Critical assessment of the continued use of violence by River's opponents and the failure of referees to sanction them. No reference is provided to determine if any River player does the same.
By juxtaposing the use of violent tactics against talented players with the skills of 'criollo' players this magazine only accentuates the opinions found in larger sports magazines like El Grafico.
Coupled with the constant criticism of referees, articles castigating other teams for using violent tactics against River players only fuels the sense of injustice that often leads to the actions of a few 'hinchas'. This article deals with players…
By assigning blame to referees and opposing players (not calling penalties, rough play) the magazine absolves River's players from losses or ties that are seen as 'defeats'.
Magazine portrays Nestor Rossi as an innocent, albeit hard-playing, man who is the target of referees in every match he plays. It characterizes the "persecution" as one never seen before in Argentine soccer.
The article rebukes the deteriorating climate at stadiums, and applauds Huracán for encouraging women to attend free, with roses and prime seats. (the adjoining article's last words are about the decline of creative fútbol and the growth of a climate…
Perhaps useful, this letter raises a good question: what prompted the English to call Argentines "animals" Instead of answering that question, the reader goes on to say that the use of such a term at a moment of defeat only signals the impotency of a…
The match became heated and violent Zubeldia is irate at the press in Buenos Aires ("El Dia") for publishing articles-unsigned by the author-that supported the English insistence that the disallowed goal in the first match should have been allowed…
Multiple references to Alf Ramsey's "animal" reference in this article, that minimizes the style of play of Estudiantes as tough but fair (within the rules) and instead accuses the English of savagery "Animals" is as much a construction of the press,…
"Savages", "fair play", "civility"…all come to question with the treatment El Grafico's writers claim to have received in Manchester Estudiantes are also held up as models of civility Propaganda