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La intimidad de Don H.H.
Looking towards the Independiente-Inter Milan matchup (the 2nd straight year for the Intercontinental Cup), the article tries to examine Helenio Herrera and interviews him.
Sívori el Napoleón del fútbol
Great interview with Sívori, who remember a lesson Néstor Rossi taught him at the 1957 Copa Sudamericana. Useful article to see how Argentines followed the successes of players plying their trade in Europe.
Volvimos a lo de siempre: el pasecito corto y aburridor
Helpful to assess the "modern" playing style and the "pasecitos" of yesteryear (criollo, or lo nuestro is not used, but the descriptions allude to the "golden age", romanticism, cracks)
"Hablar de fútbol, pero bien"
The problem for the Escuela Técnica de la Federación Francesa de Fútbol is that tactics is conflated with other elements, and are usually seen as in opposition to the natural talent of a player. He does not see it this way. Another example of how…
Ni tanto, ni tan poco
The overall consensus is that Celtic was not a team to be feared and that Racing can defeat them at home. Also of note is the focus on what Europeans are saying about Racing (as well as the impact of these matches being televised).
Various articles: 1967 Intercontinental Cup
Very helpful series of articles to see how the Argentine press characterized player violence (highlighting Celtic's infractions) and the importance paid to Argentina's first "world" title in soccer.
La FIFA dice que investigará: sí, pero…¿qué?; "El día más negro en la historia de Celtic"
FIFA will investigate the unfortunate events in the matches played in Buenos Aires and Montevideo (although it is not clear what FIFA can do) and Campeón summarizes reactions in the British press about Celtic's loss.
Mr. Hartles no descubrió América pero pisó tierra firme en un comentario
The commentary of an English referee helps illuminate what is an Argentinean style of play and its opposite, the English
Various articles on basketball championship
Worth noting is that the USA team was the Denver Chevrolets, not an actual national team.
El match del siglo
More hype for what is essentially an exhibition match
Various articles
These articles are written to educate readers ahead of the match, but they also demonstrate overt nationalism ("fútbol criollo"), warns readers about referees (hint, hint, they will be impartial), the strength of the English squad (veterans), and…
Los equipos británicos en la Argentina
Very helpful to see the history between British football and Argentine fútbol. Even though the matches involved clubs teams from both countries, these matches were nonetheless "national" in tone.
Various articles
Campeón provides a more sensationalized, yellow press, account of Argentina's European tour
El público prefiere el fútbol criollo con sus grandes virtudes y sus vicios
Another helpful article on what is "fútbol criollo" and what the "other" entails. (Note: no mention of these matches in Mundo Deportivo)
Sin olvidar lo que sabemos hay que hallar la fórmula para jugar a los europeos
The criollo style works, but more is needed to defeat European squads.
Los ingleses más que la técnica del juego cuidan el meor estado atlético
A look into how the English produce world class football, helpful for seeing a foreign lens.