Here’s a colorful way to catch up on the history of the previous 22 men’s World Cups as we brace for this summer’s thrills and drama.
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The Alan Rothenberg Book: An important contribution to the canon of U.S. soccer history
The Big Bounce: The Surge That Shaped the Future of U.S. Soccer By Alan Rothenberg (Triumph Books) Before we start to read Alan Rothenberg’s life story, both Julie Foudy and Alexi Lalas tell us upfront that the man who has done so much for the U.S. game is “a visionary.” Rothenberg directly contradicts that view. […]
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John Todd on the art of sports photography and framing American soccer’s most colorful decades
Photography has taken John Todd to World Cups, Olympics and the White House. You’ve seen his photos in Soccer America for more than two decades, and they’ve appeared in Time Magazine, The New York Times and Sports Illustrated, and many more publications. His work has been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution. Todd started shooting soccer […]
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Soccer America Trivia contest #13
Congratulations to Michael Wortham on being selected randomly as the winner of Soccer America Trivia contest #13.
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The Soccer America Library
The 2026 World Cup has sparked an unprecedented amount soccer publishing.
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Soccer America Trivia contest #11
Congratulations to Steven Torres on being selected randomly as the winner of Soccer America Trivia contest #11. Kudos to Michael Wortham, Dan Sommer, Ryan Smith, Travis Smith, Brian Riggs, Rick Derella, Valerie A. Metzler, Stan Kull, Joel Goldberg, Pablo Coppola, Nicholas Concilio and Walt Burenin. for also correctly answering all five questions. Trivia contest #101️⃣ Which U.S. player scored the USA’s first goal in its […]
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2006 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 18th World Cup, hosted by Germany and won by Italy.
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2018 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 21th World Cup, hosted by Russia and won by France.
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2002 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 17th World Cup, hosted by Japan and South Korea and won by Brazil. Papa Bouba Diop. Regional rivals Japan and South Korea competed so fiercely to host the first World Cup outside Europe and the Americas that FIFA settled on making them co-hosts. Each country […]
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Austria’s short-lived ‘Wunderteam’
Austria’s “Wunderteam” was Europe’s top team in the early 1930s, producing such stars as Matthias Sindelar, Josef Bican, Anton Schall, Josef Smistik and Walter Nausch.
