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Argentine Football Championship opens: Racing defeat Boca four-one
British referees make their debut at the start of the 1948 first division season. The Buenos Aires Herald notes that the foreign officials "controlled all the games, and each one did a definitely good job of work."
Boedo: ¿un partido de fútbol o un happening de la Nueva Ola?
The use of the word "happening" and a reference to Nueva Ola is used to describe a match where a lot was going on but nothing made sense ("un revolitjo de coasa")—only violence and a lack of scoring chances.
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.
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.
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 AFA President Raúl Colombo and his handling of various club conflicts.
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
Clubes de Primera Categoria: Campeonato Metropolitano/Nacional
Helpful statistics for goals scored
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.
Copa Europea-Sudamericana 1972
Ajax becomes world club champions defeating Club Atlético Independiente
Debe favorecer al mejor aunque sea un club chico
Boca Juniors is forced by AFA rules to split revenue–even when its home matches are mostly full of Boca Juniors fans. As a result, the article condemns these policies that wind up cheating those who make revenue possible: fans.
Después de Milan, después de Madrid
Tactics, Helenio Herrera, Giudice, and what happened in Europe What is interesting about this article are Herrera's own words, where he acknowledges using catenaccio and "anti-football" tactics to win
Detrás de los éxitos: Una nueva mentalidad para nuestro fútbol
After two significant victories in one calendar year - "Los Albicelestes" winning the mini Cup of Nations and Independiente securing the Copa Libertadores - Juvenal concludes that Argentine fútbol players are beginning to ditch their losing…
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 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.
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
El desfile de los rengos
This article has several important revelations, such as the different techniques used by doctors to treat injured players, the number of players injured in 1965, and most importantly the emphasis on physical training in the "modern game."