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Police intervention, collapsed fence, gas canisters, hoses, violent plays…all on display in this match

Just weeks after giving Boca, now coached by former River legend Alfredo DiStefano, its first loss the magazine highlights the 'anti-futbol' of Estudiantes.

Aside from the image of Eva Perón, the page is a dedication to families (mothers and children) and shows how clubs outreached to families of male members, who constituted the majority of the club's membership.

Magazine portrays Nestor Rossi as an innocent, albeit hard-playing, man who is the target of referees in every match he plays. It characterizes the "persecution" as one never seen before in Argentine soccer.

The use of the term "potrero" to characterize Rácing is odd. While River Plate is nicknamed "Los Millionarios," Rácing is also a major club with a long history. The article suggests that River fans, in a prior victory over Rácing, labeled them a…

Helpful insight to how club officials "taught" younger members of their duties as associates of Independiente.

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.

Magazine asks fans to root together for the national team and not cheer "their" players, and jeer players from rival clubs.

Of particular note is the recent inclusion of gymanstics and basketball, but a special focus on the popularity of soccer and the benefits it provides participants (physical vigor, morals, intelligence, and sense of community.)

The signing of Mario Boyé brings star power to Rácing on the year it is set to open its new stadium.

Legendary tango musician Aníbal Troilo headlines a music festival at Rácing's annual carnival (which also includes the band "The Cotton Pickers")

This advertisement contrasts the social disorder before Perón, and the calm he has brought to Argentina. A pure propaganda piece in Racing.

The image bears similarities to Marxist artwork from Russia and Mexico, with the Argentine agricultural family striking a pose of faith in the future. Unlike Marxist propaganda, where workers are idealized as loyal to the nation, Peronist propaganda…

Peronist use of sports magazine to push state projects. In this case shipping and exports are the focus.

Peronist use of sports magazine to push state projects. In this case agriculture is the focus.

Peronist use of sports magazine to push state projects. In this case national tourism is the focus.
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