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El periodismo constituye el cuarto poder en el estado y sus derechos son inviolables
More fan violence, this time affecting reporters.
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This advertisement contrasts the social disorder before Perón, and the calm he has brought to Argentina. A pure propaganda piece in Racing.
Magnífico fué el comentario que "Ya" publicó en España; El cronista de una agencia noticiosa justifica los comentarios portugueses
After matches against Real Madrid and Sporting Lisboa, positive press reports of San Lorenzo's performances appear in European newspapers.
Micromundial; Otras críticas en diarios uruguayos
Foreign reactions were commonly reprinted in Argentine newspapers. Here, a Swiss paper describes Argentinian players as the best in the world but, if they had only a minimum of discipline and dignity, they would be champions of the world. Instead,…
Entre todos los de la Copa, los campeones más cabales
Clarín reprints foreign press accounts on the matches between Celtic and Rácing. In Scotland, the press became indignant about the behavior of Rácing players: a “bunch of ruffians”, “Celtic try to protect itself against the brutal tactics of the team…
Críticas por el juego brusco que usó Rácing
Criticism of foul play emanates from the European press. Scottish outles are still unsure about the quality of the Argentine player and observe that Celtic will have to put the best offense to withstand attacks they will receive in Argentina. These…
…la prensa del mundo
World reactions are almost universal about the level of ugly football. Uruguayan journalists impress the fact that these games were a shame on football. Meanwhile, the Spanish press notes the number of incidents that made a game into a war, but that…
La prensa británica no escatima sus censuras
Bemoaning the tactics and physical play of the Argentines, described by one British journalist as akin to Bismark's idea of diplomacy, press accounts from England worry about what Argentinean players are bringing to the world game. Also: official…
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A reference to ”animales” resurfaces, while various accounts of the 2nd leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup provide a summary of the match, as well as critical reviews in the European press about the rough style of play of Estudiantes.
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Exceprts from the Italian press are re-printed here, with an almost universal condemnation of the style of play of Estudiantes. Some journalists warn of the moral decline of the Argentine player, and wonder what will happen when players like Bilardo…
Serias medidas tras el partido con Milan; Lo que no se borra; Duras críticas de la prensa uruguaya; Adiós al fútbol
In the wake of their violent behavior during, and especially after, the match against AC Milan for the 1969 Intercontinental Cup, journalists begin to focus on the criminal element of the game. Juan Carlos Onganía steps in to repudiate Estudiantes…
"Quince minutos difíciles": coincidencia en los holandeses
Dutch players commented that the "lies" about Estudiantes were unfounded, they found the team and Argentina to be hosptable and courteous. Dutch papers followed suit, some arguing that Estudiantes was the same old team but lacking in the overall…
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Foreign newspapers gave praise to Feyenoord, while some (especially French outlets like L'Equipe) lamented Estudiantes' use of anti-football: trying to play the offise, cynical tackles, playing to not lose, baiting officials, etc. In the words of the…
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Various accounts from Italian newspapers agree with Alf Ramsey's assessment that the Argentine players are “animals”. Most newspaper coverage in Italy expressed a degree of surprise at how Estudiantes could turn a match into something beyond sports,…
Se pone a salvo la corección del público
A good example of the preoccupation of Argentines towards foreign perceptions about their country. La Razón publishes images of the player worst injured in the match: Argentine–born Nestor Combín.
Tenía que ser Boca
The article is not only a summary of the match won by Boca Juniors over River Plate, but it is also critical of sports journalists from radio and periodicals.