| Episode #01: The Oneida Football Club |
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Was the Oneida Football Club of Boston
the first soccer team in the United States?
Were they even playing soccer?
Find out the answers to these questions and more in the first
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July 1, 2013
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 Brian Bunk - Soccer History USA
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| Episode #02: The Holyoke Falcos |
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In this episode I discuss the Holyoke Falcos,
one of the clubs that competed in the inaugural season of the American Soccer League in 1921.
I use the story of the Falcos to illustrate some important points about researching the history of soccer in the United States.
- August 1, 2013 |
Brian Bunk - Soccer History USA
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| Episode #03: Roger Allaway |
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Episode three of the Soccer History USA podcast features a conversation with noted soccer historian... Roger Allaway.
- August 30, 2013 |
Brian Bunk - Soccer History USA
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| Episode #04: Spanish Soccer in New York |
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In this episode I discuss the soccer teams and league organized in the 1920s by Spanish immigrants to New York City.
- October 1, 2013 |
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| Episode #05: Soccer and the Color Line |
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Who was the first black professional soccer player in the United States?
In this episode I explore that question and discuss the development of black soccer in the first half of the twentieth century.
- November 1, 2013 |
Brian Bunk - Soccer History USA
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| Episode #06: Gil Heron |
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This episode tells the story of Gil Heron, the first known black professional soccer player in U.S. history.
- December 6, 2013 |
Brian Bunk - Soccer History USA
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| Episode #07: First Association Game |
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Where and
when was the first game of Association Rules football (or
soccer) played in the United States?
In this episode I consider
a game played in Waukesha, Wisconsin on October 16, 1866.
- February 1, 2014 |
Brian Bunk - Soccer History USA
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| Episode #08: Hartford Hellions |
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The
Hartford Hellions were a franchise in the original Major Indoor
Soccer League (MISL). In this episode I explain why the Hellions
lasted only two seasons (1979-81) and use the team’s history to
explore some of the larger challenges facing the MISL.
- February 27, 2014 |
Brian Bunk - Soccer History USA
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| Episode #09: Selling Pelé |
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This episode outlines the relationship between Pelé and the sports marketing firm IMG.
Beginning in the early 1970s, IMG attempted to market the Brazilian star but such efforts were continually unsuccessful.
I outline the reasons for this failure and explain why similar attempts made once Pelé signed with the New York Cosmos proved far more successful.
- May 01, 2014 |
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| Episode #10: Steven Apostolov on the 1950 World Cup |
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This episode features a discussion with historian Steven
Apostolov.
We talk about his research into U.S. Soccer history and discuss
the five players from the 1950 World Cup squad that Dr. Apostolov interviewed for his research: John Sousa, Walter Bahr,
Gino Pariani, Harry Keough and Frank Borghi.
- June 02, 2014 |
Brian Bunk - Soccer History USA
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| Episode #11: The Inter-Allied Games |
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In this episode I trace the history of the Inter-Allied Games, an
International Athletic Competition that took place in France from June 22 – July 6, 1919.
I focus on the participation of the U.S. team in the event’s soccer tournament and examine some of the effects the games had on the growth of the sport in the United States during the 1920s. -
June 24, 2014 |
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| Episode #12: The First Women’s Game |
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The episode examines the first documented game of soccer or
Association football played by women in the United States. The
match took place at Central Park in San Francisco California on
December 3, 1893 between the Collen Brawns and the Bonnie
Lassies. I discuss how and why women’s participation in
athletics increased in the late nineteenth century and describe
the sporting culture of San Francisco. -
August 1, 2014 |
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| Episode #13: Vampire Association Football Club |
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In a special Halloween episode (number 13!) I trace the early
history of the Vampire Association Football Club and soccer in
the San Francisco bay area during the first decades of the
twentieth century. -
October 31, 2014 |
Brian Bunk - Soccer History USA
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| Episode #14: Origins of the American Soccer League |
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This episode of the Soccer History USA Podcast details the
origins and first days of the American Soccer League. -
April 05, 2015 |
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| Episode #15: Goals, Goals, Goals |
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The latest episode examines the first quarter of the 1921-22
American Soccer League season. -
May 05, 2015 |
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| Episode #16: The Magic of the Cups |
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This episode examines the American Soccer League at the half way
point in the first season. I also recount the performance of ASL
clubs in the 1921-22 National Challenge Cup and other state and
regional competitions. -
June 30, 2015 |
Brian Bunk - Soccer History USA
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| Episode #17: Fantastic Philadelphia |
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The episode reviews the American Soccer League’s first season
and names the player and team of the year. -
July 07, 2015 |
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| Episode #18: New Faces and New Places |
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The episode details the offseason changes in the American Soccer League as the players and teams prepare for the 1922-23 season. -
October 15, 2015 |
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