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Images of Argentine select teams vs. Motherwell FC in 1928
Argentina select team player defends Motherwell opponent in a game played in June 1928; Motherwell and Select Provincial teams pose together for a photograph on the day of their game, June 5, 1928.
Señoritas presenciando el match
Image of female spectators - in a specific area of the stands for women - watching a match between Racing and Quilmes on July 18, 1911 (Racing won 2-1).
Racing-San Lorenzo (circa 1930)
Worm's-eye-view of a league game played circa 1930 between Racing and San Lorenzo.
Argentine national team in Italy, 1934
Image of players and team staff in Italy for the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Argentina would lose its only match, a round of 16 game against Sweden. [Image first appeared online at l'Ultimo Uomo (June 5, 2014) in a post entitled "Chacareros"]
Inauguration of the Estadio Monumental: River Plate's new stadium
The Monumental Stadium is an iconic venue in world soccer. This image captures fans attending the opening match held on May 25, 1938. The stadium, located in the northern area of Buenos Aires called Núñez, shifted the team's location from its former…
Argentina at the 1916 Campeonato Sudamericano
Argentina team poses for picture before its match against Chile, a game La Albiceleste won by a score of 6-1. The Campeonato Sudamericano is known today as Copa América. [Image accessible at Wikimedia Commons]
Uruguay at the 1930 World Cup
Uruguayan men's national team poses for picture at the 1930 World Cup, held on home soil. Uruguay would go on to win the tournament, becoming world champions for the third time after winning the gold medal at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics--both…
Poster - Campeonato Sul-Americano de Football, Buenos Aires, Julho 1916
Brazilian poster for the 1916 South American Championship held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Image accessible at Wikimedia Commons]
The Dribbling Game
A football match from the 1890s depicted by illustrator Stanley Berkeley for the book Athletics and Football by Montague Sherman.
The Association Game
A football match from the 1890s depicted by illustrator Stanley Berkeley for the book Athletics and Football by Montague Sherman.
Copa Mundial de 1930 - Seleccionado argentino
Argentina team poses for pictureat the 1930 World Cup, where La Albiceleste finished second to Uruguay. [Image accessible at Wikimedia Commons]
El dueño de la pelota
Sculpture of a "pibe" holding a soccer ball - emblematic of the young men who played hours on end in the streets of empty lots of many cities across Argentina.
"Nothing Beats International Sports For Bringing People Together!"
This illustration by Oliver Wendell Harrington raises awareness of the torture used by the military junta in Argentina at the same time the country hosted the 1978 World Cup. [https://lccn.loc.gov/2016685000]
Club Atlético Nueva Chicago
Artist Antonio Berni captures the passion for soccer among Argentina's youth. These young "pibes" are supporters of Club Atlético Nueva Chicago and aspire to one day play for their team. [Painting at the Museum of Modern Art in New York via the…
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Photograph portrait of Domingo F. Sarmiento: President of Argentina, Minister of Education, educator, intellectual, author, and member of the "1837 Generation" of liberals inspired by European Romanticism and democratic ideals. Sarmiento was a vocal…
Various images of Argentine soldiers during the Malvinas War (1982)
Images of Argentine soldiers during the Malvinas (Falklands) War in 1982; two images of Argentine POWs under British control at Port Stanley; Argentine soldiers manning an anti-aircraft cannon. [Image 1, image 2, image 3, and image 4 accessible at…