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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…
Una pasión argentina
Worth noting that the commentary describes the 1957 team at the Copa Sudamericana as the last criollo team--a good observation.
Un triunfal recibimiento se tributó a los jugadores olímpicos argentinos
Ignoring their draw and loss to Uruguay, and silver medal, the newspaper declares Argentina the true champions. Fans are described as feeling the same way.
The May Festivals; The Athletic Sports
A detailed report of the May Festibvals, which coincided with the Argentine federal holiday of May 25, as well as the 51st birthday of Queen Victoria. The first article shows the variety of family activties, including fireworks, parades, and…
Sporting Items
A brief update on Motherwell's latest game in Argentina: a 2-1 loss against an Argentine select team. The article also offers an account of the Argentina-Uruguay final in Amsterdam, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
President Peron Opens Pan American Games
A fairly balanced account of the opening games of the inaugural Pan-American Games. The president and first lady are mentioned, but so too are other notable figures in sports and politics.
Petition for an Olympic sports complex in each province of Argentina
Using Peron's own five-year plan related to sports, the request asks for each province to receive aid from the federal government to ensure that each region of the country has access to olympic quality facilities to develop the health and fitness of…
Niños y jóvenes mostraron la hermosa realidad de la Nueva Argentina
CADCOA organizes an Olympic tournament for children of Argentina as part of Perón's outreach and propaganda.
Merced al decidido apoyo del Gral. Perón concurrió a los Juegos Olímpicos un equipo digno de la Argentina
The article lauds the 15th (out of 40) place in the overall medal count and how these athletes honored the support of the President. A sidebar mentions "National Physical Education Day".
Los argentinos serán mañana los campeones del mundo
An example of how journalists influenced public opinion, in this case the idea of Argentine superiority in soccer
Images of spectators and stadium at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam
Image of the stadium in Amsterdam and spectators watching a men's football match at the 1928 Olympic Games
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The "crack" player on the Argentine team that traveled to Europe for the Olympics took his mate: a true "criollo" player.
Football Veto: Estudiantes to Go Straight Home
Post-match report of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup becomes an opinion piece by Geoffrey Greene about the degree to which sports tensions become national tensions after the President of Argentina stopped Estudiantes from playing some "friendies" in…
El "negro"; El crack en familia
Seoane is labeled "el negro", which supports other scholarship (Karush) on the acceptance of "indios" and "morochos" as proud symbols of criollo fútbol. The second image describes as "scientific" centre-forward as a "crack", posing with his two…