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Colon-Union: a "bomb" thrown by the hinchas lands near the visiting goalie
El fútbol se muere
Earnings from soccer matches are at an all-time high but the public's great interest in the sport does not transfer to a better level of play
La hora de los culpables
Blame is for another day, Fontanarrosa simply expresses a sadness on the state of Argentinean soccer
Seamos justos
El Grafico insinuates that AFA and other soccer officials have turned their back on Estudiantes because their style of play is responsible for the failure of the national team to qualify for the World Cup
Temas de hoy
After losing 3-0 to AC Milan in the first leg of the Copa Intercontinental El Grafico admits that playing physical is different than playing ugly Estudiantes crossed that line as it played against a better team in Milan
La violencia agazapada los goles que duelen
Most striking is Boca's abandonment of attacking soccer (under DiStefano who left at the end of 1969) for 'machismo'
Un grito olvidado: ¡Argentina, Argentina!
1970 is a year where a turn occurs in Argentinean soccer (that can actually be attributed to Boca '69 or even racing '67)
Increíble: esto en 1970
Comment blasts the conditions Argentine soccer continues to find itself in when hinchas are mercilessly attacking each other
Las fotos que necesitamos mostrar
Match between River and Racing descends into chaos in the stands and the use of gas canisters against fans
Todo eso que tiene el fútbol…todo eso que nos falta
Little bands of fans ('barras bravas'?) destroy parts of the Monumental stadium in celebration of Boca Juniors championship-also injuring many
Abrazo del pueblo y del básket
Argentina becomes "world champion" in basketball in the inaugural tournament
Hora de decisiones, hora de jugarnos todos
The magazine concludes that the performance of the national team at the Copa Sudamericana in Ecuador (losing to Uruguay 1-5 and defeating Brazil 4-1) demonstrates that the national team has no direction Instead officials (many of whom know little of…
Táctica y estrategia del fútbol
Helpful segment of a larger article on tactics, because it is the first attempt by an Argentine sports magazine to describe the "cerrojo" or catenaccion style of play
¡Qué vergüenza!
Despite being left out of the main coverage of the inaugural match between Argentina and Chile in the 1959 Copa Sudamericana, this article highlights the embarassing invasion and physicality of "hinchas" at the games on the first two days of the Cup…
El caudillo se "confiesa"
El Grafico tries to find out what happened in the game against England, as well as the entire tournament for the national team
Sobre "animals" y "gentlemen"…
The influence of Alf Ramsey's words surface in the editorial commentary of El Grafico