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Estilos y técnica distintas en pugna
D'Amico tries to explain why different playing styles developed.
El añejo y clásico estilo inglés impuso en el estadio de Wembley
The commentary does not state that the English style is better than criollo fútbol, simply that England won at home using its crusty old style.
Quedaron mano a mano el fútbol argentino y el británico
Various excuses are given for why Argentina lost to England in the first match between both national teams (locality, weather, historic quality of English football), but overall the sense is that trip showed Europeans the quality of Argentine fútbol.…
"El socio debe exigir respeto para sus derechos"
An ex-club official bemoans the erosion of club member's rights as club directors try to maximize as much profit as possible. The case here involves asking club members to pay tickets for international exhibition matches (club dues pay for regular…
La victoria inglesa fue merecidamente obtenida; Una lección de practicidad
Argentine papers summarize the match between Argentina and England as one where Argentina's excessive passing allowed England to quickly counter attack and eventually dominate the game. Behind in the score, Argentine pushed its lines further up the…
Celtic Beaten But Earn Play-Off: Simpson Hit by Bottle
The Scottish press' coverage of Racing's 2-1 victory in the second game of a two-leg series continues to offer dismissive comments about Racing and stereotypes of the Argentine players. The author juxtaposes the "vicious kicking and hacking" by…
Violence is All Part of the Game Now
This opinion piece examines what the authors refer to as the "integral part of the current 'image' of professional football: violence, on and off the field. The authors go through a series of violent events at professional matches in Great Britain.…
Images of spectators and stadium at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam
Image of the stadium in Amsterdam and spectators watching a men's football match at the 1928 Olympic Games
La victoria de Dublin, refirmó los méritos del fútbol argentino
Unlike the England game, this victory reaffirmed the high quality of Argentine fútbol through victory.
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
Ante la tragedia de Lima
This is one of the few times that Argentine journalists witnessed violence and death at a foreign stadium. They were there to witness a match between Argentina and Perú, but also reported on the over 200 deaths that took place.
Nadie ganó así en Bilbao
When clubs played in overseas "friendlies," they were widely seen as representing all of Argentina. Racing played several matches during the summer of 1950 against Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, and Portugal's Benfica. Mention is made of the Spanish…