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Lorenzo threatens to tell all to AFA officials who are ready to get rid of him, while players also bite their tongue for the sake of the national team…but promising to speak plainly upon their return to Buenos Aires.

Pachamé, Basile, Bilardo, Rodríguez, Cocco, Albrecht, and Rattín are some of the many "hard men" that play in the "number 5" position on the field, known for their hard tackles and physicality. The article humorously states that AFA and the Tribunal…

Of note is a smart analysis of what Peron was able to achieve and what he failed to accomplish. In his 10 years of power he gave a singular voice to the working class by making it a political player but also because his overtures led to an embrace of…

Gorilas, those in the middle class decidedly against anything Peronist, are taking their country backwards due to their intransigence, according to Scalibrini Ortiz.

Scalibrini Ortiz compares Argentina to a lion that thinks its roars, but is tamed by John Bull.

The rise of the celebrity coach, only magnified when former star players assume control of teams, means that their window for success is becoming smaller each year.

As Valeria Manzano and other scholars point out, the 1950s and 1960s were decades marked by what professionals and adults considered as a youth crisis in Argentina.

The state-directed university system under Peron has given way to an equally elitist view of education where international intellectuals dictate curriculum, rather than listen to the needs of the people and offer courses more in line with national…

In a match between Platense and Huracán, the former applies an ultra-defensive style with ball possession and few risks, while the latter is a throwback to an older era of attcking soccer and fluid play.

Winning through a high scoring offense, Racing becomes the darling of journalists. Players from the team are profiled in this issue alongside their families.

The case of San Lorenzo player José Albrecht reveals how club officials and coaches can often work together to force players to play amid contract disputes. But the author sides with Albrecht as the only person in this affair that honored his…

A look at Omar Sívori, Argentine star of Italian soccer, with Sophia Loren.

Celtic player has his fists out ready to fight Argentine players

Panzeri's main criticism is that the process and decisions in selecting players for the national team shows that few understand how soccer should be played, instead favoring modern systems that are contrary to how Argentine players develop

A physical, often brutal series of matches between Racing and Estudiantes comes to an end. Both sides admit that Estudiantes won because it was the more physical side. This match signals the brief spell of Racing's successful attack-oriented style…

"Don't rush to judgement" seems to be a recurring opinion in this piece, which labels the two-month period after Peron's fall as a revolutionary age (the same term Peronists applied to the preceeding 10 years)
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