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No, así no: Nuestro fútbol no necesita limosnas, ni rifas, ni pollas
The article looks at the long history of clubs and their officials to paint a bleak picture of the present: clubs badly run by "el dirigente hincha"
Cover; Son muchos los cracks que aún no han firmado los nuevos contratos para la temporada
Two years removed from the player strike that led to the exodus of some of the nation's best talent, this article shows that the issue of player salaries, and the intransigence of some clubs to pay their players, continues to garner headlines in…
Peñarol 0 - Motherwell 1
Pre-game moment when the captain of Motherwell F.C., Robert Ferrier, receives a gift (club pendant flag) from Peñarol officials. Motherwell's manager, John "Sailor" Hunter, is pictured to the far right.
Scene from "El hincha"
Enrique Santos Discépolo was a famed tango composer who crafted a screenplay that shared his other passion in life: fútbol. The film is heavy on social commentary that was populist in nature, and also centered on what Discépolo saw as the essence of…
El caos del fútbol se gesta en su organización
While some attention is paid to the negligence of club officials and fans in adhering to safety issues 9facilities, aggression against players and referees), the brunt of this article looks at how bad officiating hurts soccer In particular, it is the…
¿Usted silbó el domingo 6?
The author doesn't understand why the same socios who whistle and jeer the club directors and commission are relunctant to participate and help in club activities.
Una nota exclusiva de Boca…!; el Dr. Pfleger analiza su proyecto de ampliación del Estadio y nueva sede social
The process of constructing new, and bigger, facilities was implicit in the election of officials who promised such projects during election season. Here, the President of Boca writes directly to fans.
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.
¡Amnistía general!
In the wake of the 1955 coup and subsequent proscription of Peronism, the magazine is aghast as to why the federal intervention of AFA led to amnesty of club officials and players sympathetic to Peron
El dirigente no dirige: manda si es gobierno, obstruye si es oposición
The focus of this piece is to shine a light on the behavior of club officials, who intimidate government officials (Truibunal de Penas) and advocate measures that only benefit their own interests In this regard, they are simply powerful and…
Del fútbol como medio han ido al fútbol como fin
Taking stock of the state of the country and soccer in a new year, and era, of Argentina, the authors believe that the decline of soccer is due to club officials They have shifted from using soccer as a means to develop civic and athletic events for…
Poletti fue expulsado y no podrá jugar nunca más; El largo proceso y la corona de espinas
Lucero makes a case that the behavior of Estudiantes is not isolated, it is a product of years of complacency and complicity by club officials who were more concerned with political and economic matters than the sport. Reacting to the penalties,…
El temor de gobernar
Panzeri uses the easing of sanctions on River Plate as a moment to chastise club officials and politicians Acknowledging that politics has no business in soccer, he nonetheless feels that soccer is synonymous with citizenry and that journalists can…
Aconteceres de villa corrupción
Commentary on lessons not yet learned from Sweden 1958 and the Linker death Panzeri laments the actions of club officials (with particular ire directed at Boca's President) who act less like administrators and more like "hinchas"
Operativo AFA
This sheet was stuck inside a Memoria y Balance for Club Atlético Unión in 1966, after Onganía's rise to power. Amid a climate of hostility, social order became a popular concept among state and sporting organizations like AFA. I am not sure that…
Resolución de la comisión interventora adoptada en sesión extraordinaria realizada el 20 de octubre de 1955
Although the resolution requires players to honor their selection to the national team, the onus is on the club directors to allow their players to leave.