The decline and fall of the original NASL Cosmos was not a heroic story. It really began in 1982, but its last stages, in 1984 and 1985, were the particularly grim ones.
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A perfect 10
Not too many teams have played shorthanded for the full 90 minutes and not only won but collected a trophy, too.
SASH Session, Friday, April 5 at 12 pm ET: “How the United States is Represented in Women’s Soccer Beyond the USWNT” Updated with Video
Zach Bigalke will discuss the phenomenon of the United States as a global exporter of women’s soccer talent and the impact that has on both national narratives and the individuals who make these choices.
The NASFL
During the years when the East Coast-based American Soccer League was the best in American soccer, a common theme was that a way to expand the sport in the United States would be to establish a midwestern equivalent of the ASL.
Who were and weren’t the Oneidas?
The Oneidas weren’t really the first American soccer team. Even so, they were an important stepping stone in the direction of the American soccer that we know today.
The enterprising Sam Mark
While not a dedicated champion of the game like Tom Cahill or Edgar Lewis, Sam Mark built one of the great American soccer teams, the Fall River Marksmen.
Catching minnows
The Concacaf World Cup qualifying format has thrown the USMNT up against small island nations from the Caribbean in early rounds.
The other Confederations Cup run
In 1999 the United States advanced through the first round from a group that included Brazil and Germany.
Studying mythology
The idea that the United States team at the 1930 World Cup included a group of British ringers is one of the longest-standing pieces of fiction in American soccer.
The Bicentennial Cup
The what cup? Roger Allaway explains.
The Lewis Cup
In its day, which lasted from 1925 to 1963, the Lewis Cup was one of the biggest events in American soccer.
SASH Session on Friday, Dec. 8 at 12 pm ET with Donald Wine: “Black American Soccer History is American Soccer History” Updated with video
Wine is on the national board of the American Outlaws, the largest supporters group for the U.S. national teams.
Open Cup widened some horizons
The U.S. Open Cup once did a great deal to widen the horizons of American soccer.
The original dos á cero
The United States’ 2-0 upset of Mexico in the semifinals of the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup seems to have been largely forgotten.
Soccer History USA now available on SASH podcasting platform
The Soccer History USA podcast series is now available on SASH’s podcasting platform.
The American Football Association
The American Football Association was only the second “national” football association to be formed outside the British Isles, following one in Canada.
The Bill Graham Guides Collection is now available!
In making the Graham Guides freely available, SASH hopes to spark scholarship in a vital period of US soccer history.
SASH Sessions now available as podcasts
SASH Sessions are now available in podcast format from all major podcast distributors including Apple, Google, Spotify, and Amazon.
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