Browse Items (110 total)
Sort by:
Una tarde en Arsenal
Arsenal´s youth system is used as a model of what happens when a club invests in the future, instead of the present Ampelio Liberali uses the efficient youth system at Arsenal to criticize club officials in professional soccer who spend money on star…
El miedo a la crisis es peor que la crisis
Frondizi lays out the Radicals' platform on dealing with the economic crisis.
Various speeches
Valuable transcripts of Frondizi's speeches to various bodies in the United States
Escribe Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi cites four main problems facing Argentina: lack of social peace, the failure to maintain institutional normalcy, judicial instability, and economic instability. He outlines an end to political repressions and calls for judicial guarantees,…
[untitled]
Dinner for English football officials
Voto de aplauso; Asamblea extraordinaria
In the first article, a move is made to honor the entire national team for their string performance at the 1966 World Cup. In the second article, AFA President Francisco Perette submits his resignation for approval. Perette was the brother of Arturo…
El mal viene de lejos
Provides a measured take on why Argentine soccer is self-defeating, from club policies to the politicization of the sport
El Presidente, Racing y la ley fantasma
politics and soccer Ongania embraces Racing
Memoria
Of note is how the club relates its yearly summary to the tumultuous events of late 1955. The club addresses these events clearly but only in how they relate to the performance of the club (loss revenue during the coup).
Veinte preguntas al Presidente electo
The twenty questions seek to understand Frondizi's governing philosophy
Un joven crack (nuestros jóvenes contestan)
As part of a series on Argentina's youth, Mundo Argentino interviews an up-and-coming fútbol player on a wide range of topics, including his views on Peronism and the current socio-political climate in Argentina. Worth a read for the honesty of the…
Frondizi será Presidente
Romero, an intellectual and noted historian, was a Socialist figure and professor at Universidad de la Plata. He provides reasons, a year away from possible elections, as to why Frondizi will become the next President of Argentina. This a valuable…
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?
El temor de gobernar
Panzeri uses the easing of sanctions on River Plate as a moment to chastise club officials and politicians Acknowledging that politics has no business in soccer, he nonetheless feels that soccer is synonymous with citizenry and that journalists can…
Fútbol y política
Great piece! The commentary reflects the historical use of fútbol for political propaganda, the strained relations between England and Argentina, and the use of fútbol teams in the construction of nationalism.
"Deben ser limitados los alcances de la amnistía"
Racing is pursuing Juan Manuel Moreno, a star player from River Plate who left to play in Mexico for more money. Clubs affected by their players leaving, without being compensated through transfer fees, feel less inclined to provide amnesty to these…