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Goles proudly reports that the Argentine Alfredo Di Stéfano is the overwhelming first-choice among European journalists for the player of the year. The resounding success of Di Stéfano is another example for porteño journalists of the innate…

This article is an example of the middle-class lifestyle professional fútbol players embraced and which the media portrayed on a regular baiss in the 1950s.

Argentina's loss to Uruguay begins to sound the alarms among fans and journalists back home.

Beyond the middle-class family lifestyle, notice here that García Pérez is married to actress and singer Inés Fernández

Automobile, crack, love, and a puppy. The middle-class lifestyle of star players like Corbatta.

The recurring theme in the lead-up to the World Cup emphasized the need for Argentina to remain faithful to its traditional approach to and style of fútbol.

Mogilevsky is among the finalists for the position of physical trainer on the national team for the 1958 World Cup.

This article praises River Plate for sound financial policies and club officials for acting in a responsible manner. Although this article would suggest that the "corruption" crisis narrative of the 1950s ignored cases like River Plate, the mere fact…

Goles criticizes the hubris of AFA officials, who refuse to call in some of the nation's best players because they play professionally in Italy and Spain.

Fútbol players often appeared as role models in sports magaiznes. Here, they are examples of good citizenry by voting in the national elections of 1958 that brought Arturo Frondizi to power.

Speaking on behalf of Angelillo and Maschio, Sívori tells Argentine journalists that the three of them would like to join the national team for the World Cup. Although AFA eventually decided to ignore their requests, this article is an example of…

Rossi's comments are not out of the ordinary for a professional player. But his belief that Argentina could win the World Cup - after a prolonged absence - became part of the prevailing narrative in the press echoed by sports officials, club…

Sanfilippo's behavior on San Lorenzo's tour to Europe became a problem for AFA. With the lack of star strikers in the country, it forced sports officials (with suport from journalists) to bury his indiscretions ahead of the World Cup. Nonetheless,…

Friends and family tell Goles that Sívori would be unwilling to play again for Juventus if the Italian club does not allow him to represent Argentina at the 1958 World Cup. Hearsay? Sensationalist article?

Depite the concerns and fears of Argentine sports writers, they nonetheless became optimistic about Argentina's chances to make history at the World Cup in the days before the team left for Sweden.

Guillermo Stábile offers a measures assessment of Argentina's chances at the World Cup, but he is nonetheless optimtic that Argentina will go far if players are united in a collective effort.
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