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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Soccer Media Watch: Vox’s three-part series debuts on Roku
• Roku: Vox Creative’s Soccer Meets America, a three-part docuseries that focuses on the rise of soccer in the United States, has debuted on Roku. It chronicles the sport’s early ups and downs and from Pele’s NASL to the success of the 1994 World Cup to the launch of MLS and from David Beckham to Lionel Messi. Alan Rothenberg, Georgina […]
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The election that reshaped American sports: Alan Rothenberg on U.S. Soccer’s 1990 AGM
FIFA played hardball and threatened U.S. Soccer that it was in danger of having FIFA renege on its commitment to host the 1994 World Cup on U.S. soil if there was no change in leadership.
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U.S. Soccer Foundation honors Kenneth C. Griffin and Bora Milutinović
At its 30th Anniversary Celebration, the U.S. Soccer Foundation honored the USA’s 1994 World Cup coach Bora Milutinovic and Kenneth C. Griffin.
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‘You Can’t Get There from Here’: The story of the USA’s World Cup 1994 opener indoors and, after 44 years, a point!
The following is an excerpt from “You Can’t Get There from Here: My Soccer Journey from Derby to Detroit,” by Roger N. Faulkner.
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‘The Big Bounce’: Tales from the 1984 Olympics, which set American soccer on a new trajectory
Before becoming the CEO and chairman of the USA-hosted 1994 FIFA World Cup, Alan Rothenberg served as the Soccer Commissioner of the 1984 Olympics.