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El seleccionado de nunca acabar
Of particular note is the fact that Estudiantes players are routinely omitted from consideration for the national team. Why? Some accounts cite Estudiantes head coach Osvaldo Zubeldía's unwillingness to release players, but here the national coach…
En Avellaneda hubo más agresores y agredidos que buenos jugadores
The use of overly defensive styles and tactical fouls is leading to an erosion of playing the sport in an aesthetically pleasing manner
Éstas lágrimas valen
players felt they were good enough to win the World Cup, others blamed their loss on a "fix", one even relates this "robbery" to the England taking Las Malvinas
Front covers of the Argentina-England match: Argentina: Perjudicada por un mal arbitraje; El culpable de una derrota; Wembley: No hubo "fair play" en el 1 a 0 de Inglaterra
The headlines are clear: injustice took place at Wembley Stadium as England cheated Argentina on the world stage.
La conspiración del silencio
Lorenzo threatens to tell all to AFA officials who are ready to get rid of him, while players also bite their tongue for the sake of the national team…but promising to speak plainly upon their return to Buenos Aires.
La cuota de temperamento
Pachamé, Basile, Bilardo, Rodríguez, Cocco, Albrecht, and Rattín are some of the many "hard men" that play in the "number 5" position on the field, known for their hard tackles and physicality. The article humorously states that AFA and the Tribunal…
La FIFA aplicó sanciones al fútbol argentino; Sombría perspectiva; Estupor sin disipar; Lorenzo: severas críticas al árbitro
FIFA sanctions and fines Argentine football, suspending Rattin four games and another three games for Ferreiro & Onega—mostly for trying to attack the referee after the match. FIFA officials propose blocking Argentina's participation in Mexico. Also…
La FIFA tratará el caso sudamericano
FIFA will treat the South American case, especially its decision to exclude Argentina from the 1970 World Cup in Mexico
La figura de la semana: Pepillo; Señor Ubaldo Rattín:
By comparing their own star player, a true crack like Pepillo, to Boca's Rattin, the magazine juxtaposes what is good about soccer (River) and what is bad (Boca).
La más digna de la derrotas
Rattin's expulsion, refereeing, and a bad tactical approach all led Argentina to lose to England…but in loss the team earned dignity
La victoria inglesa fue merecidamente obtenida; Una lección de practicidad
Argentine papers summarize the match between Argentina and England as one where Argentina's excessive passing allowed England to quickly counter attack and eventually dominate the game. Behind in the score, Argentine pushed its lines further up the…
Los malos embajadores
The title suggests a concern that Argentine players are providing a bad example of violent play to the outside world, poor embassadors for the sport.
Micromundial; Otras críticas en diarios uruguayos
Foreign reactions were commonly reprinted in Argentine newspapers. Here, a Swiss paper describes Argentinian players as the best in the world but, if they had only a minimum of discipline and dignity, they would be champions of the world. Instead,…
Nos contaron de allá…
The solution to the national team's woes is of course found at River. But the article looks at the players' perspectives and their problems with Lorenzo's eccentric behavior.
Obras maestras del fraude; ¿Robo o impotencia?; Opina la prensa mundial
The titles of the first two articles, and corresponding sub headings, suggest a travesty and injustice: "fraude", "robo", and "verdugo". The third article is a look at how the foreign press saw the match between Argentina and England.
Piden la vuelta de Mourino; Juego innecesariamente brusco
Rattin begins his career at Boca, while Zubeldía is at the end of his. Brief criticism as well about the increasingly violent style of play.