Tag: 1994 World Cup
USA ’94 VENUE SELECTION: When the World Cup came to the land of the Giants
For those soccer fans who have feared they would have to travel hundreds of miles to catch even one match of the 1994 World Cup, worry no more. The World Cup is coming to Giants Stadium.
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DOING THEIR BIDDING (PART II): How U.S. lost the 1986 World Cup bid, but won the right to host the 1994 tournament
It certainly was an innocuous and curious place to announce one’s intentions to host the world’s greatest sporting spectacle — in the lobby of a boys dormitory at Indiana Central University during the National Sports Festival in Indianapolis on July 30, 1982
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STEPPING AWAY: SoccerSam to sell Lancers indoor team
SoccerSam Fantauzzo is hanging up his microphone and stepping away from soccer.
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RIP, FREDDY: Former Colombian captain Rincon dies after car crash
Former Colombia national team captain Freddy Rincon, who competed in three World Cups, has died after suffering head injuries in a car accident.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Caligiuri looks back at the goal that changed the course of American soccer history
If Paul Caligiuri hadn’t scored “The Goal” 32 years ago today, I probably wouldn’t be writing this column, or perhaps any soccer column, for that matter.
Read MoreHURRAH FOR THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE (PART II): Some memorable USMNT goals through the years
Paul Caligiuri in the U.S. locker room after scoring his historic goal. (Michael Lewis Photo) By...
Read MoreDOING THEIR BIDDING (PART II): How U.S. lost the 1986 World Cup bid, but won the right to host the 1994 tournament
It certainly was an innocuous and curious place to announce one’s intentions to host the world’s greatest sporting spectacle — in the lobby of a boys dormitory at Indiana Central University during the National Sports Festival in Indianapolis on July 30, 1982.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: 25 years ago today, MLS began to play
Has it been 25 years already?
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BEHIND THE SCENES: At the very first WCQ game of USA ’94
Arnie Ramirez, the special technical adviser to the Puerto Rico national team, was getting a bit anxious standing in the lobby of the Hotel Comodoro.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Black Pioneers of North American Soccer League book honors players from back in the day
The likes of Pele, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Carlos Alberto and Giorgio Chinaglia have been written about from here to eternity about their heroics in the North American Soccer League.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Diego Maradona, a genius on the field, a very flawed human being off of it
Diego Maradona was a genius on the soccer field, but a very flawed human being off it.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Caligiuri looks back at the goal that changed the course of American soccer history
If Paul Caligiuri hadn’t scored “The Goal” 30 years ago today, I probably wouldn’t be writing this column, or perhaps any soccer column, for that matter. And Caligiuri wouldn’t have enjoyed a nice, long professional soccer career here and abroad.
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