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La agresión vino de afuera
Fist fights break out between players from both teams in a violent match.
Rumores de amnistía se vienen insinuando
As the Colombian league starts running out of money, AFA ponders amnesty for the dozens of players who left Argentina.
No deben perder la calma algunos hinchas
As part of a regular column entitled "Reflexiones de un 'santo'", Kike asks fans to behave rationally when the team loses. A growing trend is emerging of fans threatening or verbally abusing players if they do not perform well, which Kike believes…
Alegría de los niños: el campeonato infantil Evita
The second Evita tournament kicks off, with the participation of "estos pequeños cracks"
Campeones mundiales de básquetbol
Carlos Aloé uses his magazine as a way to congratulate the basketball team and celebrate the greatness of the New Argentina. A large portion of the second half of the magazine is dedicated to this victory.
¡Argentina, campeón mundial de básquetbol!
Much emphasis is placed on the "victoria rotunda" of Argentina over the USA
Con su triunfo en el campeonato mundial, Argentina revolucionó la técnica del básquetbol
"Correcting the deficiencies of the masters of this sport", Argentina defeats the USA and becomes world champions. "Técnica, entusiasmo, método, educación colectiva, corazón" are all emblematic of criollo basketball.
Trabajo y deporte
Citing Perón's commitment to social justice, the article lauds sports and labor as the foundation of society and the government's emphasis means that it will focus its energies on making both available to all citizens. The article mentions the…
Viejo amigo del básquet, Perón alentó la hazaña
Perón is characterized as "un deportista integral y maestro de la juventud en el cultivo del músculo y la fortaleza de la moral". The article goes on to credit Perón as a "pioneer", who was the captain of the basketball team at the military academy…
La serie internacional de polo por la "Copa de las Américas"
Perón awards the trophy to the Argentine captain
Jugando en su flamante estadio, Racing volvió al primer puesto
Perón inspected the site two days before the opening, but did not attend the match. Instead, Carlos Aloé and Ramón Cereijo, along with AFA officials, accompanied the President of Racing.
Poster for the film "Escuela de Campeones"
Escuela de campeones helped immortalize Alexander Watson Hutton as the "father" of fútbol in Argentina, making him criollo by virtue of his commitement to Argentina and its people.
Scene from "Escuela de Campeones"
This scene shows how education and schooling became important vehicles for the dissimination of football. Here, Scotsman Alexander Watson Hutton teaches his young "criollo" pupils a lesson about sports and life in general.
Una gran pasión
Odd occurrence of images celebrating Juan Perón's love for sports in the middle of the military junta under Videla
Racing recuperó en el juego y en el score al Atlético de Bilbao; San Lorenzo de Almagro sufrió su primer traspié ante Real Madrid; En una reñida lucha Newell's Old Boys perdió en La Coruña
Press and soccer fans in Argentina closely followed the performance of major club teams involved in offseason exhibition games in Spain. Of note is that the game between San Lorenzo and Real Madrid turned hostile, with a Spanish government officials…
Los futbolistas argentinos volverán a enfrentarse hoy con los españoles
Press and soccer fans in Argentina closely followed the performance of major club teams involved in offseason exhibition games in Spain. In several of these articles, newspapers took note of the attendance for these matches (50-65,000), presumably to…