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Con Estudiantes en la Copa, con los ingleses en Inglaterra
"Savages", "fair play", "civility"…all come to question with the treatment El Grafico's writers claim to have received in Manchester Estudiantes are also held up as models of civility Propaganda
La pobreza de una final del mundo
After a brief account of the game, El Grafico takes time to criticize the foreign (English) press for exaggerating the physicality of the match…even as far as comparing English journalists to Goebbels!
Ahora si podemos asegurar que tenemos el mejor fútbol
Worth noting the change in language and tone in this report of Estudiantes' victory
Los colegas ingleses y los 'salvajes de las pampas'…
Article is useful for taking into account a foreign lens
Fue un fiasco como expresión de fútbol
A more analytical account of the Intercontinental Cup
Tags: 1968, Estudiantes, Manchester United, physicality, player violence, press, tactics, Zubeldia
La carga de los valores taponados
Perhaps helpful in understanding the coach's mindset before the ugly, physical matches that led to several Estudiantes players facing criminal charges and bans from AFA.
Tags: 1969, AC Milan, Ajax, Estudiantes, foreign lens, Manchester United, Poletti, Zubeldia
Fútbol: como antes, más que antes
An article that sways between honoring the achievements of Estudiantes and worrying about their methods and culture of incidents. This is the closest article that is able to praise and blame equally.
Estudiantes, el merecedor
The author believes that Estudiantes-known for overly physical play and whining to officials-does deserve "preferential treatment": as the exception to a sport played by teams that respect the rules. A very helpful article in listing matches and…
Tags: 1970, AC Milan, Estudiantes, foreign lens, Italy, journalism, legislation, Manchester United, Ongania, Ramsey
Estudiantes honoris causa
More than the coverage of the first match, this article extensively covers English perceptions of Argentines.
And now what?
This article is noteworthy for its subdued nature. Here, the victory over English side Manchester United is examined for its international implications but in a manner that avoids patriotism. Instead, it focused on the English perceptions of…
[Cover image] La hora cumbre de Zubeldía; Sin azar, Estudiantes
In the preview to their anticipated matches against Manchester United, these articles aim to provide readers with a better understanding of Estudiantes and their approach to playing soccer.
Various articles
A reference to ”animales” resurfaces, while various accounts of the 2nd leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup provide a summary of the match, as well as critical reviews in the European press about the rough style of play of Estudiantes.
Carta un poco tardía
The head of FIFA, Sir Stanley Rous, writes a letter to the AFA to diffuse tensions over George Best's call for Manchester fans to embody a "warrior" spirit ahead of the 2nd match of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup. Estudiantes staff, meanwhile,…
Tags: 1968, Estudiantes, FIFA, Intercontinental Cup, Manchester United, Poletti, Rous
La prensa británica no escatima sus censuras
Bemoaning the tactics and physical play of the Argentines, described by one British journalist as akin to Bismark's idea of diplomacy, press accounts from England worry about what Argentinean players are bringing to the world game. Also: official…
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Various reports focus on the physicality of the match between Manchester United and Estudiantes