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El mismo dia…en la Argentina
The Lima tragedy, one of the darkest moments in world soccer, took place in a match between Argentinean and Peruvian youth teams trying to qualify for the Olympics. That same day, another violent incident between fans and police took place at…
El mundial visto por Juan Carlos Lorenzo
El Grafico reprinted (to their credit) Lorenzo's view of how he prepared for the World Cup and what went wrong
El mundo de la diplomacia
Using his diplomatic skills as a football official, Suarez has been able to soothe tensions and assume a defacto leadership of the national team This article rebust a previous commentary in the same issues that Lorenzo had come to recognize his…
El peor enemigo
The situation with Nueva Chicago fans is getting out of hand according to El Grafico
El plantel de fútbol que llevamos a Chile
Overview of which players will represent Argentina in 1955
El Presidente, Racing y la ley fantasma
politics and soccer Ongania embraces Racing
El saludo de 22 millones
Perhaps a helpful image to show how politicians like Ongania found soccer as a useful tool to appeal to the public
El salvajismo suplantó al fútbol
Condemns the actions of "hinchas" that overshadowed the soccer game and cost the life of a young fan Panzeri blames the animalistic fans, who threw projectiles at the River goalie throughout the match In turn, the River fans retaliated and police…
El simposium de la violencia
Using a match between Quilmes and Los Andes as an example, this article looks at the increasing tendency by teams to use kicks to the shin and other forms of "foul play" as a valid tactic The cause, according to journalists, is the declining skill of…
El temor de gobernar
Panzeri uses the easing of sanctions on River Plate as a moment to chastise club officials and politicians Acknowledging that politics has no business in soccer, he nonetheless feels that soccer is synonymous with citizenry and that journalists can…
El terror a perder a veces trae solución, el miedo debe dejar lugar a la convicción
Although Spinetto's change in tactics to a more defensive approach (aimed at preventing a loss) worked in Russia, it came at the cost of the national team's "natural" playing style and overall identity Panzeri questions whether such a fear of losing…
Emotiva ceremonia de clausura
Notice the staging, with large pillars, lights, and a massive stage. Perón and Eva tie Argentine flag ribbons to the flags of the participating nations.
Empezó y terminó con lágrimas
River Plate and Ferrocarril played a physical match, resulting in a horrible injury and fan threats against Enrique Sivori
En Avellaneda: ni fu ni fa
Visually appealing soccer is nowhere to be found
En el imperio de la limpieza
Fascinating article because it alludes to a level of violence that was common pre-1956 and the seems is on the way out (which it is not)
En La Paternal nueva derrota del fútbol
Match between Argentinos Juniors and Chacarita Juniors descends into fan violence, gas canisters, and expelled players