2026 SASH Symposium Call for Presentations: We welcome proposals for the 2026 SASH Symposium that will be held online (via Zoom) on Friday, December 4, 2026. For more information, please visit www.ussoccerhistory.org/december-202...
Fall River FC - better known as the Fall River Marksmen - were one of the most successful football clubs in the United States. As well as a huge trophy haul, they also hosted and took part in tours. Football clubs from across Europe would travel to America to play the Marksmen.
The first video reel in my soccer geography/mapping project is now live. I’ve identified over 250 places in Illinois (and some contiguous states) where soccer has been played. Every one of those sites has an interesting story to tell!
Soccer History Lives Here: Chuck Carlson@soccerhistorylives.bsky.social · last mo.The first #pitchesontheprairie video short is now available! Hanson Park Stadium is our inaugural site! Soccer has been played at W. Fullerton and N. Central for over 120 years and international clubs such as @besiktas.bsky.social, @liverpoolfc1.bsky.social and Pele’s Santos have competed there.
@fcstpauli.com may have lost to Heidenheim on Saturday, but @fcstpaulichicago.bsky.social were big winners at the “Small Goals, Big Change” soccer tournament. 2 teams raised over $2,000 in support of the CJ Brown Foundation, which offers free soccer playing opportunities for kids in Chicago. #FCSP
FC St. Pauli presents the Peace Prize in the US for the first time. The award honors individuals and initiatives that stand for solidarity, participation, and respectful coexistence. The first recipient is Wes Burdine, owner of the Black Hart of Saint Paul in Minnesota. #fcsp
FC St. Pauli | FC St. Pauli awards Peace Prize – supporting civil…
FC St. Pauli has presented the Peace Prize for the first time. With this award, the club honors individuals and initiatives that actively stand for…
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I spent hours looking through hundreds of files of materials that have been flagged for review by National Park Service sites around the country. Here is just a small sample of what I found. #NationalParks 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
What the National Park Service Has Flagged Thus Far. It's Much Worse Than I Thought.
Note: This is a long post.
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Friends! The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics. We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Interested? Fill the interest form here! www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
World Cup Waitlist — RESISTANCE STUDIES SERIES
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Heute vor 116 Jahren bestritt der @fcstpauli.com – damals noch als Fußballabteilung des St. Pauli Turnvereins – das erste offizielle Pflichtspiel der Vereinsgeschichte. Die Boys in Brown gewannen mit 2:0 gegen die 3. Mannschaft von Germania 1887, einem der Vorgängervereine des Hamburger SV. | #FCSP
From Brighton, UK: Solidarity with @blackhartstp.com, @redloons.bsky.social @wesburdine.bsky.social and Minnesotans fighting the good fight. Stay strong! All Power To The People!
Here are my... Top 5 1. Robert Millar – Uruguay 1930 2. Bruce Arena – Korea/Japan 2002 3. Bob Bradley – South Africa 2010 4. Velibor "Bora" Milutinović – USA 1994 5. Jürgen Klinsmann – Brazil 2014
RANK THE USMNT WORLD CUP COACHES: At SASH session at United Soccer Coaches convention in Philly on Jan. 16 - Front Row Soccer
Overview: If you're coming to the United Soccer Coaches convention this month, you might want to attend this session. If you’re coming to the United Soccer Coaches convention this month, you might wan...
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Riding the St. Louis-Chicago rails through Illinois coalfields for @chicagohouseac.bsky.social v BOFHS @thecup.us match tomorrow afternoon-following in footsteps of teams in 19th and early 20th century (though area around Union Station probably looks a bit different!). #UpTheHouse
Chicago House AC@chicagohouseac.bsky.social · 11mo agoWindy City vs. Mound City ⚽️ A rivalry 135+ years in the making. With House taking on BOFHS this weekend for a spot in the 2026 US Open Cup, we’re revisiting 10 iconic Chicago–St. Louis battles that built the rivalry. 📰: www.chicagohouseac.com/blog/the-win... #OurCityOurHouse #USOC2026 #USOC
⚽📚 Back of the Net Book Club is back! Join us Tuesday, Dec 2nd @ 6:30 PM as we dive into Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby - a classic memoir about fandom, football, & the beautiful chaos in between. 📍 Federales Logan Square 📖 Copies available at the CPL circulation desk or email chuck@chicagohouseac.com
Derek Rae@raecomm.bsky.social · last yr.Slightly different role on Hamburg pn Friday. Heading north to the Stadtderby, HSV-Sankt Pauli, not to commentate but instead to do pitchside work next to @archiert1.bsky.social exclusively for ESPN+ viewers in the USA. A fiery occasion in store at the Volksparkstadion. Join us from 14:00 ET.
@joebloggscity.bsky.social I see this book cover on the Celtic Wiki, do you have the actual book? Google does not seem to find it anywhere.
