en el desván
The 1965 Copa Intercontinental proved to be another moment in international soccer (particularly against European teams) when Argentina could not break through and win a major title.
Estudiantes lleva los pantalones
Osvaldo Zubeldía's philosophy of doing what it takes to win gives Estudiantes an advantage over Racing and Independiente in the Copa Libertadores of 1968.
Los amos del fútbol
The era of "fútbol espectáculo" comes to an end. This article looks at the businessmen who directed the fortunes of the clubs over many years, and whose competition fueled high spending. They include: Alberto Armando (Boca Juniors), Herminio Sande…