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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.

Philadelphia Soccer History

The founding of the Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association

by × on March 20, 2015 at 10:51 am × 2 comments

A look at the founding of the EPSA, originally known as the Foot Ball Association of Eastern Pennsylvania and District, in April, 1913, six days after the founding of the United States of America Football Association, known today as the US Soccer Federation.

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Philly vs Toronto, 1905

by × on October 2, 2013 at 11:22 am × 4 comments

When Toronto faces the Union at PPL Park on Saturday, they will be following in the footsteps of the first Toronto team to play in Philadelphia in 1905.

Philadelphia Soccer History

Philly and the first US Open Cup

by × on May 15, 2013 at 11:14 am × 9 comments

In 1913, seven area teams entered the inaugural National Challenge Cup tournament, known today as the US Open Cup.

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Philly and the founding of the US Soccer Federation

by × on April 5, 2013 at 10:31 am × 9 comments

When efforts to form a national soccer organization seemed to have been shattered in 1913, Philadelphia stepped into the breach.

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Philly and the first USA international tour

by × on December 28, 2011 at 11:55 am × 10 comments

The US played its first full international in Sweden during the the First World War. Philadelphia-area players were an important part of that team.