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Bela Lugosi, immigrated to the United States and brought with him a love for continental soccer. He organized an Hungarian immigrant team in Southern California and was so involved in the sport that the cup match between the top teams in Southern and Northern California bore his name.
By Joshua Duder
Read MoreProtagonist Podcasts Presents: America’s Greatest is a podcast series co-hosted by several of Protagonist’s writers and podcasters. We explore the history and pedigree of the sport in the United States. In episode four we discuss the 1999 Confederations Cup clash between The US Men’s National Team and The German National Team with author, historian, and podcaster Kartik Krishnaiyer of World Soccer Talk.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreIn Episode Ten we discuss the 2008 US Open Cup Final between The Charleston Battery and DC United with Protagonist Contributor and host of the Real Charleston Podcast, Del Shaffer. We also had co-host of Knights Who Say NISA and One League Under the C, board member of the Society for American Soccer Historians (SASH), and resident Protagonist Historian, Dan Creel on to discuss the legendary DC United and their state at the time of this game.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreProtagonist Podcasts Presents: America’s Greatest is a podcast series co-hosted by several of Protagonist’s writers and podcasters. We explore the history and pedigree of the sport in the United States. In episode three we discuss the 1995 US Open Cup Final between The El Paso Patriots and Richmond Kickers with blogger and co-host of Walkin’ 90 Podcast, the Can I Kick It Podcast, and the River City 93 Podcast, Elliot Barr, aka Yogi.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreProtagonist Podcasts Presents: America’s Greatest is a brand new podcast series co-hosted by several of Protagonist’s writers and podcasters. We want to explore the history and pedigree of the sport in the United States. In episode nine we discuss the 2020 NISA final with none other than Protagonist Soccer Editor Dan Vaughn and Fletcher Sharpe, writer and podcaster for the Daily Detroit.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreProtagonist Podcasts Presents: America’s Greatest is a brand new podcast series co-hosted by several of Protagonist’s writers and podcasters. We want to explore the history and pedigree of the sport in the United States. In episode two we explore the 2017 Summit League Final between Denver and Omaha with Broadcaster Donny Baarns.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreProtagonist Podcasts Presents: America’s Greatest is a brand new podcast series co-hosted by several of Protagonist’s writers and podcasters. We want to explore the history and pedigree of the sport in the United States. In episode eight, we meet up with regular contributor and friend of the pod Chris Walker and co-host of CHN Radio and SB Nation writer, Elijah Newsome to discuss the legacy of DeAndre Yedlin and the power of representation.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreProtagonist Podcasts Presents: America’s Greatest is a brand new podcast series co-hosted by several of Protagonist’s writers and podcasters. We want to explore the history and pedigree of the sport in the United States - to tell the stories about our greatest games, moments, and iconic soccer characters.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreIn episode seven we discuss the 1994 World Cup Group Stage match between hosts United States and heavily favored Colombia. Host Joshua Duder is joined by Protagonist Soccer’s Dennis Pope and MaryBeth Zmuda, both SoCal residents who share the impact that not only this game, but this entire World Cup had on their lives. We also discuss the politics leading into the tournament and the music of the time.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreIn episode six we discuss the 2017 Final between the upstart San Francisco Deltas and the internationally renown New York Cosmos with author, historian, and professor Dr. David Kilpatrick as well as Mr. Douglass Zimmerman, photo editor for SF Gate, NY Times.com, and Fortune.com also photog for publications like Bild Magazine, ESPN the Magazine, and Reuters.
by Joshua Duder
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