Browse Items (136 total)

Physical education was a central focus of the 2nd Quinquenal and its program for school age children

Perón inspected the site two days before the opening, but did not attend the match. Instead, Carlos Aloé and Ramón Cereijo, along with AFA officials, accompanied the President of Racing.

Professionalism, quality, temperament, and quality in playing style characterize Real Madrid and expose Argentine soccer for its lower level of quality. Di Stéfano demonstrated why he is considered the best in the world.

Very patriotic summary of the match against Italy

Recap of the 1952 season through the eyes of Mundo Deportivo

Both authors concur that the matches did not live up to the hype, just average in quality. Baliari even accused Real Madrid of using a "cerrojo" defensive approach.

Using scientific reasoning, the article explains which sports are conducive to women

This doctor believes that players on the national team lack rest, contrary to what most believed at the time.

Citing their humanity, the magazine pleads with readers to respect referees, who are not perfect and make mistakes.

Article blames club officials for placing their interests on monetary policies over stadium security and the protection of fans. The author seems to absolve fans from unruly behavior and wonders if anything will come of AFA meausres.

Low attendance, poor management, lack of involvement by AFA, all lead to a decline in the quality of soccer in Argentina.

"Correcting the deficiencies of the masters of this sport", Argentina defeats the USA and becomes world champions. "Técnica, entusiasmo, método, educación colectiva, corazón" are all emblematic of criollo basketball.

The major criticism is that Argentina plays too defensively and fails to convert possession into goal-scoring opportunities.

Having previously stated the many faults of preparation the magazine allows itself a chance to say 'I told you so'.

Titles of articles include: "En todo terreno se evidenció el alma de nuestros muchachos," "Valentía y típico estilo criollo triunfaron en el primer cotejo." The matches in Buenos Aires were highly publicized. Perón attended the first match and…

The editorial commentary cites AFA as a noble institution, but one incapable of reforming soccer in the country.
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2