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[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.
[Various images of the Juegos Panamericanos]
Several photos show Juan and Eva Perón welcoming athletes from the Americas to the Juegos Panamericanos hosted by Argentina in 1951
A los deportistas argentinos
Another example of the intersection of politics and sports
A los pecadores: ¿perdonarlos o castigarlos?
Peron used athletes as part of an opium for his people; Panzeri seeks to reclaim athletics from the political arena Is this a middle-class attempt to reclaim sports from the popular classes?
Advertisement for inaugural Campeonato Argentino de Fútbol Infantil
Advertisement for the first Eva Peron Youth Soccer Tournament
AFA: Aprestos para la sucesión del mando
Helpful to see how government intervention, now running over four years, has affected AFA.
AFA: una corte de milagros
Colombo is up for re-election as President of AFA, but faces an uphill climb in the post-Frondizi era
Al día siguiente
An interesting look at how Arturo Illia handled his ouster from the Presidency
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
Asumen sus cargos los directivos técnicos
Coupled with articles in other weeks of January 1949, the fan magazines provide, perhaps, the only coverage in the press of club elections and inner dynamics at play. [who are the "terreristas"?]
CADCOA: el interventor y sus fantasmas
While the Onganía government appointed a interventor to CADCOA, the article critiques the selection of Jorge Noceti Campos as a man ill-equipped to run the organization.
Campora prometió apoyo masivo al deporte: En Boedo se respiró justicialismo
President-elect Héctor "El Tio" Cámpora promises to help sports (and San Lorenzo in particular, according to the club president). Cámpora - a fan of Boca (and who admits that he will hold talks with barra leader "Milanesa" - would later resign to…
Club Atlético River Plate
This image is aimed at showing Argentina's ability to host international tournaments like Juegos Panamericanos (and eventually a World Cup)
Cuando los jugadores podían emigrar sin pase…como y por qué se "salvó" de México
Although Racing feels disadvantaged by AFA politics when it comes to providing amnesty for players, it takes pride in how few players from Racing left for Mexico.
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.