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Apología del hincha
In the series "Las opiniones de Justiniano Calles", Ribas provides an ode to the fan…but Ribas' style is a metacommentary on the excessive passions of "hinchas"
Nada se pidió de mas, solo el cumplimiento de lo aceptado
La Cancha seems fairly aligned with players in their dispute with club officials
Al desconocer el consejo todo lo actuado, los futbolistas colgaron los botines
Players effectively hang their boots (cleats) and walk away from the 1948 season.
Cartoon: Brochazos del ambiente
The cartoon delivers 2 observations: club officials have turned desperate to field players while the professionals are on strike, and the spirit of the potrero and the pibe remains the only viable solution to the greed and money in soccer.
¿Se fue demasiado lejos con las sanciones a los jugadores? ¿Y los socios?
Club officials place sanctions on players for heavy losses due to their strike, but the article asks a good question: are fans equally to blame for their insistence, as club associates, for major products that lead to club debts?
¡Por culpa de los jugadores!...¡¿?! ("Las opiniones de Justiniano Calles")
Ribas is incredulous that club and AFA officials are absolving themselves of any blame for the labor impasse and laying responsibility on the feet of the players.
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Moreno was River Plate's top star and one of the best players in the country.
Racing dio "academia" en Costa Rica
Articles like these are helpful in understanding Argentine notions of soccer superiority in the international arena.
¿Pierde su cetro el fútbol inglés?
Ideas about the quality of soccer by the "other", the English, in 1947 still echo old concepts of discipline and mechanized play. The question, however, is whether English football is on the decline.
Unidos en una gran emoción: Juan M. Fangio
Images of Juan and Eva Perón with Fangio, celebrating national success in sports
Campeones mundiales
By defeating the USA 64-50, Argentina is world champion in basketball
Informa "Don Pitazo"
The persistent danger referees faced in Argentine stadiums receives humorous attention in these cartoons. This shows how commonplace it was for referees to receive abusive treatment.
Wembley: escenario del match del siglo
Image of Wembley stadium
Desquite argentino en Dublin
Instead of alluding to the "game of the century" (see 5/8/1951), the front cover is about Argentina's win over Ireland
El añejo y clásico estilo inglés impuso en el estadio de Wembley
The commentary does not state that the English style is better than criollo fútbol, simply that England won at home using its crusty old style.
Pese a la derrota, la confrontación de los dos estilos fue beneficiosa
Another helpful article on playing styles as perceived by Argentines. Worth noting that Alf Ramsey played left back