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President Perón, through the Ministry of Social Affairs and the provincial government of Buenos Aires, will lay aside land in Santa Rosa and General Pico in order to construct sports fields and stadiums.

Announces the student union league soccer tournament for high school students.

Photos of soccer and other sports in Argentina speak to the greatness of its athletes. Promotional piece.

Although the Peronist state was the first government to bankroll the development of sports on a large scale, it was not the only example of government funding for athletic activities. Here, the Frondizi-era legislature moves to fund sports.

Confederation of specialized student institute establishes schedule of national tournaments in various sports, including the youth soccer tournament

Dante Tortonese is the key legislator to propose land donations from the state to various fútbol teams (their clubs).

The motion that passes through the legislature is to exempt clubs undergoing major projects from taxes on land.

Another example of how politicians sought government assistance for clubs, in this case allowing Huracán to not pay their debts to the federal government (with no reason provided other than the civic and sports services the club offers to the…

The death of Mario Linker, although not the first in Argentine fútbol, was widely reported in the press. As a consequence, politicians became involved to demonstrate their ability to quell violence at the stadiums (but more likely this was just…

What is interesting about this petition is that legislators attempted to use the power of government, and intervention in AFA, to include provincial cities like Córdoba, Tucumán, Mendoza, La Plata, and Rosario in the 1959 Copa Sudamericana.

Although the government began its intervention of AFA in 1956, this petition from Agustín Rodríguez Araya is to ask for a continuance in the matter.

The legislature formally requests the executive branch to explain what it is doing to prevent stadium violence, and specifically if the limiting of police officers exacerbates the situation.
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