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Menotti, whose philosophy about playing is elegance and simply being better than your rival, is increasingly becoming a fish out of water at Racing. After a brief spell of success at Rosario Central, Menotti is seeing the game drift away from his…

Borocotó died suddenly in 1964 and this rival sports publication pays homage

Having lost the rights to host the World Cup in 1962 and again in 1970, the article blames incapable officials who could not secure the necessary votes and a "done deal" by FIFA members before the vote. But, the article also mentions the possible…

Helenio Herrera, master of the catenaccion and the most famous manager in the world, gains a lot of coverage in these publications.

Useful article to contrast playing styles and how Argentines saw themselves as different to Europeans (even if violent play was escalating)

The use of overly defensive styles and tactical fouls is becoming more commonplace

The use of overly defensive styles and tactical fouls is leading to an erosion of playing the sport in an aesthetically pleasing manner

The trend towards results is producing a quality of play that fans are enjoying less. Atlanta here is coached by Zubeldía

Overview of the 1964 Intercontinental Cup, which pitted Independiente against Inter Milan and its famous catenaccio tactics under Helenio Herrera: perhaps the most famous manager in the world and who has Argentine roots (and coached in Spain as well)