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El público prefiere el fútbol criollo con sus grandes virtudes y sus vicios
Another helpful article on what is "fútbol criollo" and what the "other" entails. (Note: no mention of these matches in Mundo Deportivo)
El público ya empieza a silbar...
Sensing a strike is looming, fans begin to whistle in support of players. The soccer players crossed their legs and refused to play the first minute of the match as a symbol of protest in their labor dispute.
El referee y los linesmen se fueron de la cancha 3 horas después de terminado el match
Fan violence the same week as the La Plata tragedy, as projectiles rain down upon referees. They could not leave the stadium for 3 hours fearing their own safety.
El robo del siglo en un campeonato 'Made in England'
The cover image and title allude to a corrupt collusion that would ensure host England's victory at the 1966 World Cup, even at the expense of Argentina.
El silencioso viaje de los pinchas
Contains an overview of press accounts from Argentina and around the world
En Avellaneda hubo más agresores y agredidos que buenos jugadores
The use of overly defensive styles and tactical fouls is leading to an erosion of playing the sport in an aesthetically pleasing manner
En cada fecha de este año vamos a asistir a la refirmación del cambio radical de nuestro fútbol
Although a growing acceptance of the "win at all costs" approach exists in 1967, this article shows how journalists still yearn for a more high scoring game.
En la cancha de Brown hirieron a Marante y agredieron al referee
Referee is seriously injured and taken home, while fans also attack players trying to protect the official.
En la violencia impuso Banfield su mejor juego; Sin hacer otra cosa que explotar errores ajenos Vélez logró ganar fácil
The trend towards catenaccion continues as teams play in overtly defensive and physical styles
En un match que no justificó la grandiosidad del marco ofrecido Rácing derrotó por un gol a Vélez
The encounter between Racing and Velez did not match the impressive new 100,000 seat stadium
Estudiantes era fuerza y ahora es gol: su fútbol moderno tiene raíz en la vieja escuela
Based on early results from the South American club championship, the article believes that Estudiantes finally balanced their solid defense with good offense…thus exhibiting an older, more traditional approach to the game.
Estudiantes transferería a sus valores más cotizados
Zubeldia is willing to sell of good players in order to bring up younger stars that will mold well into his playing style and tactical preferences at Estudiantes
Estudiantes y su forma de hacer un gol y conservarlo
Although Racing fielded a reserve team, this match crystallizes the two different approaches to playing soccer by Racing and Estudiantes. (In the same issue, two other articles refer to "poner la pierna", which is a phrase about "guapeza" and…
Estudiantes: el valor del puntero
Much of the focus of the article is on the lack of creativity in a very practical, results-oriented, Estudiantes team.
Exceso de "colados"; "Se gana con goles, ¿no?", dijo Douksas, y los rojos hicieron dos y los boquenses ninguno
Incidents at the end of the match included a person attacking a player, who promptly beats him up. There is some reference to the use of gases ("cohetes o tiros alarmaron a los hinchas")
Fue consumada en el túnel y los pasillos cuando fue expulsado
Punched and kicked by a mob waiting in the tunnel during the match, a Boca Juniors player is attacked (who let these assailants in the tunnel?)