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Convenio de trabajo-boleteros
The labor union proposes an increase in salaries for those who handle tickets. AFA's initial refusal leads to government mediation. The first set of data looks at what UTEDYC proposes, while the second set is the end result.
Cover; Son muchos los cracks que aún no han firmado los nuevos contratos para la temporada
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…
De lo sublime a lo ridículo
AFA's change of national team coaches, from Osvaldo Zubeldía to Juan Carlos Lorenzo, reveals how the inner politics of AFA led to a coaching change months before the World Cup. Zubeldía was awarded nearly exclusive control of the team but AFA (and…
El football-sport nacional: Nuestro profesionalismo
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.
El miedo a la crisis es peor que la crisis
Frondizi lays out the Radicals' platform on dealing with the economic crisis.
El retorno del crack; El otro de Willington
Helpful to see how a non-sports magazine profiles fútbol players.
El tercer partido de Huracán con Lanús se jugará el 8 de enero
AFA deliberates on what to do with players that left for Colombia and to prevent more from leaving. AFA president Valentín Suárez floats several ideas to discourage others from following suit, such as denying a re-entry visa to those players who…
El único arquero de reserva por el que se ofrecieron $150.000
Amadeo Carrizo, who would become a legendary goalkeeper, is showcased early in his career posing with a ball and dressed up by his sister.
En procura de la paz social, luego de treinta meses de violencias y arbitrariedades
Ahead of a planned demonstration on May 1, workers continued to apply pressure that causes and is met with violence
F. Loustau irá a Colombia; F. Loustau seguirá en River Plate
Loustau did not arrive to sign a contract renewal with River Plate. [He did send his wife and a relative instead to negotiate a new demand, but CARP asked for him to put down a property loan ("hipoteca real") to make sure he did not flee to Colombia…
Frondizi: el hombre y el político
Almost every popular magazine profiled Frondizi either on the eve of his election, or afterwards. Here, the magazine takes a look at personal life of the President-elect.
Fue firmado ayer el nuevo régimen de los jugadores de fútbol
After years of negotiation, AFA's president, Valentín Suárez, ratifies the new contract policy, which satisfied both club directors and players.
Fútbol
Reader blasts the coverage of f˙tbol in the magazine. He describes f˙tbol players as neandrathals whho cannot write their own names but are still paid millions while true professionals have to leave the country to earn a living.
Government documents on the accord to end the referees' strike
AFA and the UTEDYC come to an agreement on the salary for referees. These documents ratify the accord and stipulate the new salaries for officials.
Graphs of player salaries and gate receipts
A very helpful set of charts tracking the years 1943-1947
Graphs of player salaries, club membership quotas, and gate receipts
The data presented in 1948 serves to counter the assertions by players on strike