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Mas pesos y menos comodidad
At the outset of the new soccer season, the editors highlight the horrible practice of raising ticket prices without any security that fans will not find themselves either locked out of a full-capacity stadium or smothered to death inside Nothing, it…
Se acabaron las cifras millonarias
Of particular note is the final comment in this article: it is vital for clubs to attract the fans who have stopped going to stadiums Who are they? El Gráfico implies that the well-dressed middle class has abdicated the stands to people dressed for…
Palabras, puras palabras del fútbol
A useful overview of some of the problems in Argentinean soccer Panzeri characterizers "reformers" as people who always look towards Europe for answers He also believes that fundamental changes will not occur because professional soccer was born with…
Desgracia afortunada
The match between San Lorenzo and River Plate, played at Huracan's stadium, was suspended due to the collapse of a section of the stadium
Cover image; Ningún problema del fútbol fue resuelto en el año que termina
Goles accuses AFA of ignoring the various problems afecting Argentine fútbol: the exods of talented players, the decline of quality fútbol, the fiscal mismanagement at clubs, the lack of stadium safety, etc.
Debe favorecer al mejor aunque sea un club chico
Boca Juniors is forced by AFA rules to split revenue–even when its home matches are mostly full of Boca Juniors fans. As a result, the article condemns these policies that wind up cheating those who make revenue possible: fans.
Una tarde cualquiera
Even after the tragedy of Puerta 12, club officials still sell more tickets than seats…causing mass confusion and overcrowding that has been shown to be unsafe for spectators.
Fútbol: la farsa del Metropolitano
The article is less useful than some basic data about attendance and gate receipts (but not addressing inflation).
Construcción del nuevo gran estadio y campo de deportes de Boca Juniors
The intersection of economics, politics, and sport in the construction plans of Boca Juniors
Comisión especial pro nuevo estadio
From an economic and political view, this is a helpful overview of new stadium construction
Fields de fútbol con deficiencias
The city government of Buenos Aires enacts serious safety measures that fútbol clubs and AFA (under federal intervention) cannot meet, thus deemed deficient. These measures were put in place in the wake of the tragedy of "Puerta 12".
Recuperanse los heridos en la tragedia de River
This helpful article lists, according to eyewitnesses, the various accounts of what happened to cause the stadium disaster.
Las víctimas del accidente de Núñez fueron inhumadas; Instituciones locales manifiestan su pesar por el triste suceso; Contradícense los testigos sobre el siniestro de River
Press coverage shifts from the events of "Puerta 12" to the stories of those affected, including fútbol clubs, families of victims, the deceased, and local communities.
Evolución favorable en el estado de los heridos
An account squarely focused on the victims of "Puerta 12", as well as measures taken by all involved to prevent future tragedies and tend to the present-day victims.
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Detailed account days after "Puerta 12"