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Será garantizado el orden en todo el país
Just as violence escalated in fútbol stadiums in 1967 and 1968, social disorder also bled into universities–typical spaces for protest for workers and students.
Sanciones en revisión
The transfer of city property to a club association must meet Congressional approval, in this case San Lorenzo's move to acquire more land for expansion of facilities is under review.
Retorno a la libertad
Mundo Argentino pre-dated the rule of Juan Perón by several decades. However, once the state took control of Haynes Publishing, the magazine became an important part of the Peronist propaganda machine. Now, with Perón gone, the editors of the…
Racing batió a Celtic y es campeón mundial; Una conquista de real significación
Racing champions, “los vencedores.” A populist summary of the match played in Montevideo that basks in Argentina's first title on the world soccer stage.
Qué interroga a Frondizi: El voto es un arma contra la oligarquía y la entrega
The most magazine interviews perhaps the most important politician inside Argentina in 1957. He argued that voters, not officials, should decide which constitution to adhere to: 1853 or 1949.
Proyecto de ley (organización del fútbol)
Aside from the detailed plans for the structure and organization of fútbol tournaments, including minimum requirements by division, legislator Dante Tortonese also makes public his concern that the larger club associations are threatening to make it…
Provocaron desórdenes varios grupos aislados: fueron violentos los incidentes en La Plata; Los dos años del gobierno revolucionario
In the first article, violence breaks out in Buenos Aires, La Plata, and Santa Fe as protestors rail against the government. The second article mentions how Onganía will address the nation on the 2nd anniversary of the revolution (presumably to quell…
Propiedad pública
Because clubs are civic associations, and AFA a private association of clubs, then who "owns" Argentine fútbol? Can anyone "own" fútbol?
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,…
Para la municipalidad no ofrecerían seguridad las canchas de San Lorenzo, Atlanta, All Boys, y Excursionistas
These four teams are cited as having insufficiently safe stadiums to hold the number of spectators they receive on a regular basis. AFA is working with stat officials to improve stadium conditions.
Padre y hermano, pero no demagogo'
The attempt to portray Lonardi as the anti-Perón - a humble man, not a demagogue - shows how military-led proscription of Peronism shaped media coverage in late 1955.
Onganía: Mes 40, Hora Cero
The increase in violence, social disorder, and labor protests have led to many influential military leaders looking for an alternative solution. Onganía will be out of power within the year. [The sidebar is worth a read. Also: the following week…
Ningún hombre es una isla
Frondizi is sent into exile in 1962. Here is one of the earliest interviews with the deposed President.
Nadie debe ser perseguido por sus ideas
Insight into the political and economic theories of Arturo Frondizi a year before becoming President.
Memoria
This page details adjustments that Boca Juniors made during the last year of Peronist rule in 1955, and more importantly the club's 50th anniversary.
Memoria
This page details adjustments that Boca Juniors made during the military coup of 1955 and 1956.