Record crowd of over 120,000 expected to see England in Argentina play at River Plate Stadium. Brief comments from both head coaches (Stabile and Winterbottom). About 3.3 million pesos earning for the Argentine Football Association.
Match report pays special tribute to Argentine goalkeeper Miguel Ángel Rugilo, whose numerous saves had Argentina on the verge of becoming the first foreign team to win on English soil before two late English goals secured their 2-1 victory over La…
A capacity crowd endured the pouring rain to witness the second match between Argentina and England (total revenue for this game stood at 3.2 million pesos). The referee eventually suspended the match as playing conditions worsened, leading Sir…
Press and soccer fans in Argentina closely followed the performance of major club teams involved in offseason exhibition games in Spain. In several of these articles, newspapers took note of the attendance for these matches (50-65,000), presumably to…
Guillermo Stábile offers a measures assessment of Argentina's chances at the World Cup, but he is nonetheless optimtic that Argentina will go far if players are united in a collective effort.
The recurring theme in the lead-up to the World Cup emphasized the need for Argentina to remain faithful to its traditional approach to and style of fútbol.
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.
The magazine cheers the victory of the national team in the 1946 Copa Sudamericana but is livid that Argentina plays in these international matches. Why? Two players were severly injured, including the captain of the national team and Racing José…
The move to a more systematic, and professionalization, of coaching and the use of tactics begins in the late 1940's with coaches who will become important during the 1950s and 1960s (especially with the national team) such as D'Amico, Cesarini, and…