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El mismo dia…en la Argentina
The Lima tragedy, one of the darkest moments in world soccer, took place in a match between Argentinean and Peruvian youth teams trying to qualify for the Olympics. That same day, another violent incident between fans and police took place at…
Profesionalismo
Estudiante de la Plata's stadium suffers a collapse due to a human avalanche in the "platea" section No deaths or serious injuries it seems, but an embarassment to the writers of El Grafico (also see page 56)
¿Fué fatalidad ó negligencia?
Different overview of Puerta 12 than found in other sports magazines.
Así caminamos al desastre de 1978
The commentator is worried that Argentina is ill-equipped to host a World Cup when scenes of mayhem and referee intimidation are a constant in the national pastime.
Boletín diario secreto: espectáculos públicos
Great! Very useful information if compared to similar report in 1952
Boletín diario secreto: espectáculos públicos
Great! Very useful information in comparison to wages and food prices
El fútbol argentino
Provides a positive look at Argentine soccer through the lens of its official governing body: AFA. This brochure was a part of Argentina's effort to host the 1962 World Cup (which eventually went to Chile). Because Perón is portrayed extensively in…
Se construirán estadios deportivos
President Perón, through the Ministry of Social Affairs and the provincial government of Buenos Aires, will lay aside land in Santa Rosa and General Pico in order to construct sports fields and stadiums.
Proyecto de ley (organización del fútbol)
Aside from the detailed plans for the structure and organization of fútbol tournaments, including minimum requirements by division, legislator Dante Tortonese also makes public his concern that the larger club associations are threatening to make it…
36: Donación de un terreno al Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Senators José Castiglione, among others, introduces into the Senate the legislation brought forth in the lower chamber to cede public lands to Boca Juniors for their "Ciudad Deportiva" project. The measure passes and goes onto the executive branch…
26: Donación (Orden del día número 296)
An important document--details and transcript of the legislation brought forth by Reinaldo Elena (and others) to cede public lands to Boca Juniors for the club's plan to construct the Ciudad Deportiva.
XXV: Proyecto de resolución
The legislature formally requests the executive branch to explain what it is doing to prevent stadium violence, and specifically if the limiting of police officers exacerbates the situation.
XLIV: Proyecto de resolución
The death of Mario Linker, although not the first in Argentine fútbol, was widely reported in the press. As a consequence, politicians became involved to demonstrate their ability to quell violence at the stadiums (but more likely this was just…
Otras informaciones
The departure of Di Stéfano, Pedernera, Rossi, and Ferreira to Colombia left a sour taste for AFA and club officials. It also continued to generate news in Argentina, especially with the imminent departure of Félix Loustau to Cali de Colombia.
La señora de Perón recibió a representantes deportivos
Evita called on Dr. Rodolfo Valenzuela, head of the COA (Comité Olímpico Argentino), to address the concerns of working-class athletes (los deportistas descamisados) in order to align with the president's mission to further social justice, economic…
Apuntes al margen
Describing the incidents as "an unprecedented scandal" ("un escándolo como no se recuerda otro en una cancha de Rosario"), the writer explains how no rational exists to justify what took place in Rosario, specifically the number of women and children…