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Argentina's first recorded football match took place on June 20, 1867, in Palermo, at the grounds of the Buenos AIres Cricket Club. The side led by the Hogg brothers won 4-0 over its opponents, but all 16 participants belonged to the "Club": the new…

An announcement for Argentina's first football match, to take place on May 25, 1867, in Palermo.

The match scheduled for June 29th is a second attempt to organize a public soccer match hosted by the Buenos Aires Football Club in Palermo. Based on the lessons learned from the first game, the club asks players to bring one red and white cap (each)…

The first interest meeting for an Athletics event was schedule for May 30, 1867 in Palermo. Events included flat race (100, 400 yards, 1 mile), length jump (running and standing), vaulting, high jump (running and standing), hammer throw, shot put,…

The report details the formation of the "Buenos Aires Football Club," with the selection of committee members, a subscription fee of 30 pesos, the adoption of the rules of the Football Association, and election of committee members (T. Jackson, T.B.…