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Los clubs de football populares
Of note is the use of the term "popular" to demonstrate the wide appeal of certain clubs like Velez Sarsfield
Ni fútbol antiguo ni moderno
The results of the overseas trip were not surprising The national team lacks imagination and is dependent on a so-called modern approach that is highly systematic and values players who can master specific roles Versatility and creativity are…
Medicamentos
Lazzatti offers solutions ot the four problems affecting national soccer: order, understanding, respect, and knowledge
Spinetto y Mogilvesky: culpables pasivos
Magazine lays some blame on the head coach and physical trainer of the national team for not standing up to club officials/coaches, and for not demanding respect for their positions by allowing the AFA to continue its path of haphazard scheduling and…
TV versus fútbol: no se habla claro
Would televising games lead to emptier stadiums? This debate (without conclusion in 1960) is an interesting glimpse into financial concerns by clubs, the AFA, and the government
Dentro de lo previsto
Guillermo Stabile returns to coach the national team, the third coach in one year He can only count on players sceded by the clubs, which shows the lack of authority and organization by the AFA
El mal viene de lejos
Provides a measured take on why Argentine soccer is self-defeating, from club policies to the politicization of the sport
Una tarde en Arsenal
Arsenal´s youth system is used as a model of what happens when a club invests in the future, instead of the present Ampelio Liberali uses the efficient youth system at Arsenal to criticize club officials in professional soccer who spend money on star…
Del fútbol como medio han ido al fútbol como fin
Taking stock of the state of the country and soccer in a new year, and era, of Argentina, the authors believe that the decline of soccer is due to club officials They have shifted from using soccer as a means to develop civic and athletic events for…
Diciembre Internacional
Somehwhat critical, this article provides an overview of the performance of Argentine teams playing overseas
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
Destruye un balance triunfal los efectos que puede causar el derrotismo fuera de lugar
One of the recurring criticisms in the press after the debacle of the 1958 World Cup was the fear of losing that took hold among players. But here, in 1957, we see this same theme of "derrotismo" appear. Goles acknowledges that losing is part of the…
Se quejan los afcionados del interior: "Buenos Aires se lo lleva todo"
Finding the irony of Argentine clubs complaining that their best talent gets pilfered by European clubs, when teams from Buenos Aires do the same to provincial teams, this article explores the tensions between the capital and the rest of the country…
En vez de alentar el espíritu deportivo auspicia la quiniela futbolística; ¿Qué hay detrás de la quiniela futbolística?
AFA president Colombo proposes match betting, "toto-calcio" as it is called in Italy, to help raise revenue in light of declining attendance and club debts. This idea resurfaces a decade later under Valentín Suárez. The magazine sees this as a move…
Encontraron la solución: aumentan el precio de las entradas
The article sees the rise in ticket prices as indicative of the continued ineptitude of AFA and club officials.
Asamblea extraordinaria: modificación de la cuota social
Helpful to see what club memberships cost in 1963