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Philadelphia Soccer History

Christmas soccer in Philly, 1916

by × on December 23, 2016 at 9:58 am × 3 comments

Philadelphia’s tradition of Christmas Day soccer games continued a hundred years ago in 1916 with games within the city and beyond.

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Christmas soccer 1916: Bethlehem Steel in St. Louis

by × on December 21, 2011 at 11:15 am × 10 comments

While Philadelphia soccer fans watched a soccer double header at the Phillies Ball Park on Christmas Day in 1916, Bethlehem Steel FC, holders of the National Challenge Cup and the American Cup, had traveled to St. Louis for two games to decide the unofficial title of champion of the United States.