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Conflicto con los jugadores profesionales
Language demonstrates a negative attitude towards the players and the loss of revenue that the strike caused. There's also a brief blurb about the English referees contracted for 1949.
Penas impuestas durante la temporada 1948
The closing of stadiums, penalties, loss of income, and suspensions are listed for 1948
¿El gran jugador de antes podría jugar ahora? Fútbol de antes y de ahora
Ardizzone selets a few "crack" players from the so-caled "golden age" of Argentine fútbol and measures each players' strengths and weaknesses in order to assess whether they could succeed in the modern game.
El football-sport nacional: Nuestro profesionalismo
The author qualifies the growing professionalism in fútbol as a mistake. He believes that clubs who are willing to pay "gajes" (stipends or payments for hired labor) are ruining the amateur spirit of the sport.
El football-sport nacional: Carnet del Mundo
This article is a precursor, of sorts, to the types of articles that appeared frequently four decades later in Argentine sports magazines. It provides a medical analysis of how players should train, adopt good daily habits, and the risk of…
Temas del momento: ¿Quién vale más: el jugador o el técnico?
Helpful to see how the 1960s became a decade of "fútbol espectáculo", coaching celebrities, and a preponderance of tactical systems
¿Renuncia el C.Directivo o suspenden el torneo?
Article presents the grievances and concerns of club officials, AFA, and the players
Various articles on the 1948 players' strike
Expansive coverage of the players' strike, including opinions from club officials
Various articles on the 1948 players' strike
Continuing coverage of the players' strike with more of a focus on fans
Various articles on the 1948 players' strike
17 years of ineptitude in the professionalization of soccer led to the problems, while rumors circulate of an accord.
Various articles on the 1948 players' strike
Minimum salary, percentage of gate receipts, and overall financial balance are key to ending the strike
Con una gran paliza le pagaron los hinchas su consequencia con el club
The players, who were owed some money by the club due to their success earlier in the year, protested by refusing to play. Instead, they sat in the stands and observed reserve players on the field. Fans, upset at the presence of the star players in…
Se arrendarían las instalaciones de Sportivo Barracas para uso de Boca, mientras se hacen las obras
A helpful summary of Boca's plans for its facilities, with a mention that Sportivo Barracas will allow players to use their facilities for training.
Various articles
Rumors swirl about Néstor Rossi becoming a part of Boca (he won't, leaving for Colombia) and Eduardo Ricagni leaving for Italy (which he does). AFA's President Oscar Nicolini is promoted to a cabinet level position in the Perón administration…
Perón se preocupa por el fútbol: hablará con presidentes de clubs
As the strike drags on, one month away from the start of the regular season, Perón will weigh in by meeting with club officials. This is interesting because every sign points to the end of the strike agreed upon before this article is published. Is…
Lista oficial de los que jugarán
AFA offered players a chance to agree to new terms with their clubs, at which time the clubs could ask for the reinstatement of players into AFA. Here is a list of which players, by club, that accepted the new terms (such as Amadeo Carrizo and Angel…