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…
The closing of stadiums, penalties, loss of income, and suspensions are listed for 1945 and for the preceeding 9 years. 1945 was the apex of stadium closings, 51 in total between the 1st and 2nd divisions. The second chart also lists penalties…
The closing of stadiums, penalties, loss of income, and suspensions are listed for 1946 and for the preceeding 9 years. 1945 was the apex of stadium closings, 51 in total between the 1st and 2nd divisions. The second chart also lists penalties…
Two points of interest: the women's basketball club team was suspended for reasons not stated, but the ban has yet to be lifted—which hints at a conspiracy against Boca (typical of fan magazines). The other note is that the magazine harshly…
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.
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.
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…
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,…
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…