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Limpia justa deportiva
This article is helpful in understanding how Argentine sports writers imagined the criollo player and the values he espouses, which addresses masculinity and gender.
Images of notable sports writers
Helpful images of Borocotó, Chantecler, Félix Fráscara, and a mention of Dante Panzeri
[cartoon]
If throwing projectiles and injuring players is funny…has it become acceoptable to the point that fans view violence as a part of the game?
[cartoon poking fun at the 1966 World Cup]
The World Cup mascot goes to church Two bystanders believe he is going to church to confess (for the "sins" against soccer, fair play, and sportsmanship) This reflects a belief that Europeans plotted together to avoid a South American champion
Cartoon looks at effusive celebrations of hinchas
Hinchas love their players…too much
"The Animals"
Perhaps useful, this letter raises a good question: what prompted the English to call Argentines "animals" Instead of answering that question, the reader goes on to say that the use of such a term at a moment of defeat only signals the impotency of a…
Atlanta y el "catenaccio" porteño
Mogilevsky (seemingly the head coach of Atlanta) applies catenaccio tactics to defeat River Plate
Racing: piernas, pulmones, y coraje…
Racing, which will go on to win the 1967 Intercontinental Cup, begins showing the traits that propelled them to international success: physicality, stamina, and "coraje" or "garra" [more on 5/31/1966 pages 63-65]
Comenzó el mundial del 70
Looks at the new youth national team, whose goal is to produce the basis for the 1970 World Cup team
Más que derrota duele la humillación
Only helpful in establishing a pattern for the failure to qualify for 1970
River fue a la "guerra" Estudiantes siguió en la copa…
River tries to 'outmuscle' Estudiantes and loses
Milan: "fútbol a la italiana"
Accusing AC Milan of playing 'anti-futbol' El Grafico surmises that Estudiantes will have no problem with this team (ironic since Estudiantes plays very similar)
Una derrota que entristece…sólo cabe una palabra: "desastre"
A loss to Bolivia makes it very difficult for Argentina to qualify for the World Cup
Otra derrota, otra desilución. Perú no alejó de México
By defeating Argentina Peru prevents their opponent from qualifying for the World Cup in Mexico: the first time Argentina failed to qualify when it attempted to do so
Estudiantes: derrota que no humilla; Feijenoord: victoria que no es regalo
Although some physicality and incidents did take place the magazine cites the overall qualiuty of the match as worthy of a final
Saneamiento del fútbol
Letter from a reader who feels that Argentine referees are not up to the task after witnessing better officiating from foreigners llike the English The insinuation is that local referees have too much conflict of interest