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Team photograph: Motherwell before game against Argentina Provincial Select, 1928
A photograph of Motherwell F.C. players before their game against Argentina's provincial select team, played on May 17, 1928, which Motherwell lost by a score of 2-1.
Motherwell Football Club South American Tour, 1928
A photograph of F.C. Motherwell players and coaches onboard the RML Almanzora, with destination to Rio De Janeiro, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires (May-July 1928). Manager John "Sailor" Hunter is standing on the far right of the picture.
Images of Argentine national team vs. FC Barcelona in August of 1928
FC Barcelona club players; two images of players colliding for the ball
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]
Domingo Tarasconi
Image of Argentine national team and Boca Juniors stalwart, Domingo Tarasconi, who represented Argentina at the 1928 Olympics. Tarascone played as a right-wing forward, or "insider derecho," for La Albiceleste and as a striker for Boca Juniors, where…
Images of Argentine select teams vs. Motherwell FC in 1928
Argentina select team player defends Motherwell opponent in a game played in June 1928; Motherwell and Select Provincial teams pose together for a photograph on the day of their game, June 5, 1928.
Images of Argentine select team from the Capital City (Capital Combinado) vs. Motherwell FC in 1928
Motherwell players enter the playing field at the old River Plate stadium (located at Alvear and Tagle) to face a select team - Combinado Capital - from the capital city (Buenos Aires) on May 13, 1928; VIP spectators seated in front of the…
Partido con el "Motherwell" 1928
Photograph of special guests performing the ceremonial kick off for a game between a select Argentina team and Scottish club Motherwell FC, held in Buenos Aires in 1928.
Sporting Items
A brief update on Motherwell's latest game in Argentina: a 2-1 loss against an Argentine select team. The article also offers an account of the Argentina-Uruguay final in Amsterdam, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Football
A brief update on Motherwell's latest game in Argentina: a 3-0 victory over a combined Argentina-Uruguay select team. The article also offers an account of other British teams on overseas tours, including Rangers in the United States.
Motherwell Defeated in Argentine
Brief note that Motherwell lost 1-0 to a select Argentine team.
British Football Boycott: International Federation Decision, Club Tours Jeopardised
Article explains how the decision by FIFA to boycott British teams from international play stemmed from the decision by the Football Association (FA) to withdraw British participation in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. The boycott of British teams…
Motherwell's Argentine Tour
News brief reports on the victory by Motherwell vs. a select provincial team from Argentina (4-1).
Motherwell in Argentine
News brief reports on the second consecutive victory by Motherwell in Argentina (and erroneously calls the select team as "the Argentine" - a Buenos Aires club).
From the Argentine
The Motherwell Times reprints a letter from A.B. Monge of the Argentine Football Association to Motherwell FC manager John "Sailor" Hunter. In the letter, Monge wishes the best for Hunter, his family, and players and hopes they will return to…