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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Nasl - Caught on Camera

How the US finally fell in love with soccer

When Roberto Baggio missed a penalty in the 1994 Fifa World Cup final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, more than 94,000 people were there to watch Italian heartbreak and Brazilian ecstasy.

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Lamar Hunt's legacy: World Cup adventures with sons Clark and Dan, and the foundation of US soccer

The late businessman Lamar Hunt was instrumental in bringing professional soccer to the U.S., founding the North American Soccer League and later Major League Soccer

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The US is a two-time World Cup host. Without Lamar Hunt, it is likely neither would have happened

Clark and Dan Hunt share fond memories of their late father, Lamar Hunt, beyond their World Cup adventures

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Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story review – fitting tribute to a barnstorming trailblazer

West Ham’s 1970s striker gets due respect with a stellar lineup of talking heads in a film that explores the wider implications of racism in football

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Thomas Muller Sends Strong Message to Vancouver Whitecaps Ahead of MLS Playoffs

Müller has embraced Vancouver since watching a documentary about the 1979 NASL Soccer Bowl.

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Pele and Beckenbauer's Old Club Revived Ahead of Potential Pro-Rel in the U.S.

The New York Cosmos could have an opportunity to be promoted as soon as 2027.

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What's the Best MLS Derby? Ranking the Top 7 Rivalries

From El Tráfico to the Canadian Classique, there's a lot to like about MLS derby matches.

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Ageing stars are still vital to MLS despite ‘retirement league’ barbs

While clubs have pivoted away from signing fading European stars, the additions of Marco Reus and Olivier Giroud show there is still a place for marquee signings

The Guardian - US

Legal Battles Threaten MLS Revenue And Competition In Soccer Market

Lionel Messi's impact on MLS, lawsuits against the league, and challenges to FIFA's policy on hosting matches in the U.S. pose significant implications for...

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The biggest overseas stars ever to play in North America

Ranking the biggest names to ply their trade in the NASL and MLS

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Salary caps to shootouts: how US soccer could transform the game

The US was the first country to introduce substitutions and the backpass law. Here are five other innovations worthy of consideration for a wider rollout

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The best footballers of the 70s

Ranking the greatest players of the decade

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Messi is heading to the US as Saudi Arabia kicks off bidding war with MLS for aging soccer stars

The announcements on consecutive days that the storied Real Madrid and France soccer star Karim Benzema is joining the Saudi Pro League and that Lionel Messi, thought by many to be soccer’s GOAT, intends to play in the United States’ Major League Soccer may mark the beginning of a new…

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Edinburgh footballer on the day he swapped shirts with superstar Pelé after 5-1 win

Unable to get into the 'Turnbulls Tornadoes' first team at Hibs in the early 1970s, Alex Pringle left Scotland for Florida, where he ended up playing against the likes of Pelé to packed stadiums in the sunshine and for double the money.

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How apartheid, European racism and Pelé helped cultivate a culture of diversity in US soccer that endures into the MLS

North America’s most diverse professional league kicks off on Feb. 25, 2023, as Major League Soccer returns after a winter break.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nearly 50 years later, playing with Pelé is still a ‘dream come true’ for Bob Rigby

PHILADELPHIA — Bob Rigby boarded two flights and a hydrofoil boat, traveling 30 hours to meet the New York Cosmos in Sweden as their last-minute goalkeeper for a 1975 world tour. He grew up in Delaware County, was a substitute teacher while playing at Veterans Stadium for the Atoms, and…

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Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82

Widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, Pele is the only man to have won the World Cup on three occasions

The Guardian - US

Ray Hudson: ‘I was in love with America before I even came to the United States’

The magisterial football commentator opens up about his long, strange American trip and the steady rise of soccer in the United States

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