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Copa "12 de octubre"
An interesting note that links the authoritarian regimes of ARG and Spain (under Franco). The new competition seeks to link the bonds of brotherhood between ARG and SPN.
Del buen tiempo viejo
This article's nostalgic look at the amateur era of fútbol in Argentina is also a rebuke of the current state of professional fútbol and the level of violence at stadiums.
No habrá conciliación con Sívori
Legendary player Enrique Omar Sívori returned to Argentina from Italy to lead his national team to the 1974 World Cup. But a dispute emerged that led Sívori to submit his resignation.
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
Nuestros teams: Argentinos
Early photograph of the 1917 Argentine national team
El football-sport nacional: El suelto de hoy
This article calls for fans to stop their violent aggression towards players and representatives of the national team after each loss by Argentina. The reference point was a match played in 1916 when Argentina lost to Uruguay and some fans attacked…
Para Cesarini, Estudiantes es el seleccionado nacional
With 8 players on the national team from Estudiantes, the efficiency of this club is valued by coach Cesarini
La imprevisión como sistema
A fascinating article on several accounts: who is to blame for the ills of Argentine fútbol (AFA for postponing and suddenly scheduling league matches--leaving clubs in precarious positions--and clubs for starting stadium repairs days before matches…
La selección destruyó un "mito": la fuerza
With the national team's failure to qualify for the World Cup, and the only notable performance from Huracán's own player Rendo, the article delivers a harsh critique of the modern style of play based on strength. Instead, it states that quality,…
Don Alejandro Watson Hutton: ¡Presente!
Peronist literature often viewed the past through an ultra-nationalist lens. Here, this article labels the Argentine players leaving for England as the "spiritual children" of Watson.
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.…
Dos bellos regalos le hicieron simultáneamente a José García Pérez el fútbol y la vida familiar
This article is an example of the middle-class lifestyle professional fútbol players embraced, and the media portrayed as such, in the 1950s.
Destruye un balance triunfal los efectos que puede causar el derrotismo fuera de lugar
One of the recurring criticisms in the press after the debacle of the 1958 World Cup was the fear of losing that took hold among players. But here, in 1957, we see this same theme of "derrotismo" appear. Goles acknowledges that losing is part of the…
Cover image; Ningún problema del fútbol fue resuelto en el año que termina
Goles accuses AFA of ignoring the various problems afecting Argentine fútbol: the exods of talented players, the decline of quality fútbol, the fiscal mismanagement at clubs, the lack of stadium safety, etc.
El combinado uruguayo batió al argentino con una actuación que parece anunciar su recuperación
Argentina's loss to Uruguay begins to sound the alarms among fans and journalists back home.
Maschio, Angelillo, y yo - dice Sívori - lo que más ansiamos es ir a Suecia con Argentina
Speaking on behalf of Angelillo and Maschio, Sívori tells Argentine journalists that the three of them would like to join the national team for the World Cup. Although AFA eventually decided to ignore their requests, this article is an example of…