Steve Holroyd looks at the history of the North American Soccer Football League, which existed for two short years right after the Second World War and featured the talents of Gil Heron.
History
The MLS All Star Game: More traditional than you’d think
All-Star games are a fixture of American pro sports. In American pro soccer, they date back to the 1920s.
The Stoke City-Philadelphia connection runs through Cleveland
In 1967, Stoke City players made up the Cleveland Stokers squad. The next year in the inaugural season of the NASL, it was Philadelphia Spartans players filling the ranks.
Philly soccer’s greatest dynamic duos
Conor Casey and Jack McInerney have developed a strong scoring partnership, another in a long line of Philly soccer dynamic duos. Steve Holroyd takes a look at the top goalscoring partnerships from Philly pro soccer history.
Jack Mac and Philly soccer’s greatest American goalscorers
Jack McInerney isn’t only chasing MLS’ Golden Boot, he’s on track to place himself among the all-time leading American goalscorers in Philadelphia soccer history. Steve Holroyd recounts some of Philly’s greatest goalscorers, including four National Soccer Hall of Famers.
Philly and the first US Open Cup
In 1913, seven area teams entered the inaugural National Challenge Cup tournament, known today as the US Open Cup.