Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 13th World Cup, hosted by Mexico and won by Argentina. • Trivia: Can you name the 1986 World Cup final player who later played in Major League Soccer? Televisa. Colombia was slated to host, but it became apparent that a 24-team tournament was too […]
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World Cup 1990: Paul Gardner Archives
Paul Gardner‘s SoccerTalk columns relating to the 1990 World Cup hosted by Italy.
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World Cup host Philadelphia: Through the eyes of Jonathan Tannenwald
Jonathan Tannenwald has been a Philadelphia Inquirer sports reporter since 2006 and serves as its Chief Soccer correspondent.
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World Cup host Houston: Through the eyes of Glenn Davis
Davis started his professional career with the Pennsylvania Stoners before joining the Houston Dynamos in 1984. He’s remained in the Space City ever since.
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2010 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 19th World Cup, hosted by South Africa and won by Spain.
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1974 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
While Pele-less Brazil struggled, the Johan Cruyff-led Netherlands brought the tournament to life with “total soccer,” in which defenders and attackers continually switched roles.
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World Cup Retro 2010: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 19th World Cup, hosted by South Africa and won by Spain. Nelson Mandela. The first African nation to host had been banned, because of its Apartheid government, from international soccer from 1963 to 1992. Nelson Mandela, who had been imprisoned for 27 years, credited […]
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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.
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1970 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
Brazil’s magic was finally witnessed globally — thanks to the satellite — and in color.
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1966 World Cup Flashback: Five names to have at your fingertips
What are the names of the lion and dog made famous by the 1966 World Cup?