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De fútbol solo amigos
After a series of unconvincing performances against Paraguay and Uruguay, and subsequent criticism from fans and journalists (and AFA officials), this match turned ugly with 5 players expelled for violent incidents at the stadium in Huracan
¿Hasta cuándo?
Writer is clearly exasperated that fans continue to throw projectiles and hurt players, that the police does little to deter such actions, and that other fans do not take some form of action into their own hands Soccer, it seems, is under attack
¡Menos mal, que terminó!
Listing fan violence, poor play, "hinchas", and negligence by club owners as the prime causes of a poor 1958 season, the tone is somewhat hopeful that the next season will not be as bad
Con pena y sin gloria & Cambiar, pero cambiar la raíz
Panzeri believes that it is important to understand the root of the problems in Argentinean soccer In the first article, he takes a critical look at sports journalism and their role in perpetuating this situation if they do not realistically comment…
Más difícil jugando mejor
Citing the physical play by Brazil, Argentina, and others, Panzeri notes that there are no teams that exhibit "good" soccer Instead, the modern approach that emphasizes speed and physicality has taken over and mastery of the ball is only seen in few…
Se ganó: falta jugar mejor
Although Argentina won the tournament it hosted, in a 1-1 tie with Brazil, the national team did not play a good tournament This is also a correct statement on all the teams in the tournament What is interesting is that the 1958 World Cup seems to…
Aburrido y deplorable
The police use of gas canisters, in order to halt the throwing of bottles and projectiles by River fans (their team was losing), marred a boring match between both sides What is interesting is that the headline which accompanies the photo ("Lo que…
El fútbol argentino mostró en Chile lo que es: desorden
Writers lament the poor play, embarassing loss, and rudder-less state of the national team Too many tactics and ideas, not enough good play The fact that a player (Sanfilippo) punched a Chilean player at the end of the game simply punctuated the…
Civilización y barbarie, una sociedad enferma, martirologio del delito
Panzeri , exhausted of the now-routine nature of violence at Argentine soccer stadiums, sees the problem as much larger than the sport: Argentine civilization has fallen
Sobornos…salvajadas…barbarie…un solo problema: el fútbol está falto de ejemplos
Displaying various newspaper clippings and letters, El Grafico wants to shed light on the increasing violence at soccer matches as an example of the nation's decaying sense of morality
Dulce amargo, ganamos sufriendo (¡contra Bulgaria!)
Questions the value of winning if Argentina plays so poorly
Hungria jugo a clasificarse (objetivo logrado), Argentina, a salvar a su apariencia (con 'futbolito')
According to El Grafico, Lorenzo seemed to acknowledge that his approach did not work and let the most talented players play "a lo criollo") Why? Desperation to not be humiliated again like in Sweden This article lacks any investigative value by not…
Los del cerro celebran su "victoria"
Cartoon and commentary demeans Uruguayan victory. Not only does it try to invalidate it as unjust, but also portrays Uruguayans as savages in racialized terms. No longer are they the "porteño" brothers of a similar culture (gaucheque, mate,…
Cosas del momento: El 31 de agosto
Perón endured an attempt to remove him from power in June of 1954, and what followed were several months of unease as the president attempted to dialogue with military leaders opposed to his rule. This editorial offers support for the beleaguered…
El domingo futbolero
Jornalist El Bachiller wrote a weekly column, of which he dedicated a bit this week to the problems in Liniers. He appeals to civility and rememberance near Mother's Day for the woman who lost a son.
Semana trágica. -Ni policía ni leña. -El hinchón de hoy. -La vuelta del paraguayo
El Bachiller believes that the excessive violence at stadiums is a shared responsibility to refrain from accusing referees of corruption or promoting the use of force to calm things down. He attributes this old violence to a national character that…