FIFA Must Guide World Club Cup: Rous Call for Inquiry; Victory Without Honour for the Argentines

FIFA Must Guide World Club Cup: Rous Call for Inquiry; Victory Without Honour for the Argentines

Coverage of the 1967 Intercontinental Cup

The first article offers an interview between journalist Geoffrey Greene and Stanley Rous, then FIFA President. It discusses the state of the Intercontinental Cup and solutions moving forward to ensure greater sportsmanship and wider participation by other soccer confederations besides UEFA and CONMEBOL. The second article delves into what Greene characterizes as an "ugly, bitter playoff" by continuing to use disparaging comments about Racing players to contrast with the stoic Celtic side that ultimately "had enough of the ruthlessness of the Argentines and matched them in their own type of warfare." The third game and title went to Racing. Afterwards, manager Jock Stein told the British press: "What can I say? We got caught up in a brawl." The article delegitimizes Racing's triumph, calling it "ilicit," "without honour," and a "disgraceful proceeding."

Geoffrey Green

Page 11

The Times (of London)

6-Nov-1967

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