Sumário:Historical evolution of the civil liability as regards wounds between sportsmen -- The most known decisions in Argentine jurisprudence in the matter of wounds between sportsmen at a critical moment of the game. Cases “Cottroneo vs Banfield”; “Berman vs Goldin”; “Telechea vs Beldrio”; “Gil Osvaldo vs Sociedad de Fomento”; and “Pizzo vs Camoronesi” -- The State authorization in football -- The assumption of risks in football.