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Volvió a decepcionar el equipo argentino
Mundo Deportivo cautions readers that since 1954 Argentines should not fully accept the idea of Argentine superiority in soccer.
Volvimos a lo de siempre: el pasecito corto y aburridor
Helpful to assess the "modern" playing style and the "pasecitos" of yesteryear (criollo, or lo nuestro is not used, but the descriptions allude to the "golden age", romanticism, cracks)
Volvieron los cracks
Positive welcome for the national team
Volvemos al palacio
Cited by AFA for insufficient standards, the magazine is both critical of that decision and hopeful that fans will be able to return to their own stadium.
Volvemos a Chile
After a 10-year hiatus, Argentina is ready to defend its status as the reigning champions of the Copa Sudamericana
Voces de todos los tonos
Language that alludes to war and bellicose actions is no good to the soccer fan who wrote this letter to the editors
Violence is All Part of the Game Now
This opinion piece examines what the authors refer to as the "integral part of the current 'image' of professional football: violence, on and off the field. The authors go through a series of violent events at professional matches in Great Britain.…
Violaron todas sus promesas; Nueva burla a la democracia limitan el uso de las radios
More heat on the military government for breaking its promise to unite the country, and for cutting radio transmissions for possible fears of unhealty programming (critical voices, rock 'n roll, subversive programming)
Violando los reglamentos la A.F.A. habilitó a Moreno
As the magazine kept up its pressure on River Plate to allow the transfer of Moreno to Rácing, including a cover image of Moreno sporting its jersey, AFA eventually weighs in and says that Moreno must honor the remainder of his old contract with…
Viento en contra
Before television, soccer fans who could not attend matches at the stadium depended on newspapers and radio stations for an understanding of what occurred at a given match. River accuses some of these journalists in the press of abusing this trust by…
Viendo jugar a los checos
Author look at the conditioning of European players and the parity that currently exists in world soccer He concludes that if Argentina is to maintain a supposed preeminence in world soccer, it needs to add European discipline, training, and…
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…
Victoria justa mas sin brillo fue la del team argentino; Cuando se armó la defensa el ataque careció de penetración; El primer escollo fue salvado con más corazón que jerarquía por nuestro equipo seleccionado
The value of these articles is that it shows how "toughness" and "heart" functioned as a double-edged sword for sports writers. On the one hand, such traits were lacking in teams like Brazil that always threatened to win tournaments but would fall…
Victoria
In an almost religious manner, Aloé pays homage to the "miracle" of Perón's spiritual transformation of the nation. The victories of Argentine athletes at the Pan-Am Games were the proper way to show gratitude to this humble couple. A great example…
Vicios del fútbol
Despite the quality of Argentine players, the author laments the other aspects of criollo soccer mastered by Argentine players: faking injuries and killing time The article differentiates between "futbol" and "fobal"
Vicente de la Mata es feliz en su hogar
Another example of how players enjoy profiles that surround them with famliy and friends, while also posing in uniform.