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Cartoon: "Un partido emocionante"
A cartoon that pokes fun at the player violence that had become the norm in Argentine soccer. In the image, a player kicks through a referee's chest and lops off his opponent's head with his soccer cleats. This is one of the earliest examples of such…
Advertisements from El Hogar (August 13, 1915)
The first advertisement is one of the earliest advertisements for soccer goods from the popular store Gath & Chaves. The second is an advertisement for chocolate that draws upon negative stereotypes of a black woman as a nanny for white children…
Con el presidente de la Asociación Argentina de Football
An interview with the newly appointed president of AFA, Dr. Adolfo F. Orma, in 1915. This issue of the magazine from 1915 is one of the earliest examples of a soccer-focused magazine publication in Argentina.
Various articles (teams and players)
Select articles from the publication El Hogar that offer images of famous teams and players in 1915. This issue of the magazine from 1915 is one of the earliest examples of a soccer-focused magazine publication in Argentina.
Various articles (history of soccer)
Select articles from the publication El Hogar that offer the history of soccer in Argentina, as well as the origin of association football in England. These pieces are some of the earliest examples of the mythmaking that took pace when recounting the…
Various articles (opinions)
Select articles from the publication El Hogar that offer essays by opinion writers. Some of the contributors would go on to become some of the earliest known sports writers, and authors of notable soccer books, like Ernesto Escobar Bavio, while other…
Various articles (informing readers)
Select articles from the publication El Hogar that explain the different positions in soccer, the role of the referee, and the relationship between spectators in the stands and participants on the field. This issue of the magazine from 1915 is one of…
Del buen tiempo viejo
This article's nostalgic look at the amateur era of fútbol in Argentina is also a rebuke of the current state of professional fútbol and the level of violence at stadiums.
Lineups for teams that represented Argentina against Uruguay
In matches between ARG and URU, surnames changed quicky in a condensed timeframe of 1911 and 1916. 1912 is when the shift occurs after Alumni dissolves.