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Nuestros teams: Argentinos
Early photograph of the 1917 Argentine national team
Nuestros teams: Platense
Early photograph of Platense
Nuestros teams: Estudiantil Porteño
Early photograph of Estudiantil Porteño
El football-sport nacional: Los teams ingleses en el Rio de la Plata
Helpful summary of tours by British teams
El football-sport nacional: El suelto de hoy
This article shows that violent aggression towards referees went back as early as 1917
El football-sport nacional: El suelto de hoy
This article calls for unity to stop the violent aggression towards referees that continued in 1917
El football-sport nacional: Charla de la semana
The issue of excessive force by players, as an infection for Argentine fútbol, has a long history as evidenced by this 1917 piece in El Domingo
El football-sport nacional: El suelto de hoy
This article calls for fans to stop their violent aggression towards players and representatives of the national team after each loss by Argentina. The reference point was a match played in 1916 when Argentina lost to Uruguay and some fans attacked…
El football-sport nacional: El suelto de hoy
This article uses the 1917 South American championship as a way of highlighting the sportsmanship of its partiipants, the spirit of good will - even in defeat, and the benefits of international play.
El football-sport nacional: Reaccionemos
This piece is a call to action to bring the behavior of fans at fútbol matches in line with the peaceful scenes in other sports
El football-sport nacional: El suelto de hoy
Although El Domingo was often critical of the poor behavior of fans and players, here it provides a rare rebuke of the match officials whose poor performance aggrivated matters at a match between Progresista and Independiente.
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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."
El suelto de este número
El Domingo once again published a rebuke of the behavior of Argentine fans, who traveled to the South American championship and behaved in an unfortunate manner. The magazine describes their behavior as "actos censurables que dejan mal parado el buen…
El football-sport nacional: Carnet del Mundo
This article is a precursor, of sorts, to the types of articles that appeared frequently four decades later in Argentine sports magazines. It provides a medical analysis of how players should train, adopt good daily habits, and the risk of…
Temas del momento: El crack y sus "enamorados"
The author wonders if the passion and melodrama of annointing your favorite player as the next "crack" is actually good for players and the sport
El fin del fútbol es ganar y por lo tanto Lorenzo cumplió
Derided by fans after the poor performance in the 1962 World Cup, Lorenzo returns to Argentina from Italy and immediately produces success for San Lorenzo, using the "catenaccio" style. While some fans disapprove of his tactics, the author reminds…