Ardizzone selets a few "crack" players from the so-caled "golden age" of Argentine fútbol and measures each players' strengths and weaknesses in order to assess whether they could succeed in the modern game.
Language demonstrates a negative attitude towards the players and the loss of revenue that the strike caused. There's also a brief blurb about the English referees contracted for 1949.
The closing of stadiums, penalties, loss of income, and suspensions are listed for 1946 and for the preceeding 9 years. 1945 was the apex of stadium closings, 51 in total between the 1st and 2nd divisions. The second chart also lists penalties…
The closing of stadiums, penalties, loss of income, and suspensions are listed for 1945 and for the preceeding 9 years. 1945 was the apex of stadium closings, 51 in total between the 1st and 2nd divisions. The second chart also lists penalties…
Although AFA provides clubs with the possibility of selling players to foreign leagues (with pre-approval from AFA), soccer's governing body limits the transfer of players. It defends such a move by citing the national interest of keeping the…
Ribas is incredulous that club and AFA officials are absolving themselves of any blame for the labor impasse and laying responsibility on the feet of the players.
Club officials place sanctions on players for heavy losses due to their strike, but the article asks a good question: are fans equally to blame for their insistence, as club associates, for major products that lead to club debts?
The cartoon delivers 2 observations: club officials have turned desperate to field players while the professionals are on strike, and the spirit of the potrero and the pibe remains the only viable solution to the greed and money in soccer.