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Murió un espectador
Another death at a soccer match, a year after Souto.
Movimiento de socios - Altas y bajas desde 1/10/67 al 30/9/68; Dpto. de cultura y social - Anexo No. 9; Cuotas de socios - Anexo No. 12
These pages show club membership figures, earnings from club dues (broken down by age, gender, and location), and expenditures for cultural activities at CABJ.
Más que derrota duele la humillación
Only helpful in establishing a pattern for the failure to qualify for 1970
Los mártires de la Puerta 12
The author describes the 71 deas, and hundreds injured, as "martyrs" in the service of a public spectacle, suggesting that no serious reform will come of this tragedy. As one sugestion, he offers more television coverage as a possible solution of…
Los malos embajadores
The title suggests a concern that Argentine players are providing a bad example of violent play to the outside world, poor embassadors for the sport.
Los colegas ingleses y los 'salvajes de las pampas'…
Article is useful for taking into account a foreign lens
Los amos del fútbol
The era of "fútbol espectáculo" comes to an end. This article looks at the businessmen who directed the fortunes of the clubs over many years, and whose competition fueled high spending. They include: Alberto Armando (Boca Juniors), Herminio Sande…
Lo dijo Don Valentín
AFA faced intervention under the military government, and as part of the goal to restore social order the AFA "interventor" has harsh words for the actions of players on the field.
Letters from readers
Readers' perspectives about the tragedy and the commentary from Primera Plana.
Letter from reader
Alfredo Gierken writes that the club bias by the editors of the magazine affected the article "Los malos embajadores" from September 3, thus characterizing San Lorenzo in a negative light while absolving teams like Boca Juniors that are favored by…
Las víctimas del accidente de Núñez fueron inhumadas; Instituciones locales manifiestan su pesar por el triste suceso; Contradícense los testigos sobre el siniestro de River
Press coverage shifts from the events of "Puerta 12" to the stories of those affected, including fútbol clubs, families of victims, the deceased, and local communities.
La verdad de Estudiantes
Multiple references to Alf Ramsey's "animal" reference in this article, that minimizes the style of play of Estudiantes as tough but fair (within the rules) and instead accuses the English of savagery "Animals" is as much a construction of the press,…
La serie truculenta
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…
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…
La pobreza de una final del mundo
After a brief account of the game, El Grafico takes time to criticize the foreign (English) press for exaggerating the physicality of the match…even as far as comparing English journalists to Goebbels!
La noticia que ud. Busca
"Practical" more than "romantic" is the ultimate assessment of how Argentine fútbol has changed according to Lorenzo in an interview with the Spanish magazine Marca.