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A Look Back – The Sacking of Hackworth

by × on November 23, 2024 at 12:15 pm × 11 comments

PSP looks back 10 years to discover lessons for the future. First in a series.

History / Philadelphia Soccer History / Uncategorized

A tale of two titles

by × on November 13, 2020 at 11:30 am × 4 comments

The Union aren’t the first Philadelphia soccer team to win silverware. Steve Holroyd looks at the differences between now and 1973, when the Philadelphia Atoms captured the NASL title.

Culture / Feature / History / World

A guide to foreign kit brands for local soccer supporters

by × on August 14, 2020 at 11:00 am × 0 comments

PSP contributor Will Boehmer explores the impact of some lesser-known kitmakers on the soccer world.

History / Movie Review

Foosballers: The Movie

by × on June 30, 2020 at 12:12 pm × 3 comments

Before the reader makes time for football again, make time for foosball.

History

UPDATED: The 12 days of Union Kits-mas

by × on April 7, 2020 at 11:00 am × 2 comments

The Union have donned a seasonally appropriate 12 pieces of gay apparel since their inception in 2010. We’ve compiled a list of the best and worst moments in each shirt.

Philadelphia Soccer History

Philadelphia soccer and the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic

by × on March 19, 2020 at 11:30 am × 5 comments

A look at soccer in Philadelphia during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.

History / Philadelphia Soccer History

Russians, Atoms, and the birth of indoor soccer

by × on February 11, 2019 at 12:15 pm × 9 comments

Forty five years ago a team from Philadelphia faced off against the Red Army, and shifted the course of soccer in our country for decades.

MLS / US Soccer History

Chasing 67: Josef Martinez and the American goal-scoring record

by × on August 23, 2018 at 9:45 am × 0 comments

Steve Holroyd takes a look at the numbers to see how Josef Martinez’s season ranks with some of the best in U.S. Soccer history.

History / Philadelphia Soccer History

Meet the Spartans: Philly’s original pro team

by × on January 4, 2018 at 9:45 am × 12 comments

The Philadelphia Spartans were the city’s first major league professional soccer team. Steve Holroyd recounts their story, from inception to demise.

History / US Soccer History

Coming in from the cold: The National (Indoor) Soccer League

by × on December 24, 2017 at 1:23 pm × 3 comments

Soccer historian Steve Holroyd takes a look back at the old National Soccer League, an indoor league worth remembering.

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