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Construction of new sports facilities are at the center of the 2nd "plan quinquenal"
Argentina llevó alma y aptitud al viejo mundo
The solid performance of the national team reflects a greater idea of national pride, which the Peron government uses to its own populist advantage
Cuando los que tiene obligación de defender a River…
Fascinating back and forth between a fan magazine and that club's President. Both level accusations of unprofessionalism and disloyalty to the club.
¿Lucha política o guerra?
Liking the atmosphere of hostility and near-violence to a Vietnam War protest, the magazine is embarassed at the climate of anger at a River club meeting.
La caida de un imperio
Liberti was to River Plate what Santiago Bernabeu was to Real Madrid: iconic Presidents deeply tied to the history and identity of a club. His forced resignation shows that the clamor by fans, driven by magazines like River, affected the club's…
Transcendental reunión con Illia
The government encourages River to move forward with public works projects that will employ workers and stimulate the economy, while River officials seek a return to government funding of sports (La Ley del Deporte).
El Presidente, Racing y la ley fantasma
politics and soccer Ongania embraces Racing
[politics at AFA]
Just a glimpse into how AFA chiefs are selected and deposed by powerful club presidents
Señor Presidente: ¿Qué piensa hacer por el deporte?
politics and sports in the pages of El Grafico before the Presidential election in 1963 (post-Frondizi)
Era la hora de Perdenera…pero eligieron a Della Torre
El Grafico surmises that politics, and a continual preference for a European/modern style favored by coaches like Spinetto and Lorenzo, led AFA officials to select Jose Della Torre over Perdenera Colombo, President of AFA, publicly stated that he…
[various articles]
The cover image and title allude to a corrupt collusion that would ensure host England's victory at the 1966 World Cup, even at the expense of Argentina.
[various articles]
The cover image and title allude to a corrupt collusion that would ensure host England's victory at the 1966 World Cup, even at the expense of Argentina.
J.C. Lorenzo y su verdad del mundial
Coverage eventually shifted to unearth the controversies and team discord that affected the national team in England.
[various articles]
Various articles continue to cover the controversial decisions that led to Argentina's exit at the 1966 World Cup. Articles are especially helpful because the exit was at the hands of England: the "teacher" of the sport and a colonial presence in…
[various articles]
Various articles cover the controversial decisions that led to Argentina's exit at the 1966 World Cup. Articles are especially helpful because the exit was at the hands of England: the "teacher" of the sport and a colonial presence in Argentina. The…