After a Lanús player harshly fouls Rácing player Villalba, he returns the favor by kicking his aggressor and is promptly expelled. As Villalba leaves the field, Lanús players attack him and a trainer that accompanied him to the locker room.
The match between River Plate and Rácing generated high expectations, as evidenced by the first visit by Juan Perón to a fútbol stadium as President. Although the match ended as a tie, the coverage is positive amid news that Rácing's proposal for a…
In light of the Moreno saga, the match between River and Rácing generated great expectations. These cartoons reflected the public enthusiasm for the match.
Injuries, hard fouls, an out-of-control game, and a loss is all blamed on the "Edgar Poe" horrors produced by bad officiating. Another in a line of articles that riles fans againt match officials. The image of a Racing player who was expelled by the…
The magazine does not make it clear that a rupture of relations should only involve River's administration; nonetheless, the article portrays Racing as the jilted bride whose wooing made it possible for one of Argentina's greatest players to return…
As the magazine kept up its pressure on River Plate to allow the transfer of Moreno to Rácing, including a cover image of Moreno sporting its jersey, AFA eventually weighs in and says that Moreno must honor the remainder of his old contract with…
Under pressure from Racing and its fans, and with evidence that Forte manipulated match reports, AFA suspends Forte for "damaging the moral interests of Racing Club" ("lesionar los intereses morales del Rácing Club). The image of Forte, a mug…
A series of prejudicial calls against Racing, the latest in a loss to San Lorenzo, leads the magazine to call for the banishment of "Sr. Forte" from Argentine fútbol. Here, the magazine riles fans against a referee, who is a symbol of injustice. This…
The club is fed up with River's president Antonio Liberti and his stubborn refusal to let Moreno sign for Racing. Fan magazines like this one regularly agitated fans with perceived injustices ("the world is against us" mentality). It is easy to see…
In 1946, after Perón rises to power, Racing appeals to the Minister for Housing, Ramón Cereijo, for a federal subsidy to build a new, massive stadium. The plans are presented in this article. The timing also suggests that Racing benefited from the…
Moreno was a star player for River Plate in the 1930s and 1940s but left for Mexico to earn a much higher salary. After Racing and Moreno agree to a contract, River stalls his return from Mexico and then demands that he respect his previous contract…
Although Racing feels disadvantaged by AFA politics when it comes to providing amnesty for players, it takes pride in how few players from Racing left for Mexico.
The arrival of English referees is widely seen in the press as a positive sign towards better officiating and less favoritism/corruption in the Argentine leagues.
The magazine cheers the victory of the national team in the 1946 Copa Sudamericana but is livid that Argentina plays in these international matches. Why? Two players were severly injured, including the captain of the national team and Racing José…