Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Louis:
Part One of a series looking at inter-city games involving Philadelphia area teams and St. Louis teams in the 1910s. Soccer in the United States at the start of the 1910s was undergoing a rise in organization and popularity. That organization was largely locally based and varied in both scope… Read More ›
In 1976, Hugh O’Neill — born in Kearney, NJ into a family of Celtic supporters — became the first “admitted Catholic” to play for Rangers.
One formation ruled the game of soccer in Philadelphia for 60 years, the 2-3-5.
California, MLS, NASL I, San Jose:
Gary Singh on writing his history of the San Jose Earthquakes.
California, MLS, NASL I, San Jose:
Like many, I’m a transplant to the San Francisco Bay Area. I found over time that the region has a rich soccer history, much of it of relatively recent vintage and yet oddly unknown and in danger of being lost. For example, I had lived in my neighborhood near downtown… Read More ›
Connie Mack is a baseball legend. In Philadelphia in 1901, he also had a soccer team.
Interviews, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Profiles:
Our series of Q&A’s with Philadelphia-born National Soccer Hall of Famer Len Oliver concludes.
Seattle, USWNT, Washington, Women's Soccer:
Frank McDonald talks to Anson Dorrance, head coach of the U.S. team that won the 1991 Women’s World Cup, about the prominent role players from the Seattle-Tacoma area had in the early history of the US Women’s National Team.
In 1946, Liverpool F.C. came to the United States for “American malts and ice creams” — and a few games of soccer.
