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Early photograph of San Lorenzo

Early photograph of Sportivo Barracas

Early photograph of Tigre

Palacio Zino and his artist, "El mono" Taborda, face critcism over their portrayal of the Brazilian national team as monkeys. The "Macaquito Affair" eventually involved political leaders from both countries and demonstrated the power of the press to…

Early photograph of the national team of Chile at the 1917 South American Championships

Early photograph of Nacional (Montevideo)

This magazine, aimed at the Argentinean upper crust, does not mention soccer among the sports of the country.

Like many Anglo-Argentine footballers of the early 20th century, Brown was praised as a legendary teacher of the game by what he did on the field.

Cartoon uses stereotypes to playfully poke fun at the Spanish

This photograph of three actors - Mr. Traversa, De Rosa, and Arata - from Excelsior Theatre corresponds to Argentina's first theatrical production about football entitled "El campeón de football."

An example of how Argentine papers hailed English teams as true "masters"or teachers of the game