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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.
Raimundo Orsi
Image of Independiente winger Raimundo Orsi on the cover of El Gráfico June 14, 1924 (issue No. 258).
Images of plans for new River Plate Stadium, construction in 1937, and a match against Independiente in 1939.
These plans show the proposed new stadium for Club Atlético River Plate. The images shows the new stadium under construction in 1937 and a game held on May 29, 1939. Eventually known as the Monumental Stadium, the original plans were designed for a…
Stadium images - Club Atlético Independiente
Images of Club Atlético Independiente's stadium during a game for the Juan R. Mignaburu trophy (August 15, 1935) and circa 1939.
Argentine Football Championship opens: Racing defeat Boca four-one
British referees make their debut at the start of the 1948 first division season. The Buenos Aires Herald notes that the foreign officials "controlled all the games, and each one did a definitely good job of work."
Otro escenario monumental
This image is aimed at showing Argentina's ability to host international tournaments like Juegos Panamericanos (and eventually a World Cup)
¿Y ahora qué?
The penalties against referee Velarde, for purposefully omitting incidents in match reports that could have turned around a result between San Lorenzo and Independiente, seem to support the notion that River lost the championship in 1963 due to…
¡Muy bien Independiente!
Expecting a violent match the magazine is pleasantly surprised to see a physical but fair match take place.
El clásico en miniatura
Although the professional players are on strike, a match that would decide the 1948 season takes place between Independiente and Racing
Y Estudiantes no perdona
Estudiantes is guilty of playing soccer like it's war, instigating a climate that leaves players injured, and playing antifutbol This match is a continuation of previous Estudiantes-Independiente matches, and an upcoming one in Copa Libertadores…
Estudiantes copó Avellaneda
An ugly and violent match takes place between Independiente & Estudiantes
¡Hasta cuándo seguirán las guerras!
In this match, the presence of police and gas canisters adds to the ugly scenes witnessed on the soccer field for three consecutive matches between Boca and Independiente
Otra obra maestra del terror
This version tries to give reason to what the author feels has no rationale
¿Y el fútbol señores?
A climate of war and vendettas has gripped the rivalry between Boca Juniors and Independiente
La nota ingrata
Gas canisters, police brutality, fan brutality, projectiles…the beginning of the 1964 season
Después de Milan, después de Madrid
Tactics, Helenio Herrera, Giudice, and what happened in Europe What is interesting about this article are Herrera's own words, where he acknowledges using catenaccio and "anti-football" tactics to win