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La lógica victoria de Bolivia fue el fruto de la superioridad total que ejerció en ambos periodos; Fue tan grande el fracaso de nuestro equipo que solo pocos se salvan del juicio adverso; Prácticamente nuestro cuadro careció de ataque
These articles reveal the surprise that many sports writers felt when Argentina lost to Bolivia by a score of 2-0. Yet, sports writers were already wary of the fortunes of the national team in the wake of high-profile transfers from various national…
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…
Half Time
The recurring theme any time Argentine journalists compared their fútbol with the Brazilian approach to the game was that the Brazilians possessed plenty of flair, and skill, but lacked mental fortitude and the necessary toughness to finish a game.…
Fútbol profesional: actuación del primer equipo en su gira por Europa en la temporada 1955/56
A stark contrast in coverage to the previous year (due to more losses)
Jira a Europa
International trips were common, but clubs and outlets liked to republish positive articles about Argentine teams
Fútbol para caballeros
A letter to the newspaper editor addresses football—which is uncommon in regular newspaper letters to the editor. Eligio González worries about the “noble y viril deporte” affected by bad players that behave like boxers. Unlike boxing, the football…
Comentarios periodísticos
Argentine press routinely offered foreign accounts, even in 1944
Alfredo Di Stéfano: Centre Forward de River Plate (front cover of El Gráfico)
Photo of Alfredo Di Stéfano: star striker for River Plate in the late 1940s
¿El gran jugador de antes podría jugar ahora? Fútbol de antes y de ahora
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.
El estado y el cine
Now free of Peronist intervention, the Argentine film industry looks forward to greater freedoms. But as this article points out, cinema is never free of state influence.
Cosas del momento
University problems begin to emerge under the government of the "Revolución Libertadora," somewhat surprising for journalists as Argentina's universities were some of the most resistant institutions to Peronist rule.
Cosas del momento
Using excerpts from La Nación and other media outlets, Mundo Argentino argues that the arrival of the military government restored the freedom of the press, and that media outlets should vigorously defend their freedom during this age of military…
Jamás se vió en la Plaza de Mayo una emoción de patria como el 23 de septiembre
This article is a clear reposte to an earlier piece in Mundo Argentino (September 7) that showed a massive pro-Perón crowd in the same spot just a few weeks earlier.
Padre y hermano, pero no demagogo'
The attempt to portray Lonardi as the anti-Perón - a humble man, not a demagogue - shows how military-led proscription of Peronism shaped media coverage in late 1955.
La ciudad se agigantó en su júbilo para celebrar el triunfo de la revolución
If Mundo Argentino served as a mouthpiece for the Peronist state for many years, it is clear that with military rule it likewise served as a mouthpiece for the new anti-Peronist order.
Un saldo singularmente halagador para el deporte argentino dejan los recientes juegos panamericanos
Perón and his wife Eva are front and center of this assessment of the 1951 Pan-Am Games, largely seen in Argentina as a resounding success for the country on the world stage.