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El exceso de la pasión daña a la pura finalidad del deporte
Although Troilo would become later associated with River Plate, here he contributes his thoughts as a soccer fan.
El football-sport nacional: El suelto de hoy
Although El Domingo was often critical of the poor behavior of fans and players, here it provides a rare rebuke of the match officials whose poor performance aggrivated matters at a match between Progresista and Independiente.
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.
El fútbol argentino
Provides a positive look at Argentine soccer through the lens of its official governing body: AFA. This brochure was a part of Argentina's effort to host the 1962 World Cup (which eventually went to Chile). Because Perón is portrayed extensively in…
El gran cuadro de diablos rojos ganó con calidad y fibra de campeón: ¡entre "guapos" anda el juego!
The article highlights the "guapeza" of the players involved in the match, as well as a focus on the legs of key players (which hints at some form of masculinity that desires the athletic bodies of male athletes as a form of adulation and marvel.)
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…
El periodismo constituye el cuarto poder en el estado y sus derechos son inviolables
More fan violence, this time affecting reporters.
En Avellaneda: ni fu ni fa
Visually appealing soccer is nowhere to be found
En pro de otros deportes
Fútbol's popularity leads AFA to donate a partial amount of gate receipts for the development of other sports. Another sign of Peronist influence.
En su niñez inexperta, "Mumo" Orsi era hincha inocente de Racing
Player profile on legendary Independiente player Raimundo Orsi (with some mentions of another key player: Renato Cesarini). This article reinforces the trope of the crack player whose youthful energy must have drove his mother crazy but he eventually…
Entre una leyenda y un complejo
Although Mourín is not a well-remembered player in Argentine fútbol history, this profile piece is a perfect example of how sports magazines portrayed fútbol players: surrounded by family (especially the player's mother), in uniform, and with fans.…
Ésta alegría de Independiente, éste amargo final…
An in-depth look at how Independiente played "a lo hombre", with hard tackles ("jugando al futbol o pegando") San Lorenzo, in turn, demonstrated an un-sportsmanlike conduct by not bothering to play the last minutes of the match in protest to both…
Estudiantes copó Avellaneda
An ugly and violent match takes place between Independiente & Estudiantes
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.
Exceso de "colados"; "Se gana con goles, ¿no?", dijo Douksas, y los rojos hicieron dos y los boquenses ninguno
Incidents at the end of the match included a person attacking a player, who promptly beats him up. There is some reference to the use of gases ("cohetes o tiros alarmaron a los hinchas")
Ferro, Lanús, Platense, San Lorenzo, Newell's y ahora…Dellacha en Independiente
Dellacha's views on tactics and designed plays falls in line with players of his era, who valued the innate talent of the Argentine fútbolero over plays designed on a chalkboard.