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La historia de un escándolo
Like in 1963 Argentina and Bolivia's march ends with Bolivian police severely beating Argentine players, coaches, and even the press
Una derrota que entristece…sólo cabe una palabra: "desastre"
A loss to Bolivia makes it very difficult for Argentina to qualify for the World Cup
Doce años de la selección
Data shows that the national team only won 48 percent of its matches during the last 12 years
¿A usted no le gusta el fútbol de Estudiantes?
Does 'anti-futbol' matter if the team wins? The article asks a simple question that gets to the heart of competing views of Argentine soccer
Las dos caras de un campeón
Estudiantes played to not lose in the second half of the match and gave the ball away to simply defend
Estudiantes busca su ritmo de copa…y volvió de Chile con un resultado de oro
El Grafico reminds readers that by now everyone should expect that Estudiantes will not (nor is able to) play soccer in an appealing manner Its dull and physical style of play wins games
"The Animals"
Perhaps useful, this letter raises a good question: what prompted the English to call Argentines "animals" Instead of answering that question, the reader goes on to say that the use of such a term at a moment of defeat only signals the impotency of a…
La verdad de Estudiantes
Multiple references to Alf Ramsey's "animal" reference in this article, that minimizes the style of play of Estudiantes as tough but fair (within the rules) and instead accuses the English of savagery "Animals" is as much a construction of the press,…
Sobre "animals" y "gentlemen"…
The influence of Alf Ramsey's words surface in the editorial commentary of El Grafico
Con Estudiantes en la Copa, con los ingleses en Inglaterra
"Savages", "fair play", "civility"…all come to question with the treatment El Grafico's writers claim to have received in Manchester Estudiantes are also held up as models of civility Propaganda
La pobreza de una final del mundo
After a brief account of the game, El Grafico takes time to criticize the foreign (English) press for exaggerating the physicality of the match…even as far as comparing English journalists to Goebbels!
Estudiantes campeón de América…¡a lo campeón!
El Grafico, as usual, lauds an Argentine side that wins a major championship in a less-objective manner
Estudiantes y el "anti-futbol"
What is "anti-futbol"? Fontanarrosa questions how the term is used and if it applies to Estudiantes
Estudiantes a ganarlo
anti-futbol: the basic summary of Estudiantes' victory over Racing
Fuimos a buscar el cero ¡y lo conseguimos!
El Grafico blames nerves for a cautious, overly defensive, and physical Racing side
Racing nos devolvió la Copa
Racing's victory, going back to a more attacking soccer, is praised in El Grafico