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No pueden ser "cosas del fútbol"
Police actions (or inaction) receive much of the blame in this article, with some blame also assigned to players who seem to incite fans by retaliating and playing in a heated fashion
El dirigente no dirige: manda si es gobierno, obstruye si es oposición
The focus of this piece is to shine a light on the behavior of club officials, who intimidate government officials (Truibunal de Penas) and advocate measures that only benefit their own interests In this regard, they are simply powerful and…
¿Hasta cuándo?
Writer is clearly exasperated that fans continue to throw projectiles and hurt players, that the police does little to deter such actions, and that other fans do not take some form of action into their own hands Soccer, it seems, is under attack
Ángel del fútbol
This transfer, like Sívori's, is typical of the rags-to-riches story common in Argentine soccer By focusing on his family (with mate gourd in hand) and Italian roots, Angelillo is another lucky kid who made it big His transfer is also typical of a…
En el imperio de la limpieza
Fascinating article because it alludes to a level of violence that was common pre-1956 and the seems is on the way out (which it is not)
Forcejeo "antifutbolístico"
Labeling it a match of forced "anti-futbol", Panzeri is critical of the soccer he is starting to witness in Argentina
Calor en la Bombonera
This match between two of Argentina's big teams led to a physical affair punctuated with "unfortunate" incidents
A no dejar jugar
Defensive schemes do not allow players to play soccer, resulting in a physical affair between Independiente and Boca Juniors
Buen fútbol en la Bombonera
The magazine continues to build a narrative of the early season, where boring soccer has held sway This match, according to El Grafico, is one of the first examples of good soccer
La pelota dominó a los jugadores
A trend begins to emerge where boring and predictable soccer is the norm in the 1955 season
Tranquilo el campeón
Reigning champion Boca defeats Huracan in another look at the early 1955 season
Como el año pasado
In the first match of the season, Boca plays a hard-fought game against Newell's
Mientras los años pasan…¡y ya pasaron 50!
Brief history of Boca Juniors
Acuarela do…futebol brasileiro
A soccer fanatic, and former sports radio commentator, Ary Barroso shares his love for the sport, Boca Juniors, and observations about Argentine soccer in general He feels that the quality of play in Argentina has diminished because it has not played…
Ola de fútbol
As one fan commented, after many years of a soccer "drought", Argentines were treated to a series of international soccer matches when several European teams visited Buenos Aires
Pasecitos sí, pero también eficiencia
Long wriiten off by journalists in Buenos Aires, Rosario Central's 4-0 defeat of Boca Juniors finally brought some attention from the capital The "Rosarino" style is based on scoring through a combination of plays, selfless, visually appealing, and…