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Great Philly soccer teams: Philadelphia Atoms, part I
The Philadelphia Atoms joined the NASL as an expansion team in 1973. They were the first expansion team to win a championship in its first year in any American professional sport. That they accomplished this with a squad managed by an American coach that was largely made up of Americans – many of whom were [...]
Great Philly soccer teams: Ukrainian Nationals
The Ukrainian Nationals, also known as “Tryzub” Philadelphia, played in the American Soccer League (ASL) from 1957 until 1970. Along the way they won six national championships, four U.S. Open Cups and two Lewis Cups. They won “the double” – the league championship and U.S. Open Cup - in 1961 and 1963. They won “the [...]
Great Philly soccer teams: Lighthouse
It is very difficult to overstate the importance of the Lighthouse Boys Club not just in the history of soccer in Philadelphia but in the history of soccer in the United States. Aside from providing the richest source of soccer talent for Philadelphia clubs at all levels of the game for much of the 20th [...]
In the book: some essential reading for the Philly soccer fan
Today the Philly Soccer Page introduces a new feature, In the Book, a column reviewing books about soccer. To start things off, here are some essential books that every Philly soccer fan should have on their shelve. Rangers, Rovers & Spindles: Soccer, Immigration and Textiles in New England and New Jersey (2005) may sound like [...]
That USL/TOA/NASL thing, part III
In Part 1 and Part 2 I provided a time-line of events leading up to last week. On Tuesday, The Kartik Report posted an update on the situation which said that “USSF has been working diligently to foster a compromise that will work in the best interests of all the affected clubs” and singled out [...]
That USL/TOA/NASL thing, part II
On Tuesday I posted a timeline describing the development of the USL since its origins as an indoor soccer league in 1986, through its absorption of other professional leagues in the 199os and its eventual (incidental?) purchase by Nike in 2008. Creating the time-line was made easier thanks to the hard work already done by [...]
That USL/TOA/NASL thing, part I
You are probably aware that a breakaway group of owners (the Team Owners Association, aka “the TOA”) has left the United Soccer Leagues (USL) to form a new league intended to rival, if not supplant, the USL for Division 2 status in the American soccer pyramid. More recently, you may have become aware that the [...]
England, the USA, Philadelphia and the 1950 World Cup
It first started during the unlikely run of the US in the Confederations Cup: was the victory over Spain the US team’s greatest victory since the 1-0 victory over England in the 1950 World Cup hosted by Brazil? If the US had beaten Brazil in the Confederations Cup final, would that have been the greatest [...]
Clement Beecroft: the father of league soccer in Philadelphia
The origin of soccer in Philadelphia rests squarely on the shoulders of the city’s 19th Century British immigrant population. British immigrants came to work in Philadelphia’s bustling steel and shipbuilding industries but large numbers came to work in the city’s textile trades. The soccer/textile connection can be found both in Britain and the United States. [...]
The word of soccer
We here at The Philly Soccer Page thought a lot about whether our name should include the word “soccer” or some variation of “football.” Given our Philadelphia roots one of those variations could have been “phootball.” Happily, this was not to be. In the end we went with soccer simply because it’s better understood on [...]
This Day in Soccer History
November 15th, 1964* Johan Cruyff debuts for Ajax The greatest European footballer of all time** scored on November 15th against GVAV. Cruyff was seventeen years old and he was better at soccer than everyone you know combined and multiplied by the national deficit. If you know anybody from Europe who watched soccer in the late [...]
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PSP is looking for writers
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The Great Pickup Game List
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Droughts & finishing
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Reading & Harrisburg in USOC, Union news & more
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Match report: Philly Fever 2-2 NE Mutiny
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Analysis & player ratings: Union 1-1 FC Dallas
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