New Article: The 1967 USA Soccer War
While football across the world entered it's golden years, organised soccer at a high level threatened to be derailed in the United States.
Words: @coreyalmond13.bsky.social
Available to read on our website ⬇️
www.footballheritage.co.uk/the-1967-usa...
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55 years ago today, Cosmos won the first official match in the club’s history.
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VIEW FROM THE FRONT ROW: Looking back at the NASL players' strike, 47 years ago - frontrow.soccer/mmf0e
PRE-PUBLICATION SALE: You can purchase ‘Around the World Cup in 40 Years’ - frontrow.soccer/mrfkw
Editor Francisco Javier López Frías opens the issue in the spirit of Eduardo Galeano (part vignette, part scholarly prose) mapping the lights and darknesses of the 2026 Men's World Cup and the organizational interests that surround it. A fitting overture. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In a point-counterpoint article worth reading in full, Adam Berg and David Kilpatrick debate the case for and against a boycott of the 2026 Men's World Cup. In roles assigned by the editor, Berg argues for a collective boycott while Kilpatrick argues against. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🎩 Spengler!!! 💚💛💙 #NYCCLT @nycosmos.bsky.social
It’s U.S. Open Cup matchday in Burlington, VT. 🏔️🏆
Vermont Green FC will take on USL1’s Westchester SC tonight in the Second Round at a sold out Virtue Field.
The match will be streamed live on Paramount+.
COSMOS WIN! 2-0 v Ft. Wayne.
Battle for NY created this map
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#OnThisDay in 1981 – Roberto Cabañas scored the game-winner for #NewYorkCosmos as it topped hosts #LAAztecs, 1:0, in championship game of L.A. Soccer Classic Tournament at L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
📣 NEW PUB 📣 with Ryan King-White in Soccer & Society Journal. We examine the 2026 FIFA World Cup intra-city competitive bid process, focusing on the urban politics and governance strategies of two major US cities: Cincinnati, Ohio and Baltimore, Maryland.
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In 2022, a group of USMNT players staged a minor revolt over their World Cup kits.
Four years later, many of them helped design the best pair of kits the team has had in decades.
On the @us.theguardian.com, my inside at how the US’ new kits came to be:
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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💚 Paterson, NJ. I am IN you for the return of @nycosmos.bsky.social who are hosting
♥️ @heartsofpine.bsky.social - both SG’s making good noise!
I am delighted about the publication of the special issue “FIFA’s North American World Cup in 2026”, which Tamir Bar-On & I guest edited for Soccer & Society, a Q1 journal published by Taylor & Francis.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Five Points
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#OnThisDay in 1981 – Cristobal Ortega scored twice to lead hosts @clubamerica.bsky.social to 4:2 victory over #NewYorkCosmos in a friendly, before crowd of 105,000, at #EstadioAzteca. Giorgio Chinaglia & Francois Van Der Elst each had tallies for the #NYCosmos.
Past ⭐️ Present ⭐️ Future
New York Cosmos Champions
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VGFC & GMB have strong ties to the Cosmos. One of club founders was an OG Cosmos supporter. From day one, our SG got massive love and help from all sorts of Cosmos folks near and far. So it's great to see this historic club back in action for the first time in years. Good luck today, comrades.
Mammad, NY Cosmos supporter & co-founder of EV❤️NYC, has family in Iran. His mother is there.
This is heartbreaking. No one wants this.
No wars of aggression anywhere. No wars of aggression anymore.
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We also have a few copies of a short run of issue one, if you wanna add that to your collection as well.
www.protagonistsoccer.com/shop/rdli1h4...
Iran Pulls out of FIFA World Cup - Instant Reaction
Valerio Moggia joins @nkalamb.bsky.social and @privaricate.bsky.social to provide a full explainer on what it means that Iran says it will PULL OUT of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
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Delighted to co-author “America’s Scotch Professors at the World Cup” with Tom McCabe for the latest issue of The Scotch Professors. 🏴⚽️🇺🇸
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Who knows if Iran will be able to participate in the World Cup this summer, with the U.S. bombing the country.
My latest for Forbes.com, a history of national teams that have been banned or refused to play in the World Cup.
tinyurl.com/bdh6e3bc
