Tag: Harry Keough
FANTASTIC VOYAGE (PART II): Patience is a virtue in Brazil
The most important lesson I learned from my Brazilian experience in 1987 was one of patience, as in how to be more patient.
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THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND: Sportswriter Dent McSkimming watched the 1950 upset, but didn’t write about it until later
As a writer and a historian, I love to delve into the back story of history and stories.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: The story behind the notebook, err, legal pad
This is the first page of the Charles Colombo interview from 1980. By Michael Lewis...
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THE FAB FIVE: In 2004, five surviving members of 1950 World Cup team talked about history, state of the game
During the 2004 National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention, five members of the U.S. 1950 World Cup team that upset England, sat down with Michael Lewis to talk about the past, present and future. Here is the story.
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WORLD CUP REUNION: When Bahr, Keough remembered, relived a great upset from 1950
With the USMNT meeting England in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Nov. 25, we thought it would be appropriate to look back at one of the biggest upsets in tournament history.
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LOOKING BACK: When the Rochester Ukrainian-Americans came close to winning the Amateur Cup crown
With two Rochester teams – Rochester New York FC and Flower City Union competing in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup this week – we look back on the Ukrainian-American teams that had great success back in the day and how the team came close to winning the Amateur Cup title in 1957.
Read MoreWORLD CUP REUNION: When Bahr, Keough remembered, relived a great upset from 1950
At first, the stadium was barely recognizable to Harry Keough. A roof over the stands had been added. So were lights and a press box. The grass was greener.
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HOW THEY QUALIFIED: USMNT reached the World Cup on 7 previous occasions
It’s never easy qualifying for the World Cup, whether you try to negotiate the tough jungle called CONCACAF or attempt to convince the powers that be of FIFA that you should be allowed to host the world’s greatest single sporting event.
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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.
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Finally, the long wait has ended.
Read MoreWORLD CUP REUNION: When Bahr, Keough remembered, relived a great upset from 1950
At first, the stadium was barely recognizable to Harry Keough. A roof over the stands had been added. So were lights and a press box. The grass was greener.
Read MoreTHE FAB FIVE: In 2004, five surviving members of 1950 World Cup team talked about history, state of the game
Some 54 years after pulling off one of the great sporting surprises of the ages, five members of the U.S. World Cup team that shocked England and world have found themselves right smack in the middle of the spotlight once again.
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