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Todo eso que tiene el fútbol…todo eso que nos falta
Little bands of fans ('barras bravas'?) destroy parts of the Monumental stadium in celebration of Boca Juniors championship-also injuring many
Las fotos que necesitamos mostrar
Match between River and Racing descends into chaos in the stands and the use of gas canisters against fans
La historia de un escándolo
Like in 1963 Argentina and Bolivia's march ends with Bolivian police severely beating Argentine players, coaches, and even the press
Una derrota que entristece…sólo cabe una palabra: "desastre"
A loss to Bolivia makes it very difficult for Argentina to qualify for the World Cup
Lanus-Boca-1967: ¿por qué?
Fontanarrosa comments on the death of a fan (Suoto), the threats on journalists, and other forms of violence as a renewal of old calls by El Grafico to end this nonsense (and heed the calls for civility by the government)
¡Hasta cuándo seguirán las guerras!
In this match, the presence of police and gas canisters adds to the ugly scenes witnessed on the soccer field for three consecutive matches between Boca and Independiente
La nota ingrata
Gas canisters, police brutality, fan brutality, projectiles…the beginning of the 1964 season
El peor enemigo
The situation with Nueva Chicago fans is getting out of hand according to El Grafico
No quedó nada: la mala intención se llevó todo
3 players expelled, police intervention: another ugly match in Argentine soccer
El mismo dia…en la Argentina
The Lima tragedy, one of the darkest moments in world soccer, took place in a match between Argentinean and Peruvian youth teams trying to qualify for the Olympics. That same day, another violent incident between fans and police took place at…
Página negra en Cochabamba
Highlights the incidents that marred a match between Argentina and Bolivia, and led AFA officials and players to consider withdrawing from the tournament out of safety concerns
Sin sentido
This time, Bolivian police and fans were the chief protagonists during violent incidents at a match between the 2 countries
Usted!! y el rearme moral del fútbol, usted!! y la cruzada honroraria de la decencia
A somewhat empty article if El Grafico does not offer a specific way for "good" fans to get rid of "bad" fans; however, the article is symptomatic of the main concerns facing Argentine soccer in 1962
Marzolini, Ditro, un gran gol…y un gran desorden
Gas canisters, bottles, police, and other all-too-familiar scenes at another match
Sobornos…salvajadas…barbarie…un solo problema: el fútbol está falto de ejemplos
Displaying various newspaper clippings and letters, El Grafico wants to shed light on the increasing violence at soccer matches as an example of the nation's decaying sense of morality
XLIV: Proyecto de resolución
The death of Mario Linker, although not the first in Argentine fútbol, was widely reported in the press. As a consequence, politicians became involved to demonstrate their ability to quell violence at the stadiums (but more likely this was just…