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As the strike drags on, one month away from the start of the regular season, Perón will weigh in by meeting with club officials. This is interesting because every sign points to the end of the strike agreed upon before this article is published. Is…

Every generation looks fondly at the past. Although the late 1940s is characterized to this day as a golden age, this article shows that in 1949 many were worried about the quality of play based on training and tactics…not natural-born talent,…

AFA offered players a chance to agree to new terms with their clubs, at which time the clubs could ask for the reinstatement of players into AFA. Here is a list of which players, by club, that accepted the new terms (such as Amadeo Carrizo and Angel…

Useful article to see the intersection of fútbol, music, and popular culture in general

With a caveat against placing too much emphasis on tactics, the article nonetheless dissects the various tactics employed by squads such as the national team, San Lorenzo, and Spain.

The term "garra" transfers to bicycling

A continuation of last week's look at tactics

Useful article to see the intersection of fútbol, music, and popular culture in general

The civic mindedness of Argentine fútbol is on full display as the fan magazine of Boca Juniors is critical of club management when it comes to the transfer of key players. This article is a great example of the sense of community in a club…

Unsure if this is a poem or song, but Boca Juniors is intimately tied to the Italian immigrants that shaped La Boca.

The process of constructing new, and bigger, facilities was implicit in the election of officials who promised such projects during election season. Here, the President of Boca writes directly to fans.

Songs and poems were common in the 1940s as a way to express deep devotion to your club, almost in a seductive and romantic manner.

Hosting dances and carnivals not only functioned as a social activity for the club, its members and their families, and the neighborhood…but it was a great way to raise funds.

The magazine highlights the generosity and humanity of the club in raising funds for the funds of the tragedy in Sarmiento (the 1944 earthquake in San Juan). An outreach for fan support in raising funds follows on the next page.

A second example of lunfardo and how Boca Juniors is intimately tied to the Italian immigrants that shaped La Boca. Also an article on "baby fútbol" for young children who are club members at typically reduced rates.

More details about the exhibition matches hastily arranged to raise funds for the victims of the 1944 earthquake, as well as a mention of Chilean support ("nuestros hermanos de raza y tradición")
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