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[Ad for Tevedos: transmission of sports in 1967]
Soccer was televised in over-the-air TV stations like Tevedos Although these stations were not "public", they were accessible to anyone with an antenna and television set These matches were not broadcast with modern techniques (like replays), and in…
Mogilevsky sigue trabajando
Helpful article that shows a more rationale, scientific approach towards preparing athletes on the national team…and the organization required by AFA officials to support players
¡Se cierra la ventana!
Despite the myth that the sale of Enrique Omar Sívori financed the construction of the 4th side of River Plate's stadium, the plans were set in motion well before his transfer in 1958.
Carrizo
Typical piece on soccer players who moved from rags to riches, and now typify the middle class
Santos Ursino
Santos Ursino was a notable soccer player from the province who played for comercial and caught the attention of Ernesto Lazzatti, a reknowned sports journalist
Don Guillermo…
Stabile ran the national team longer than any coach in history This article comes at a moment when Argentina returns to the international stage and Stabile winds down his own career
Acuarela do…futebol brasileiro
A soccer fanatic, and former sports radio commentator, Ary Barroso shares his love for the sport, Boca Juniors, and observations about Argentine soccer in general He feels that the quality of play in Argentina has diminished because it has not played…
Mientras los años pasan…¡y ya pasaron 50!
Brief history of Boca Juniors
Ganaron la camaradería y la cordialidad
Interviews with players reveal that a strong team spirit helped Argentina win the 1955 Copa Sudamericana
A propósito del seleccionado
Article summarizes the state of the national team and the state of Argentinean football: not bad, not good
Una tarde en Arsenal
Arsenal´s youth system is used as a model of what happens when a club invests in the future, instead of the present Ampelio Liberali uses the efficient youth system at Arsenal to criticize club officials in professional soccer who spend money on star…
Se acabaron las cifras millonarias
Of particular note is the final comment in this article: it is vital for clubs to attract the fans who have stopped going to stadiums Who are they? El Gráfico implies that the well-dressed middle class has abdicated the stands to people dressed for…
El fútbol provinciano tiene su propio gobierno propio
Article 7 of a new statute approved on the 6th of May means that 2,500 teams, in 200 different leagues, have more autonomy The AFA, not the league of 16 Buenos Aires teams, is now in control (but the AFA is still from the capital…so is this a big…
Argentina 0 México 1 (pero en contra)
In his second match at the head of the national team, El Grafico's writers conclude that they have lost faith in Lorenzo and his highly systematic and physical approach to coaching El Grafico does not mince words, labeling Lorenzo's approach as one…
En Racing
Notable because the tournament held at Racing is named "La Copa Ministro de Hacienda de la Nación 'Dr. Ramón A. Cereijo'"
El fútbol argentino y el seleccionado argentino
A detailed analysis of the national team: its strengths and weaknesses Each player is evaluated and the overall conclusion is that Argentine soccer is in a bit of a decline but that it is not irreversible