The case of San Lorenzo player José Albrecht reveals how club officials and coaches can often work together to force players to play amid contract disputes. But the author sides with Albrecht as the only person in this affair that honored his…
In the wake of the players' strike from the previous year, the problem of Argentine players leaving for foreign clubs-willing to pay them a higher salary-continues.
The only difference, according to El Ciclón, between English and Argentine referees is that the English earn higher salaries; referees from both countries turn in inconsistent performances.
The author qualifies the growing professionalism in fútbol as a mistake. He believes that clubs who are willing to pay "gajes" (stipends or payments for hired labor) are ruining the amateur spirit of the sport.
Legendary player Enrique Omar Sívori returned to Argentina from Italy to lead his national team to the 1974 World Cup. But a dispute emerged that led Sívori to submit his resignation.
Club officials place sanctions on players for heavy losses due to their strike, but the article asks a good question: are fans equally to blame for their insistence, as club associates, for major products that lead to club debts?
Di Stéfano is lauded for his humble roots, posing with his family, and his ability at a young age to demand a salary commesurate with his skills and value to River Plate. He will leave a year later to play in Colombia and then Real Madrid.
Two years removed from the player strike that led to the exodus of some of the nation's best talent, this article shows that the issue of player salaries, and the intransigence of some clubs to pay their players, continues to garner headlines in…