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Cuando los jugadores podían emigrar sin pase…como y por qué se "salvó" de México
Although Racing feels disadvantaged by AFA politics when it comes to providing amnesty for players, it takes pride in how few players from Racing left for Mexico.
"Miss Rácing Anexo" recibe la Copa "Revista Rácing"
Gender constructions within the club attribute beauty (as judged by men) as the main asset for adult women.
Una inyección de pureza
The arrival of English referees is widely seen in the press as a positive sign towards better officiating and less favoritism/corruption in the Argentine leagues.
Various articles
The magazine cheers the victory of the national team in the 1946 Copa Sudamericana but is livid that Argentina plays in these international matches. Why? Two players were severly injured, including the captain of the national team and Racing José…
"Deben ser limitados los alcances de la amnistía"
Racing is pursuing Juan Manuel Moreno, a star player from River Plate who left to play in Mexico for more money. Clubs affected by their players leaving, without being compensated through transfer fees, feel less inclined to provide amnesty to these…
Actitud que no corresponde
Magazine asks fans to root together for the national team and not cheer "their" players, and jeer players from rival clubs.
Scopelli paseó triunfalmente por Europa la eficacia del fútbol criollo
Constructions of national identity and criollismo in the coverage of an Argentine playing in Italy
La responsabilidad de los dirigentes
Fan perspective on the responsibilities elected officials have for club members
Cover to Racing: the fan magazine
Players typically graced the covers of Racing, with high trust placed upon them to deliver victories. Here, José García Pérez is a true "crack," the "Pibe Sangre" who is emerging out of a rough patch to resume his starting role with the club team.
Trataremos de vengar el honor de Avellaneda
The loss by neighborhood rival Racing provides Independiente a chance to do what their neighbors could not: win against a team from La Plata. This is a form of masculinity where fans could emasculate rival fans from Racing by stating that they were…
En su niñez inexperta, "Mumo" Orsi era hincha inocente de Racing
Player profile on legendary Independiente player Raimundo Orsi (with some mentions of another key player: Renato Cesarini). This article reinforces the trope of the crack player whose youthful energy must have drove his mother crazy but he eventually…
Alejandro Yebra: entrevistado por la revista
Yebra provides a good overview of how tactics and formation in Argentina changed over the years. An insightful interview.
Otro nombre que suena: el del "tano" Cesarini
Cesarini, as player and coach, was a fixture of Argentine fútbol for six decades (even when he played overseas in Italy). This profile is a good piece when contrasted with later interviews in the 1960s as coach of the national team and River.…
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
Mataron a patadas la ilusión de presenciar un buen partido
The use of overly defensive styles and tactical fouls is becoming more commonplace
César Luis Menotti: el tigre herido
Menotti, whose philosophy about playing is elegance and simply being better than your rival, is increasingly becoming a fish out of water at Racing. After a brief spell of success at Rosario Central, Menotti is seeing the game drift away from his…