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Little mention of the role of the police

Unlike more established sports magazines, the death of Mario Linker makes the front cover of Campeón. Here is where the police in indicted in the press for its repressive tactics.

The term corner kick in Spanish is "tiro de equina," or "corner shot"...thus this humorous play on words as a disgruntled wife is ready to gun down her husband and his mistress while waiting around the corner. The image also reinforces negative…

Fan takes out revolver and shoots at a soccer match in the province of Bahía Blanca

The article criticizes fans for demanding victories and turning violent when matches do not go in their favor.

Police launch gas canisters into the crowd to disperse unruly fans

This piece is a call to action to bring the behavior of fans at fútbol matches in line with the peaceful scenes in other sports

This article calls for unity to stop the violent aggression towards referees that continued in 1917

This article shows that violent aggression towards referees went back as early as 1917

The propaganda machine is in full effect as Mundo Argentino uses images from the vast gathering at the Casa Rosada to argue that the Argentine people are solidly behind Juan Perón.

Perón endured an attempt to remove him from power in June of 1954, and what followed were several months of unease as the president attempted to dialogue with military leaders opposed to his rule. This editorial offers support for the beleaguered…

The invasion of playing fields - a normal occurrence in Argentine fútbol - escalates and poses a threat to security as social violence in Argentina grows in the early 1970s

An example of how the federal government, via its interventor, penalized players for improper conduct
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