Fútbol para caballeros

Fútbol para caballeros

Letter from a reader concerned about how players, some of whom emply questionable methods during a game, are staining the sport's "noble and virile" virtuous identity.

A letter to the newspaper editor addresses football—which is uncommon in regular newspaper letters to the editor. Eligio González worries about the “noble y viril deporte” affected by bad players that behave like boxers. Unlike boxing, the football field is very large and a referee cannot see everything the 22 players are doing; which is why elbows, kicks to the shins, and aggression frequently take place. The writer suggests six additional officials, who would observe player behavior and would only point out the illicit actions to the referees.

Eligio González

Page 8?

Clarín

1/1/1966

United States Library of Congress (Prints & Periodicals Division)

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