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Various articles (teams and players)
Select articles from the publication El Hogar that offer images of famous teams and players in 1915. This issue of the magazine from 1915 is one of the earliest examples of a soccer-focused magazine publication in Argentina.
Buenos Aires Cricket Club
Image of the Buenos Aires Cricket Club, which hosted some of the earliest organized sports matches in Argentina including cricket, football, and rugby.
Argentina vs. FC Barcelona, 1928
Barcelona goalkeeper, Hungarian Francisco Platko Klopetz, dives for the ball as Argentine and Barcelona players watch. In the second image, Platko latches onto the ball as Domingo Tarasconi and Raimundo Orsi charge the Barcelona keeper. The game, an…
Boca Juniors vs. FC Barcelona, 1928
Boca Juniors goalkeeper leaps for the ball as a Barcelona player goes for a header. The game, an international club friendly played in Buenos Aires, ended in a 2-1 win for the Catalan club. [Image accessible at Wikimedia Commons]
Racing-San Lorenzo (circa 1930)
Worm's-eye-view of a league game played circa 1930 between Racing and San Lorenzo.
Señoritas presenciando el match
Image of female spectators - in a specific area of the stands for women - watching a match between Racing and Quilmes on July 18, 1911 (Racing won 2-1).
Alumni vs Porteño 1911
Alumni Athletic Club (white shorts) and Porteño (dark shorts) compete for the during the league championship in 1911 at Club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires. Alumni won 2-1 and secured the league title once again (10 titles in 12 years). [Image in…
Alumni Athletic Club
Images of Alumni Athletic Club in 1902 (heyday) and 1910 (towards the end of their dominance). [View image 1 and image 2 accessible at Wikimedia Commons]
Racing 3 -1 Alumni
An image from a club match between Alumni and Racing that took place on June 25, 1911, and won by Racing by a score of 3-1. [Image in the public domain]
Diez victorias en 20 partidos-chart
Chart on the performance of club teams against foreign teams in 20 exhibition matches in 1955. 9 wins 1 tie and 2 losses at home. 1 win 1 tie 8 losses on foreign soil [only victory overseas was actually against Uruguay]. Were Argentines deluding…
¿Fútbol para ricos?
By hosting interzonal games in neutral sites, new AFA policies seem to affect club members who pay reduced fees at their local stadium.
La AFA tiene interventor…
Shows the diverse opinions about the position of a mediator that the government established to put the AFA in order
Figuras del deporte argentino
The exodus of players at the beginning of the decade, coupled with the abandonment of clubs that historically fed excellent players to the major clubs, has resulted in a situation where the AFA doesn't seem to have answers and continously draws on…
Letter to Perón from Club Sport Colón
Construcción de un campo de deportes y de una pileta de natación'. Many football clubs could seek government help, based on Peron's initiatives to promote health and sports, in improving their club facilities.
Hay que salir de la monótona'
Citing the successful models in Europe these two officials look at needed reforms for the upcoming season in Argentine soccer as a good step towards dealing with loss of revenue. One change was to ensure than no more than one 'clásico' is held on a…
"Todo está previsto" "Todo está estudiado" "Todo va bien"
Not sure if the article is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but El Grafico feels that a coach finally captured all the concerns and needs of the national team in a thorough letter sent to AFA and published in daily newspapers While acknowledging the merits of…