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Y…¿qué quedó de aquél futuro?
D'Amico the new national team coach? AFA hasn't contacted him for months The national team? No plans in sight This article looks at the lack of planning and organization with the national team
Well-deserved victory for the Argentine XI: Britain Beaten 3-1 by a Better Team
Included in this game summary is an article about Perón and the impression he left for ther British press. Also, the article in the BAH was written by an English referee, John Meade, who works in Argentina Oddly enough, the title of the article…
Uruguay at the 1930 World Cup
Uruguayan men's national team poses for picture at the 1930 World Cup, held on home soil. Uruguay would go on to win the tournament, becoming world champions for the third time after winning the gold medal at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics--both…
Una jornada para vergüenza y dolor del fútbol rioplatense
Argentina's poor performance against Uruguay, in a game marked by violent behavior by players on both sides, raises alarms in the Argentine press. This is the second such match in less than two months.
Un problema llamado selección
In this collection of interviews notable players and coaches provide their opinions as to why the national team is in a terrible state and may not qualify for Mexico 1970
Un grito olvidado: ¡Argentina, Argentina!
1970 is a year where a turn occurs in Argentinean soccer (that can actually be attributed to Boca '69 or even racing '67)
Tres expresiones distintas y significativas de lo que ocurría durante la llegada a Ezeiza de la delegación argentinaÖ
Great photo for the expressions on the faces of players and AFA President Colombo
Teoría sobre el mundial
Journalists like Panzeri have long been enamored of Menotti's philosophy about how to play soccer. This article focuses on Huracan's coach, who will eventually become the national team coach in the 1978 World Cup, and whay he values in soccer:…
Teams Internacionales: Cuadro Chileno en el Campeonato Sud-Americano de 1917
Early photograph of the national team of Chile at the 1917 South American Championships
Team picture
Image of national team (or Boca Juniors) before a match in 1959
Tarde feliz en Santiago
Of particular note is the focus on page 6 of how some critics believe that Argentina would perform better if they simply applied European tactics and training What is interesting is that Argentina had won the PanAmerican Games and the Copa…
Solo con coraje y disciplina puede jugarse de igual a igual con Brasil
Brazil's World Cup triumph shattered the prevailing narratives in Argentina before 1958. Then, England was the "master" of the game and Uruguay Argentina's closest South American rival. But with England's poor performances in international football,…
Se jugará nuestro fútbol
The hiring of Adolfo Perdenera as national coach and a match against lowly Bolivia 'assure' Argentina of qualifying for Mexico 1970 and bringing order to Argentine soccer.
Resolución de la comisión interventora adoptada en sesión extraordinaria realizada el 20 de octubre de 1955
Although the resolution requires players to honor their selection to the national team, the onus is on the club directors to allow their players to leave.
Recepción
Paper finds the behavior of "hinchas" at the airport to have crossed lines with their taunting and insults The article also alludes to anonymous threats towards players, which prompted intense security at the airport Coins were thrown at the players