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Advertisement for 1944 Carnival
This ad is another example of how closely tied tango music and fútbol became as both forms of popular culture gained prominence by the 1944 as representations of national identity.
Various articles
Amid club elections and internal strike, the tone of these articles is sharp ("repudiable," "insulto," "Boca…! salvó a la institución") and suggests that the fan magazine played a key part in quelling problems.
Asumen sus cargos los directivos técnicos
Coupled with articles in other weeks of January 1949, the fan magazines provide, perhaps, the only coverage in the press of club elections and inner dynamics at play. [who are the "terreristas"?]
Otro nombre que suena: el del "tano" Cesarini
Cesarini, as player and coach, was a fixture of Argentine fútbol for six decades (even when he played overseas in Italy). This profile is a good piece when contrasted with later interviews in the 1960s as coach of the national team and River.…
Se pagaría el fútbol con lo que produzca; Los "viejos" crearían el problema más delicado
As the labor dispute drags on, the fan magazine looks at possible solutions (salaries, stadiums)
[Cartoon]
Independiente's nickname is the "diablos rojos" (red devils), here wooing a woman while the mascots of Boca Juniors and River Plate show off their muscles as they get ready to fight each other. Independiente is thus able to court the woman by taking…
¡Ante el hecho insólito!; Rosario-Hinchas-Árbitros
Fans attack Cossio, a referee at a match at Newell's Old Boys, leaving him seriously injured at the hospital. A brief recap of the escalating violence at stadiums prefaces the coverage of November 8, including reports of bullets fired at a match…
Tendríamos que ver de nuevo a yugoslavos y austriacos
Perón, a Boca fan, attends match where Boca represents the nation.
El fútbol argentino
The main thrust of Aloé's argument is that the professionalization of fútbol, which placed emphasis on finances and winning, stripped the sport of what made it special: communal associations, love for the sport, amateurism.
¡El fútbol se viene abajo!
Citing corruption, ineptitude, and dwindling attendance, this commentary labels club officials like Boca Juniors' Armando as "pirates" linked to "mafia"-like elements because they raise enormous sums in dubious ways–such as lottery and raffle tickets…
Vibración intensa hubo en Corrientes
A euphoric account of fan celebrations in downtown Buenos Aires. The article also recounts descriptions by Scottish players, who felt that everything was against them in South America. Basile was described as an “animal” by the Celtic coaching staff…
Gran match: River-Boca
The game between River and Boca always garners attention, but few would expect the disaster that would occur the next day.
Una avalancha en el estadio de River Plate al finalizar el encuentro causó 70 muertos
Extensive coverage of the stadium disaster at the Monumental Stadium
La gran tragedia provocó conmoción en la ciudad
President Onganía visits police stations and police-run clinics to visit those injured. This is interesting because it reaffirms the President's military background, but also demonstrates his lack of empathy with average citizens (no visits to…
En el lugar donde ocurrió el hecho; Una noche sin luces ni voces en la tipica barriada boquense
President Onganía visits clinics and neighborhoods are in mourning.
Altas autoridades y numerosos parientes de las víctimas visitaron los distintos hospitales
Press coverage here is focused much more on the victims than officials, although it lists some response from River Plate about stadium security