In 1921, the first-ever US tour by a professional international side included games in Bethlehem and Philadelphia.
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1934: USA vs. Mexico and the “little truck”
This weekend, the US faces Mexico in a one-off game to reach the 2017 Confederations Cup. The first time the US played a one-off playoff game was also against Mexico in 1934 with a World Cup berth at stake.
Philly and the US Open Cup Final
As the Union prepare to host their second US Open Cup final, a look at Philadelphia-area teams in the final throughout the history of the country’s oldest national soccer tournament, which has had local winners ten times since 1914.
The origins of soccer in Philadelphia, part 6: The first league
Our series continues with the start of Philadelphia’s first organized soccer league, the Pennsylvania Football Union, in 1889.
The US and the 1934 World Cup
The 1934 US World Cup team had a Philadelphia manager and coach and also included five players from the Philadelphia German Americans ASL team.
Philly Soccer 100: Play resumes after a month of winter postponements
After yet another weekend of games is cancelled because of winter weather one hundred years ago, play finally returns to Philadelphia soccer.