Coverage begins of Manchester United's highly-publicized encounter against Estudiantes de La Plata in the second leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup. The article focuses on the efforts by Estudiantes to be cordial and respectful during their stay in…
Education was an important element in the Peronist state's construction of the "New Argentina." Here, Mundo Argentino offers a glowing assessment of the progress taking place throughout schools in Argentina under Perón.
A look into how Mogilevsky helped reshape Argentine fútbol in 1959 (and why his novel ideas were hardly continued by successors). This piece is timely as Argentina faced its biggest challenge (qualifying for the 1974 World Cup) after another…
The military government borrows a page out the Peronist playbook and proclaims a national youth soccer tournament in conjunction with Dia de los Niños celebrations
The military government emphasizes the growing importance of Argentina in international sports as it begins to prepare for the 1978 World Cup. The state issues Ley Nº 19.468, ratified by the Ministerio de Bienestar Social on March 6, 1972 (Resolución…
AFA's Consejo Directivo approves the suggestion from its president to organize a national youth fútbol tournament (approved on May 2, 1945). The trophy is named after military leader and current President General de la Brigada D. Edelmiro J. Farrell.
The Eva Perón tournaments were not the first for children. 418 teams participated in 69 matches in July of 1945. More than 6,000 children participated between ages 12 and 14.
The Peronist government intervened in AFA and placed Pedro Canaveri as President. This letter conveys a sense of harmony and success in soccer through the transitionary period.