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Although El Grafico disapproved of Lorenzo in Chile 1962, it lends its support to him on the condition that Lorenzo in 1966 learned from his mistakes

Article summarizes the state of the national team and the state of Argentinean football: not bad, not good

A helpful article to look at how Argentina's national team changed, or did not change, in response to the 1966 World Cup New (old) coach Jim Lopes introduced a pragmatic style that did not satisfy El Grafico because the squad lacked presence,…

Argentina becomes "world champion" in basketball in the inaugural tournament

The police use of gas canisters, in order to halt the throwing of bottles and projectiles by River fans (their team was losing), marred a boring match between both sides What is interesting is that the headline which accompanies the photo ("Lo que…

Commentary on lessons not yet learned from Sweden 1958 and the Linker death Panzeri laments the actions of club officials (with particular ire directed at Boca's President) who act less like administrators and more like "hinchas"

A soccer fanatic, and former sports radio commentator, Ary Barroso shares his love for the sport, Boca Juniors, and observations about Argentine soccer in general He feels that the quality of play in Argentina has diminished because it has not played…

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

The overly sexual woman only desires a clean shaven man

Image of River Plate winger Adolfo Pedernera on the cover of El Gráfico August 21, 1937 (issue No. 945). [Image accessible at Wikimedia Commons]

Helpful to look at what products were pitched to men, and how masculinity is portrayed.

Good article as a point of reference for violence in soccer It highlights the many incidents that should be counted but are forgotten because they took place in lesser divisions

Based on the observations of Roberto Sbarra, this article examines the different approaches to soccer between Argentina and Europe Soccer practiced in Spain and Italy is more professional and overall complete

Lazatti lumps AFA President Raul Colombo and Guillermo Stabile as the two main culprits of regressing Argentine soccer back to the days of British instruction and rigidity Instead, what is needed is less "modernism" and more Argentineanness: knowing…

Several players arte expelled as "el senor brusca" rears his head in this match

Helpful summary of the changes in Argentine soccer of the late 1960s
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