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Fútbol profesional: actuación del primer equipo en su gira por Europa en la temporada 1955/56
A stark contrast in coverage to the previous year (due to more losses)
Half Time
The recurring theme any time Argentine journalists compared their fútbol with the Brazilian approach to the game was that the Brazilians possessed plenty of flair, and skill, but lacked mental fortitude and the necessary toughness to finish a game.…
Jamás se vió en la Plaza de Mayo una emoción de patria como el 23 de septiembre
This article is a clear reposte to an earlier piece in Mundo Argentino (September 7) that showed a massive pro-Perón crowd in the same spot just a few weeks earlier.
Jira a Europa
International trips were common, but clubs and outlets liked to republish positive articles about Argentine teams
Justo el triunfo, baja la calidad
Showing that how you win is more important than the result, the paper takes the national team to task for defeating Italy with a poor performance
La ciudad se agigantó en su júbilo para celebrar el triunfo de la revolución
If Mundo Argentino served as a mouthpiece for the Peronist state for many years, it is clear that with military rule it likewise served as a mouthpiece for the new anti-Peronist order.
La Copa América prueba que no habíamos caído tanto como lo mostró el mundial
Although many critics believed that Argentina's problems would continue at the 1959 South American championship, Goles celebrates the positive results thus far in the tournament.
La historia de un escándolo
Like in 1963 Argentina and Bolivia's march ends with Bolivian police severely beating Argentine players, coaches, and even the press
La lógica victoria de Bolivia fue el fruto de la superioridad total que ejerció en ambos periodos; Fue tan grande el fracaso de nuestro equipo que solo pocos se salvan del juicio adverso; Prácticamente nuestro cuadro careció de ataque
These articles reveal the surprise that many sports writers felt when Argentina lost to Bolivia by a score of 2-0. Yet, sports writers were already wary of the fortunes of the national team in the wake of high-profile transfers from various national…
Los colegas ingleses y los 'salvajes de las pampas'…
Article is useful for taking into account a foreign lens
Motherwell F.C. Home: Successful Tour in Argentine
Motherwell arrives back to Scotland after their months-long tour of South America. What makes this article interesting is that Motherwell manager John "Sailor" Hunter refutes the account in the Buenos Aires press that he said the Scots had arrived to…
Motherwell's Tour: An "Experience of a Lifetime"
Motherwell arrives back to Scotland after their months-long tour of South America. Extensive comments from Motherwell manager John "Sailor" Hunter, who praised the Argentines: "[we] did not anticipate football of such high order ... and were…
No es fuerza la que destruye sino la que crea
Panzeri notes that strength should be used to create soccer, not to destroy opponents
Nuestro esfuerzo
The magazine links its publication with larger efforts to promote sports as a form of nationalism, as well as to honor the passing of Eva Perón.
Otra hazaña para la historia (y para el fútbol argentino también)
When River defeats international teams it is a victory for all of Argentina.
Padre y hermano, pero no demagogo'
The attempt to portray Lonardi as the anti-Perón - a humble man, not a demagogue - shows how military-led proscription of Peronism shaped media coverage in late 1955.