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Philly soccer 100: League play, Challenge Cup, and the death of a young goalkeeper
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Philly soccer 100: League play, Challenge Cup, and the death of a young goalkeeper

by × on January 25, 2013 at 11:42 am × 0 comments

The Philadelphia soccer scene, one hundred years ago this week: League play, Philadelphia Challenge Cup, and the untimely death of a promising young goalkeeper.

All Philadelphia vs. Corinthians at Germantown Cricket Club in 1906.
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Corinthians in Philly

by × on June 20, 2012 at 12:46 pm × 4 comments

Stops in Philadelphia during the North American tours of English amateur club Corinthian FC in 1906, 1911, and 1924 were perhaps less noteworthy for what happened on the pitch than as windows into key movements in early American and Philadelphia soccer history.

Philly’s first international
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Philly’s first international

by × on May 30, 2012 at 12:45 pm × 7 comments

A look at the connection between cricket and the first international friendly played in Philadelphia.

Philly and the international friendly, part 2
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Philly and the international friendly, part 2

by × on July 21, 2011 at 11:40 am × 1 comment

Our two-part series on Philly and the international friendly concludes with friendlies after the Second World War.

Great moments in Philly soccer history: Philadelphia Hibernians beat the Pilgrims, 1909
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Great moments in Philly soccer history: Philadelphia Hibernians beat the Pilgrims, 1909

by × on February 11, 2010 at 9:44 am × 9 comments

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 [...]