Back of the Net Book Club kicks off another session on Tuesday, August 5 at 6:30 PM at Federales in Logan Square. Join @chicagohouseac.bsky.social all-star @nikhak.bsky.social and other fans as we discuss Dr Kelcey Ervick’s excellent graphic memoir, The Keeper.
📖 Back of the Net Book Club is back Tues, Aug 5 at 6:30pm @ Federales Logan Square! We’re reading 🧤 The Keeper by Kelcey Ervick - stories of soccer, Title IX & the women’s game. Join us!
SASH is pleased to announce it is releasing six clips of historical American soccer footage from the 1920s. It consists of outtakes from presumably lost Fox Movietone newsreels produced between 1924 & 1928: www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-releasi... Take a look here 👇 youtu.be/KwroNvxK4NQ?...
SASH releasing historical Fox Movietone newsreel footage of American soccer from the 1920s
The footage includes the first international played by the US Men’s National Team in the US, the first ever footage in the world of a soccer match shot with sound, the 1924 US Open Cup final, and A…
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Not the result they’d hoped for, but it was great to see (and hear!) @chicagofire.bsky.social fans showing up for their team @opencup.ussoccer.com in Minnesota!
Looking for soccer history beach reading this summer? SASH historians have you covered! Next up is “Mud, Blood and Studs,” SASH VP James Brown’s account of his family's legacy in soccer and rugby across three continents. From Pitch Publishing 👇 www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/mud-blo...
Mud, Blood and Studs: James Brown and His Family's Legacy in Soccer and Rugby Across Three Continents
Mud, Blood and Studs is a special story of sporting excellence passed from generation to generation. An alcoholic father abandons his family in Troon, Scotland, and sails for America. But against the ...
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If you’re a soccer fan in Chicago, come out on Thursday night (June 12) and learn more about one of Chicago’s first soccer communities! Pullman and the Global Game www.eventbrite.com/e/pullman-an...
Join us in Chicago for another session of the Back of the Net Book Club on Tuesday, June 3 at Federales in Logan Square. We kickoff at 6:30 and we are discussing The Beckham Experiment by the great American soccer writer Grant Wahl. All are welcome! @chicagohouseac.bsky.social @ericwahl.bsky.social
Inspired by the community building work @fcstpauli.bsky.social have been doing for decades, @fcstpaulichicago.bsky.social are hosting a May Day benefit in Logan Square tonight! Even if you can’t make it, please support this effort any way you can. @fcstpauli-museum.de @iscsupporters.bsky.social
Tonight (April 1) at 6:30 PM at Federales bar in Logan Square: Back of the Net Book Club. We’ll be discussing Munichs (a novel about 1958 Manchester United plane tragedy) by David Peace. All, including non-readers, are welcome! @chicagohouseac.bsky.social @chicollections.bsky.social
Even in pouring rain, Trans Rights are Human Rights! Marching in Chicago: March 30, 2025
Chicago’s own Nico Williams shares his journey from Marquette Park & Englewood to signing his first pro contract with Baltimore Blast (MASL). He shouts out House captain AR Smith for keeping him from doubting himself. Watch here: youtu.be/ZwmaG9mnhek?... #BlackHistoryMonth #OurCityOurHouse
Black History Month Series – Nico Williams
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If you haven’t watched Shannon and Dan’s conversation yet, we dropped Part 2 of Dan's #BlackHistoryMonth series on Instagram today! Check it out here: www.instagram.com/p/DF4F7WpxhG... or watch the full discussion on YouTube ⬇️.
Chicago House AC@chicagohouseac.bsky.social · 2y agoTo kick off our 2025 Black History Month series, House Head Coach Shannon Seymour sits down with House Defender Dan Hayes to talk about his journey in the game. From favorite soccer memories to the players who shaped him, Dan reflects on the moments that made an impact. 🎥: youtu.be/zDPBHsuDloY?...
To kick off our 2025 Black History Month series, House Head Coach Shannon Seymour sits down with House Defender Dan Hayes to talk about his journey in the game. From favorite soccer memories to the players who shaped him, Dan reflects on the moments that made an impact. 🎥: youtu.be/zDPBHsuDloY?...
Chicago House AC Celebrates Black History Month 2025
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Chicago House AC men’s first team head coach Shannon Seymour and defender Daniel Hayes kick off Black History Month with a statement demonstrating soccer community’s importance in celebrating and recognizing diversity of USA’s history year around. #UpTheHouse
If you are in Chicago on Tuesday night (Feb 4) and are interested in discussing sport and South Africa, join us at our bi-monthly Back of the Net book club! We’ll be discussing More Than Just A Game: Soccer vs. Apartheid by Chuck Korr and Marvin Close. @chicagohouseac.bsky.social
