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[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?
[Cover of El Gráfico July 19 1966]
The cover image raises a question: how much of the supposed player-coach friction was created by El Grafico? Did the magazine's previous commentary influence players attitudes before World Cup preparations? Did El Grafico fuel the flames much higher…
[Cover of El Gráfico July 26 1966]
El Grafico's role in making the national team "martyrs" after losing to England
[Coverage of English referees in Argentina]
The magazine looks at the performance of English referees, who are better at officiating but do not understand the Argentine player and atmosphere
[Editorial]
"An embarassment for them and us" is what El Grafico believes sums up the performance of Estudiantes in defeating Racing
[picture of referee bleeding from projectile]
image of bleeding referee
[politics at AFA]
Just a glimpse into how AFA chiefs are selected and deposed by powerful club presidents
45 minutos de oprobio
The focus of this piece is on the ugly first half that turned ugly, violent, and unsportsmanlike Argentina qualifies for the World Cup
45 minutos de oro
Of particular interest is a photographic sequence that praises the craftiness of an Argentine player who gave up an easy shot on goal in order to "show up" the Chilean team This is a good example of criollo style of play
9 rounds con Adolfo Mogilevsky
Mogilevsky clears up why he resigned, what went on with Colombo and AFA officials, and the contradictory statements made about player selections
A jugar y no a pegar
Although the level of violent play has diminished, the magazine warns that it can resurface and ruin the national game
A la manera de Estudiantes…
After a discussion of tactical approaches, between Racing's longball and Estudiantes overly physical approach, this match ends with an Estudiantes victory The team won because it was a team team that "marca, defiende, obstruye, y asfixia el partido…
A los pecadores: ¿perdonarlos o castigarlos?
Peron used athletes as part of an opium for his people; Panzeri seeks to reclaim athletics from the political arena Is this a middle-class attempt to reclaim sports from the popular classes?
A no dejar jugar
Defensive schemes do not allow players to play soccer, resulting in a physical affair between Independiente and Boca Juniors