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Jan 10, 2023 · In barely three decades, football in Argentina had gone from a sport played almost exclusively by the British community to Argentina’s national game and a symbol of organic assimilation and a cultural signifier of Argentina internationally.
- Mark Orton
- markortontheargentimes@hotmail.co.uk
Evidence of the influence of English settlers in Argentine football can be seen by club names, and the tradition of giving clubs English names although they were not founded by British immigrants. Some examples are Boca Juniors , River Plate , All Boys , Racing Club , Chaco For Ever .
It will demonstrate how football afforded Italo-Argentine community the opportunity to celebrate both their Argentine and Italian identity through the example of Genoa’s 1923 tour to Argentina.
- Mark Orton
Oct 23, 2017 · Juan Perón, an influential Argentine president, recognised the “political potential of the sport” to inspire nationalism and rebound from political chaos following the Argentine coup d’état. In 1943, armed forces overturned the corrupt Argentine governmental system.
- Hank Van Der Goes
As was the case across the South American continent, football came to Argentina via British sailors traveling to the Rio de la Plata basin in the 1860s. From there, the game developed in a number of British schools established in Argentina, spreading rapidly throughout the country from there.
Jan 17, 2012 · British immigrants did not just influence Argentina's economy but also its sports. While the British brought football to Buenos Aires, in Patagonia polo took hold.
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Jan 10, 2023 · It was confirmation that working-class British settlers in Argentina assimilated and mixed not just in works’ teams, but in barrio clubs as well. Boca’s debut season of 1905 saw several Anglo-Criollos play for the club. Appearing alongside Penney, were his brother Alberto, Benito and Guillermo Tyler, Rafael Pratt and Mullen.
