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This iconic event inspired me to write this post and include some historical trivia of the sport (“soccer “) as well as a bit of personal reflection which includes my own connection with the sport and with some of its historically world-famous players.

If you can imagine, before the 1970’s soccer was not a big deal in the United States and was even looked at as a secondary sport, being compared to football. Ironically, in Europe and around the globe soccer was viewed as the exact opposite. It’s also worth noting that around the world it was not called “soccer” rather it was called “football”.  This can be a bit confusing, right?