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Página negra en Cochabamba
Highlights the incidents that marred a match between Argentina and Bolivia, and led AFA officials and players to consider withdrawing from the tournament out of safety concerns
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…
Imagen para no olvidar & Chicago perdió en todo
Violent incidents in the stands
El peor enemigo
The situation with Nueva Chicago fans is getting out of hand according to El Grafico
El fondo de la Copa…
This account avoids a breakdown of the matches, instead focusing on the fans, coaches, players, the violence on the field, etc Incredibly, it takes the brief mention of the projectile that injured Ronnie Simpson, to chastise Celtic for using this…
Cesarini
Citing the numerous criticisms (not from El Grafico) about Racing's violent style of play against Celtic, Renato Cesarini explains that he could not risk having the national team play in a similar style In a separate piece, Valentin Suarez believes…
Este es Osvaldo: antes y después de Zubeldía
He credits Adolfo Mogilevsky as the person who revolutionized Argentine soccer (in other words he modernized it)
Del fútbol como medio han ido al fútbol como fin
Taking stock of the state of the country and soccer in a new year, and era, of Argentina, the authors believe that the decline of soccer is due to club officials They have shifted from using soccer as a means to develop civic and athletic events for…
[politics at AFA]
Just a glimpse into how AFA chiefs are selected and deposed by powerful club presidents
Estudiantes lo espera
This interview is helpful because Zubeldia addresses topics such as his reputation and tactics (including praise for Helenio Herrera) The beginning of a successful and controversial era in Argentine soccer
Un partido de tres tonos
By now, typical tactics by players flames passions on and off the field
Estamos enfermos (de intolerancia)
Ernesto Lazzatti uses a recent incident, where a Racing fan stormed the press box of a soccer match to attack a journalist over what he perceived as "unfair" press coverage, to speak more broadly abou the growing violence associated with differences…
El dirigente no dirige: manda si es gobierno, obstruye si es oposición
The focus of this piece is to shine a light on the behavior of club officials, who intimidate government officials (Truibunal de Penas) and advocate measures that only benefit their own interests In this regard, they are simply powerful and…
Estamos encasillados en una sola mentalidad
Interesting because it lists many coaches in Argentina (including the long-running coach of the national team, Stabile) who favored tactical and defense-minded "no gol" approaches rather than a continuation of allowing players to improvise on the…
Dentro de lo previsto
Guillermo Stabile returns to coach the national team, the third coach in one year He can only count on players sceded by the clubs, which shows the lack of authority and organization by the AFA
¡Así no podemos seguir!
Back to square-one That is the conclusion of this article with the re-hire of Stabile and the "Comisión de Selección" This meant the process of selecting whomever the AFA could secure from clubs and then forming a team and approach--instead of…