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The overly sexual woman only desires a clean shaven man

This piece of literature by Borocotó was the basis for the film Pelota de Trapo. These excerpts ran between Jan 10, 1947 and April 22, 1949

The magazine looks at the performance of English referees, who are better at officiating but do not understand the Argentine player and atmosphere

This ad demonstrates the social expectations for men and women, typical of Peronist rhetoric and middle class lifestyle

Players threatened to go on strike in April 1948 over salaries, transfers and other issues that they felt should be handled by club owners in a more professional manner. AFA intervened, which showed the severity of the situation, and ultimately the…

Little bands of fans ('barras bravas'?) destroy parts of the Monumental stadium in celebration of Boca Juniors championship-also injuring many

Match between River and Racing descends into chaos in the stands and the use of gas canisters against fans

Although some physicality and incidents did take place the magazine cites the overall qualiuty of the match as worthy of a final

Ardizzone looks at Estudiantes and wonders if their system and approach to the game has ceased to be effective

El Grafico proclaims that Estudiantes has given the Intercontinental Cup away before the second match to be played in Holland

Unclear whether El Grafico selectively chooses to publish incidents at stadiums but this episode is noticeable amid a mood of positive hope on the state of Argentine soccer (but negative disillusionment at fans?)

El Grafico tries to get at the heart of Zuebldia's philosophy about soccer By favoring England and Germany's 'order' over Brazil the Estudiantes coach received criticism Here he clarifies by explaining that work and discipline matter and that Brazil…

He regrets what happened in 1969 and defends his philosophy and approach to the game Zubeldia also has choice words for DiStefano and Labruna

Comment blasts the conditions Argentine soccer continues to find itself in when hinchas are mercilessly attacking each other

1970 is a year where a turn occurs in Argentinean soccer (that can actually be attributed to Boca '69 or even racing '67)

players weigh in on what type of soccer will be played in 1970
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