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Eva Perón: llama viva de un pueblo de deportistas
Images of Eva Perón show her devotion to sports and Argentine athletes
Los campeonatos Evita vibran como un ideal
Magazine lauds the Eva Perón tournament as a symbol of national pride and success
Mejor que decir es hacer
Construction of new sports facilities are at the center of the 2nd "plan quinquenal"
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 día del fútbol; various game summaries of the first weekend of the season
Club distributed Argentine flags in honor of "El día del fútbol," which also included an initiative furthered by the Peronist state to support Argentina's rights to the Antarctic. The paper also notes how few incidents marred soccer games that…
[Image of Peron at soccer match]
Propaganda image that ties Peron to soccer, he is surrounded by loyalist government officials
[Image of Presidential candidate climbing a stadium fence]
FREJULI candidate Hector Campora climbs a fence at Atlanta's stadium, acting like an hincha
Advertisement for inaugural Campeonato Argentino de Fútbol Infantil
Advertisement for the first Eva Peron Youth Soccer Tournament
Cumpliendo como buenos ciudadanos los 'cracks' trataron esta vez de hacer gol en las urnas
Fútbol players often appeared as role models in sports magaiznes. Here, they are examples of good citizenry by voting in the national elections of 1958 that brought Arturo Frondizi to power.
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…
Fútbol: Los males que no se curan con un geniol
Gaona, in the interview, discusses a wide range of topics affecting AFA and Argentine fútbol in 1970–including the reversal on the lifelong ban of Estudiantes' Poletti.
AFA: Aprestos para la sucesión del mando
Helpful to see how government intervention, now running over four years, has affected AFA.