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Regirán otros precios en las entradas para cotejos de fútbol
Reporting on the latest AFA meeting, the paper details a telegram from Futbolistas Argentinos Agremiados (FAA) asking that AFA formally recognize this new players' union as a voice for their concerns. La Nación also reveals the discussion among the…
Mirador deportivo: Con referees británicos
Affected by the string of notorious incidents in recent years, including the attempted hanging of referee O. Cossio in 1946, AFA hired nearly a dozen referees from Great Britain to bring a new level of professionalism to soccer in Argentina.…
No se reunirán hoy dirigentes y futbolistas
The FAA (players labor union) decides not to attend a scheduled meeting with AFA, which is largely comprised of club association officials, in lieu of the latter's failure to formally recognize the existence and legitimacy of the former. The article…
Por cinco partidos el Tribunal de Penas suspendió a N. Rossi
AFA hands down disciplinary action against the temperamental River Plate player Néstor Rossi (whose entire career contained similar disciplinary episodes) for repeatedly kicking an opponent.
Ateneo de Medicina Deportiva
AFA officials attend a conference focused on sports medicine and research on the subject, including a study on the effects of tuberculosis among athletes
Hoy se tratará de dar solución al conflicto de los futbolistas
In an extraordnary meeting at AFA, club officials discuss the matter of a players strike withou the presence of AFA's president and vice-president, both of whom were ministers in the Peronist government and were held up in meetings related to events…
Hoy se iniciará el campeonato de fútbol de primera división con un buen programa de matches
La Nación reports that representatives of the FAA provided assurances to AFA president Oscar Nicolini that players would participate in weekend games after Nicolino gave assurances that AFA directors would address their concerns in meetings over the…
El día del fútbol; various game summaries of the first weekend of the season
Club distributed Argentine flags in honor of "El día del fútbol," which also included an initiative furthered by the Peronist state to support Argentina's rights to the Antarctic. The paper also notes how few incidents marred soccer games that…
A partir del día de ayer quedó suspendida con carácter transitorio la práctica del fútbol profesional
Sensing that AFA officials and club directors were acting slow to address their concerns, players go on strike at the midway point of the 1948 season. From their vatnage point, AFA officials felt that players were being obstinate, which is why they…
Los jugadores de fútbol fijaron ayer su posición en el conflicto
The FAA releases a statement that blames AFA and club directors of the impasse and postponement of the 1948 season. In the letter, the players union points out that the first formal grieveances they issues to AFA took place in 1945. Their decision to…
No ofreció cambios el conflicto de los futbolistas profesionales
FAA representatives met with AFA chief, Oscar Nicolini, in order to air their grievances and try to reach a settlement. According to the reporters present in the room, players experessed their concerns over the hostility and unwillingness to…
Los futbolistas levantaron el estado de huelga y esta tarde habrá dos partidos amistosos
During the July 8 meeting between Nicolini and FAA representatives, La Nación reports that a phone call took place between the AFA president and another member of Perón's cabinet. What the paper could now report was that the other cabinet member, Dr.…
Advertisement for Pelota de Trapo
News article and advertisement for the release of "Pelota de trapo" (written by Borocotó and Jerry Gómez, and starring Armando Bó (produced by S.I.F.A). The film premiered at the Metropolitan
Advertisement for Con los Mismos Colores
"Con los mismos colores" premiered at Suipacha and starred Nelly Daren and three of Argentina's best players: Mario Boyé, Alfredo Di Stéfano, and Norberto Méndez (directed by Carlos Torres Rios)
Racing recuperó en el juego y en el score al Atlético de Bilbao; San Lorenzo de Almagro sufrió su primer traspié ante Real Madrid; En una reñida lucha Newell's Old Boys perdió en La Coruña
Press and soccer fans in Argentina closely followed the performance of major club teams involved in offseason exhibition games in Spain. Of note is that the game between San Lorenzo and Real Madrid turned hostile, with a Spanish government officials…
Los futbolistas argentinos volverán a enfrentarse hoy con los españoles
Press and soccer fans in Argentina closely followed the performance of major club teams involved in offseason exhibition games in Spain. In several of these articles, newspapers took note of the attendance for these matches (50-65,000), presumably to…