Archive for the ‘Philadelphia Soccer History’ Category
Great Philly teams: United German Hungarians
Our series on great Philadelphia soccer teams continues with a look at the history of United German Hungarians. Among the clubs many achievements is winning the National Amateur Cup in 1965 and 1999 and appearing in the US Open Cup final in 1977 and 1993. The club is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year by hosting the USASA National Amateur Cup Finals.
Philly and the international friendly
Philadelphia has a long history of international friendlies dating back to 1905. Storied teams like Celtic, Manchester United, Liverpool, Inter Milan and Besiktas all visited Philadelphia in the 1900s. After 1974, friendlies became rare. Here’s a look at the teams that came to Philly and the Philly teams that played them ahead of Wednesday’s friendly between the Union and Man U.
The US and the 1934 World Cup
We take a look at the US 1934 World Cup team, a team that had a Philadelphia manager and coach and featured five players from the Philadelphia German Americans ASL team. It would be the last appearance by the US in the competition before the 1950 World Cup in Brazil.
The US at the 1930 World Cup
We continue our series on the US at the World Cup with a look at the first World Cup in 1930 where the Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history and the US finished in third place.
Background to the US at the first World Cup
Our series on the history of the US at the World Cup begins with a look at how the first World Cup came to be in 1930 and what was going on in the American soccer scene at that time
The Philadelphia Phillies/Philly soccer connection, part 2
The conclusion of our look back at the short-lived Philadelphia Phillies soccer team of 1894.
The Philadelphia Phillies and early Philly soccer history
With the approach of the opening of the Major League Baseball and the recent debut of the Philadelphia Union, the PSP takes a look at the connection between baseball and soccer in Philadelphia soccer history and recounts the story of the Philadelphia Phillies’ short-lived soccer team of 1894.
A look back at the NASL strike of 1979
The threat of a strike in the MLS has resulted in some very gloomy articles about the NASL strike of 1979. PSP looks at the issues surrounding the strike and what happened during and after the strike to question the validity of comparisons to the current negotiations between MLS and the Players Union.
Great moments in Philly soccer history: Tacony win the 1910 American Cup
At the beginning of the 1909-1910 Pennsylvania League season, Kensington’s Hibernians, the reining league champs, seemed a sure bet to repeat as champions. But the Tacony team had other ideas. Led by what the Philadelphia Inquirer described as “the splendid half-back line” of team captain Hector McDonald, former Scotland junior international Robert Morrison, and Percy [...]
Great moments in Philly soccer history: Philadelphia Hibernians beat the Pilgrims, 1909
It will probably come as no surprise that the history of English football snobbery directed toward America is almost as long as the history of the game itself. But such snobbery is not necessarily a bad thing. In 1905 and 1909 a team of gentleman amateurs called the Pilgrims landed in America to show the [...]
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KYW podcast: USASA cup in Philly, Union review
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Le Toux, MLS All-Stars Stymied As Man U Rolls 5-2
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Great Philly teams: United German Hungarians
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High School standout dream is to play for Union
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Rodriguez nets two more in win over Chicago
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Iran prez disses Octopus & more news of the morn
July 29, 2010 09:07
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Josh Trott:
Front and Olney. Best part of the article. -
anonymous:
games* not teams. -
anonymous:
I've been to quite a few of the Varsity Suncoast Soccer Teams. While the team as -
Anonymous:
Ode Akpoji has sat the bench for the past three years as a "varsity" soccer play -
Jake:
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