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Reglamento de transgresiones y penas
AFA modified the rules governing player behavior one day before Estudiantes played AC Milan in the second leg of the Copa Intercontinental. With these new rules in place, AFA justified the penalties handed down on October 23…although AFA had no idea…
Racing trabaja…trabaja…trabaja…
In llight of lessons learned at the 1958 World Cup, this article places a special emphasis on connecting the hard-working training regimen at Racing and the club's success It also characterizes the typical "professional" normally seen in Argentina,…
Proceso a un argentino
Dominguez is expelled from a match against Racing for explosive behavior and overtly physical play…this interview attempts to penetrate his psyche
Portarse mal es la cosa
Alf Ramsey's description of Argentine players as "animals" resonates according to the article because players in the national league do little to rebut this characterization, instead resorting to violent play and a lack of discipline all too often.…
Por cinco partidos el Tribunal de Penas suspendió a N. Rossi
AFA hands down disciplinary action against the temperamental River Plate player Néstor Rossi (whose entire career contained similar disciplinary episodes) for repeatedly kicking an opponent.
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,…
Perdonenlo, pero me lo echan…
Mogilevsky resigns, AFA rejects the resignation, and then an AFA official kicks him (literally) out of the special meeting to punish him Very odd
Otra vez el Tribunal de Penas contra River
The magazine once again portrays River as a victim of its success. This time, the Tribunal de Penas is doing what it can to prevent yet another River championship season by suspending its key player right before a match against the title challenger.…
Osvaldo Zubeldía contra la pared
The coach absolves himself of any of the violence in the match but tries to defend his players while not excusing the worst behavior
Once figuras que devolvieron al fútbol argentino su antigua gloria
Effusive praise for Argentina after defeating Brazil 3-0, with headlines that read: “Once Figuras Que Devolvieron Al Futbol Argentino Su Antigua Gloria”. Players responded well to the criticisms in the local press and showed good spirit, with a…
No es cuestión de hombres & Velocidad: corriente moderna
After losing to Germany 3-1, Argentina beat Northern Ireland 3-1 and then lost to Czechoslovakia 6-1 Author blames the lack of professional seriousness by Argentine players in comparison to Europeans Argentine players enjoy soccer, but do not live…
No deben perder la calma algunos hinchas
As part of a regular column entitled "Reflexiones de un 'santo'", Kike asks fans to behave rationally when the team loses. A growing trend is emerging of fans threatening or verbally abusing players if they do not perform well, which Kike believes…
Niega Sanfilippo cometido incorreciones
Sanfilippo's behavior on San Lorenzo's tour to Europe became a problem for AFA. With the lack of star strikers in the country, it forced sports officials (with suport from journalists) to bury his indiscretions ahead of the World Cup. Nonetheless,…
Mirador deportivo: Con referees británicos
Affected by the string of notorious incidents in recent years, including the attempted hanging of referee O. Cossio in 1946, AFA hired nearly a dozen referees from Great Britain to bring a new level of professionalism to soccer in Argentina.…
La violencia agazapada los goles que duelen
Most striking is Boca's abandonment of attacking soccer (under DiStefano who left at the end of 1969) for 'machismo'
La página más negra del fútbol argentino
The behavior of Estudiantes is central to this story and the penalties levied by the AFA and the government