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¡120.000 personas en Alsina y Colón! (with a cover image the following the week)
Coverage of the ceremonial approval for Racing's new stadium, including the presence of Perón, Ramón Cereijo, and other government officials.
¡Ante el hecho insólito!; Rosario-Hinchas-Árbitros
Fans attack Cossio, a referee at a match at Newell's Old Boys, leaving him seriously injured at the hospital. A brief recap of the escalating violence at stadiums prefaces the coverage of November 8, including reports of bullets fired at a match…
¡Basta de temperamento!...¡Basta de matonismo!...¡Basta de garra!...
What is interesting is that Uruguay is blamed for all the "garra" Argentine players have traditionally reacted towards (ignoring the decades of player violence among Argentine teams). "Garra" is thus portrayed as foreign and alien to Argentine…
¡Buen viaje, doctor…!
As opposed to late 1946, when scant mention was made of Ramón Cereijo's membership to Rácing, every news about the Housing Minister is an opportunity in 1950 to wish him good luck. His role in securing the funds for the new stadium linked Rácing to…
¡Clamor General!: las relaciones con River Plate no deben reanudarse
The magazine does not make it clear that a rupture of relations should only involve River's administration; nonetheless, the article portrays Racing as the jilted bride whose wooing made it possible for one of Argentina's greatest players to return…
¡El público se hacía cruces!
Perhaps scheduled to facilitate the signing of Boyé, Rácing plays in Italty against Genoa.
¡Forte debe desaparecer del fútbol!; "Señores Referees"
A series of prejudicial calls against Racing, the latest in a loss to San Lorenzo, leads the magazine to call for the banishment of "Sr. Forte" from Argentine fútbol. Here, the magazine riles fans against a referee, who is a symbol of injustice. This…
¡Lindo, lindo partido!
A tension between modern styles (predicated on defensive tactics) and traditional soccer (more offensive in approach) is emerging in Argentine soccer This is a conflict pushed by the magazine, which is influential in sports discourse
¡Mario Boyé!
Racing touts the signing for Mario Boyé from Italy's Genoa, but the transfer is not yet official. Fan magazines have a tendency to announce important signings before they become official (sometimes leading to a situation akin to a bride left at the…
¡Racing!
The magazine exhorts its readers to cheer Racing, since it represents the nation.
¡Tenía razón Racing!
Under pressure from Racing and its fans, and with evidence that Forte manipulated match reports, AFA suspends Forte for "damaging the moral interests of Racing Club" ("lesionar los intereses morales del Rácing Club). The image of Forte, a mug…
¡Un gigantesco estadio!
In 1946, after Perón rises to power, Racing appeals to the Minister for Housing, Ramón Cereijo, for a federal subsidy to build a new, massive stadium. The plans are presented in this article. The timing also suggests that Racing benefited from the…
¿Dónde quedó la revolución?
The article asks what happened to Racing, noting its abandonment of attacking football and adoption of the same-old, same-old: cautious and defensive soccer to win at all costs Did El Grafico bother to ask whether that mentality always existed, but…
¿Habrá que acostumbrarse a ver a un Racing distincto?
From an attractive long-ball style to cautious and tough defensive approach, Racing changes style to win the tournament Did it change? Or did they simply change focus of their own style?
¿Qué elegimos: Racing o el Seleccionado?
Useful article because it examines two different philosophies of soccer: attack at all costs, or defend and win at all costs? The article ignores that both teams emphasized a very tight and physical defense
¿Qué fútbol se va a jugar en esta temporada?
Having witnessed several years of low scoring, ultra-defensive styles, the hope is that more teams will take risks to score like Racing in 1966.