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El retorno del crack; El otro de Willington
Helpful to see how a non-sports magazine profiles fútbol players.
Los clubs de football populares
Of note is the use of the term "popular" to demonstrate the wide appeal of certain clubs like Velez Sarsfield
XLIV: Proyecto de resolución
The death of Mario Linker, although not the first in Argentine fútbol, was widely reported in the press. As a consequence, politicians became involved to demonstrate their ability to quell violence at the stadiums (but more likely this was just…
El fútbol argentino
The main thrust of Aloé's argument is that the professionalization of fútbol, which placed emphasis on finances and winning, stripped the sport of what made it special: communal associations, love for the sport, amateurism.
El salvajismo suplantó al fútbol
Condemns the actions of "hinchas" that overshadowed the soccer game and cost the life of a young fan Panzeri blames the animalistic fans, who threw projectiles at the River goalie throughout the match In turn, the River fans retaliated and police…
Jugando en su flamante estadio, Racing volvió al primer puesto
Perón inspected the site two days before the opening, but did not attend the match. Instead, Carlos Aloé and Ramón Cereijo, along with AFA officials, accompanied the President of Racing.
El domingo futbolero
Jornalist El Bachiller wrote a weekly column, of which he dedicated a bit this week to the problems in Liniers. He appeals to civility and rememberance near Mother's Day for the woman who lost a son.
De la fiesta a la "guerra"
The match became heated and violent Zubeldia is irate at the press in Buenos Aires ("El Dia") for publishing articles-unsigned by the author-that supported the English insistence that the disallowed goal in the first match should have been allowed…
El estadio y nada más
The "Presidente Juan Domingo Perón" Stadium opens, the match is listless
Carta abierta de un hincha
Although billed as a "fan perspective", the comments are from journalists who cover fútbol. In this week's column, the focus is on club directors and their collusion on raising ticket prices and bypassing AFA statutes.
El estado, la polla, la gente
The commentary by Llistosella chastises club officials for their financial negligence in paying back their debts, even when the state offers them money through television deals on state-run Channel 7. Previous attempts at raising revenue, like…
Y el gran estadio tuvo su corazón…81 minutos para gritar un gol
The home fans waited until the end of the game, in a poorly played match, but finally enjoyed a winning goal by Simes.
San Lorenzo y Velez Sarsfield: planes con moho
Interesting because you can see a local and "imported" version of a similar catenaccio style of play at work in this match
Página extradeportiva
Linker's death receives more attention than in El Grafico
[Photo of dead Linker]
Photograph by Sanjuro
Vélez con todo
Velez played a boring but effective game against Ferrocarril Oeste