Images of Argentine soldiers during the Malvinas (Falklands) War in 1982, including POWs captured and detained at Port Stanley (photographs from Ken Griffiths). [Image accessible at Wikimedia Commons]
Images of Argentine soldiers during the Malvinas (Falklands) War in 1982; two images of Argentine POWs under British control at Port Stanley; Argentine soldiers manning an anti-aircraft cannon. [Image 1, image 2, image 3, and image 4 accessible at…
A team of negotiators leaves London for Buenos Aires to help deal with the trade standoff. The author makes note that Perón holds a favorable view of some members of the delegation.
Despite the "impasse" of trade negotiations between Argentina and the U.K. over beef, the Buenos Aires Herald notes that trade figures suggest that the political rhetoric did not match up with the realities of good crossing the Atlantic (50% increase…
The Peronist state embraced an ultra-nationalist, anti-imperial stance when it came to British interests in Argentina. At stake was the future of beef trade and what it meant for bilateral relations.
The FAA releases a statement that blames AFA and club directors of the impasse and postponement of the 1948 season. In the letter, the players union points out that the first formal grieveances they issues to AFA took place in 1945. Their decision to…
In an extraordnary meeting at AFA, club officials discuss the matter of a players strike withou the presence of AFA's president and vice-president, both of whom were ministers in the Peronist government and were held up in meetings related to events…
Affected by the string of notorious incidents in recent years, including the attempted hanging of referee O. Cossio in 1946, AFA hired nearly a dozen referees from Great Britain to bring a new level of professionalism to soccer in Argentina.…
The article asserts that Argentine beef is declining in value on the world market, while British monopoly continues to grow. Why? The government has gambled incorrectly on commercializing the local industry. Helpful to see the long, simmering…
Criticism of foul play emanates from the European press. Scottish outles are still unsure about the quality of the Argentine player and observe that Celtic will have to put the best offense to withstand attacks they will receive in Argentina. These…
Clarín reprints foreign press accounts on the matches between Celtic and Rácing. In Scotland, the press became indignant about the behavior of Rácing players: a “bunch of ruffians”, “Celtic try to protect itself against the brutal tactics of the team…
AFA hired British officials to officiate league matches due to the inability of Argentine referees to properly control matches. One match is not enought to pass judgement, but the article mostly praises their professionalism.