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¡Adelante con la revolución!
Good article for looking at the cultural influence of soccer and issues of masculinity.
¡Lindo, lindo partido!
A tension between modern styles (predicated on defensive tactics) and traditional soccer (more offensive in approach) is emerging in Argentine soccer This is a conflict pushed by the magazine, which is influential in sports discourse
¿A qué estamos jugando?
Insightful piece on how the violent style of play is perhaps not what fans want and that teams like DiStefano's Boca can play attractive soccer and win.
¿A usted le duele que Brasil haya ganado el mundial, señor Zubeldía?
El Grafico tries to get at the heart of Zuebldia's philosophy about soccer By favoring England and Germany's 'order' over Brazil the Estudiantes coach received criticism Here he clarifies by explaining that work and discipline matter and that Brazil…
¿A usted no le gusta el fútbol de Estudiantes?
Does 'anti-futbol' matter if the team wins? The article asks a simple question that gets to the heart of competing views of Argentine soccer
¿Dejarán morir al fútbol?
This article is a continuation of an article from 7-22, stating that Argentine soccer lost its way and needs to return to the traits that made it successful.
¿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.
¿Guapos o valientes?
Very helpful in understanding what Argentines mean by "jugando a lo guapo"
¿Hasta cuándo esta violencia?
Despite the early scoring for the 1967 season, player violence continues
¿Hemos ido a Europa a enseñar fútbol?
This article follows one on the previous page that translates the Dutch reaction in the press to the Olympic final. The Dutch describe the Argentines as better than the Uruguayans, but their opponents defense was exceptional and the goalie even lucky…
¿Llega el R.I.P. para el no-gol?
The press is anxious for an end to 0-0 scores
¿Pierde su cetro el fútbol inglés?
Ideas about the quality of soccer by the "other", the English, in 1947 still echo old concepts of discipline and mechanized play. The question, however, is whether English football is on the decline.
¿Por qué tan malos los partidos? La eurforia posterioral sudamericano se esfuma en la desilusión que ha producido el campeonato
Argentina's triumph at the 1959 South American championship raised expectations among fans and journalists that the Argentine style, defined by its "viveza criolla," was on the verge of returning to league matches. Instead, the 1959 season brought…
¿Qué debe olvidarse y qué debe rescatarse de un pasado feliz?
Less than a nostlagic look at the past as commonly seen in El Gráfico, this article looks at how the sport has evolved and become more professional. The point of the article is to provide solutions needed for the national team to perform well at the…
¿Qué es el fútbol espectáculo?
Useful historical overview of criollo soccer and 'catenaccio' in Argentina
¿Qué fútbol se va a jugar en esta temporada?
Having witnessed several years of low scoring, ultra-defensive styles, the hope is that more teams will take risks to score like Racing in 1966.