The Archives Room: The forgotten Thomas W. Cahill
A man who dominated the sport in the United States 100 years ago is nearly unknown today.
A man who dominated the sport in the United States 100 years ago is nearly unknown today.
Roger Allaway on the second leg of the 1979 championship semifinal between New York Cosmos and Vancouver Whitecaps, considered by many to be the best game in the history of the original NASL.
Roger Allaway looks at what’s behind the name of some of the most storied teams in US soccer history.
Roger Allaway looks back to when European club soccer felt threatened by the ASL.
Roger Allaway looks at why the men’s soccer tournament at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta deserves to be a lot better remembered than it is.
Billy Gonsalves is considered by many to be the best US player before the Second World War but Archie Stark remains the greatest goalscorer the US has ever produced.
Roger Allaway looks at the parallels between the 1960 US Open Cup final and the 2022 MLS Cup final.
Roger Allaway looks back at the long tradition of teenage players breaking into U.S. league and national team ranks.
Roger looks back to the 1931 ASL championship to show how second-leg games can result in surprises.
Roger Allaway looks at the International Soccer League, an important step that helped to pave the way toward the start of the original NASL and thus the American soccer scene of today.
Archives Room, Men's World Cup, USMNT:
In the first installment of The Archives Room, Roger Allaway looks at the 1950 World Cup. Everyone knows about the 1-0 US win over England in Brazil. But four days before that game, the US held a 1-0 lead against Spain for 62 minutes before losing 3-1.