In Lieu of Giants: The International Soccer League, Part Two
In 1960, the New York metropolitan area's 16 million inhabitants had fewer options to spend their sporting dollar on than they would at any point later in the twentieth century. The International Soccer League, promoted by Bill Cox, looked to take advantage of the opening in the first part of this series, we looked at the launch of the 12 team league, featuring some of the best club teams from around the world playing in Manhattan and New Jersey.
Pitch Invasion @ Nov 7, 2011 10:56 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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