Tag: Walter Bahr
WORLD 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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DREAM TEAM: A quick look at the players of the 1950 USMNT
Here is what happened to the members of the United States team that stunned England in the in 1950 World Cup.
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THE 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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OFFSIDE REMARKS: The story behind the notebook, err, legal pad
OK, I have to come clean.
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AFTER 40 YEARS, THE U.S. IS IN: Caligiuri hits shot that sends America through
Finally, the long wait has ended.
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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” 33 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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LOOKING BACK (PART III): USMNT pulled off an upset for the ages in 1950
Perhaps Soccer Week said it best in 1989: “In a galaxy far, far away, a long time ago . . . the United States qualified for a World Cup.”
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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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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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DREAM TEAM: A quick look at the players of the 1950 USMNT
Here is what happened to the members of the United States team that stunned England in the in 1950 World Cup.
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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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