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…
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.
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…
Amid club elections and internal strike, the tone of these articles is sharp ("repudiable," "insulto," "Boca…! salvó a la institución") and suggests that the fan magazine played a key part in quelling problems.
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…
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.
Although billed as a "fan perspective", the comments are from journalists who cover fútbol. In this week's column, the focus is on AFA President Raúl Colombo and his handling of various club conflicts.
This article praises River Plate for sound financial policies and club officials for acting in a responsible manner. Although this article would suggest that the "corruption" crisis narrative of the 1950s ignored cases like River Plate, the mere fact…
The FAA (players labor union) decides not to attend a scheduled meeting with AFA, which is largely comprised of club association officials, in lieu of the latter's failure to formally recognize the existence and legitimacy of the former. The article…
In an extraordnary meeting at AFA, club officials discuss the matter of a players strike withou the presence of AFA's president and vice-president, both of whom were ministers in the Peronist government and were held up in meetings related to events…
La Nación reports that representatives of the FAA provided assurances to AFA president Oscar Nicolini that players would participate in weekend games after Nicolino gave assurances that AFA directors would address their concerns in meetings over the…